⭐️ Total score |
2.19/5 (Rank #691)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,019 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 27Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Nice: 19°C65°F (feels 19°C66°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 50%
|
💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 43 US AQI
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 13 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Great
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Okay
|
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,538 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Germany |
🗓️ Average trip length | 3 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 27 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 19°C 65°F + 😊 Comfy (50%) = feels 19°C 66°F
|
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 43 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 14 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 110 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 7.50% |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
☕️ Best coffee place | Flayva Coffee & Tea Lounge |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 590,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,456 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 85% 👱♀️ 15% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ryanair |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Lufthansa |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,019 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,203 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,791 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,083 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,711 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,254 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $693 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $127 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $107 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $398 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $14 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $12 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $8 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
34
1° cold |
46
8° cold |
43
6° cold |
46
8° cold |
54
12° cool |
72
22° mild |
72
22° mild |
68
20° mild |
66
19° mild |
59
15° cool |
46
8° cold |
41
5° cold |
Real |
37
3°
very cold |
48
9°
cold |
45
7°
cold |
48
9°
cold |
55
13°
cool |
72
22°
mild |
71
22°
mild |
67
20°
mild |
64
18°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
48
9°
cold |
43
6°
very cold |
Humidity |
damp 87% |
damp 83% |
damp 72% |
damp 71% |
damp 73% |
nice 68% |
nice 76% |
nice 78% |
nice 79% |
damp 81% |
damp 88% |
damp 88% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 107mm |
rainy 69mm |
rainy 71mm |
rainy 55mm |
rainy 73mm |
rainy 74mm |
rainy 110mm |
rainy 64mm |
dry 34mm |
rainy 73mm |
dry 46mm |
rainy 58mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 58% |
pockets 44% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 43% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 50% |
cloudy 55% |
Air quality |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 12 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 11 US AQI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 267 people | 200 people | 300 people | 267 people | 400 people | 350 people | 300 people | 350 people | 280 people |
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