⭐️ Total score |
2.43/5 (Rank #447)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍4 liked it 👎1 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,377 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 27Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 16°C60°F (feels 16°C61°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 62%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 32 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Great
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Okay
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,538 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Sprawling: 2k ppl/km² (1 per 20x20m)
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🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Germany |
🗓️ Average trip length | 5 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 27 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 16°C 60°F + 😊 Comfy (62%) = feels 16°C 61°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 32 US AQI 🍃 OK |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Neustadt/Süd |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Mülheim |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 114 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 7.50% |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
💻 Best coworking space | Startplatz |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Coworking Cologne |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,000,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,456 / year |
😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ empty: 20x20m (400m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 86% 👱♀️ 14% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | WG Gesucht |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Germanwings |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Lufthansa |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,377 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,765 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,488 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,282 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,598 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,514 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $998 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $591,365 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $122 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $148 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $332 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $16 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
👩🏫 International school | $13,192 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $14 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $8 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $11,133 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $34,508 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $100,974 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
34
1° cold |
46
8° cold |
45
7° cold |
50
10° cold |
57
14° cool |
72
22° mild |
70
21° mild |
66
19° mild |
70
21° mild |
54
12° cool |
43
6° cold |
37
3° cold |
Real |
37
3°
very cold |
49
10°
cold |
46
8°
cold |
50
10°
cold |
57
14°
cool |
72
22°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
65
19°
mild |
67
20°
mild |
55
13°
cool |
44
7°
cold |
41
5°
very cold |
Humidity |
damp 83% |
damp 76% |
nice 69% |
nice 68% |
damp 75% |
nice 76% |
nice 83% |
nice 81% |
nice 77% |
damp 78% |
damp 83% |
damp 84% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 104mm |
rainy 55mm |
rainy 56mm |
rainy 55mm |
rainy 67mm |
rainy 66mm |
rainy 86mm |
rainy 79mm |
dry 40mm |
dry 48mm |
rainy 51mm |
rainy 71mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 58% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 50% |
pockets 46% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 44% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 50% |
cloudy 57% |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
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seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 682 people | 573 people | 800 people | 850 people | 677 people | 880 people | 1,057 people | 988 people | 950 people | 815 people | 671 people | 1,000 people |
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