| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.97/5 (Rank #931)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $7,472 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 26 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 16°C61°F (feels 16°C61°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 88%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 3%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 21 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Good |
| 🌈 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:
$3,354 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Low density: 4k ppl/km² (1 per 17x17m)
|
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | United Kingdom |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 10 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 26 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 16°C 61°F + 💦 Damp (88%) = feels 16°C 61°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 21 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 25 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | GBP 100 = USD 135 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Artisan Roast |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 10% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 970,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $40,249 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ not busy: 17x17m (289m²) per person |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 73% 👱♀️ 27% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ryanair |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | British Airways |
| 🏥 Best hospital | NHS Glasgow |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $7,472 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $5,440 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,457 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,845 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,059 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $12,460 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,340 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $283,138 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $143 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $409 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $319 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $24 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $21,963 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $19 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $6,986 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $24,341 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $91,526 |
✅ Friendly people
✅ Very affordable
✅ Authentic and vibrant
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ 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+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Bad weather
❌ Limited attractions
❌ Less attractive than other cities
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
236° cold |
541° cold |
846° cold |
846° cold |
1152° cool |
1661° cool |
1966° mild |
1864° cool |
1763° cool |
1152° cool |
948° cold |
337° cold |
| Real (median) |
337°
very cold |
745°
cold |
948°
cold |
948°
cold |
1152°
cool |
1661°
cool |
1864°
cool |
1763°
cool |
1762°
cool |
1254°
cool |
1050°
cold |
541°
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 89% |
damp 88% |
damp 86% |
damp 77% |
damp 82% |
damp 80% |
nice 84% |
damp 85% |
damp 88% |
damp 89% |
damp 89% |
damp 89% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 123mm |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 106mm |
dry 25mm |
rainy 86mm |
dry 45mm |
rainy 66mm |
rainy 102mm |
rainy 90mm |
rainy 118mm |
rainy 75mm |
rainy 117mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 81% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 82% |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 84% |
| Air quality |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 0 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 0 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,243 people | 1,691 people | 1,071 people | 1,900 people | 1,600 people | 2,308 people | 2,143 people | 2,100 people | 1,850 people | 2,400 people | 1,414 people | 1,385 people |
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