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153 reviews
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Brighton

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Brighton has some obvious positives. It has a beach, it's one hour from London and the UK's 2 biggest airports.
It's one of the few UK places outside of London which has a considerable cultural/creative scene.

Unfortunately, the city has a massive problem with street-sleeping, begging and drugs (Many street people from the rest of the UK relocate to Brighton).
It's difficult to spend an hour walking through the town centre without being harassed. In my 6 months living there, my apartment (in a 'posh' area) was broken into twice at night.

The city is expensive. Affordable if you are on a London salary & commuting - otherwise it's not worth it. For nomads, I'd recommend looking further along the South coast for a better cost of living.

6 years ago

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ 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+

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

❌ Extremely expensive

❌ Not much to do

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Very damp now

❌ Very difficult to make friends

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Feels (median)

643°
cold

846°
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948°
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1254°
cool

1661°
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1864°
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1457°
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1050°
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745°
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Real (median)

745°
cold

846°
cold

948°
cold

1049°
cold

1254°
cool

1660°
cool

1763°
cool

1864°
mild

1763°
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1458°
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1152°
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948°
cold

Humidity

damp
89%

damp
87%

damp
84%

damp
78%

damp
83%

damp
85%

damp
84%

nice
83%

damp
83%

damp
84%

damp
86%

damp
91%

Most common

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

Rain

rainy
106mm

rainy
68mm

dry
36mm

dry
5mm

rainy
51mm

rainy
52mm

rainy
54mm

dry
45mm

dry
39mm

rainy
127mm

dry
9mm

rainy
100mm

Cloud

cloudy
78%

cloudy
76%

cloudy
64%

pockets
40%

cloudy
63%

cloudy
64%

cloudy
62%

cloudy
64%

cloudy
63%

cloudy
72%

cloudy
71%

cloudy
78%

Air quality

clean
46 US AQI

okay
55 US AQI

okay
71 US AQI

okay
58 US AQI

clean
41 US AQI

clean
30 US AQI

clean
28 US AQI

clean
25 US AQI

clean
33 US AQI

clean
40 US AQI

clean
41 US AQI

Sun

safe
1 UVI

safe
2 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

seek shade
6 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

safe
2 UVI

safe
1 UVI

Remote workers

1,015 people

814 people

1,091 people

1,080 people

986 people

1,385 people

1,757 people

1,850 people

1,238 people

1,036 people

1,533 people

1,091 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Portsmouth

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 12° 54° 15° 59° AQI 13

🚕2h

$5,379 / mo

22 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 11° 52° 13° 56° AQI 11

🚕3h

$8,620 / mo

23 Mbps

Southampton

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 12° 54° 14° 57° AQI 23

🚕3h

$6,736 / mo

36 Mbps

Reading

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 10° 50° 13° 55° AQI 31

🚕3h

$6,167 / mo

26 Mbps

Luton

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 10° 50° 12° 54° AQI 21

✈️10min

$4,523 / mo

27 Mbps

Bournemouth

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 12° 54° 14° 58° AQI 18

✈️10min

$5,562 / mo

26 Mbps

Oxford

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 10° 50° 13° 55° AQI 24

✈️10min

$6,624 / mo

26 Mbps

Cambridge

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 10° 50° 13° 55° AQI 13

✈️12min

$6,018 / mo

33 Mbps

Northampton

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 10° 50° 12° 54° AQI 45

✈️13min

$5,726 / mo

26 Mbps

Bath

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 10° 50° 13° 55° AQI 13

✈️13min

$7,449 / mo

26 Mbps

Rouen

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety very bad

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🌧 Feels 10° 50° 12° 54° AQI 45

✈️14min

$4,069 / mo

175 Mbps

Cheltenham

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 10° 50° 13° 55° AQI 14

✈️15min

$5,856 / mo

26 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 11° 52° 13° 56° AQI 11

🚕3h

$8,620 / mo

23 Mbps

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 20° 67° AQI 31

✈️2h

$4,690 / mo

101 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 17° 63° 17° 63° AQI 18

✈️1h

$6,188 / mo

39 Mbps

Valencia

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66° AQI 33

✈️2h

$5,092 / mo

43 Mbps

Kaohsiung

Taiwan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety great

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 30° 86° 27° 80° Has AC AQI 26

