| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
2.96/5 (Rank #909)
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| ๐ Quality of life score |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Family score |
Bad |
| ๐ Community score |
Okay |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| ๐ต Cost |
๐ Affordable: $2,405 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 7 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Okay |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Hot: 28ยฐC82ยฐF (feels 31ยฐC88ยฐF)
|
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ฅต Sweaty: 75%
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ Moderate: 87 US AQI
|
| ๐ Safety |
Okay
|
| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Bad |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* |
Good
|
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
| ๐ Education level* |
Mediocre |
| โก๏ธ Power grid |
Great
|
| ๐ Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Very poor:
$481 / mo
|
| ๐ English speaking* |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Okay |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals |
Bad |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Bad |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Good |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Great |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Okay |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Bad |
| ๐ Continent | Latin America |
| ๐ฉ Country | El Salvador |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 7 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) | 7 Mbps |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฅ 28ยฐC 82ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (75%) = feels 31ยฐC 88ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 87 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 115V 60Hz |
| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| ๐ธ Tipping | No |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | El Cadejo Cafรฉ |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐ฆท Fluoride added | ๐ซ No fluoride added |
| โป๏ธ Return rate | ๐12% of visitors return |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 1,600,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $5,767 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 42% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 58% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 50% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 50% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 83% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 17% |
| ๐ Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Non-religious |
| ๐ Apartment listings | OLX |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | Avianca El Salvador |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Avianca El Salvador |
| ๐ฅ Best hospital | Hospital de Diagnostico y Emergencias |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $2,405 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $1,827 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for couple | $3,493 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $3,917 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $1,119 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $971 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $2,714 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $899 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $128,000 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $45 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $89 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $200 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $7 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $4,720 / year |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $11 / trip |
โ Warm now
โ Warm all year round
โ Good air quality today
โ Many Nomads.com members have been
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to do business
โ Democratic
โ Not many people smoke tobacco
โ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
โ Not very safe
โ Pretty slow internet
โ Not much to do
โ Very sweaty and humid now
โ Quality of education is low
โ Hospitals are not that great
โ Roads can be dangerous
โ People don't speak English well
โ Not safe for women
โ Not family friendly
โ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
2984ยฐ warm |
2984ยฐ warm |
3086ยฐ warm |
3086ยฐ warm |
2984ยฐ warm |
2882ยฐ warm |
3188ยฐ hot |
2984ยฐ warm |
2882ยฐ warm |
2882ยฐ warm |
3086ยฐ warm |
3086ยฐ warm |
| Real (median) |
2781°
warm |
2781°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2780°
warm |
2578°
warm |
2781°
warm |
2679°
warm |
2678°
warm |
2578°
warm |
2781°
warm |
2781°
warm |
| Humidity |
nice 67% |
nice 64% |
nice 61% |
nice 69% |
sweaty 77% |
nice 85% |
sweaty 79% |
nice 85% |
nice 86% |
nice 85% |
sweaty 73% |
sweaty 70% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 2mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 13mm |
rainy 64mm |
rainy 256mm |
rainy 256mm |
rainy 193mm |
rainy 237mm |
rainy 304mm |
rainy 238mm |
dry 50mm |
dry 4mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 22% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 29% |
cloudy 50% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 69% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 65% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 25% |
| Air quality |
clean 24 US AQI |
okay 87 US AQI |
okay 87 US AQI |
okay 87 US AQI |
okay 87 US AQI |
okay 87 US AQI |
okay 87 US AQI |
okay 87 US AQI |
okay 87 US AQI |
okay 87 US AQI |
okay 87 US AQI |
okay 52 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
| Remote workers | 2,000 people | 1,371 people | 1,650 people | 1,029 people | 1,575 people | 1,067 people | 1,000 people | 1,029 people | 960 people | 1,080 people | 1,500 people | 982 people |
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