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Astana

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Wonderful city, but for Europeans it might be shocking how low the walkability actually is. Everything is spread out far, and the city is beautiful, but the cars are definitely number one priority in the (rather young) Citys Architecture. Yandex taxi or busses will get you around pretty well. In winter you'll spend most of your time in cafes and work from there. I have to disagree with the suggested "best coffee" place. Visit "Kul'tura Diktuyet" in syganak street ten and ask Radmir for a cappuccino. You won't need to find any other coffee place after that. Great, fast, stable wifi, funny staff and you can work in peace as well.

3 years ago

✅ Affordable to live

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to make friends

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Great hospitals

✅ 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

❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here

❌ 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

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May

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feels (median)

-21°C / -6°F freezing

-11°C / 12°F freezing

-10°C / 14°F freezing

6°C / 43°F cold

23°C / 73°F mild

21°C / 70°F mild

24°C / 75°F warm

27°C / 81°F warm

11°C / 52°F cool

4°C / 39°F cold

-8°C / 18°F freezing

-11°C / 12°F freezing

Real (median)

-15°C / 5°F
freezing

-8°C / 19°F
freezing

-5°C / 23°F
freezing

8°C / 46°F
cold

23°C / 73°F
mild

21°C / 70°F
mild

24°C / 74°F
warm

27°C / 80°F
warm

12°C / 54°F
cool

6°C / 43°F
very cold

-4°C / 25°F
freezing

-7°C / 20°F
freezing

Humidity

nice
58%

nice
68%

damp
76%

nice
59%

nice
45%

nice
52%

nice
48%

nice
57%

nice
66%

nice
69%

Most common

☀️ Clear

Rain

dry
12mm

dry
21mm

dry
25mm

dry
11mm

dry
37mm

dry
43mm

rainy
55mm

dry
14mm

dry
27mm

dry
32mm

dry
26mm

Cloud

pockets
42%

cloudy
50%

pockets
46%

pockets
33%

pockets
23%

pockets
43%

pockets
42%

pockets
27%

pockets
36%

pockets
40%

cloudy
50%

cloudy
52%

Air quality

okay
89 US AQI

okay
87 US AQI

okay
76 US AQI

okay
88 US AQI

clean
48 US AQI

okay
51 US AQI

okay
62 US AQI

okay
53 US AQI

okay
65 US AQI

okay
61 US AQI

okay
63 US AQI

okay
84 US AQI

Sun

safe
1 UVI

safe
2 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

safe
2 UVI

safe
1 UVI

Remote workers

320 people

200 people

300 people

267 people

360 people

240 people

367 people

371 people

900 people

400 people

300 people

250 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

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

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✈️5h

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👍 Liked good

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👍 Liked mediocre

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✈️6h

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👍 Liked mediocre

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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	2.8/5 (Rank #143) 75 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍1 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $1,392 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 18 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Bad
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Freezing : -9°C15°F (feels -14°C7°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	💦 Damp: 88%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Great: 3 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Good: 65 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
👩 Safe for women	Okay
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Bad
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Great
💰 Income level*	Very low: $642 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
🚶 Walkability	Okay
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Good
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Bad
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Great
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Okay
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Okay
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Asia
🚩 Country	Kazakhstan
🗓️ Average trip length	8 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	18 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌨 -9°C 15°F + 💦 Damp (88%) = feels -14°C 7°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 3 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👎😷 65 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Yandex Taxi
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 1,000 KZT in USD	USD 1.91
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	KZT 100,000 = USD 191
💻 Best coworking space	http://multispace.kz/
☕️ Best coffee place	http://www.eagilik.com/
☕️ Best alt. coffee place	http://hotel diplomat & business center
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place	http://www.diplomathotel.kz/
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	👍12% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	810,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$7,705 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 46% 👱‍♀️ 54%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 87% 👱‍♀️ 13%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
🏠 Apartment listings	http://www.travelmob.com
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Air Astana
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Air Astana
🏥 Best hospital	http://capital hostel astana

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$1,392 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$899 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$1,558 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$445 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$879 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$1,389 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$343 / month
🏠 Median home price	$114,231
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$41 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$46 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$63 / month
🍛 Dinner	$5
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$1
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$1