| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.93/5 (Rank #1001)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Bad |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $8,971 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🤬 Unusably slow: 3 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Bad |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 1°C33°F (feels -2°C28°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 92%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 61 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Good: 58 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very poor:
$545 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | Turkmenistan |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 3 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 3 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌫 1°C 33°F + 💦 Damp (92%) = feels -2°C 28°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 61 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 59 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 10 TMT in USD | USD 2.86 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | TMT 1,000 = USD 286 |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Şazada Coffee |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 7,000 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 134 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,200,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $6,540 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 84% 👱♀️ 16% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Turkmenistan Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Central Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $8,971 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,710 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for couple | $13,001 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $7,186 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,053 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $6,272 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,414 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $62,857 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $294 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $448 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $31 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $7 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $24,841 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $3 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ High quality of education
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ No freedom of speech
❌ No democracy
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
439° cold |
134° cold |
846° cold |
1355° cool |
2068° mild |
2475° warm |
2679° warm |
2577° warm |
2272° mild |
1457° cool |
846° cold |
541° cold |
| Real (median) |
438°
very cold |
134°
very cold |
846°
cold |
1356°
cool |
2068°
mild |
2678°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
2679°
warm |
2271°
mild |
1456°
cool |
846°
cold |
541°
very cold |
| Humidity |
nice 52% |
nice 55% |
nice 61% |
nice 46% |
nice 35% |
too dry 23% |
too dry 25% |
too dry 20% |
too dry 26% |
nice 39% |
nice 52% |
nice 53% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 5mm |
dry 7mm |
rainy 56mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 27mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 14mm |
dry 13mm |
| Cloud |
clear 3% |
pockets 32% |
cloudy 58% |
cloudy 57% |
pockets 29% |
clear 3% |
pockets 22% |
clear 2% |
clear 2% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 36% |
| Air quality |
okay 69 US AQI |
okay 59* US AQI |
okay 59* US AQI |
okay 59* US AQI |
okay 59* US AQI |
okay 95 US AQI |
okay 52 US AQI |
okay 54 US AQI |
okay 63 US AQI |
okay 65 US AQI |
okay 61 US AQI |
okay 74 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 1,200 people | 600 people | 600 people | 900 people | 900 people | 0 people | 720 people | 1,000 people | 600 people | 900 people | 0 people |
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