⭐️ Total score |
2.09/5 (Rank #960)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍1 liked it 👎1 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,859 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 23Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 14°C58°F (feels 14°C57°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 97%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Great
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,354 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Low density: 4k ppl/km² (1 per 17x17m)
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🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | United Kingdom |
🗓️ Average trip length | 11 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 23 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 14°C 58°F + 💦 Damp (97%) = feels 14°C 57°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 25 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | GBP 100 = USD 135 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Artisan Roast |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 10% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,200,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $40,249 / year |
😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ not busy: 17x17m (289m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 73% 👱♀️ 27% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ryanair |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | British Airways |
🏥 Best hospital | NHS Glasgow |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,859 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,796 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,618 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,319 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,817 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $8,145 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $981 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $284,403 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $179 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $267 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $179 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $20 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $15,405 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $19 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $6,986 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $24,341 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $91,526 |
✅ Friendly people
✅ Very affordable
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ 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
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Grey and rainy weather
❌ Less attractive cityscape
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 2°C / 36°F cold | 5°C / 41°F cold | 8°C / 46°F cold | 9°C / 48°F cold | 11°C / 52°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 19°C / 66°F mild | 18°C / 64°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 12°C / 54°F cool | 8°C / 46°F cold | 3°C / 37°F cold |
Real (median) |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
11°C / 52°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
17°C / 62°F
cool |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
10°C / 49°F
cold |
5°C / 41°F
very cold |
Humidity |
damp 82% |
damp 82% |
damp 80% |
nice 67% |
damp 79% |
damp 76% |
nice 82% |
damp 82% |
damp 87% |
damp 86% |
damp 83% |
damp 83% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 122mm |
rainy 108mm |
rainy 106mm |
dry 24mm |
rainy 85mm |
dry 44mm |
rainy 65mm |
rainy 102mm |
rainy 90mm |
rainy 118mm |
rainy 75mm |
rainy 117mm |
Cloud |
pockets 49% |
pockets 50% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 38% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 50% |
cloudy 56% |
Air quality |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
Remote workers | 386 people | 509 people | 383 people | 618 people | 569 people | 717 people | 646 people | 785 people | 636 people | 860 people | 415 people | 509 people |
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