⭐️ Total score |
3.23/5 (Rank #131)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍1 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😝 Cheap: $897 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 15Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 31°C87°F (feels 35°C95°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 57%
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👌 Safety |
Great
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🤮 Food safety* |
Okay
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$298 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
🏥 Hospitals |
Bad |
😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | Indonesia |
🗓️ Average trip length | 2 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 15 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 31°C 87°F + 😊 Comfy (57%) = feels 35°C 95°F
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🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | GoJEK |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 100,000 IDR in USD | USD 6.60 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | IDR 1,000,000 = USD 66 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 7.50% |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
☕️ Best coffee place | Caffe Bene |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,600,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $3,570 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Tokopedia |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Lion |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Garuda |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $897 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $657 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,737 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $496 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $394 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $811 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $396 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $18 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $27 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $177 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $1 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $1 |
👩🏫 International school | $1,584 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $10 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Democratic
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not much to do
❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not that great
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ Marijuana is illegal
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nice 46% |
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rainy 137mm |
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Cloud |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 60% |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 47% |
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