2.13/5
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Leuven

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Born and raised in Leuven here. It's a university city; between sept and dec, and feb and may, you will find lots of drunk students in the centre at nigh.t The city gets quiet in january and june due to exams. It's dead in the summer. Lots of nice old medieval buildings to see but not much else to do besides drinking beer.

3 years ago

✅ Very safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Great hospitals

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ People can speak basic English

✅ Safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)

❌ Extremely expensive

❌ Not much to do

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Very damp now

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

❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here

❌ Very difficult to make friends

❌ People smoking tobacco a lot

❌ High alcohol consumption

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Mar

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feels (median)

2°C / 36°F cold

7°C / 45°F cold

9°C / 48°F cold

12°C / 54°F cool

22°C / 72°F mild

21°C / 70°F mild

20°C / 68°F mild

13°C / 55°F cool

8°C / 46°F cold

4°C / 39°F cold

Real (median)

4°C / 39°F
very cold

9°C / 48°F
cold

8°C / 46°F
cold

10°C / 50°F
cold

13°C / 55°F
cool

22°C / 72°F
mild

20°C / 68°F
mild

19°C / 66°F
mild

14°C / 57°F
cool

9°C / 48°F
cold

6°C / 43°F
very cold

Humidity

damp
85%

damp
78%

damp
74%

nice
68%

damp
75%

nice
81%

nice
86%

nice
84%

nice
80%

damp
81%

damp
85%

damp
87%

Most common

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

Rain

rainy
68mm

dry
44mm

rainy
56mm

dry
36mm

rainy
72mm

rainy
78mm

rainy
70mm

dry
28mm

rainy
74mm

dry
34mm

rainy
76mm

Cloud

cloudy
54%

pockets
41%

pockets
43%

pockets
37%

pockets
49%

cloudy
51%

pockets
43%

cloudy
51%

pockets
47%

cloudy
54%

Air quality

clean
46 US AQI

okay
56 US AQI

clean
43 US AQI

clean
40 US AQI

clean
45 US AQI

clean
37 US AQI

clean
31 US AQI

clean
34 US AQI

clean
38 US AQI

clean
46 US AQI

clean
40 US AQI

Sun

safe
1 UVI

safe
2 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

safe
2 UVI

safe
1 UVI

Remote workers

250 people

267 people

200 people

240 people

200 people

225 people

200 people

267 people

250 people

200 people

240 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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Brussels

Belgium

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🚕41min

$4,345 / mo

42 Mbps

Antwerp

Belgium

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 4° 39° 6° 43° AQI 58 😷

🚕1h

$4,606 / mo

45 Mbps

Ghent

Belgium

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 2° 36° 5° 42° AQI 66 😷

🚕2h

$4,497 / mo

45 Mbps

Breda

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 4° 39° 6° 43° AQI 58 😷

🚕3h

$4,813 / mo

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Tilburg

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

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🌦 Feels 5° 41° 7° 44° AQI 58 😷

🚕3h

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44 Mbps

Eindhoven

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety great

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🌦 Feels 5° 41° 7° 45° AQI 43

🚕3h

$4,787 / mo

51 Mbps

Aachen

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 3° 37° 6° 43°

🚕3h

$3,480 / mo

35 Mbps

Bruges

Belgium

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 2° 36° 5° 42° AQI 53 😷

🚕4h

$5,766 / mo

43 Mbps

Lille

France

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 2° 36° 5° 42° AQI 53 😷

🚕4h

$3,661 / mo

32 Mbps

Rotterdam

Netherlands

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 4° 39° 6° 43° AQI 46

🚕4h

$4,822 / mo

41 Mbps

The Hague

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety great

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🌦 Feels 4° 39° 6° 43° AQI 53 😷

✈️11min

$4,542 / mo

35 Mbps

Nijmegen

Netherlands

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 5° 41° 7° 45° AQI 34

✈️11min

$5,357 / mo

39 Mbps

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 2° 36° 4° 39° AQI 70 😷

✈️50min

$4,106 / mo

35 Mbps

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 30

✈️2h

$3,833 / mo

72 Mbps

Oslo

Norway

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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✈️1h

