⭐️ Total score |
2.8/5 (Rank #226)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍2 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,124 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 37Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 5°C40°F (feels 2°C36°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 79%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 46 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 40 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Very bad
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,433 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Belgium |
🗓️ Average trip length | 5 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 37 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 5°C 40°F + 💦 Damp (79%) = feels 2°C 36°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 46 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 41 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Watersportbaan - Ekkergem |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Drongen |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Taxi.eu |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 105 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Shambho Open Office |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Likebirds |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 250,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $41,199 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 85% 👱♀️ 15% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Coolblue |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ryan Air |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air France |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,124 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,297 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,527 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,293 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,326 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,849 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $941 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $156 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $93 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $326 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $14 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $20,014 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $45,039 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $120,233 |
✅ 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
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ 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
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People smoking tobacco a lot
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
36
2° cold |
43
6° cold |
45
7° cold |
48
9° cold |
54
12° cool |
72
22° mild |
70
21° mild |
66
19° mild |
70
21° mild |
55
13° cool |
46
8° cold |
39
4° cold |
Real |
39
4°
very cold |
47
9°
cold |
46
8°
cold |
50
10°
cold |
55
13°
cool |
71
22°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
66
19°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
57
14°
cool |
48
9°
cold |
43
6°
very cold |
Humidity |
nice 43% |
nice 40% |
nice 37% |
nice 34% |
nice 38% |
nice 41% |
nice 42% |
nice 40% |
nice 38% |
nice 40% |
nice 42% |
nice 43% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 66mm |
dry 41mm |
rainy 51mm |
dry 31mm |
rainy 76mm |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 70mm |
dry 49mm |
dry 27mm |
rainy 63mm |
dry 43mm |
rainy 83mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 42% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 46% |
cloudy 54% |
Air quality |
clean 49 US AQI |
okay 67 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
okay 57 US AQI |
okay 51 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 320 people | 229 people | 300 people | 333 people | 400 people | 633 people | 350 people | 571 people | 240 people | 429 people | 400 people | 356 people |
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