⭐️ Total score |
2.24/5 (Rank #623)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,913 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 35Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 5°C41°F (feels 5°C41°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 58%
|
💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 72 US AQI
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
😐 Moderate: 78 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
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* |
High:
$2,315 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | South Korea |
🗓️ Average trip length | 5 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 35 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 5°C 41°F + 😊 Comfy (58%) = feels 5°C 41°F
|
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 72 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 79 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
🔌 Power | 230V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Kakao T |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 10,000 KRW in USD | USD 6.98 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | KRW 100,000 = USD 70 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Bene |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,500,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $27,785 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 56% 👱♀️ 44% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 83% 👱♀️ 17% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Ambiguous |
💻 Online electronics shop | Gmarket |
🏠 Apartment listings | Stayes |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jeju Air |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Korean Air |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,913 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,217 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $2,645 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $756 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $998 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,789 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $411 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $47 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $59 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $126 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $6 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $15 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality today
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Very safe for women
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ 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 |
36
2° cold |
43
6° cold |
57
14° cool |
64
18° cool |
70
21° mild |
81
27° warm |
88
31° hot |
82
28° warm |
79
26° warm |
64
18° cool |
57
14° cool |
45
7° cold |
Real |
37
3°
very cold |
45
7°
cold |
56
14°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
68
20°
mild |
81
27°
warm |
86
30°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
78
26°
warm |
64
18°
cool |
56
14°
cool |
46
8°
cold |
Humidity |
nice 36% |
nice 31% |
nice 34% |
too dry 26% |
nice 33% |
nice 40% |
nice 44% |
nice 45% |
nice 42% |
nice 37% |
nice 35% |
nice 34% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 36mm |
dry 35mm |
rainy 61mm |
rainy 52mm |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 120mm |
rainy 271mm |
rainy 252mm |
rainy 131mm |
dry 25mm |
dry 48mm |
dry 15mm |
Cloud |
pockets 39% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 38% |
Air quality |
okay 89 US AQI |
okay 94 US AQI |
bad 102 US AQI |
okay 87 US AQI |
okay 87 US AQI |
okay 94 US AQI |
okay 63 US AQI |
okay 70 US AQI |
okay 64 US AQI |
okay 73 US AQI |
okay 98 US AQI |
okay 87 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people |
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