2.23/5
184 reviews
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Toulouse

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Toulouse may not be the best option for digital nomads looking for a vibrant, solo-friendly experience. The city is mid-sized but lacks a variety of engaging activities beyond dining and drinking. Those looking for a dynamic scene might find themselves bored after a couple of weeks.

Freelancers may struggle to find housing, as renting can be difficult. Co-working options are available (like Harry Cow), but they can get noisy and lack considerate users, which affects productivity. The local scene tends to be closed off, with residents keeping to themselves and not mingling much with newcomers or the nomad community.

There are concerns about urban nuisances: homeless people who can be aggressive, and poor behavior by both drivers and cyclists toward pedestrians. While it's not generally unsafe, caution is needed in some situations. This destination might work better for people arriving with a group, but solo travelers may not find it particularly welcoming or stimulating.

In short, Toulouse may be fine for a short visit or if you have specific reasons to be there (like work at Airbus), but it lacks the community, infrastructure, and vibrancy that digital nomads often seek for longer stays.

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Renting a flat as a freelancer here is incredibly difficult. The city isn't small but there's not enough to do in my opinion apart from drinking and eating. Locals mostly keep to themselves and don't mix much. Not enough nomadlisters. The co-working space here is alright (Harry Cow is €20 per day) but when it gets busy with 4-5 people having meetings and generally not being mindful of others, it's headache inducing. A lot of homeless weirdos with dogs asking for change who will insult you if you don't give them something (just ignore them). Bad behavior from cyclists and motorists towards pedestrians in the city centre. I've not felt unsafe in the city at night but I have to remain situationally aware when crossing paths with the usual weirdos you encounter. If you are already in a group or joining one here, you'll probably have fun. As a solo, I don't recommend staying here more than 2-3 weeks, you'll get bored.

2 years ago

Honestly, was a bit dissapointed about the number of things that you cannot do there or do in the small old part of it. Seems quite juvenile + lots of students and it is the main factory of AIRBUS planes.

5 years ago

Toulouse is a nice, balanced city that you'll enjoy live in for a while. Still, the limited size might bore out people who enjoy the never ending animation of big cities. The city is also a good base to explore the region with the Pyrénées in the south and the Cathar castles / Carcassonne in the east for example.

7 years ago

✅ Friendly people

✅ Good public transport (bus and airport access)

✅ Cultural experience (bars, live music, museums)

✅ Access to nature and seaside areas

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Warm now

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ 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

✅ Very safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

❌ Not much to do

❌ Unfriendly locals

❌ Hard to find housing

❌ Bad behavior from cyclists/motorists

❌ Homeless issues

❌ Not ideal for solo travelers

❌ Very expensive

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Very difficult to make friends

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Feels (median)

6°C / 43°F cold

13°C / 55°F cool

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24°C / 75°F warm

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19°C / 66°F mild

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Real (median)

8°C / 46°F
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14°C / 56°F
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15°C / 59°F
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17°C / 63°F
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24°C / 75°F
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25°C / 77°F
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24°C / 74°F
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10°C / 49°F
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11°C / 51°F
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Humidity

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80%

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72%

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81%

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82%

Most common

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☀️ Clear

Rain

rainy
78mm

rainy
51mm

dry
27mm

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35mm

rainy
76mm

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63mm

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53mm

dry
9mm

rainy
59mm

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28mm

rainy
74mm

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69mm

Cloud

cloudy
53%

pockets
40%

pockets
38%

pockets
40%

cloudy
51%

pockets
49%

pockets
48%

pockets
29%

pockets
44%

pockets
30%

pockets
49%

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47%

Air quality

okay
61 US AQI

okay
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clean
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clean
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clean
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clean
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clean
46 US AQI

okay
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okay
57 US AQI

Sun

safe
1 UVI

safe
2 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

seek shade
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seek shade
3 UVI

safe
2 UVI

safe
1 UVI

Remote workers

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378 people

382 people

425 people

420 people

483 people

600 people

543 people

477 people

511 people

350 people

569 people

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$3,060 / mo

23 Mbps

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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. 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.

⭐️ Total score	2.23/5 (Rank #634) 184 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍3 liked it 👎3 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	🧐 Pricey: $3,653 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 23Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Good
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Perfect: 20°C68°F (feels 20°C68°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 65%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Good: 55 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 47 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🤝 Lack of racism*	Okay
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very high: $3,069 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
😤 People density	🧘‍♀️ Low density: 4k ppl/km² (1 per 16x16m)
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Good
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Good
📶 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	Great
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	France
🗓️ Average trip length	7 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	23 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌥 20°C 68°F + 😊 Comfy (65%) = feels 20°C 68°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 55 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 47 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay	Pibrac
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood	Toulouse
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 114
💸 Tipping	Yes, 5%
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
💻 Best coworking space	Tau
💻 Best alt. coworking space	La Serre
☕️ Best coffee place	Café Den Toulouse
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	👍15% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	440,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$36,826 / year
😤 Population density	🧘‍♀️ not busy: 16x16m (256m²) per person
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 46% 👱‍♀️ 54%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 81% 👱‍♀️ 19%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	SeLoger
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Easy Jet
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Air France
🏥 Best hospital	Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$3,653 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,992 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$4,043 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,155 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$2,166 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$1,695 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$750 / month
🏠 Median home price	$352,373
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$101 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$56 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$382 / month
🍛 Dinner	$17
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$2
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$7
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$2
👩‍🏫 International school	$11,112 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$9 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$6 / trip