| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.97/5 (Rank #960)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
13% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,481 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 83 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Great |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 11°C52°F (feels 9°C48°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 85%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 6 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Great
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Great |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Poor:
$1,268 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Great |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Uruguay |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 5 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 83 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 11°C 52°F + 💦 Damp (85%) = feels 9°C 48°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 6 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 100 UYU in USD | USD 2.49 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | UYU 10,000 = USD 249 |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 9% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 9,300 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $15,221 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 83% 👱♀️ 17% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Ambiguous |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | American Airlines |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,481 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,125 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,370 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,534 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,982 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $9,385 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,130 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $1,005,458 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $93 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $308 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $311 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $6,634 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
2373° mild |
2373° mild |
2272° mild |
2068° mild |
1661° cool |
1355° cool |
1355° cool |
1355° cool |
1457° cool |
1661° cool |
2068° mild |
2170° mild |
| Real (median) |
2373°
mild |
2373°
mild |
2272°
mild |
2068°
mild |
1661°
cool |
1356°
cool |
1355°
cool |
1355°
cool |
1457°
cool |
1661°
cool |
1966°
mild |
2170°
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 74% |
nice 76% |
nice 75% |
nice 76% |
damp 77% |
damp 79% |
damp 80% |
damp 82% |
damp 83% |
damp 77% |
nice 74% |
nice 73% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 68mm |
rainy 93mm |
rainy 88mm |
rainy 108mm |
rainy 91mm |
rainy 112mm |
rainy 99mm |
dry 47mm |
rainy 90mm |
dry 48mm |
rainy 81mm |
dry 21mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 32% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 36% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 64% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 44% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,320 people | 1,275 people | 900 people | 720 people | 1,050 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 900 people | 1,200 people | 771 people | 1,300 people |
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