| ⭐️ Total score |
2.99/5 (Rank #25)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍2 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
😝 Cheap: $595 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 21 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Great |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 26°C79°F (feels 29°C84°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 87%
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| 👌 Safety |
Good
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| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Okay |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Okay
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Good
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$326 / mo
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| 🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | Sri Lanka |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 21 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 21 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 26°C 79°F + 😊 Comfy (87%) = feels 29°C 84°F
|
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 1,000 LKR in USD | USD 3.25 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | LKR 100,000 = USD 325 |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | River Post |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 7% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 73,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $3,910 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 79% 👱♀️ 21% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Sri Lankan Airlines |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Sri Lankan Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Health Aid |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $595 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $357 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $233 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $67 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $591 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,119 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $320 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $146,449 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $28 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $37 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $12 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $1 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $0 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $0 |
✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 22°C / 72°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild |
| Real (median) |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
very warm |
27°C / 81°F
very warm |
27°C / 81°F
very warm |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
26°C / 80°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
| Humidity |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain |
rainy 105mm |
rainy 90mm |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 194mm |
rainy 237mm |
rainy 199mm |
rainy 172mm |
rainy 172mm |
rainy 208mm |
rainy 262mm |
rainy 305mm |
rainy 208mm |
| Cloud |
clear 0% |
clear 0% |
clear 0% |
clear 0% |
clear 0% |
clear 0% |
clear 0% |
clear 0% |
clear 0% |
clear 0% |
clear 0% |
clear 0% |
| Remote workers | 686 people | 743 people | 680 people | 400 people | 300 people | 200 people | 400 people | 300 people | 467 people | 680 people | 400 people | 500 people |
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