⭐️ Total score |
2.31/5 (Rank #511)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,751 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🤬 Unusably slow: 4 Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 28°C82°F (feels 27°C81°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
🌵 Too dry: 28%
|
👌 Safety |
Okay
|
👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
🤮 Food safety* |
Okay
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid |
Very bad
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Very bad
|
💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$106 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 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 |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Africa |
🚩 Country | Zambia |
🗓️ Average trip length | 3 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 4 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 28°C 82°F + 🌵 Too dry (28%) = feels 27°C 81°F
|
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 100 ZMW in USD | USD 4.30 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | ZMW 10,000 = USD 430 |
☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Zambezi |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | n.a. |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 140,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $1,270 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 78% 👱♀️ 22% |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates |
🏥 Best hospital | Maramba Clinic |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,751 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,185 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,409 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $403 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,029 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,669 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $324 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $137,573 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $48 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $88 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $89 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $5 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $1 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Not very safe
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very hot in the summer
❌ Very dry air now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads are very dangerous
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 19°C / 66°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 26°C / 79°F warm | 31°C / 88°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 34°C / 93°F hot | 31°C / 88°F hot | 28°C / 82°F warm | 26°C / 79°F warm | 18°C / 64°F cool |
Real (median) |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
35°C / 95°F
hot |
36°C / 97°F
hot |
36°C / 97°F
hot |
36°C / 97°F
hot |
34°C / 93°F
hot |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
Humidity |
too dry 24% |
too dry 20% |
too dry 11% |
too dry 7% |
too dry 8% |
too dry 11% |
too dry 21% |
too dry 19% |
too dry 14% |
too dry 18% |
too dry 21% |
too dry 28% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
Cloud |
clear 5% |
clear 3% |
clear 5% |
clear 8% |
clear 5% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 10% |
clear 5% |
clear 7% |
Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 12 UVI |
avoid sun 13 UVI |
avoid sun 13 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 400 people | 200 people | 333 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 250 people | 200 people |
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