| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.36/5 (Rank #228)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,581 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 38 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 29°C84°F (feels 37°C99°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 90%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 14%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 16 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 47 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Okay
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$246 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | Philippines |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 9 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 38 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 29°C 84°F + 🥵 Sweaty (90%) = feels 37°C 99°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 16 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 48 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 100 PHP in USD | USD 1.62 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | PHP 10,000 = USD 162 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Lil Cats |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 740,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $2,951 / year |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Lazada |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Ayosdito |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Philippine |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,581 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,075 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,334 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $381 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $857 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,637 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $284 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $72,885 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $40 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $86 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $160 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $3 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $1 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very safe
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
3188° hot |
3086° warm |
3493° hot |
3493° hot |
40104° hot |
3595° hot |
3697° hot |
3697° hot |
3697° hot |
3595° hot |
3595° hot |
3086° warm |
| Real (median) |
2781°
warm |
2781°
warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
3188°
hot |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2781°
warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 76% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 77% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
dry 41mm |
dry 37mm |
dry 34mm |
dry 40mm |
rainy 175mm |
rainy 317mm |
rainy 578mm |
rainy 593mm |
rainy 358mm |
rainy 271mm |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 67mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 87% |
cloudy 88% |
overcast 92% |
cloudy 82% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 61% |
cloudy 59% |
| Air quality |
okay 60 US AQI |
okay 66 US AQI |
okay 68 US AQI |
okay 64 US AQI |
okay 72 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
okay 52 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,800 people | 0 people | 1,200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people |
|
|
||||||||||||
If you'd like to filter destinations based on their climate, try Nomads.com's Climate Finder
Current weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Based on La Union's cost of living, here's selected remote jobs that would cover your costs:
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69° AQI 16 🚕1h $1,741 / mo 10 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety bad Tap to open 🌧 Feels 37° 99° 30° 86° Some AC 🥵 AQI 16 ✈️18min $1,672 / mo 38 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 37° 99° 30° 86° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 16 ✈️19min $2,248 / mo 11 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 33° 91° 28° 83° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 70 😷 ✈️43min $1,940 / mo 10 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety great Tap to open 🌥 Feels 32° 90° 27° 81° Has AC AQI 18 ✈️54min $1,909 / mo 37 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌥 Feels 33° 91° 27° 81° Has AC AQI 19 ✈️57min $2,002 / mo 19 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety bad Tap to open 🌥 Feels 39° 102° 30° 86° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 69 😷 ✈️1h $1,334 / mo 15 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety bad Tap to open 🌥 Feels 38° 100° 31° 88° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 69 😷 ✈️1h $1,880 / mo 10 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌥 Feels 35° 95° 28° 83° Has AC AQI 16 ✈️1h $2,400 / mo 24 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌥 Feels 38° 100° 30° 85° Has AC 🥵 AQI 30 ✈️1h $1,397 / mo 91 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌧 Feels 31° 88° 27° 80° Has AC AQI 25 ✈️1h $1,439 / mo 9 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 32° 90° 27° 81° Has AC AQI 22 ✈️1h $1,882 / mo 20 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety bad Tap to open 🌧 Feels 37° 99° 30° 86° Some AC 🥵 AQI 16 ✈️18min $1,672 / mo 38 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 39° 102° 31° 88° Has AC AQI 46 ✈️3h $1,641 / mo 32 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 37° 99° 30° 86° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 16 ✈️19min $2,248 / mo 11 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 73° AQI 34 ✈️14h $8,568 / mo 23 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety bad Tap to open ☀️ Feels 28° 82° 26° 78° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 151 😷 ✈️4h $3,228 / mo 25 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 39° 102° 31° 87° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 69 😷 ✈️1h $1,501 / mo 38 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 40° 104° 32° 90° Has AC AQI 149 😷 ✈️3h $1,839 / mo 53 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 43° 109° 31° 88° Has AC AQI 7 ✈️2h $1,280 / mo 8 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety good Tap to open ☀️ Feels 45° 113° 33° 92° Has AC AQI 53 😷 ✈️4h $3,923 / mo 25 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69° AQI 16 🚕1h $1,741 / mo 🌇 Also went here3 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety bad Tap to open 🌧 Feels 37° 99° 30° 86° Some AC 🥵 AQI 16 ✈️18min $1,672 / mo 🌇 Also went here4 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety bad Tap to open 🌥 Feels 38° 100° 31° 88° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 69 😷 ✈️1h $1,880 / mo 🌇 Also went here3 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 37° 99° 30° 85° Has AC AQI 11 ✈️1h $3,077 / mo 🌇 Also went here3 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety great Tap to open 🌥 Feels 30° 86° 26° 79° Has AC AQI 15 ✈️1h $2,491 / mo 🌇 Also went here3 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 39° 102° 31° 88° Has AC AQI 46 ✈️3h $1,641 / mo 🌇 Also went here3 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌥 Feels 37° 99° 29° 85° Has AC AQI 39 ✈️3h $1,324 / mo 🌇 Also went here3 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌥 Feels 39° 102° 32° 89° Has AC AQI 78 😷 ✈️3h $6,109 / mo 🌇 Also went here3 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 38° 100° 30° 87° Some AC 🥵 AQI 64 😷 ✈️3h $1,974 / mo 🌇 Also went here3 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety good Tap to open ☀️ Feels 45° 113° 33° 92° Has AC AQI 53 😷 ✈️4h $3,923 / mo 🌇 Also went here4 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 73° AQI 34 ✈️14h $8,568 / mo 🌇 Also went here3 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 72° AQI 25 ✈️17h $5,289 / mo 🌇 Also went here3 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 42 ✈️18h $7,427 / mo 🌇 Also went here3 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety bad Tap to open 🌧 Feels 20° 68° 20° 69° AQI 38 ✈️19h $3,561 / mo 🌇 Also went here3 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety bad Tap to open ☀️ Feels 38° 100° 30° 87° Has AC AQI 45 ✈️20h $7,123 / mo 🌇 Also went here3 people ×
Can't login? See the FAQ


















By signing up, you agree to our terms of service and community guidelines.
One-time-payment: $19.99
Billed once. Then never again. 7-day money back guarantee
One-time-payment: $9.99
Billed once. Then never again. 7-day money back guarantee
✅ 7-day money back guarantee
Limited free access to city pages, cost of living data and rankings for 1,500+ cities, and we'll email you a 50% off membership code in the next few days.
By continuing, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Already a member? Log in
Nomads.com members
work remotely at









💖 Thanks for signing up! I hope you like my site. I put a lot of effort into making it for years!
📬 First, please go to your email and click the confirm link first to verify your email address
⛔️ Check your spam folder if you can't find it, because we got reports it ends up there sometimes
💌 After you confirm your email we'll send you an email with more info
👩💻 You can start using Nomads.com's member-only features now!
