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Novosibirsk

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✅ Affordable to live

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Safe for women

❌ Freedom of speech is weak

❌ No democracy

❌ Not much to do

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets very cold in the winter

❌ Very damp now

❌ Difficult to make friends

❌ Roads can be dangerous

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Not family friendly

❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+

❌ People smoking tobacco a lot

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feels (median)

-22-8°
freezing

-18-0°
freezing

-719°
freezing

236°
cold

1559°
cool

1864°
cool

2272°
mild

2068°
mild

1152°
cool

337°
cold

-719°
freezing

-147°
freezing

Real (median)

-19-1°
freezing

-147°
freezing

-524°
freezing

337°
very cold

1558°
cool

1864°
cool

2271°
mild

2067°
mild

1152°
cool

540°
very cold

-425°
freezing

-1113°
freezing

Humidity

nice
69%

damp
72%

damp
85%

damp
76%

nice
55%

nice
70%

nice
69%

nice
72%

damp
73%

damp
76%

damp
85%

damp
86%

Most common

Rain

dry
34mm

dry
28mm

dry
31mm

dry
38mm

rainy
57mm

dry
33mm

rainy
60mm

rainy
53mm

dry
47mm

rainy
53mm

Cloud

pockets
38%

pockets
44%

pockets
45%

pockets
32%

pockets
34%

pockets
35%

pockets
28%

pockets
37%

pockets
42%

pockets
44%

pockets
48%

pockets
45%

Remote workers

1,091 people

943 people

1,418 people

1,015 people

867 people

818 people

1,286 people

1,860 people

1,309 people

933 people

1,267 people

1,050 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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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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Astana

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

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$1,692 / mo

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Chelyabinsk

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌫 Feels -19° -2° -14° 6°

✈️2h

$1,621 / mo

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Almaty

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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👍 Liked good

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🌨 Feels -8° 18° -8° 18° AQI 2

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Yekaterinburg

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Bishkek

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✈️2h

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Ufa

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Ulaanbaatar

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Tashkent

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

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🌫 Feels 8° 46° 8° 46° AQI 4

✈️2h

$974 / mo

4 Mbps

Moscow

Russia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 3° 37° 3° 37° AQI 42

✈️4h

$2,506 / mo

14 Mbps

Istanbul

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 5° 41° 7° 45° AQI 68 😷

✈️6h

$1,654 / mo

11 Mbps

Saint Petersburg

Russia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

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🌫 Feels 1° 34° 3° 38° AQI 53 😷

✈️4h

$1,981 / mo

12 Mbps

Tbilisi

Georgia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 2° 36° 4° 39° AQI 56 😷

✈️4h

$2,203 / mo

15 Mbps

Almaty

Kazakhstan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

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🌨 Feels -8° 18° -8° 18° AQI 2

✈️2h

$1,636 / mo

12 Mbps

Tomsk

Russia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels -22° -8° -22° -8°

✈️17min

$2,011 / mo

14 Mbps

Bishkek

Kyrgyzstan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌫 Feels -3° 27° -3° 27° AQI 2

✈️2h

$1,558 / mo

6 Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 43° 109° 33° 91° 🥵 AQI 50

✈️6h

$1,652 / mo

24 Mbps

Antalya

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 14° 57° 14° 57° AQI 25

✈️6h

$1,546 / mo

11 Mbps

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 60° AQI 74 😷

✈️6h

$4,152 / mo

28 Mbps

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 4° 39° 5° 42°

✈️7h

$5,256 / mo

24 Mbps

Belgrade

Serbia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 54° AQI 156 😷

✈️6h

$2,903 / mo

31 Mbps

Moscow

Russia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 3° 37° 3° 37° AQI 42

✈️4h

$2,506 / mo

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Saint Petersburg

Russia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌫 Feels 1° 34° 3° 38° AQI 53 😷

✈️4h

$1,981 / mo

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Tbilisi

Georgia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 2° 36° 4° 39° AQI 56 😷

✈️4h

$2,203 / mo

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Dubai

United Arab Emirates

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 28° 82° 27° 80° AQI 107 😷

✈️5h

$3,626 / mo

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Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 5° 41° 7° 45° AQI 68 😷

✈️6h

$1,654 / mo

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Antalya

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 14° 57° 14° 57° AQI 25

✈️6h

$1,546 / mo

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Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 60° AQI 74 😷

✈️6h

$4,152 / mo

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Belgrade

Serbia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 54° AQI 156 😷

✈️6h

$2,903 / mo

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Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 43° 109° 33° 91° 🥵 AQI 50

✈️6h

$1,652 / mo

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Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 7° 45° 9° 48° AQI 62 😷

✈️6h

$6,514 / mo

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Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 8° 46° 10° 51° AQI 28

✈️7h

$5,518 / mo

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Phuket

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 43° 109° 32° 89° 🥵

✈️7h

$1,760 / mo

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Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌫 Feels 13° 55° 13° 56° AQI 82 😷

✈️8h

$4,528 / mo

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Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 43° 109° 33° 91° 🥵

✈️8h

$1,644 / mo

🌇 Also went here23 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58° AQI 36

✈️9h

$3,950 / mo

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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™	0.56/5 (Rank #1346) 61 reviews
👍 Quality of life score	Bad
👶 Family score	Bad
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $1,597 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 12 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Bad
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Freezing : -23°C-10°F (feels -23°C-9°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	💦 Damp: 73%
👌 Safety	🧨 Conflict / political instability*
👩 Safe for women	Okay
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Bad
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	🧨 Conflict / political instability*
🤝 Lack of racism*	Bad
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Great
💰 Income level*	Very low: $721 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Okay
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Bad
😄 Happiness*	Okay
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Okay
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Okay
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Asia
🚩 Country	Russia
🗓️ Average trip length	29 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	12 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌥 -23°C -10°F + 💦 Damp (73%) = feels -23°C -9°F
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Yandex Taxi
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 100 RUB in USD	USD 1.30
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	RUB 10,000 = USD 130
💸 Tipping	Yes, 12.50%
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
☕️ Best coffee place	Kofemolka
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	👍10% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	1,500,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$8,655 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 42% 👱‍♀️ 58%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 90% 👱‍♀️ 10%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Ozon
🏠 Apartment listings	Avito
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Ural Airlines
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Aeroflot
🏥 Best hospital	Novosibirskaya Gorodskaya Bolnitsa

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$1,597 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$832 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$1,957 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$559 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$905 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$477 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$338 / month
🏠 Median home price	$86,919
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$42 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$16 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$181 / month
🍛 Dinner	$8
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$2
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$2
👩‍🏫 International school	$5,838 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$4 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$1 / trip