| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.42/5 (Rank #211)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $2,509 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 115 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 17°C63°F (feels 17°C63°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 95%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 86%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 38 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
😐 Moderate: 78 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Great
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Good |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very rich:
$3,019 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | South Korea |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 2 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 115 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 17°C 63°F + 💦 Damp (95%) = feels 17°C 63°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 38 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 79 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 10,000 KRW in USD | USD 7.56 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | KRW 100,000 = USD 76 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Bene |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,400,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $36,227 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 56% 👱♀️ 44% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 90% 👱♀️ 10% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Ambiguous |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Gmarket |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Stayes |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jeju Air |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Korean Air |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,509 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,488 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,759 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $788 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,781 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,504 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $510 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $264,445 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $83 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $82 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $212 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $6 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $18,002 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality today
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
❌ Expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ People smoking tobacco a lot
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
236° cold |
643° cold |
1457° cool |
1864° cool |
2170° mild |
3188° hot |
39102° hot |
3391° hot |
2882° warm |
1966° mild |
1457° cool |
745° cold |
| Real (median) |
337°
very cold |
745°
cold |
1456°
cool |
1763°
cool |
2068°
mild |
2781°
warm |
3086°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2678°
warm |
1864°
cool |
1457°
cool |
846°
cold |
| Humidity |
damp 75% |
nice 69% |
damp 72% |
nice 63% |
nice 72% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 88% |
nice 84% |
nice 77% |
damp 75% |
damp 74% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 37mm |
dry 35mm |
rainy 61mm |
rainy 53mm |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 121mm |
rainy 272mm |
rainy 253mm |
rainy 131mm |
dry 25mm |
dry 48mm |
dry 15mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 70% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 67% |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 68% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 81% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 58% |
cloudy 66% |
| Air quality |
okay 89 US AQI |
okay 94 US AQI |
bad 102 US AQI |
okay 87 US AQI |
okay 87 US AQI |
okay 94 US AQI |
okay 63 US AQI |
okay 70 US AQI |
okay 64 US AQI |
okay 73 US AQI |
okay 98 US AQI |
okay 87 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 1,200 people | 600 people | 1,200 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 800 people | 0 people |
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