| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.85/5 (Rank #781)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,155 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 9 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 23°C74°F (feels 23°C73°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 71%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 6%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😷 Unhealthy : 171 US AQI
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 40 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Very bad
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Okay
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$425 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Sprawling: 2k ppl/km² (1 per 22x22m)
|
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Africa |
| 🚩 Country | South Africa |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 21 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 9 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 23°C 74°F + 😊 Comfy (71%) = feels 23°C 73°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👎☠️ 171 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 40 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 100 ZAR in USD | USD 6.18 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | ZAR 1,000 = USD 62 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 12.50% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | The Co-Op |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Café Capellini |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍18% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 780,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $5,105 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ empty: 22x22m (484m²) per person |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 82% 👱♀️ 18% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Takealot |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | GumTree |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | South African Express |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | South African Airways |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Life Hunterscraig Private Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,155 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,723 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,733 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $781 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,850 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,420 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $539 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $74,215 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $87 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $79 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $327 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $14 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $7,151 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $10 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip |
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality usually
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Bad air quality today
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
2373° mild |
2373° mild |
2272° mild |
2170° mild |
1966° mild |
2068° mild |
1763° cool |
1763° cool |
1864° cool |
1966° mild |
1966° mild |
2170° mild |
| Real (median) |
2373°
mild |
2373°
mild |
2272°
mild |
2068°
mild |
1966°
mild |
2067°
mild |
1763°
cool |
1763°
cool |
1864°
cool |
1966°
mild |
1966°
mild |
2170°
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 80% |
nice 77% |
nice 79% |
nice 79% |
nice 73% |
nice 67% |
nice 66% |
damp 73% |
nice 75% |
nice 75% |
nice 76% |
nice 79% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 35mm |
dry 27mm |
dry 44mm |
dry 30mm |
dry 37mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 43mm |
rainy 62mm |
dry 41mm |
dry 35mm |
rainy 59mm |
dry 48mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 52% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 45% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 51% |
| Air quality |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people |
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