⭐️ Total score |
2.25/5 (Rank #596)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍2 liked it 👎2 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,786 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 23Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 4°C40°F (feels 2°C36°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 85%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 30 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,354 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Low density: 4k ppl/km² (1 per 16x16m)
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🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | United Kingdom |
🗓️ Average trip length | 12 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 23 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 4°C 40°F + 💦 Damp (85%) = feels 2°C 36°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | GBP 100 = USD 129 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Urban Coffee |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,100,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $40,249 / year |
😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ not busy: 16x16m (256m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 84% 👱♀️ 16% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Ambiguous |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ryanair |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | British Airways |
🏥 Best hospital | Queen Elizabeth Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,786 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,390 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,809 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,374 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,851 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,401 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,016 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $87 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $79 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $283 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $18 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $19,192 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $18 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $6,986 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $24,341 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $91,526 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ 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
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Very expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
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Feels |
36
2° cold |
43
6° cold |
46
8° cold |
46
8° cold |
54
12° cool |
66
19° mild |
70
21° mild |
64
18° cool |
66
19° mild |
57
14° cool |
48
9° cold |
43
6° cold |
Real |
39
4°
very cold |
46
8°
cold |
48
9°
cold |
48
9°
cold |
54
12°
cool |
65
19°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
64
18°
cool |
65
19°
mild |
58
15°
cool |
50
10°
cold |
45
7°
cold |
Humidity |
nice 42% |
nice 40% |
nice 38% |
nice 33% |
nice 41% |
nice 40% |
nice 39% |
nice 39% |
nice 39% |
nice 42% |
nice 41% |
nice 43% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 60mm |
rainy 59mm |
dry 36mm |
dry 28mm |
rainy 67mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 75mm |
dry 46mm |
rainy 57mm |
rainy 76mm |
dry 19mm |
rainy 75mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 50% |
pockets 37% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 54% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 54% |
Air quality |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
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