⭐️ Total score |
2.18/5 (Rank #755)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍2 liked it 👎2 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,436 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 102Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Nice: 18°C65°F (feels 19°C66°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 78%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 41 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 102 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 18°C 65°F + 😊 Comfy (78%) = feels 19°C 66°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 41 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | East Village |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Barrio Logan |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Co-Merge |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍14% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,400,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 78% 👱♀️ 22% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Southwest |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,436 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,831 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $9,039 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $2,583 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,309 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,316 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,240 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $950,000 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $155 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $142 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $480 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $17 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
👩🏫 International school | $16,507 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $34 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ 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)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 15°C / 59°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 20°C / 68°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 18°C / 64°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool |
Real (median) |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
14°C / 57°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
Humidity |
nice 61% |
damp 72% |
nice 69% |
damp 71% |
damp 75% |
nice 79% |
nice 78% |
nice 75% |
nice 76% |
nice 72% |
nice 78% |
damp 75% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
rainy 52mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 42mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 15mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 42mm |
Cloud |
pockets 21% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 35% |
Air quality |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 46 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
Remote workers | 1,256 people | 1,025 people | 1,188 people | 1,025 people | 1,000 people | 1,030 people | 1,000 people | 1,035 people | 1,300 people | 1,259 people | 1,212 people | 1,067 people |
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