⭐️ Total score |
1.97/5 (Rank #1182)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $7,387 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 33Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 21°C69°F (feels 21°C70°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 79%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 2 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Great
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$6,634 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
🏥 Hospitals |
Okay |
😄 Happiness* |
Great |
🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Switzerland |
🗓️ Average trip length | 5 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 33 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 21°C 69°F + 😊 Comfy (79%) = feels 21°C 70°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 2 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CHF 100 = USD 122 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
💻 Best coworking space | LUGANO INNOVATION LAB |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Spazio 1929 |
☕️ Best coffee place | Ristorante Grand Cafe Al Porto |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Nespresso |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 9% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 64,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $79,609 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 83% 👱♀️ 17% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Digitec |
🏠 Apartment listings | Booking.com |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Swiss |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Swiss |
🏥 Best hospital | Allianz Worldwide Care |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $7,387 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,276 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $8,259 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $2,360 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $5,453 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,218 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,794 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $1,824,491 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $255 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $138 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $241 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $36 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $4 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $9 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $30,408 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $40 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $17 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ 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+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 4°C / 39°F cold | 2°C / 36°F cold | 10°C / 50°F cold | 10°C / 50°F cold | 16°C / 61°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 24°C / 75°F warm | 23°C / 73°F mild | 16°C / 61°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool | 6°C / 43°F cold | 5°C / 41°F cold |
Real (median) |
4°C / 38°F
very cold |
2°C / 36°F
very cold |
10°C / 49°F
cold |
10°C / 50°F
cold |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
24°C / 74°F
warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
14°C / 57°F
cool |
6°C / 43°F
very cold |
5°C / 41°F
very cold |
Humidity |
damp 75% |
damp 74% |
nice 57% |
nice 60% |
nice 66% |
nice 68% |
nice 75% |
nice 70% |
damp 72% |
damp 75% |
damp 79% |
damp 76% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
rainy 69mm |
rainy 74mm |
dry 10mm |
rainy 134mm |
rainy 166mm |
rainy 154mm |
rainy 145mm |
rainy 173mm |
rainy 166mm |
rainy 182mm |
rainy 183mm |
dry 34mm |
Cloud |
pockets 32% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 26% |
Air quality |
clean 4 US AQI |
clean 5 US AQI |
clean 3 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 3 US AQI |
clean 3 US AQI |
clean 4 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 267 people | 0 people | 300 people | 275 people | 240 people | 600 people | 343 people | 400 people | 400 people | 333 people | 267 people |
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