⭐️ Total score |
2.3/5 (Rank #543)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍1 liked it 👎1 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,298 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 9Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Nice: 18°C64°F (feels 19°C66°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 71%
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👌 Safety |
Okay
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
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💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$504 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Latin America |
🚩 Country | Peru |
🗓️ Average trip length | 6 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 9 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 18°C 64°F + 😊 Comfy (71%) = feels 19°C 66°F
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🔌 Power | 230V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10 PEN in USD | USD 2.72 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | PEN 1,000 = USD 272 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 10% |
💻 Best coworking space | GoodGame |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 👎3% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 780,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $6,049 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 78% 👱♀️ 22% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Avianca |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Iberia |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,298 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $623 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,453 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $415 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,096 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $798 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $224 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $51 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $26 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $180 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $2.99 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0.41 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2.17 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2.17 |
👩🏫 International school | $3,007 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $23 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5.70 / trip |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
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Feels |
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15° cool |
59
15° cool |
59
15° cool |
61
16° cool |
63
17° cool |
61
16° cool |
64
18° cool |
64
18° cool |
66
19° mild |
68
20° mild |
64
18° cool |
63
17° cool |
Real |
59
15°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
64
18°
cool |
66
19°
mild |
63
17°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
Humidity |
nice 36% |
too dry 29% |
nice 35% |
too dry 21% |
too dry 16% |
too dry 11% |
too dry 10% |
too dry 12% |
too dry 14% |
too dry 13% |
too dry 16% |
too dry 25% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 82mm |
dry 25mm |
rainy 87mm |
dry 21mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 29mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 54% |
pockets 45% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 24% |
clear 8% |
pockets 10% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 40% |
cloudy 51% |
Sun |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 12 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
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