| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.73/5 (Rank #1244)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Bad |
| 👶 Family score |
Bad |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $2,572 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🤬 Unusably slow: 3 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Bad |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 32°C89°F (feels 32°C90°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 36%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😷 Unhealthy for some: 124 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Bad
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Okay
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Low |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Okay
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very poor:
$56 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Africa |
| 🚩 Country | Malawi |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 3 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 32°C 89°F + 😊 Comfy (36%) = feels 32°C 90°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👎😷 124 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 10,000 MWK in USD | USD 5.76 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MWK 1,000,000 = USD 576 |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Lark Cafe |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | The Works at Latitude 13 Degrees |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 950,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $672 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 69% 👱♀️ 31% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | KLM |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Medical Aid Society of Malawi Clinic |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,572 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,085 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,633 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $467 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,387 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,168 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $619 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $20,176 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $112 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $71 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $371 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $5 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $2,349 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $9 / trip |
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality usually
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
2577° warm |
2577° warm |
2373° mild |
2373° mild |
2272° mild |
2170° mild |
2170° mild |
2272° mild |
2577° warm |
2882° warm |
3188° hot |
3290° hot |
| Real (median) |
2577°
warm |
2577°
warm |
2373°
mild |
2373°
mild |
2272°
mild |
2169°
mild |
2169°
mild |
2272°
mild |
2577°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
3085°
very warm |
3085°
very warm |
| Humidity |
nice 84% |
nice 84% |
nice 86% |
nice 81% |
nice 69% |
nice 66% |
nice 63% |
nice 55% |
nice 50% |
nice 49% |
nice 50% |
nice 62% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 241mm |
rainy 186mm |
rainy 121mm |
dry 18mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 25mm |
dry 12mm |
| Cloud |
overcast 92% |
cloudy 87% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 54% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 11% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 34% |
cloudy 52% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people |
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