$5,254 / mo

41 Mbps

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 5° 41° 7° 45° AQI 51 😷

✈️22min

$5,544 / mo

32 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 8° 46° 9° 49° AQI 63 😷

✈️1h

$4,475 / mo

40 Mbps

Bordeaux

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 7° 45° 9° 49° AQI 25

✈️1h

$3,625 / mo

27 Mbps

Kraków

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels -2° 28° 0° 32° AQI 101 😷

✈️1h

$2,832 / mo

36 Mbps

Birmingham

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 4° 39° 6° 42°

✈️39min

$4,056 / mo

26 Mbps

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 1° 34° 3° 38°

✈️8h

$7,081 / mo

34 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 6° 43° 7° 44° AQI 50

✈️27min

$5,807 / mo

25 Mbps

Ericeira

Portugal

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety great

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🌦 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66°

✈️2h

$3,617 / mo

122 Mbps

Brussels

Belgium

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 4° 39° 6° 43° AQI 30

🚕41min

$4,345 / mo

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Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 5° 41° 7° 44° AQI 52 😷

✈️13min

$5,887 / mo

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Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 5° 41° 7° 45° AQI 51 😷

✈️22min

$5,544 / mo

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London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 6° 43° 7° 44° AQI 50

✈️27min

$5,807 / mo

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Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 2° 36° 4° 39° AQI 70 😷

✈️50min

$4,106 / mo

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Prague

Czechia

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 1° 34° 3° 37° AQI 91 😷

✈️56min

$3,565 / mo

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Barcelona

Spain

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 8° 46° 9° 49° AQI 63 😷

✈️1h

$4,475 / mo

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Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 7° 45° 7° 45° AQI 76 😷

✈️1h

$2,931 / mo

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Madrid

Spain

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 7° 45° 9° 48° AQI 25

✈️2h

$4,409 / mo

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Porto

Portugal

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 12° 54° 12° 54° AQI 36

✈️2h

$2,979 / mo

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Lisbon

Portugal

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📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 30

✈️2h

$3,833 / mo

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Athens

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🌦 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58° AQI 65 😷

✈️3h

$3,171 / mo

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New York City, NY

United States

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 1° 34° 3° 38°

✈️8h

$7,081 / mo

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Bangkok

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

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🌦 Feels 37° 99° 32° 89° 🥵 AQI 78 😷

✈️12h

$1,602 / mo

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Tokyo

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety great

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☀️ Feels 8° 46° 9° 48° AQI 20

✈️13h

$3,318 / mo

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200 remote workers in Leuven now, of which 1+ 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.

⭐️ Total score	2.13/5 (Rank #867) 41 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍1 liked it 👎1 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	🧐 Very expensive: $4,538 / mo
📡 Internet	🚀 Super fast: 59 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Too cold: 7°C45°F (feels 5°C41°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	💦 Damp: 83%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	🥵 Very low: 6%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Good: 45 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 38 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
👩 Safe for women	Okay
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🤝 Lack of racism*	Okay
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Very bad
💰 Income level*	Very high: $3,433 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Good
🚶 Walkability	Bad
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Good
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Okay
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Okay
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Belgium
🗓️ Average trip length	6 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	59 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌦 7°C 45°F + 💦 Damp (83%) = feels 5°C 41°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 45 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 39 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Taxi.eu
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 117
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
☕️ Best coffee place	Coffee College
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place	Startit BE
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	👍11% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	98,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$41,199 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 91% 👱‍♀️ 9%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Coolblue
🏠 Apartment listings	Airbnb
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Lufthansa
🏥 Best hospital	Hospital Gasthuisberg Leuven

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$4,538 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$2,300 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$4,634 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,324 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$4,684 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$2,828 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$953 / month
🏠 Median home price	$467,203
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$219 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$93 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$231 / month
🍛 Dinner	$14
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$2
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$5
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$4
👩‍🏫 International school	$12,218 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$30 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$11 / trip