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Odessa

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Odessa is a lively and charming city, especially in the summer months when tourists flock in. The old town offers unique architecture with Italian, French and Soviet influences, and walking through the narrow pedestrian streets is a highlight. The cost of living is quite affordable—meals, coffee, and even SIM cards with unlimited data are cheap by international standards. There’s also a variety of cozy specialty cafes with good internet, making it a decent spot for remote work. Nightlife is highly rated, with quality bars and clubs offering a great vibe during summer.

People are generally friendly, though English is not widely spoken, so basic Russian can be helpful. While the city is largely safe, certain scams targeting tourists—especially in bars and restaurants—are not uncommon. Staying alert, sticking to top-rated venues, and avoiding wandering alone at night while intoxicated is wise. Accommodation can become scarce and prices spike during peak tourist season. Overall, Odessa is a great summer destination offering value and atmosphere, so long as you take basic precautions to stay safe and avoid trouble.

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57 years ago

It is a really nice city, as a resort, it has really cool vibe going on and the overall impression that it is a lively city, especially in the summer. The old town is really beautiful, the nightlife is also great. Can't remember the last time I had such a good nightlife experience, the bars and clubs are at a high level. Overall everyday people are friendly and nice to talk, however, about 50 percent don't speak English. I was lucky that I know some Russian, in some places which are highly rated even staff couldn't understand a word in English. The place is worth a visit, but have a precaution at all times, as scams are happening, especially at restaurants and bars for the foreigners. While I visited the strategy was to go to the places which only have really high ratings in trip advisor, so by doing that I avoided places that might scam, and the experience overall was good. If the place from the foreigns is not rated highly enough, just better be safe and plan in advance where to go. I tried working there also, so managed to get some cozy cafes in town with decent internet.

5 years ago

It's a nice city on the whole. In summertime you get a lot of tourists from Ukraine, and also other countries. The cost of living is reasonable, a standard meal in a decent restaurant will cost you about 200uah. Internet is fast and good quality, currently you can get a 4g data sim with unlimited data from Kievstar for 100uah for a month. Accommodation can be hard to come by and expensive during the summer months. It's largely safe, but Odessa is historically a criminal city, but most of that crime is not at street level. There have been increasing numbers of reports of foreigners having their drink drugged by "ladies of the night". Common sense prevails and you should not walk around quiet areas of the city at ngiht whilst inebriated.

6 years ago

Charming old town, with a italian/french architecture, the rest is Soviet style + it has a multiethnic diverse community inside it. Cheap cafes + restaurants/pubs and so on. The narrow streets + the main pedestrian side are a beauty in disguise so you people should take the chance in seeing it.

7 years ago

There are more than 5 nice specialty cafes with wifi and good vibe where Aeropress coffee is less than US$2. Decent hostels, and milder weather than in Kiev.

7 years ago

✅ Fast internet

✅ Very affordable

✅ Friendly people

✅ Great nightlife

✅ Charming old town

✅ Affordable to live

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to make friends

✅ Easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Roads are pretty safe

✅ Freedom of speech

❌ Scams targeting foreigners

❌ Limited English spoken

❌ Accommodation expensive in summer

❌ Safety concerns at night

❌ Not very democratic

❌ Not much to do

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Very damp now

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Hospitals are bad

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Not safe for women

❌ Not family friendly

❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Humidity

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Air quality

okay
55 US AQI

clean
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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™	0.57/5 (Rank #1378) 119 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍11 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Bad
👶 Family score	Bad
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $1,259 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 47 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Bad
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Too cold: 3°C38°F (feels 1°C34°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	💦 Damp: 80%
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 17 US AQI
👌 Safety	🧨 Conflict / political instability*
👩 Safe for women	Bad
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Bad
🤮 Food safety*	Good
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	🧨 Conflict / political instability*
🤝 Lack of racism*	Bad
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very low: $175 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Okay
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Bad
📶 Free WiFi in city	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Okay
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Ukraine
🗓️ Average trip length	8 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	47 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌦 3°C 38°F + 💦 Damp (80%) = feels 1°C 34°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 17 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 100 UAH in USD	USD 2.31
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	UAH 10,000 = USD 231
💸 Tipping	Yes, 10%
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
💻 Best coworking space	Impact Hub Odessa
💻 Best alt. coworking space	Coworking Odessa
☕️ Best coffee place	People Café
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	👍12% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	990,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$2,099 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 43% 👱‍♀️ 57%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 87% 👱‍♀️ 13%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Rozetka
🏠 Apartment listings	OLX
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Ukraine International
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Ukraine International
🏥 Best hospital	Clinica Medeya

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$1,259 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$693 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$955 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$273 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$703 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$1,301 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$188 / month
🏠 Median home price	$50,856
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$33 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$43 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$201 / month
🍛 Dinner	$4
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$1
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$1
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$2,500
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$5,000
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$12,500