| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.52/5 (Rank #96)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍2 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,023 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 21 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Great |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 27°C81°F (feels 32°C90°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 86%
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| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Okay |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Okay
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Good
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$326 / mo
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| 🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | Sri Lanka |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 20 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 21 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 27°C 81°F + 🥵 Sweaty (86%) = feels 32°C 90°F
|
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Weligama |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 1,000 LKR in USD | USD 2.99 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | LKR 100,000 = USD 299 |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | River Post |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 6% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 73,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $3,910 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 81% 👱♀️ 19% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Sri Lankan Airlines |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Sri Lankan Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Health Aid |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,023 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $451 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $215 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $61 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,334 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,519 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $434 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $134,612 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $203 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $50 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $11 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $1 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $0 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $0 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
2984° warm |
2984° warm |
3086° warm |
3188° hot |
3188° hot |
3086° warm |
3086° warm |
3086° warm |
2984° warm |
2984° warm |
2984° warm |
2984° warm |
| Real (median) |
2679°
warm |
2780°
warm |
2781°
very warm |
2781°
very warm |
2781°
very warm |
2780°
warm |
2780°
warm |
2680°
warm |
2679°
warm |
2679°
warm |
2679°
warm |
2679°
warm |
| Humidity |
nice 79% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 84% |
nice 83% |
nice 82% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 105mm |
rainy 90mm |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 194mm |
rainy 237mm |
rainy 199mm |
rainy 172mm |
rainy 172mm |
rainy 208mm |
rainy 262mm |
rainy 305mm |
rainy 208mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 69% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,933 people | 2,400 people | 2,700 people | 1,200 people | 900 people | 600 people | 1,800 people | 800 people | 1,400 people | 1,800 people | 1,300 people | 1,700 people |
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