⭐️ Total score |
3.06/5 (Rank #25)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍2 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😝 Cheap: $664 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 21Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Great |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 29°C84°F (feels 35°C95°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 84%
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👌 Safety |
Good
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🤮 Food safety* |
Okay
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Good
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$326 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Okay |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | Sri Lanka |
🗓️ Average trip length | 21 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 21 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 29°C 84°F + 🥵 Sweaty (84%) = feels 35°C 95°F
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🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 1,000 LKR in USD | USD 3.37 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | LKR 100,000 = USD 337 |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
☕️ Best coffee place | River Post |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 8% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 73,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $3,910 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 78% 👱♀️ 22% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Sri Lankan Airlines |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Sri Lankan Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | Health Aid |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $664 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $397 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $242 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $69 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $673 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,267 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $362 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $32 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $42 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $13 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $1 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $0 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $0 |
✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Marijuana is illegal
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72
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72
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72
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72
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72
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Real |
79
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80
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81
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80
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79
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79
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79
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79
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Humidity |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
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Rain |
rainy 105mm |
rainy 90mm |
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rainy 194mm |
rainy 237mm |
rainy 199mm |
rainy 172mm |
rainy 172mm |
rainy 208mm |
rainy 262mm |
rainy 305mm |
rainy 208mm |
Cloud |
clear 0% |
clear 0% |
clear 0% |
clear 0% |
clear 0% |
clear 0% |
clear 0% |
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