| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.85/5 (Rank #1179)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,034 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 8 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 33°C91°F (feels 36°C97°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 48%
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| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 99%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 77 US AQI
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
😐 Moderate: 99 US AQI
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| 👌 Safety |
Good
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| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
| 🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Great
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| 💰 Income level* |
Medium:
$1,662 / mo
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| 🙊 English speaking* |
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| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Okay |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Good |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Middle East |
| 🚩 Country | Oman |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 5 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 8 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 33°C 91°F + 😊 Comfy (48%) = feels 36°C 97°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👎😷 77 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 99 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | OMR 100 = USD 260 |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | GoodCoworking |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Rendez Vous Coffee shop |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Valley VIEW CAFE |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| ♻️ Return rate | 8% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 770,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $19,947 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 61% 👱♀️ 39% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 55% 👱♀️ 45% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 82% 👱♀️ 18% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Dubizzle |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Oman Air |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Muscat Private Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,034 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,845 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,531 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,295 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,110 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,394 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $681 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $273,082 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $99 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $78 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $335 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $5 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0.88 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $13 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $10,536 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $10 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ No democracy
❌ Very expensive
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Extremely hot in the summer
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Roads are very dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
2272° mild |
2781° warm |
3290° hot |
3391° hot |
38100° hot |
41106° scorching |
47117° scorching |
42108° scorching |
40104° hot |
3595° hot |
2984° warm |
2781° warm |
| Real (median) |
2272°
mild |
2678°
warm |
3188°
hot |
3391°
hot |
3697°
hot |
3697°
hot |
38100°
hot |
3595°
hot |
3595°
hot |
3290°
hot |
2983°
very warm |
2678°
warm |
| Humidity |
nice 55% |
nice 57% |
nice 43% |
nice 37% |
nice 34% |
nice 42% |
nice 47% |
nice 51% |
nice 47% |
nice 48% |
nice 52% |
nice 59% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 14mm |
| Cloud |
clear 4% |
clear 7% |
clear 4% |
clear 8% |
pockets 14% |
clear 7% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 23% |
clear 9% |
clear 7% |
pockets 27% |
| Air quality |
okay 99 US AQI |
okay 99 US AQI |
okay 99 US AQI |
okay 99 US AQI |
okay 99 US AQI |
okay 99 US AQI |
okay 99 US AQI |
okay 99 US AQI |
okay 99 US AQI |
okay 77 US AQI |
okay 99 US AQI |
okay 99 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,477 people | 1,320 people | 1,286 people | 857 people | 1,440 people | 900 people | 1,029 people | 840 people | 933 people | 1,200 people | 1,533 people | 2,025 people |
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