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| ⭐️ Total score | 22 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👩 Safe for women | |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 😤 People density | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Africa |
| 🚩 Country | South Africa |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 21 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 10 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 22°C 72°F + 😊 Comfy (82%) = feels 22°C 72°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 52 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 40 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 100 ZAR in USD | USD 6.00 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | ZAR 10,000 = USD 600 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 12.50% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | The Co-Op |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Café Capellini |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 780,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $5,105 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ empty: 22x22m (484m²) per person |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 81% 👱♀️ 19% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Takealot |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | GumTree |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | South African Express |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | South African Airways |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Life Hunterscraig Private Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,919 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,529 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,651 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $758 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,795 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,779 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $523 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $71,997 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $84 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $58 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $317 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $14 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $6,937 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $9 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip |
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks 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)
❌ Expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 23°C / 73°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 17°C / 63°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 19°C / 66°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild |
| Real (median) |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 81% |
nice 76% |
nice 79% |
nice 82% |
nice 72% |
nice 65% |
nice 62% |
damp 72% |
nice 75% |
nice 74% |
nice 75% |
nice 81% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 35mm |
dry 27mm |
dry 44mm |
dry 30mm |
dry 37mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 43mm |
rainy 62mm |
dry 41mm |
dry 35mm |
rainy 59mm |
dry 48mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 34% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 43% |
| Air quality |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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