3.72/5
514 reviews
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Hamburg

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Hamburg is a generally clean, safe, and orderly city with good public infrastructure. The city is spacious and calm, featuring plenty of green areas and a strong adherence to rules and regulations. Flight connections are excellent, and even the airport runs efficiently under pressure. Food is quite affordable, especially when compared to other countries, and summer activities around lakes and rivers can be pleasant. For basic day-to-day living, German language skills aren't essential, especially in the city center.

However, Hamburg isn't particularly social or nomad-friendly. The local culture can come across as cold, distant, or hard-headed, with residents often prioritizing rule-following over flexibility. This can make day-to-day interactions frustrating, especially when it comes to paperwork or situations outside the city center. Freedom of expression has reportedly declined in recent years, and the atmosphere during and post-COVID has discouraged some longer-term residents. While it might work for a short work assignment, it may not be ideal for long-term digital nomads or those seeking a warm social environment.

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1 year ago

I’ve lived in Hamburg for 5 years until I left during COVID.

German Gründlichkeit has its upsides - things generally function well - but the cultural downside is that average people are rule followers to the T; they will literally police your trash, yell at you for jaywalking at night, and be especially hard headed when it comes to driving: not only once have I watched them yell at each other wasting everyone's time because they prioritize following rules over applying common sense or just basic decency.

That sentiment has only gotten worse with COVID and beyond; I eventually left because the long term perspective didn't seem too bright, and I'm sad to say that was the right bet.

That said, the city has many fabulous things to offer (good weather is not one of them :) ). It's exceptionally green and very clean and orderly, depending on the area; people can be cold, distant and lack basic humor - and then there are other areas where it's quite the opposite.

Hamburg definitely has its own unique vibe and way of life.

Not sure it's great for nomads.

1 year ago

Been living here for 6-months. Not the most sociable place, people are a bit avoidant. Apparently a 'Northern' thing. On a good note not very windy.
Food is pretty cheap as In Germany in general. Summers are quite nice to spend around some lakes and river beaches.

Flight connections are amazing. Also airport functions even with staff shortages, not overcrowded.

You can get around without German language that's for sure. On a very basic level.

But having a conversation or dealing with paperwork outside of city-center can be tricky.

Crime is very low. There is a large party area. Some pretty fun clubs.

Probably for a nomad I would not recommend. A bit snobby/cold.

But for a short-term work-stop is okay.

Spacious and calm overall.

4 years ago

Lived in Hamburg for 12 years. Nice place, but on the brink on turning in a bad direction since around spring 2020. Freedom of speech and freedom are in decline.

5 years ago

✅ Very clean

✅ Very safe

✅ Spacious and calm

✅ Affordable food

✅ Great flight connections

✅ Functional infrastructure

✅ Fast internet

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here

✅ Many Nomads.com members here all year round

✅ 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

✅ Very family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

❌ Cold and distant people

❌ Declining freedoms

❌ Not great for nomads

❌ Difficult bureaucracy for non-German speakers

❌ Extremely expensive

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Very damp now

❌ Very difficult to make friends

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Humidity

damp
89%

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85%

damp
82%

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75%

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80%

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76%

nice
81%

damp
82%

damp
84%

damp
90%

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Rain

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48mm

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77mm

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85mm

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78mm

dry
40mm

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70mm

Cloud

cloudy
87%

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79%

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74%

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66%

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68%

cloudy
70%

cloudy
73%

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72%

cloudy
76%

cloudy
82%

cloudy
87%

Air quality

clean
41 US AQI

okay
66 US AQI

clean
28 US AQI

okay
51 US AQI

clean
31 US AQI

clean
44 US AQI

clean
38 US AQI

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41 US AQI

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34 US AQI

clean
38 US AQI

okay
57 US AQI

clean
48 US AQI

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safe
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safe
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Remote workers

3,277 people

2,271 people

2,760 people

3,450 people

3,771 people

3,282 people

4,238 people

4,024 people

3,967 people

3,320 people

2,965 people

4,157 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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Bremen

Germany

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

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🚕3h

$4,582 / mo

27 Mbps

Hannover

Germany

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

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👍 Liked very bad

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🌥 Feels 9° 48° 11° 52° AQI 18

✈️11min

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76 Mbps

Bielefeld

Germany

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

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👍 Liked very bad

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✈️16min

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37 Mbps

Groningen

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

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🌧 Feels 9° 48° 11° 52° AQI 18

✈️18min

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Kassel

Germany

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

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👍 Liked very bad

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🌥 Feels 9° 48° 11° 52° AQI 37

✈️20min

$4,112 / mo

51 Mbps

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 11° 52° 12° 54° AQI 30

✈️20min

$4,983 / mo

32 Mbps

Leeuwarden

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety great

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🌧 Feels 9° 48° 12° 53° AQI 22

✈️22min

$5,217 / mo

68 Mbps

Zwolle

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

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👍 Liked very bad

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🌧 Feels 10° 50° 13° 55° AQI 12

