| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.18/5 (Rank #447)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,481 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🤬 Unusably slow: 1 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 22°C72°F (feels 22°C72°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 73%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 73 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| 💰 Income level* |
Very poor:
$583 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Middle East |
| 🚩 Country | Kurdistan |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 1 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 22°C 72°F + 😊 Comfy (73%) = feels 22°C 72°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 73 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Pasha's Coffee |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 900,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $7,000 / year |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Kurdigo |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Iraqi Airways |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Iraqi Airways |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Teaching Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,481 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,570 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,770 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $506 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $854 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,060 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,160 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $65,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $40 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $133 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $397 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $5 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0.48 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $2,926 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $8 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Unusably slow internet
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Extremely hot in the summer
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
1050° cold |
1355° cool |
1661° cool |
2475° warm |
3086° warm |
3391° hot |
3697° hot |
3595° hot |
2984° warm |
2577° warm |
1864° cool |
1355° cool |
| Real (median) |
1050°
cold |
1356°
cool |
1660°
cool |
2476°
warm |
3187°
hot |
3595°
hot |
38100°
hot |
3799°
hot |
3188°
hot |
2577°
warm |
1864°
cool |
1355°
cool |
| Humidity |
nice 59% |
nice 62% |
nice 57% |
nice 46% |
nice 33% |
too dry 18% |
too dry 17% |
too dry 18% |
too dry 22% |
nice 30% |
nice 52% |
nice 61% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 74mm |
rainy 81mm |
rainy 51mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 8mm |
rainy 108mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 46% |
pockets 29% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 11% |
pockets 10% |
clear 8% |
pockets 10% |
pockets 14% |
cloudy 50% |
cloudy 59% |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
|
|
||||||||||||
If you'd like to filter destinations based on their climate, try Nomads.com's Climate Finder
Current weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Based on Sulaymaniyah's cost of living, here's selected remote jobs that would cover your costs:
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety very bad Tap to open 🌥 Feels 28° 82° 28° 82° 🥵 AQI 58 😷 🚕3h $1,684 / mo 3 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 27° 81° 26° 78° 🥵 AQI 62 😷 ✈️10min $2,929 / mo 3 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety very bad Tap to open 🌥 Feels 28° 82° 26° 79° 🥵 AQI 63 😷 ✈️18min $1,776 / mo 7 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 67 😷 ✈️21min $3,524 / mo 3 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety very bad Tap to open 🌥 Feels 32° 90° 31° 87° 🥵 AQI 71 😷 ✈️21min $2,342 / mo 7 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😝 Cheap 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety bad Tap to open 🌥 Feels 20° 68° 20° 69° ✈️23min $647 / mo 2 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😝 Cheap 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety bad Tap to open 🌥 Feels 29° 84° 29° 85° 🥵 ✈️41min $529 / mo 11 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 55 😷 ✈️41min $3,214 / mo 11 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😝 Cheap 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety very bad Tap to open 🌥 Feels 27° 81° 28° 83° 🥵 ✈️45min $719 / mo 11 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😝 Cheap 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety very bad Tap to open ☀️ Feels 41° 106° 40° 104° 🥵 ✈️46min $567 / mo 8 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety very bad Tap to open ☀️ Feels 40° 104° 39° 102° 🥵 AQI 108 😷 ✈️48min $2,563 / mo 7 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😝 Cheap 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety bad Tap to open ☀️ Feels 26° 79° 28° 83° ✈️53min $13 / mo 2 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 48 ✈️2h $2,819 / mo 16 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 67° AQI 62 😷 ✈️2h $3,420 / mo 12 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 19° 66° 18° 65° AQI 40 ✈️55min $2,409 / mo 16 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 59 😷 ✈️2h $3,189 / mo 12 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 55 😷 ✈️41min $3,214 / mo 11 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 16° 61° 15° 60° AQI 23 ✈️3h $3,470 / mo 73 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 40 ✈️5h $5,009 / mo 43 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety good Tap to open ☀️ Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° AQI 17 ✈️4h $5,828 / mo 31 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 33° 91° 28° 82° Some AC 🥵 AQI 37 ✈️8h $1,496 / mo 25 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety bad Tap to open 🌥 Feels 36° 97° 30° 85° Some AC 🥵 AQI 53 😷 ✈️8h $1,570 / mo 21 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 33° 91° 27° 81° Has AC AQI 28 ✈️15h $5,129 / mo 102 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 55 😷 ✈️41min $3,214 / mo 🌇 Also went here1 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 19° 66° 18° 65° AQI 40 ✈️55min $2,409 / mo 🌇 Also went here1 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety bad Tap to open ☀️ Feels 18° 64° 17° 63° AQI 61 😷 ✈️2h $3,326 / mo 🌇 Also went here2 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety good Tap to open ☀️ Feels 50° 122° 35° 96° Has AC AQI 96 😷 ✈️2h $3,855 / mo 🌇 Also went here1 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 59 😷 ✈️2h $3,189 / mo 🌇 Also went here1 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 67° AQI 62 😷 ✈️2h $3,420 / mo 🌇 Also went here2 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 48 ✈️2h $2,819 / mo 🌇 Also went here1 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety good Tap to open ☀️ Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° AQI 17 ✈️4h $5,828 / mo 🌇 Also went here1 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 39° 102° 30° 86° Has AC AQI 53 😷 ✈️8h $1,634 / mo 🌇 Also went here1 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety bad Tap to open 🌥 Feels 36° 97° 30° 85° Some AC 🥵 AQI 53 😷 ✈️8h $1,570 / mo 🌇 Also went here1 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 33° 91° 28° 82° Some AC 🥵 AQI 37 ✈️8h $1,496 / mo 🌇 Also went here1 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🤬 Unusably slow 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 34° 93° 29° 84° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 171 😷 ✈️12h $2,402 / mo 🌇 Also went here1 people ×
Can't login? See the FAQ


















By signing up, you agree to our terms of service and community guidelines.
One-time-payment: $19.99
Billed once. Then never again. 7-day money back guarantee
One-time-payment: $1
Billed once. Then never again. 7-day money back guarantee
✅ Just $1 to avoid spammers
Limited free access to city pages, cost of living data and rankings for 1,500+ cities, and we'll email you a 50% off membership code in the next few days.
By continuing, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Already a member? Log in
Nomads.com members
work remotely at









💖 Thanks for signing up! I hope you like my site. I put a lot of effort into making it for years!
📬 First, please go to your email and click the confirm link first to verify your email address
⛔️ Check your spam folder if you can't find it, because we got reports it ends up there sometimes
💌 After you confirm your email we'll send you an email with more info
👩💻 You can start using Nomads.com's member-only features now!
