⭐️ Total score |
1.94/5 (Rank #1153)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Too expensive: $4,322 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 37Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Nice: 18°C65°F (feels 18°C64°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 57%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 15 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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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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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 3 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 37 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 18°C 65°F + 😊 Comfy (57%) = feels 18°C 64°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 15 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | World Cup Cafe |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 5,700 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 67% 👱♀️ 33% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | American Airlines |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,322 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,657 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,235 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,496 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,608 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,853 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,115 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $169 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $126 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $146 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $13 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $6,500 / year |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $9 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very 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)
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
28
-2° freezing |
0° freezing |
39
4° cold |
37
3° cold |
59
15° cool |
59
15° cool |
70
21° mild |
68
20° mild |
54
12° cool |
52
11° cool |
0° freezing |
0° freezing |
Real |
28
-2°
freezing |
32
0°
freezing |
39
4°
very cold |
39
4°
very cold |
58
15°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
69
21°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
54
12°
cool |
51
11°
cool |
32
0°
freezing |
32
0°
freezing |
Humidity |
too dry 29% |
too dry 29% |
too dry 25% |
too dry 17% |
too dry 18% |
too dry 22% |
nice 32% |
too dry 26% |
too dry 19% |
too dry 23% |
too dry 19% |
too dry 23% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
dry 28mm |
dry 32mm |
dry 39mm |
dry 28mm |
dry 44mm |
dry 35mm |
rainy 83mm |
rainy 71mm |
dry 22mm |
dry 33mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 32mm |
Cloud |
pockets 16% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 13% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 15% |
clear 9% |
pockets 13% |
clear 8% |
clear 10% |
Air quality |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
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