| ⭐️ Total score |
2.53/5 (Rank #764)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😝 Cheap: $852 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 15 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 25°C78°F (feels 25°C77°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 86%
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Okay
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Good
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$326 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | Sri Lanka |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 3 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 15 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 25°C 78°F + 😊 Comfy (86%) = feels 25°C 77°F
|
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 1,000 LKR in USD | USD 3.23 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | LKR 100,000 = USD 323 |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Natural Coffee |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 6% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 110,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $3,910 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 79% 👱♀️ 21% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | La Mudi |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Sri Lankan Airlines |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Sri Lankan Airlines |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $852 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $481 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $780 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $223 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $408 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,057 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $302 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $145,490 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $19 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $35 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $166 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $1 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $1 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $743 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $1 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 25°C / 77°F warm | 32°C / 90°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 29°C / 84°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 30°C / 86°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 30°C / 86°F warm |
| Real (median) |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
| Humidity |
nice 93% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 91% |
nice 85% |
nice 87% |
nice 87% |
nice 86% |
nice 92% |
nice 95% |
sweaty 85% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 88mm |
dry 42mm |
rainy 131mm |
rainy 194mm |
rainy 164mm |
rainy 57mm |
rainy 99mm |
rainy 116mm |
rainy 132mm |
rainy 266mm |
rainy 366mm |
rainy 93mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 40% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 58% |
cloudy 60% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 58% |
pockets 41% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
| Remote workers | 325 people | 525 people | 325 people | 300 people | 250 people | 267 people | 350 people | 200 people | 320 people | 267 people | 267 people | 280 people |
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