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| 🎒 Nomad Score™ | 148 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score | |
| 💵 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 | |
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 😄 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 | Belgium |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 51 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 21°C 69°F + 😊 Comfy (73%) = feels 21°C 70°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 36 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 41 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Wondelgem |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Mariakerke |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 116 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Shambho Open Office |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Likebirds |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 230,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $41,199 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 81% 👱♀️ 19% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Coolblue |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ryan Air |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air France |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,229 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,724 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,091 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,169 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,497 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $5,697 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $871 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $394,876 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $164 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $187 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $113 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $9 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $20,014 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $45,039 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $120,233 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ 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
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People smoking tobacco a lot
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
236° cold |
745° cold |
745° cold |
948° cold |
1355° cool |
2272° mild |
2170° mild |
1966° mild |
2068° mild |
1355° cool |
846° cold |
439° cold |
| Real (median) |
439°
very cold |
948°
cold |
846°
cold |
1050°
cool |
1456°
cool |
2271°
mild |
2068°
mild |
1966°
mild |
2068°
mild |
1457°
cool |
948°
cold |
643°
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 89% |
damp 84% |
damp 79% |
damp 74% |
damp 77% |
nice 80% |
nice 80% |
nice 80% |
nice 79% |
damp 83% |
damp 88% |
damp 90% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 67mm |
dry 41mm |
rainy 51mm |
dry 31mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 70mm |
dry 50mm |
dry 28mm |
rainy 63mm |
dry 44mm |
rainy 83mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 86% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 52% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 68% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 67% |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 86% |
| Air quality |
clean 49 US AQI |
okay 67 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
okay 57 US AQI |
okay 51 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 982 people | 750 people | 867 people | 1,200 people | 1,100 people | 1,600 people | 1,140 people | 1,440 people | 700 people | 1,133 people | 1,267 people | 1,309 people |
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