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| ⭐️ Total score | 172 reviews |
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| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
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| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👩 Safe for women | |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Switzerland |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 9 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 31 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 14°C 57°F + 💦 Damp (76%) = feels 14°C 57°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 20 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 1 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Reinach (BL) |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Basel |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CHF 100 = USD 125 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Coworking Basel |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 9% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 170,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $79,609 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 85% 👱♀️ 15% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Digitec |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | HomeGate |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Easyjet |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Swiss |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $6,881 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,453 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $8,675 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,479 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,259 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $5,182 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,757 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $1,500,368 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $153 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $170 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $413 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $31 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $5 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $8 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $6 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $29,820 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $21 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $16 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $4,328 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $14,553 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $65,337 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ 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
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ 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) | 2°C / 36°F cold | 1°C / 34°F cold | 8°C / 46°F cold | 9°C / 48°F cold | 14°C / 57°F cool | 20°C / 68°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 14°C / 57°F cool | 12°C / 54°F cool | 5°C / 41°F cold | 4°C / 39°F cold |
| Real (median) |
2°C / 36°F
very cold |
1°C / 34°F
very cold |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
14°C / 56°F
cool |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
21°C / 69°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
14°C / 57°F
cool |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
5°C / 41°F
very cold |
4°C / 38°F
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 81% |
damp 77% |
nice 70% |
nice 69% |
damp 75% |
nice 75% |
nice 79% |
nice 77% |
damp 75% |
damp 76% |
damp 82% |
damp 83% |
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| Rain |
rainy 86mm |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 59mm |
rainy 145mm |
rainy 131mm |
rainy 127mm |
rainy 73mm |
dry 43mm |
dry 43mm |
rainy 66mm |
rainy 114mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 47% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 45% |
| Air quality |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 3 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 3 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 491 people | 483 people | 545 people | 500 people | 440 people | 618 people | 582 people | 700 people | 617 people | 500 people | 400 people | 580 people |
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