3.69/5
141 reviews
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Weligama

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hangten

I had a good time here. The internet at my stay was terrible for gaming. Most restaurants had awful food, but a few were decent: Hangten, Nomad Café, and Rise. Hangten is a great place for breakfast; beautiful rooftop view.

There aren’t many cars, so renting a bike for daily commutes was awesome. Outpost is a solid spot to work, though it gets really busy during "hot seasons." I went in Sep and it was pretty quiet.

I stayed for two weeks and wouldn't recommend staying longer. There aren't many tourist spots, though there are some nice neighboring cities for weekend trips.

1 year ago

✅ 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 here all year round

✅ 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

❌ Very sweaty and humid 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)

2272°
mild

2373°
mild

2272°
mild

Real (median)

2679°
warm

2780°
warm

2781°
very warm

2780°
warm

2680°
warm

2679°
warm

Humidity

too dry
0%

Most common

Rain

rainy
105mm

rainy
90mm

rainy
109mm

rainy
194mm

rainy
237mm

rainy
199mm

rainy
172mm

rainy
208mm

rainy
262mm

rainy
305mm

rainy
208mm

Cloud

clear
0%

Remote workers

2,100 people

2,325 people

1,800 people

1,200 people

900 people

600 people

1,200 people

800 people

1,400 people

1,800 people

1,300 people

1,700 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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Bangkok

Thailand

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Canggu, Bali

Indonesia

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🌧 Feels 35° 95° 29° 84° 🥵 AQI 177 😷

✈️6h

$1,884 / mo

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Tokyo

Japan

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

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🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57° AQI 50

✈️9h

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Chiang Mai

Thailand

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✈️3h

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Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

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🌧 Feels 44° 111° 32° 89° 🥵

✈️3h

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Tbilisi

Georgia

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✈️7h

$2,150 / mo

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Amsterdam

Netherlands

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

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✈️11h

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Dubai

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

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🌥 Feels 32° 90° 32° 89° 🥵 AQI 142 😷

✈️5h

$3,891 / mo

11 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

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👍 Liked mediocre

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✈️11h

$4,628 / mo

34 Mbps

Moscow

Russia

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 7° 45° 7° 44°

✈️9h

$2,365 / mo

14 Mbps

Osaka

Japan

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✈️9h

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Singapore

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👍 Liked mediocre

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✈️4h

$4,500 / mo

147 Mbps

Colombo

Sri Lanka

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

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🌥 Feels 35° 95° 30° 87° 🥵 AQI 50

✈️10min

$1,285 / mo

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Phuket

Thailand

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Bangkok

Thailand

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 39° 102° 31° 89° 🥵 AQI 76 😷

✈️3h

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Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️3h

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Chiang Mai

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 37° 99° 31° 87° 🥵 AQI 65 😷

✈️3h

$1,240 / mo

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Singapore

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety great

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🌧 Feels 37° 99° 30° 86° 🥵

✈️4h

$4,500 / mo

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Ho Chi Minh City

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 37° 99° 31° 88° 🥵 AQI 74 😷

✈️4h

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Dubai

United Arab Emirates

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 32° 90° 32° 89° 🥵 AQI 142 😷

✈️5h

$3,891 / mo

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Canggu, Bali

Indonesia

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

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🌧 Feels 35° 95° 29° 84° 🥵 AQI 177 😷

✈️6h

$1,884 / mo

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Istanbul

Turkey

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌤 Feels 11° 52° 12° 53° AQI 77 😷

✈️9h

$1,652 / mo

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Tokyo

Japan

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety great

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🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57° AQI 50

✈️9h

$3,246 / mo

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Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 8° 46° 9° 47° AQI 52 😷

✈️10h

$2,611 / mo

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Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61° AQI 30

✈️11h

$4,628 / mo

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London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 13° 55° 14° 56° AQI 46

✈️12h

$5,664 / mo

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Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 30

✈️13h

$3,943 / mo

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3,000 remote workers in Weligama now, of which 4+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

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™	3.69/5 (Rank #29) 141 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍2 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	4% is nomad here
💵 Cost	😝 Cheap: $652 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 21 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Great
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥵 Hot: 29°C85°F (feels 35°C95°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	🥵 Sweaty: 82%
👌 Safety	Good
👩 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
🙊 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)	🌩 29°C 85°F + 🥵 Sweaty (82%) = feels 35°C 95°F
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Pickme
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 1,000 LKR in USD	USD 3.22
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	LKR 100,000 = USD 322
💳 Cashless	💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners)
☕️ Best coffee place	River Post
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	6% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	73,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$3,910 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 80% 👱‍♀️ 20%
⛪️ 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	$652 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$392 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$231 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$66 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$657 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$1,261 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$360 / month
🏠 Median home price	$144,681
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$31 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$41 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$12 / month
🍛 Dinner	$1
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$0
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$0
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$0