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| ⭐️ Total score | 128 reviews |
| ❤️ Liked by members | |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Belgium |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 5 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 37 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 10°C 50°F + 💦 Damp (87%) = feels 8°C 46°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 61 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 41 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Watersportbaan - Ekkergem |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Drongen |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 105 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Shambho Open Office |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Likebirds |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 250,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $41,199 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 84% 👱♀️ 16% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Coolblue |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ryan Air |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air France |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,884 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,259 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,498 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,285 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,769 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,737 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $935 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $130 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $90 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $324 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $14 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $20,014 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $45,039 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $120,233 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ 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+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People smoking tobacco a lot
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels |
36
2° cold |
43
6° cold |
45
7° cold |
48
9° cold |
54
12° cool |
72
22° mild |
70
21° mild |
66
19° mild |
70
21° mild |
55
13° cool |
46
8° cold |
39
4° cold |
| Real |
39
4°
very cold |
47
9°
cold |
46
8°
cold |
50
10°
cold |
55
13°
cool |
71
22°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
66
19°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
57
14°
cool |
48
9°
cold |
43
6°
very cold |
| Humidity |
nice 43% |
nice 40% |
nice 37% |
nice 34% |
nice 38% |
nice 41% |
nice 42% |
nice 40% |
nice 38% |
nice 40% |
nice 42% |
nice 43% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 66mm |
dry 41mm |
rainy 51mm |
dry 31mm |
rainy 76mm |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 70mm |
dry 49mm |
dry 27mm |
rainy 63mm |
dry 43mm |
rainy 83mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 42% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 46% |
cloudy 54% |
| Air quality |
clean 49 US AQI |
okay 67 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
okay 57 US AQI |
okay 51 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 327 people | 225 people | 300 people | 356 people | 380 people | 667 people | 350 people | 571 people | 240 people | 400 people | 400 people | 400 people |
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