| ⭐️ Total score |
1.93/5 (Rank #436)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍2 liked it 👎2 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,087 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 35 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 2°C35°F (feels 0°C32°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 94%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 3%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 13 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Great
|
| 👩 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* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Germany |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 3 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 35 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 2°C 35°F + 💦 Damp (94%) = feels 0°C 32°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 13 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Dresdner Heide |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Freital |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 117 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 7.50% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Erdgeschoss Kaffee Kultur |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 10% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 540,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,456 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 81% 👱♀️ 19% |
| 🏞 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 | Uniklinikum |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,087 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,860 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $3,850 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,100 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,642 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,135 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $712 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $384,331 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $77 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $70 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $299 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $12 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $10,311 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $10 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $9 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $11,133 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $34,508 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $100,974 |
✅ Very affordable
✅ Very clean
✅ Good public transport
✅ Very 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
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
❌ Skews older
❌ Bad airport
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ 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) | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 1°C / 34°F cold | 3°C / 37°F cold | 7°C / 45°F cold | 12°C / 54°F cool | 23°C / 73°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 11°C / 52°F cool | 5°C / 41°F cold | 0°C / 32°F freezing |
| Real (median) |
0°C / 32°F
freezing |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
5°C / 40°F
very cold |
9°C / 47°F
cold |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
11°C / 52°F
cool |
6°C / 43°F
very cold |
2°C / 36°F
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 80% |
damp 77% |
nice 69% |
damp 72% |
damp 73% |
nice 70% |
nice 76% |
damp 74% |
nice 76% |
nice 70% |
damp 77% |
damp 80% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 69mm |
rainy 58mm |
dry 50mm |
rainy 55mm |
rainy 89mm |
rainy 64mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 107mm |
dry 31mm |
dry 19mm |
rainy 63mm |
rainy 62mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 46% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 41% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 55% |
| Air quality |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 12 US AQI |
clean 12 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 11 US AQI |
| Remote workers | 325 people | 350 people | 250 people | 500 people | 371 people | 433 people | 440 people | 480 people | 345 people | 400 people | 375 people | 380 people |
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