| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.3/5 (Rank #318)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $2,663 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 7 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 22°C71°F (feels 22°C72°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 90%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 6%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 69 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 40 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Bad
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Very bad
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Okay
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Great
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very poor:
$550 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
| 😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Sprawling: 2k ppl/km² (1 per 22x22m)
|
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Africa |
| 🚩 Country | South Africa |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 19 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 7 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 22°C 71°F + 😊 Comfy (90%) = feels 22°C 72°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 69 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 40 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 100 ZAR in USD | USD 6.05 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | ZAR 1,000 = USD 61 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 12.50% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | The Co-Op |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Café Capellini |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍18% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,100,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $6,598 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ empty: 22x22m (484m²) per person |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 86% 👱♀️ 14% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Takealot |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | GumTree |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | South African Express |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | South African Airways |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Life Hunterscraig Private Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,663 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,602 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,907 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $831 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,810 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,215 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $606 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $72,626 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $85 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $73 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $140 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $11 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $6,138 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip |
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
2373° mild |
2373° mild |
2272° mild |
2170° mild |
1966° mild |
2170° mild |
1763° cool |
1763° cool |
1864° cool |
1966° mild |
1966° mild |
2170° mild |
| Real (median) |
2373°
mild |
2373°
mild |
2272°
mild |
2068°
mild |
1966°
mild |
2068°
mild |
1763°
cool |
1763°
cool |
1865°
mild |
1966°
mild |
1966°
mild |
2170°
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 80% |
nice 77% |
nice 79% |
nice 79% |
nice 73% |
nice 67% |
nice 66% |
damp 73% |
nice 75% |
nice 75% |
nice 76% |
nice 79% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 36mm |
dry 27mm |
dry 45mm |
dry 31mm |
dry 37mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 43mm |
rainy 62mm |
dry 41mm |
dry 36mm |
rainy 59mm |
dry 49mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 52% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 45% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 52% |
| Air quality |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 900 people |
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