| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.83/5 (Rank #1175)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
11% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,746 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 15 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Great |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 28°C83°F (feels 34°C93°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 85%
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Good |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Bad
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Medium:
$1,649 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Panama |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 9 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 15 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 28°C 83°F + 🥵 Sweaty (85%) = feels 34°C 93°F
|
| 🔌 Power | 115V115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 0 PAB in USD | USD 0.00 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | PAB 100 = USD 100 |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | Data unavailable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👎4% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 5,400 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $19,790 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 67% 👱♀️ 33% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Air Panama |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Copa Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Hospital Almirante |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,746 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,182 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $3,709 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,060 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,860 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,980 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $750 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $300,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $134 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $130 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $305 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $10 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Very expensive
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
2984° warm |
3086° warm |
2984° warm |
3188° hot |
3188° hot |
3391° hot |
3391° hot |
3391° hot |
3290° hot |
3290° hot |
3391° hot |
3086° warm |
| Real (median) |
2679°
warm |
2680°
warm |
2679°
warm |
2781°
very warm |
2781°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2780°
warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 85% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 183mm |
rainy 157mm |
rainy 133mm |
rainy 131mm |
rainy 272mm |
rainy 271mm |
rainy 299mm |
rainy 243mm |
rainy 192mm |
rainy 269mm |
rainy 391mm |
rainy 329mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 59% |
pockets 46% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 64% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 943 people | 1,680 people | 933 people | 1,067 people | 1,560 people | 1,371 people | 1,200 people | 1,320 people | 825 people | 1,680 people | 1,000 people | 1,200 people |
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