| ⭐️ Total score |
2.82/5 (Rank #125)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍1 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,362 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 18 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Bad |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 10°C49°F (feels 9°C48°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 44%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 3 US AQI
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Good: 65 US AQI
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| 👌 Safety |
Good
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| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
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| 💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$642 / mo
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| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | Kazakhstan |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 9 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 18 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 10°C 49°F + 😊 Comfy (44%) = feels 9°C 48°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 3 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 65 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 1,000 KZT in USD | USD 1.86 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | KZT 100,000 = USD 186 |
| 💻 Best coworking space | http://multispace.kz/ |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | http://www.eagilik.com/ |
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | http://hotel diplomat & business center |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | http://www.diplomathotel.kz/ |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍12% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 810,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $7,705 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 87% 👱♀️ 13% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | http://www.travelmob.com |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Air Astana |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Astana |
| 🏥 Best hospital | http://capital hostel astana |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,362 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $881 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,521 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $435 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $858 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,367 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $335 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $111,688 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $40 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $45 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $61 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $5 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $1 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Safe for women
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ No democracy
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ People smoking tobacco a lot
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | -21°C / -6°F freezing | -11°C / 12°F freezing | -10°C / 14°F freezing | 6°C / 43°F cold | 23°C / 73°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 27°C / 81°F warm | 11°C / 52°F cool | 4°C / 39°F cold | -8°C / 18°F freezing | -11°C / 12°F freezing |
| Real (median) |
-15°C / 5°F
freezing |
-8°C / 19°F
freezing |
-5°C / 23°F
freezing |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
24°C / 74°F
warm |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
6°C / 43°F
very cold |
-4°C / 25°F
freezing |
-7°C / 20°F
freezing |
| Humidity |
nice 58% |
nice 68% |
damp 76% |
nice 59% |
nice 45% |
nice 52% |
nice 52% |
nice 48% |
nice 57% |
nice 66% |
nice 66% |
nice 69% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 12mm |
dry 21mm |
dry 25mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 37mm |
dry 43mm |
rainy 55mm |
dry 14mm |
dry 27mm |
dry 27mm |
dry 32mm |
dry 26mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 42% |
cloudy 50% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 40% |
cloudy 50% |
cloudy 52% |
| Air quality |
okay 89 US AQI |
okay 87 US AQI |
okay 76 US AQI |
okay 88 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
okay 51 US AQI |
okay 62 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
okay 65 US AQI |
okay 61 US AQI |
okay 63 US AQI |
okay 84 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 320 people | 200 people | 300 people | 267 people | 360 people | 240 people | 367 people | 371 people | 900 people | 375 people | 300 people | 250 people |
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