| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.25/5 (Rank #321)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,649 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 26 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 25°C78°F (feels 28°C82°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 85%
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Great
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very poor:
$499 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Ecuador |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 12 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 26 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 25°C 78°F + 😊 Comfy (85%) = feels 28°C 82°F
|
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 12.50% |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Del Mar |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👎2% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $5,982 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 85% 👱♀️ 15% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | LAN Ecuador |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,649 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,334 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,013 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $575 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $843 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,960 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $514 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $175,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $39 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $97 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $66 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $3 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0.50 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $1 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ 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) |
2882° warm |
3086° warm |
2984° warm |
2984° warm |
2577° warm |
2475° warm |
2373° mild |
2373° mild |
2373° mild |
2373° mild |
2373° mild |
2475° warm |
| Real (median) |
2578°
warm |
2780°
warm |
2679°
warm |
2679°
warm |
2576°
warm |
2475°
warm |
2373°
warm |
2373°
mild |
2373°
mild |
2373°
mild |
2373°
mild |
2475°
warm |
| Humidity |
nice 82% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 84% |
nice 84% |
nice 84% |
nice 82% |
nice 82% |
nice 82% |
nice 81% |
nice 80% |
nice 81% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 79mm |
dry 49mm |
rainy 157mm |
dry 48mm |
dry 20mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 31mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 88% |
cloudy 86% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 81% |
cloudy 85% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 87% |
cloudy 85% |
cloudy 88% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 750 people | 960 people | 1,200 people | 720 people | 600 people | 720 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 1,200 people | 0 people | 900 people |
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