| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.56/5 (Rank #147)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍11 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $8,846 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 30 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 6°C43°F (feels 2°C36°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 82%
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| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 5%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 20 US AQI
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 22 US AQI
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| 👌 Safety |
Great
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| 👩 Safe for women |
Great |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
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| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Good
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| 💰 Income level* |
Very rich:
$8,194 / mo
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| 🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Great |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Iceland |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 30 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 6°C 43°F + 💦 Damp (82%) = feels 2°C 36°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 20 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 22 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 1,000 ISK in USD | USD 8.19 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | ISK 10,000 = USD 82 |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| ♻️ Return rate | 10% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 220,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $98,323 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 78% 👱♀️ 22% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | IcelandAir |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Finnair |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $8,846 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $6,915 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $11,312 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $3,232 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,167 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $12,599 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,490 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $777,732 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $148 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $413 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $303 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $31 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $14 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $7 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $30,653 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $10 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Very family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Cold all year round
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
-425° freezing |
-425° freezing |
032° freezing |
541° cold |
643° cold |
1050° cold |
1254° cool |
1355° cool |
948° cold |
337° cold |
032° freezing |
-327° freezing |
| Real (median) |
-032°
freezing |
-031°
freezing |
337°
very cold |
643°
very cold |
745°
cold |
1050°
cold |
1254°
cool |
1355°
cool |
1050°
cold |
541°
very cold |
337°
very cold |
-032°
freezing |
| Humidity |
damp 81% |
damp 81% |
damp 85% |
damp 81% |
damp 72% |
damp 79% |
damp 83% |
damp 83% |
damp 83% |
damp 82% |
damp 86% |
damp 86% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 119mm |
rainy 80mm |
rainy 131mm |
rainy 111mm |
rainy 87mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 87mm |
rainy 96mm |
rainy 133mm |
rainy 122mm |
rainy 121mm |
rainy 128mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 82% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 74% |
| Air quality |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
| Remote workers | 1,929 people | 1,662 people | 3,043 people | 1,800 people | 2,520 people | 3,188 people | 2,811 people | 2,343 people | 3,000 people | 2,529 people | 2,720 people | 2,450 people |
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