3.17/5
174 reviews
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Basel

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✅ Very safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ 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

✅ Very safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)

❌ Extremely expensive

❌ Not much to do

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Very damp now

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Very difficult to make friends

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ High alcohol consumption

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feels (median)

236°
cold

134°
cold

846°
cold

948°
cold

1457°
cool

2068°
mild

2170°
mild

1966°
mild

1457°
cool

1254°
cool

541°
cold

439°
cold

Real (median)

236°
very cold

134°
very cold

846°
cold

948°
cold

1456°
cool

2068°
mild

2169°
mild

1966°
mild

1457°
cool

1254°
cool

541°
very cold

438°
very cold

Humidity

damp
81%

damp
77%

nice
70%

nice
69%

damp
75%

nice
75%

nice
79%

nice
77%

damp
75%

damp
76%

damp
82%

damp
83%

Most common

Rain

rainy
86mm

rainy
58mm

rainy
78mm

rainy
59mm

rainy
145mm

rainy
131mm

rainy
127mm

rainy
73mm

dry
43mm

rainy
66mm

rainy
114mm

Cloud

pockets
47%

pockets
38%

pockets
29%

pockets
26%

pockets
41%

pockets
38%

pockets
36%

pockets
30%

pockets
32%

pockets
39%

pockets
45%

Air quality

clean
2 US AQI

clean
3 US AQI

clean
2 US AQI

clean
1 US AQI

clean
2 US AQI

clean
3 US AQI

clean
2 US AQI

Sun

safe
1 UVI

safe
2 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

safe
1 UVI

Remote workers

1,473 people

1,450 people

1,636 people

1,500 people

1,360 people

1,909 people

1,745 people

2,100 people

1,850 people

1,500 people

1,260 people

1,800 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Bern

Switzerland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety great

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🌥 Feels 12° 54° 12° 54° AQI 29

🚕2h

$7,054 / mo

41 Mbps

Zurich

Switzerland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety great

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🌫 Feels 9° 48° 10° 51° AQI 6

🚕2h

$7,469 / mo

32 Mbps

Interlaken

Switzerland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 53°

🚕3h

$7,027 / mo

29 Mbps

Strasbourg

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌫 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° AQI 44

🚕4h

$4,066 / mo

24 Mbps

St. Gallen

Switzerland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 9° 48° 9° 49°

✈️11min

$6,440 / mo

35 Mbps

Lausanne

Switzerland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 53° AQI 16

✈️11min

$6,755 / mo

32 Mbps

Karlsruhe

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety great

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🌫 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55°

✈️14min

$3,397 / mo

28 Mbps

Stuttgart

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌫 Feels 12° 54° 13° 56° AQI 38

✈️14min

$3,731 / mo

28 Mbps

Geneva

Switzerland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 13° 55° 13° 55° AQI 52 😷

✈️15min

$6,828 / mo

32 Mbps

Chamonix

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 10° 50° 11° 51° AQI 51 😷

✈️15min

$6,221 / mo

28 Mbps

Dijon

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌫 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57° AQI 40

✈️16min

$3,566 / mo

38 Mbps

Lugano

Switzerland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety great

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🌥 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°

✈️16min

$7,441 / mo

32 Mbps

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 53 😷

✈️2h

$3,940 / mo

38 Mbps

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 7° 45° 8° 47° AQI 57 😷

✈️55min

$4,141 / mo

28 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌫 Feels 15° 59° 15° 58° AQI 86 😷

✈️1h

$4,517 / mo

35 Mbps

San Juan

Puerto Rico

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 30° 86° 27° 80° AQI 46

✈️10h

$4,440 / mo

15 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 60° AQI 46

✈️57min

$5,796 / mo

23 Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 42° 108° 32° 90° 🥵 AQI 76 😷

✈️12h

$1,644 / mo

24 Mbps

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 13° 55° 14° 58° AQI 58 😷

✈️45min

$6,497 / mo

21 Mbps

San Francisco, CA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety bad

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 17° 63°

✈️12h

$5,664 / mo

84 Mbps

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 28° 82° 28° 83° AQI 160 😷

✈️6h

$3,626 / mo

10 Mbps

Ericeira

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety great

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🌤 Feels 18° 64° 17° 63°

✈️2h

$3,644 / mo

88 Mbps

Venice

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌫 Feels 13° 55° 12° 54°

✈️35min

$4,778 / mo

18 Mbps

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌫 Feels 17° 63° 17° 63° AQI 54 😷

✈️33min

$5,504 / mo

30 Mbps

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌫 Feels 17° 63° 17° 63° AQI 54 😷

✈️33min

$5,504 / mo

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Brussels

Belgium

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 61° AQI 16

✈️35min

$4,324 / mo

🌇 Also went here67 people

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 13° 55° 14° 58° AQI 58 😷

✈️45min

$6,497 / mo

🌇 Also went here92 people

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌫 Feels 8° 46° 9° 49° AQI 96 😷

✈️46min

$3,621 / mo

🌇 Also went here74 people

Vienna

Austria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 10° 50° 11° 52° AQI 34

✈️53min

$3,656 / mo

🌇 Also went here70 people

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 7° 45° 8° 47° AQI 57 😷

✈️55min

$4,141 / mo

🌇 Also went here86 people

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 60° AQI 46

✈️57min

$5,796 / mo

🌇 Also went here99 people

Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 60°

✈️59min

$5,333 / mo

🌇 Also went here79 people

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌫 Feels 15° 59° 15° 58° AQI 86 😷

✈️1h

$4,517 / mo

🌇 Also went here96 people

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 8° 46° 9° 49° AQI 37

✈️1h

$2,770 / mo

🌇 Also went here70 people

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 18° 64° 17° 62°

✈️2h

$4,467 / mo

🌇 Also went here73 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 53 😷

✈️2h

$3,940 / mo

🌇 Also went here90 people

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌤 Feels -4° 25° -1° 30°

✈️8h

$7,083 / mo

🌇 Also went here63 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 42° 108° 32° 90° 🥵 AQI 76 😷

✈️12h

$1,644 / mo

🌇 Also went here83 people

Singapore

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety great

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 37° 99° 30° 86° 🥵

✈️14h

$4,448 / mo

🌇 Also went here66 people

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

🎒 Nomad Score™	3.17/5 (Rank #389) 174 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍3 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	😳 Extremely expensive: $7,216 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 31 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 A bit cold: 15°C59°F (feels 15°C59°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	💦 Damp: 74%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	🥵 Very low: 10%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Good: 41 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 1 US AQI
👌 Safety	Great
👩 Safe for women	Great
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Good
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Okay
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very high: $6,634 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Great
🍸 Nightlife	Bad
📶 Free WiFi in city	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Okay
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Switzerland
🗓️ Average trip length	9 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	31 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌥 15°C 59°F + 💦 Damp (74%) = feels 15°C 59°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 41 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 1 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	CHF 100 = USD 129
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners)
💻 Best coworking space	Coworking Basel
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	9% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	170,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$79,609 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 86% 👱‍♀️ 14%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Digitec
🏠 Apartment listings	HomeGate
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Easyjet
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Swiss

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$7,216 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$4,711 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$8,950 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$2,557 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$3,362 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$5,815 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,812 / month
🏠 Median home price	$1,550,155
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$157 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$191 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$426 / month
🍛 Dinner	$32
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$5
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$8
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$6
👩‍🏫 International school	$30,766 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$22 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$17 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$4,328
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$14,553
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$65,337