| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.97/5 (Rank #997)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Bad |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,312 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 104 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Bad |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 28°C83°F (feels 33°C91°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 79%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Low: 37%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 64 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Bad
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Okay
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very poor:
$671 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Good |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | Thailand |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 6 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 104 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 28°C 83°F + 🥵 Sweaty (79%) = feels 33°C 91°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 64 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 100 THB in USD | USD 2.97 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | THB 10,000 = USD 297 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 5% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Elephant Coffee House |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| ♻️ Return rate | 8% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 10,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $8,057 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 80% 👱♀️ 20% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Lazada |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | 9 Apartment |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Air Asia |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Asia |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,312 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,609 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $3,398 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $971 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,529 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $843 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $208,227 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $72 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $261 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $4 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $7,932 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Safe for women
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads are very dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
3290° hot |
3290° hot |
3493° hot |
3493° hot |
3493° hot |
3493° hot |
3493° hot |
3391° hot |
3391° hot |
3290° hot |
3290° hot |
3290° hot |
| Real (median) |
2882°
very warm |
2883°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2883°
very warm |
2883°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 76% |
sweaty 77% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 77% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 80% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 51mm |
dry 3mm |
rainy 91mm |
rainy 169mm |
rainy 230mm |
rainy 167mm |
rainy 215mm |
rainy 232mm |
rainy 259mm |
rainy 327mm |
rainy 274mm |
rainy 171mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 68% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 85% |
cloudy 89% |
cloudy 87% |
cloudy 90% |
overcast 91% |
overcast 92% |
overcast 92% |
overcast 92% |
cloudy 76% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,114 people | 1,050 people | 975 people | 700 people | 750 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 840 people | 1,200 people |
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