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Rishikesh

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ashram

day

nice

work

bhajans

satsang

I love Rishikesh, and it's a very pleasant place to live as a digital nomad. Prices are very cheap and it is lovely to have an ashram to go to every day. The flow of life is easy because I take with myself the backpack with the computer to a cafe by Ganga and have some nice healthy breakfast, at 08:00 am, and work to about 10:30. Then i go to Sachcha Dham Ashram join a Bhajans and listen to Satsang from my Guru there. Then i go out with my friends to a nice place to spend the day. Other days i work after that to about 5 Pm, and walk to Parmarth Niketan Ashram for som Bhajans and Satsang, and maybe a session of Yoga to, before i go to an restturant and have an evening meal before going home.

Now that i am older an have traveled on and off for over twenty years, i have found my home in Rishikesh, and i am suppriced that there is not more Digital Nomads there than it is, but i am pretty shure that that will change in the future :)

5 years ago

✅ Affordable to live

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Warm now

✅ Warm in the spring

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ Good air quality today

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to do business

✅ Democratic

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse

❌ Freedom of speech is weak

❌ Pretty slow internet

❌ Not much to do

❌ Bad air quality year round

❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here

❌ Difficult to make friends

❌ Quality of education is low

❌ Hospitals are bad

❌ Roads can be dangerous

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Not safe for women

❌ Not family friendly

❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Feels

61 16°
cool

72 22°
mild

75 24°
warm

81 27°
warm

84 29°
warm

82 28°
warm

88 31°
hot

86 30°
warm

82 28°
warm

73 23°
mild

63 17°
cool

Real

61 16°
cool

71 22°
mild

79 26°
warm

86 30°
very warm

85 30°
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86 30°
very warm

84 29°
very warm

85 30°
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83 29°
very warm

73 23°
mild

63 17°
cool

Humidity

nice
30%

too dry
26%

too dry
17%

too dry
13%

too dry
28%

nice
32%

nice
43%

nice
47%

nice
45%

nice
36%

nice
32%

too dry
27%

Most common

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☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

Rain

dry
12mm

dry
16mm

dry
5mm

dry
28mm

dry
36mm

rainy
131mm

rainy
354mm

rainy
315mm

rainy
190mm

dry
7mm

dry
0mm

dry
7mm

Cloud

pockets
15%

pockets
10%

clear
9%

pockets
14%

pockets
33%

pockets
25%

cloudy
54%

pockets
50%

pockets
39%

pockets
11%

clear
7%

pockets
18%

Air quality

clean
47 US AQI

bad
179 US AQI

bad
179* US AQI

clean
46 US AQI

Sun

seek shade
5 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

avoid sun
10 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

avoid sun
10 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

Remote workers

467 people

267 people

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350 people

200 people

0 people

600 people

360 people

320 people

267 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Not all nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70°

✈️11min

$1,152 / mo

10 Mbps

Moradabad

India

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 73°

✈️12min

$860 / mo

10 Mbps

Chandigarh

India

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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✈️12min

$1,275 / mo

10 Mbps

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India

⭐️ OverallAll

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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✈️15min

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10 Mbps

Delhi

India

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 215 😷

✈️15min

$1,167 / mo

10 Mbps

Gurgaon

India

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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✈️17min

$1,169 / mo

10 Mbps

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India

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️18min

$682 / mo

8 Mbps

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India

⭐️ OverallAll

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°

✈️19min

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10 Mbps

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India

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked great

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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10 Mbps

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°

✈️29min

$900 / mo

10 Mbps

Delhi

India

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 215 😷

✈️15min

$1,167 / mo

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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👮 Safety good

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✈️3h

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

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👮 Safety good

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✈️4h

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Malaysia

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 54 😷

✈️5h

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety great

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✈️6h

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️6h

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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Indonesia

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👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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✈️8h

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Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 13° 55° 13° 55°

✈️8h

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Paris

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 8° 46° 9° 48° AQI 79 😷

✈️9h

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United Kingdom

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 7° 45° 8° 46° AQI 53 😷

✈️9h

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Barcelona

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👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 13° 55° 13° 56° AQI 82 😷

✈️9h

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Lisbon

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👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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✈️10h

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Not all nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	2.61/5 (Rank #294) 61 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍1 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $1,099 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 9Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Bad
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Perfect: 21°C69°F (feels 21°C70°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 59%
💨 Air quality (annual)	😷 Unhealthy : 179 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
🤮 Food safety*	Good
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🤝 Lack of racism*	Bad
🎓 Education level*	Low
⚡️ Power grid	Very bad
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very low: $142 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
🚶 Walkability	Bad
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Okay
🧳 Lost luggage*	Bad
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Bad
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Okay
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Okay
👩 Female friendly	Bad
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Bad
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Asia
🚩 Country	India
🗓️ Average trip length	14 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	9 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 21°C 69°F + 😊 Comfy (59%) = feels 21°C 70°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👎☠️ 179 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Ola
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 100 INR in USD	USD 1.14
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	INR 10,000 = USD 114
💸 Tipping	Yes, 7%
💳 Cashless	💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners)
☕️ Best coffee place	Caffe Bene
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	👍12% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	100,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$1,706 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 76% 👱‍♀️ 24%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Airbnb
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Lion
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Garuda

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$1,099 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$624 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$971 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$277 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$773 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$1,283 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$367 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$36 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$42 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$110 / month
🍛 Dinner	$2
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$0
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$3
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$1
👩‍🏫 International school	$1,139 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$1 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$1 / trip