| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.91/5 (Rank #1062)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,535 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 35 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 33°C91°F (feels 36°C97°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 50%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 99%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😷 Unhealthy for some: 103 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
😷 Unhealthy for some: 147 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Good |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
| 🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Very bad
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very rich:
$2,550 / mo
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| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Okay |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Good |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Middle East |
| 🚩 Country | Bahrain |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 35 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 33°C 91°F + 😊 Comfy (50%) = feels 36°C 97°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👎😷 103 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎☠️ 147 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | BHD 100 = USD 264 |
| 💻 Best coworking space | RUKN |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Batelco |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Lilou |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | MAYAN Coffee Shop & Lounge |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍10% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,500,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $30,597 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 89% 👱♀️ 11% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 65% 👱♀️ 35% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 88% 👱♀️ 12% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Agoda |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Gulf Air |
| 🏥 Best hospital | The International Hospital of Bahrain |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,535 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,537 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,837 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,382 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,977 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,910 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $992 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $317,001 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $93 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $161 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $325 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $5 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0.86 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $10,975 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $13 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ No democracy
❌ Very expensive
❌ Very hot in the summer
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
2170° mild |
2068° mild |
2272° mild |
2781° warm |
38100° hot |
38100° hot |
46115° scorching |
49120° scorching |
41106° scorching |
3493° hot |
2781° warm |
2170° mild |
| Real (median) |
2068°
mild |
2067°
mild |
2272°
mild |
2679°
warm |
3391°
hot |
3391°
hot |
3595°
hot |
3697°
hot |
3492°
hot |
3086°
very warm |
2678°
warm |
2170°
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 67% |
nice 69% |
nice 63% |
nice 60% |
nice 57% |
nice 57% |
nice 62% |
nice 62% |
nice 60% |
nice 64% |
nice 63% |
nice 66% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 1mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 6mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 14% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 10% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 12% |
clear 9% |
pockets 44% |
| Air quality |
bad 112 US AQI |
bad 128 US AQI |
bad 131 US AQI |
bad 112 US AQI |
bad 143 US AQI |
bad 146 US AQI |
bad 149 US AQI |
bad 148 US AQI |
bad 153 US AQI |
bad 131 US AQI |
bad 101 US AQI |
bad 119 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,114 people | 1,000 people | 900 people | 900 people | 600 people | 857 people | 600 people | 600 people | 840 people | 750 people | 600 people | 900 people |
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