✈️23min

$5,294 / mo

35 Mbps

Copenhagen

Denmark

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 10° 50° 11° 53° AQI 32

✈️23min

$7,006 / mo

56 Mbps

Dortmund

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

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🌧 Feels 9° 48° 12° 54° AQI 30

✈️23min

$3,980 / mo

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Aarhus

Denmark

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

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🌥 Feels 9° 48° 11° 52° AQI 29

✈️23min

$7,124 / mo

26 Mbps

Leipzig

Germany

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 11° 52° 13° 55° AQI 25

✈️24min

$4,117 / mo

30 Mbps

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 11° 52° 12° 54° AQI 30

✈️20min

$4,983 / mo

32 Mbps

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 17° 63° 17° 62° AQI 34

✈️2h

$5,259 / mo

45 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 9° 48° 12° 53° AQI 19

✈️58min

$8,639 / mo

23 Mbps

Stockholm

Sweden

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 10° 50° 12° 53° AQI 9

✈️1h

$5,850 / mo

31 Mbps

Kraków

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 11° 52° 11° 53° AQI 64 😷

✈️1h

$2,208 / mo

140 Mbps

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 20° 68° AQI 20

✈️3h

$4,698 / mo

101 Mbps

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 10° 50° 12° 54° AQI 25

✈️29min

$7,876 / mo

14 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 67° AQI 22

✈️2h

$6,199 / mo

39 Mbps

Warsaw

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 10° 50° 12° 53° AQI 45

✈️1h

$3,439 / mo

77 Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 42° 108° 32° 89° Has AC AQI 91 😷

✈️12h

$1,652 / mo

33 Mbps

Copenhagen

Denmark

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 10° 50° 11° 53° AQI 32

✈️23min

$7,006 / mo

56 Mbps

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 11° 52° 12° 54° AQI 30

✈️20min

$4,983 / mo

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Copenhagen

Denmark

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 10° 50° 11° 53° AQI 32

✈️23min

$7,006 / mo

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Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 10° 50° 12° 54° AQI 25

✈️29min

$7,876 / mo

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Prague

Czechia

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 10° 50° 11° 52° AQI 20

✈️39min

$4,178 / mo

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Munich

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 11° 52° 12° 53°

✈️49min

$5,464 / mo

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London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 9° 48° 12° 53° AQI 19

✈️58min

$8,639 / mo

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Vienna

Austria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 11° 52° 12° 54° AQI 25

✈️59min

$5,277 / mo

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Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 9° 48° 12° 54° AQI 41

✈️60min

$7,137 / mo

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Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 11° 52° 12° 54° AQI 42

✈️1h

$3,727 / mo

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Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66° AQI 66 😷

✈️2h

$5,286 / mo

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Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 67° AQI 22

✈️2h

$6,199 / mo

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Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 17° 63° 17° 62° AQI 34

✈️2h

$5,259 / mo

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Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 20° 68° AQI 20

✈️3h

$4,698 / mo

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New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 11° 52° 13° 55° AQI 23

✈️8h

$8,815 / mo

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Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 42° 108° 32° 89° Has AC AQI 91 😷

✈️12h

$1,652 / mo

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3,000 remote workers in Hamburg now, of which 5+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

🎒 Nomad Score™	3.72/5 (Rank #104) 514 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍8 liked it 👎2 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	😳 Extremely expensive: $5,139 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 26 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Great
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Too cold: 10°C50°F (feels 7°C45°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	💦 Damp: 83%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	🥵 Very low: 3%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Great: 21 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 35 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
👩 Safe for women	Good
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Good
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Resilience to climate change	Okay
💰 Income level*	Very rich: $5,612 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Good
😤 People density	🧘‍♀️ Sprawling: 2k ppl/km² (1 per 20x20m)
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Germany
🗓️ Average trip length	7 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	26 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌥 10°C 50°F + 💦 Damp (83%) = feels 7°C 45°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 21 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 36 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay	St. Pauli
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood	Wilhelmsburg
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 112
💸 Tipping	Yes, 7.50%
💳 Cashless	💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners)
💻 Best coworking space	Places-Hamburg
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
🦷 Fluoride added	🚫 No fluoride added
🪨 Water hardness	Very hard · 181 mg/L
♻️ Return rate	10% of visitors return
📸 Visitors per year	1,450,000 visitors
📸 Tourists now	27,789 tourists
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	1,800,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$67,346 / year
😤 Population density	🧘‍♀️ empty: 20x20m (400m²) per person
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 47% 👱‍♀️ 53%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 85% 👱‍♀️ 15%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Airbnb
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Ryanair
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Lufthansa

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$5,139 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$3,431 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$6,221 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,777 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$2,415 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$5,264 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,286 / month
🏠 Median home price	$729,377
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$113 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$173 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$449 / month
🍛 Dinner	$17
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$4
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$6
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$5
👩‍🏫 International school	$13,702 / year
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$10 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$11,133
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$34,508
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$100,974

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