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| ๐ถ Family score | |
| ๐ Community score | |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score | |
| ๐ต Cost | |
| ๐ก Internet | |
| ๐ Fun | |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) | |
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) | |
| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC | |
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual) | |
| ๐ Safety | |
| ๐ฉ Safe for women | |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* | |
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* | |
| ๐ค Lack of racism* | |
| ๐ Education level* | |
| โก๏ธ Power grid | |
| ๐ Resilience to climate change | |
| ๐ฐ Income level* | |
| ๐ English speaking* | |
| ๐ถ Walkability | |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* | |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* | |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* | |
| ๐ Happiness* | |
| ๐ธ Nightlife | |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city | |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from | |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating | |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners | |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* | |
| ๐ Startup Score |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | Indonesia |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) | 12 Mbps |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฅ 31ยฐC 87ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (86%) = feels 41ยฐC 106ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐โ ๏ธ 175 US AQI = ๐ฌ ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐ 35 US AQI |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
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| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| ๐ธ 100,000 IDR in USD | USD 5.53 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | IDR 10,000,000 = USD 553 |
| ๐ธ Tipping | Yes, 7.50% |
| ๐ณ Cashless | ๐ต No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Caffe Bene |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐ฆท Fluoride added | ๐ซ No fluoride added |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 1,200,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $5,060 / year |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Religious |
| ๐ป Online electronics shop | Tokopedia |
| ๐ Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | Lion |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Garuda |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $942 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $754 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,464 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $418 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $266 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $1,386 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $304 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $28,779 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $12 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $45 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $111 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $1 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $1 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $2,767 / year |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Very cheap to live
โ Fast internet
โ Warm now
โ Warm all year round
โ Good air quality usually
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to make friends
โ Easy to do business
โ Democratic
โ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
โ Freedom of speech is weak
โ Not very safe
โ Not much to do
โ Very sweaty and humid now
โ Bad air quality today
โ Quality of education is low
โ Hospitals are bad
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 Many people smoke tobacco
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
3493ยฐ hot |
39102ยฐ hot |
3799ยฐ hot |
40104ยฐ hot |
41106ยฐ scorching |
43109ยฐ scorching |
42108ยฐ scorching |
40104ยฐ hot |
40104ยฐ hot |
44111ยฐ scorching |
40104ยฐ hot |
3799ยฐ hot |
| Real (median) |
2882°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
3188°
hot |
3188°
hot |
3086°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
3188°
hot |
3086°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 92% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 91% |
sweaty 91% |
sweaty 93% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 90% |
sweaty 89% |
sweaty 90% |
sweaty 91% |
sweaty 94% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 243mm |
rainy 120mm |
rainy 246mm |
rainy 279mm |
rainy 216mm |
rainy 144mm |
rainy 160mm |
rainy 178mm |
rainy 256mm |
rainy 293mm |
rainy 318mm |
rainy 321mm |
| Cloud |
overcast 92% |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 85% |
cloudy 89% |
cloudy 87% |
cloudy 82% |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 86% |
cloudy 87% |
overcast 90% |
overcast 93% |
overcast 94% |
| Air quality |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 35* US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
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avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people |
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