⭐️ Total score |
2.33/5 (Rank #510)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Bad |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,251 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 5Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Great |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 28°C82°F (feels 32°C90°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 82%
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👌 Safety |
Okay
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🤮 Food safety* |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Bad
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
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💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$259 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Okay |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Latin America |
🚩 Country | Bolivia |
🗓️ Average trip length | 7 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 5 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 28°C 82°F + 🥵 Sweaty (82%) = feels 32°C 90°F
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🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10 BOB in USD | USD 1.45 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | BOB 1,000 = USD 145 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 7.50% |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 6% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,100,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $3,105 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 87% 👱♀️ 13% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | BOA |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | BOA |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,251 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $731 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,886 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $539 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $844 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $767 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $382 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $8,687 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $40 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $25 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $176 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $3 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
👩🏫 International school | $5,383 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $17 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $8 / trip |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ High quality of education
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Not very safe
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
91
33° hot |
95
35° hot |
90
32° hot |
88
31° hot |
84
29° warm |
75
24° warm |
79
26° warm |
82
28° warm |
93
34° hot |
97
36° hot |
95
35° hot |
99
37° hot |
Real |
82
28°
very warm |
84
29°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
81
27°
warm |
80
27°
warm |
75
24°
warm |
78
26°
warm |
82
28°
very warm |
89
32°
hot |
89
32°
hot |
85
30°
very warm |
85
30°
very warm |
Humidity |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 81% |
nice 70% |
nice 71% |
nice 48% |
nice 42% |
nice 51% |
nice 57% |
sweaty 76% |
sweaty 84% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 190mm |
rainy 132mm |
rainy 124mm |
rainy 86mm |
dry 21mm |
dry 49mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 27mm |
dry 35mm |
rainy 100mm |
rainy 146mm |
rainy 172mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 52% |
Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 320 people | 200 people | 250 people | 280 people | 200 people | 300 people | 400 people | 200 people | 267 people | 267 people | 240 people |
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