✈️13h

$2,039 / mo

37 Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 40° 104° 31° 87° Has AC AQI 72 😷

✈️13h

$1,657 / mo

33 Mbps

Chiang Mai

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 37° 99° 31° 87° Has AC AQI 67 😷

✈️12h

$1,097 / mo

25 Mbps

Milan

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 90 😷

✈️1h

$5,704 / mo

16 Mbps

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 9° 48° 12° 53° AQI 34

✈️23min

$7,126 / mo

40 Mbps

Manchester

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 8° 46° 11° 52° AQI 36

✈️26min

$5,652 / mo

26 Mbps

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61° AQI 42

✈️2h

$5,250 / mo

45 Mbps

Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 66 😷

✈️2h

$5,277 / mo

16 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 11° 52° 13° 56° AQI 11

🚕3h

$8,620 / mo

🌇 Also went here109 people

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 9° 48° 12° 53° AQI 34

✈️23min

$7,126 / mo

🌇 Also went here74 people

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 9° 48° 12° 53° AQI 11

✈️31min

$7,862 / mo

🌇 Also went here61 people

Dublin

Ireland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 10° 50° 13° 55° AQI 22

✈️40min

$6,812 / mo

🌇 Also went here45 people

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 7° 45° 10° 50° AQI 16

✈️1h

$4,974 / mo

🌇 Also went here68 people

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 7° 45° 9° 49° AQI 16

✈️1h

$4,161 / mo

🌇 Also went here47 people

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 17° 63° 17° 63° AQI 18

✈️1h

$6,188 / mo

🌇 Also went here73 people

Vienna

Austria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 8° 46° 10° 50° AQI 46

✈️2h

$5,268 / mo

🌇 Also went here50 people

Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 66 😷

✈️2h

$5,277 / mo

🌇 Also went here60 people

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 7° 45° 8° 47° AQI 51 😷

✈️2h

$3,713 / mo

🌇 Also went here46 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 20° 68° 20° 67° AQI 31

✈️2h

$4,690 / mo

🌇 Also went here69 people

Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 87 😷

✈️3h

$3,391 / mo

🌇 Also went here46 people

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 13° 55° 13° 56° AQI 18

✈️7h

$8,815 / mo

🌇 Also went here56 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 40° 104° 31° 87° Has AC AQI 72 😷

✈️13h

$1,657 / mo

🌇 Also went here58 people

Singapore

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 37° 99° 30° 85° Has AC AQI 143 😷

✈️14h

$6,031 / mo

🌇 Also went here45 people

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🎒 Nomad Score™	2.71/5 (Rank #1248) 153 reviews
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	😳 Extremely expensive: $6,349 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 26 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Too cold: 15°C59°F (feels 12°C54°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	💦 Damp: 80%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	🥵 Very low: 3%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Good: 27 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 35 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
👩 Safe for women	Great
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🤝 Lack of racism*	Great
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Resilience to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very rich: $4,800 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
🚶 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	Okay
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	United Kingdom
🗓️ Average trip length	15 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	26 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌧 15°C 59°F + 💦 Damp (80%) = feels 12°C 54°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 27 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 36 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	GBP 100 = USD 134
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
💻 Best coworking space	The Skiff
☕️ Best coffee place	Marwood Coffee Shop
☕️ Best alt. coffee place	Moksha Caffe
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place	Buddies
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
🦷 Fluoride added	🚫 No fluoride added
♻️ Return rate	👍11% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	470,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$57,602 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 73% 👱‍♀️ 27%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Rightmove
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Virgin Atlantic
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	British Airways
🏥 Best hospital	The Montefiore

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$6,349 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$4,542 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$8,651 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$2,472 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$2,918 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$6,276 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,892 / month
🏠 Median home price	$601,852
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$137 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$206 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$266 / month
🍛 Dinner	$26
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$4
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$9
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$5
👩‍🏫 International school	$30,593 / year
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$9 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$6,986
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$24,341
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$91,526

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