⭐️ Total score |
2.77/5 (Rank #266)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍3 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,065 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 9Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 21°C71°F (feels 21°C70°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 91%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 58 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Good: 51 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Bad
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🤮 Food safety* |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Very bad
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid |
Okay
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
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💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$425 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Low density: 4k ppl/km² (1 per 17x17m)
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🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
🏥 Hospitals |
Bad |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Africa |
🚩 Country | South Africa |
🗓️ Average trip length | 29 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 9 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 21°C 71°F + 😊 Comfy (91%) = feels 21°C 70°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 58 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 51 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 100 ZAR in USD | USD 5.59 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | ZAR 10,000 = USD 559 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 12.50% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Umhlanga Ridge |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍13% of visitors return |
📸 Visitors per year | 830,000 visitors |
📸 Tourists now | 15,907 tourists |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 600,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $5,105 / year |
😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ not busy: 17x17m (289m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 79% 👱♀️ 21% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Takealot |
🏠 Apartment listings | GumTree |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Kulula |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,065 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,226 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,863 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $532 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $887 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,022 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $287 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $42 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $66 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $224 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $8 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
👩🏫 International school | $2,933 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $9 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip |
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Not safe at all
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are not that great
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
79
26° warm |
81
27° warm |
79
26° warm |
75
24° warm |
72
22° mild |
72
22° mild |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
73
23° mild |
77
25° warm |
Real |
79
26°
warm |
80
27°
warm |
79
26°
warm |
75
24°
warm |
72
22°
mild |
71
22°
mild |
69
21°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
73
23°
mild |
77
25°
warm |
Humidity |
nice 42% |
nice 40% |
nice 40% |
nice 39% |
nice 35% |
nice 33% |
too dry 28% |
nice 35% |
nice 37% |
nice 38% |
nice 40% |
nice 42% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 102mm |
rainy 93mm |
rainy 105mm |
rainy 89mm |
dry 41mm |
dry 30mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 43mm |
rainy 65mm |
rainy 105mm |
rainy 62mm |
rainy 101mm |
Cloud |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 10% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 36% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 56% |
Air quality |
clean 37 US AQI |
okay 51* US AQI |
okay 51* US AQI |
okay 51* US AQI |
okay 51* US AQI |
okay 82 US AQI |
okay 86 US AQI |
okay 61 US AQI |
okay 51 US AQI |
okay 51 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
Sun |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
Remote workers | 286 people | 200 people | 275 people | 260 people | 300 people | 200 people | 300 people | 280 people | 200 people | 200 people | 300 people | 275 people |
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