| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.06/5 (Rank #263)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,652 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 25 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 21°C69°F (feels 21°C70°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 73%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 3%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 28 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 17 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Great |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Okay
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,538 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Germany |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 25 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 21°C 69°F + 😊 Comfy (73%) = feels 21°C 70°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 28 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 18 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 116 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 7.50% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 250,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,456 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 83% 👱♀️ 17% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Ambiguous |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ryanair |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Lufthansa |
| 🏥 Best hospital | University Hospital Aachen |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,652 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,309 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $3,521 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,006 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,081 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,248 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $624 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $451,373 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $97 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $139 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $223 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $12 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $16,203 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $13 / 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
✅ Warm now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Very family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
032° freezing |
745° cold |
643° cold |
948° cold |
1254° cool |
2272° mild |
2068° mild |
1864° cool |
1864° cool |
1254° cool |
541° cold |
337° cold |
| Real (median) |
337°
very cold |
947°
cold |
745°
cold |
949°
cold |
1355°
cool |
2271°
mild |
1966°
mild |
1864°
cool |
1864°
cool |
1355°
cool |
744°
cold |
541°
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 87% |
damp 82% |
damp 79% |
damp 73% |
damp 76% |
nice 76% |
nice 78% |
damp 79% |
nice 77% |
damp 80% |
damp 86% |
damp 88% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 81mm |
rainy 67mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 57mm |
rainy 80mm |
rainy 79mm |
rainy 89mm |
rainy 79mm |
dry 31mm |
rainy 63mm |
dry 50mm |
rainy 82mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 86% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 67% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 86% |
| Air quality |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 1,000 people | 1,200 people | 943 people | 900 people | 700 people | 960 people | 1,320 people | 600 people | 900 people | 800 people | 960 people |
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