3.05/5
167 reviews
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San Sebastian

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cool

Cool city if you want to practice surfing and eat some basque food.
The weather is cool (maybe a little rainy), warm and not too hot.
The only downside is the housing price :/

7 years ago

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to make friends

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Good hospitals

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Very safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)

❌ Very expensive

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ High alcohol consumption

Jan

Feb

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feels (median)

846°
cold

1355°
cool

1152°
cool

1559°
cool

1966°
mild

2170°
mild

1763°
cool

948°
cold

1050°
cold

Real (median)

948°
cold

1456°
cool

1152°
cool

1253°
cool

1559°
cool

1864°
cool

1965°
mild

2067°
mild

2068°
mild

1661°
cool

1050°
cold

1152°
cool

Humidity

damp
85%

damp
79%

damp
80%

damp
73%

damp
80%

nice
85%

nice
82%

nice
84%

damp
80%

damp
85%

damp
80%

Most common

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

Rain

rainy
165mm

rainy
127mm

rainy
62mm

rainy
71mm

rainy
70mm

rainy
109mm

dry
49mm

dry
33mm

rainy
100mm

rainy
83mm

rainy
174mm

rainy
142mm

Cloud

cloudy
55%

cloudy
52%

pockets
40%

pockets
47%

cloudy
50%

pockets
48%

pockets
47%

pockets
41%

pockets
47%

pockets
38%

cloudy
54%

pockets
49%

Air quality

clean
36 US AQI

clean
48 US AQI

clean
38 US AQI

clean
31 US AQI

clean
30 US AQI

clean
36 US AQI

clean
37 US AQI

clean
35 US AQI

clean
42 US AQI

clean
34 US AQI

clean
29 US AQI

clean
37 US AQI

Sun

safe
1 UVI

safe
2 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

safe
2 UVI

safe
1 UVI

Remote workers

900 people

675 people

1,100 people

1,350 people

1,467 people

1,550 people

1,400 people

1,600 people

1,260 people

943 people

900 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.

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Biarritz

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58°

🚕1h

$4,628 / mo

37 Mbps

Pamplona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 58°

🚕2h

$4,929 / mo

34 Mbps

Bilbao

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 58° AQI 91 😷

🚕3h

$5,596 / mo

34 Mbps

Bordeaux

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌫 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° AQI 112 😷

✈️16min

$3,635 / mo

24 Mbps

Toulouse

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌤 Feels 14° 57° 15° 58° AQI 38

✈️22min

$3,621 / mo

24 Mbps

Andorra la Vella

Andorra

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 11° 52° 11° 51°

✈️24min

$4,056 / mo

129 Mbps

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 62°

✈️28min

$4,471 / mo

34 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌫 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58° AQI 70 😷

✈️32min

$4,521 / mo

34 Mbps

Nantes

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 11° 52° 12° 53° AQI 55 😷

✈️35min

$3,552 / mo

24 Mbps

Valencia

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 66°

✈️36min

$3,759 / mo

34 Mbps

Montpellier

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌫 Feels 11° 52° 12° 54° AQI 60 😷

✈️37min

$3,532 / mo

24 Mbps

A Coruna

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 56°

✈️42min

$3,519 / mo

30 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌫 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58° AQI 70 😷

✈️32min

$4,521 / mo

34 Mbps

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 1° 34° 3° 38°

✈️8h

$7,083 / mo

29 Mbps

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58° AQI 46

✈️1h

$3,944 / mo

38 Mbps

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 60° AQI 63 😷

✈️2h

$4,145 / mo

28 Mbps

Valencia

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 66°

✈️36min

$3,759 / mo

34 Mbps

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 62°

✈️28min

$4,471 / mo

34 Mbps

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 13° 55° 14° 57° AQI 66 😷

✈️56min

$5,510 / mo

30 Mbps

Copenhagen

Denmark

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 6° 43° 8° 46° AQI 54 😷

✈️2h

$5,389 / mo

46 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 11° 52° 12° 54° AQI 63 😷

✈️1h

$5,774 / mo

23 Mbps

San Francisco, CA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety bad

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🌫 Feels 20° 68° 19° 65°

✈️12h

$5,664 / mo

84 Mbps

Tokyo

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety great

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🌤 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57° AQI 25

✈️14h

$3,372 / mo

28 Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 43° 109° 32° 89° 🥵 AQI 85 😷

✈️13h

$1,643 / mo

24 Mbps

Bilbao

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 58° AQI 91 😷

🚕3h

$5,596 / mo

🌇 Also went here54 people

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 62°

✈️28min

$4,471 / mo

🌇 Also went here90 people

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌫 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58° AQI 70 😷

✈️32min

$4,521 / mo

🌇 Also went here112 people

Porto

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 12° 54° 12° 53° AQI 44

✈️48min

$3,049 / mo

🌇 Also went here58 people

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 13° 55° 14° 57° AQI 66 😷

✈️56min

$5,510 / mo

🌇 Also went here93 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58° AQI 46

✈️1h

$3,944 / mo

🌇 Also went here97 people

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 11° 52° 12° 54° AQI 63 😷

✈️1h

$5,774 / mo

🌇 Also went here93 people

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 10° 50° 11° 52° AQI 30

✈️2h

$6,504 / mo

🌇 Also went here85 people

Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 58°

✈️2h

$5,339 / mo

🌇 Also went here61 people

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌫 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° AQI 130 😷

✈️2h

$3,621 / mo

🌇 Also went here62 people

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 60° AQI 63 😷

✈️2h

$4,145 / mo

🌇 Also went here80 people

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 9° 48° 9° 48° AQI 62 😷

✈️2h

$2,779 / mo

🌇 Also went here60 people

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 1° 34° 3° 38°

✈️8h

$7,083 / mo

🌇 Also went here73 people

Chiang Mai

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 36° 97° 31° 88° 🥵 AQI 23

✈️13h

$1,303 / mo

🌇 Also went here55 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 43° 109° 32° 89° 🥵 AQI 85 😷

✈️13h

$1,643 / mo

🌇 Also went here82 people

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Members who have been here

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. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital 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.

🎒 Nomad Score™	3.05/5 (Rank #503) 167 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍4 liked it 👎1 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	🧐 Pricey: $3,613 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 33 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Good
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Too cold: 14°C56°F (feels 13°C55°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 66%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	😥 Medium: 41%
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 37 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
👩 Safe for women	Good
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Okay
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	High: $2,225 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Bad
🏥 Hospitals	Good
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Great
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Spain
🗓️ Average trip length	3 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	33 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌤 14°C 56°F + 😊 Comfy (66%) = feels 13°C 55°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 38 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 118
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
☕️ Best coffee place	Nespresso Boutique
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	7% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	190,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$26,695 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 80% 👱‍♀️ 20%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Casa Mundo
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Iberia

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$3,613 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$2,374 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$3,647 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,042 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$2,066 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$4,153 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$762 / month
🏠 Median home price	$684,414
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$97 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$136 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$156 / month
🍛 Dinner	$14
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$2
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$4
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$2
👩‍🏫 International school	$3,995 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$5 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$5 / trip