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| ⭐️ Overall Score | 211 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Africa |
| 🚩 Country | Ethiopia |
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 1 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 25°C 77°F + 😊 Comfy (51%) = feels 25°C 77°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 72 US AQI 🍃 good |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 😐 79 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | RebTel |
| 💸 100 ETB in USD | USD 2.02 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | ETB 10,000 = USD 202 |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Tomoca Coffee |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 2,700,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per Capita | $687 / year |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Africa World Airlines |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Ethiopian Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Bethzatha |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | €853 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | €320 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | €429 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | €123 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | €88 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | €22 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | €1,358 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | €64 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (320 listings) | €709 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | €23 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | €1 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | €0 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | €1 |
| ☕️ Coffee | €0 |
Simple question. I’m going to Addis in March for ~2 months. Then maybe on to India.
Does anyone have some recommendations for places to stay and work around the city? I’d like to not have to worry too much about Internet (i.e. at least a few reliable hours per day, doesn’t need to be super fast).
Thanks!
Ugh. Thanks discouraging news. I’m going to be there for a while to be near my sister, so I’ll just have to deal with it.
Are there any better or worse neighborhoods to visit?
I went to Addis last year. I wouldn’t advise spending any length of time there unless it’s absolutely necessary. The city isn’t safe, you have to be careful everywhere you go. The poverty is very obvious with children begging everywhere. I found a few cafes with very slow internet, but wouldn’t be comfortable putting a nice laptop on show for all but one.
My husband and I are also thinking about Addis in April and look forward to seeing what people think. We’ve looked at iceaddis which I think is the only coworking space in the city.
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality today
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Dangerous
❌ Unusably slow internet
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not that great
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very democratic
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
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| Humidity | nice 35% | nice 47% | nice 44% | nice 64% | nice 46% | nice 78% | nice 86% | nice 91% | nice 89% | nice 62% | nice 59% | nice 64% |
| Rain | dry 0mm | dry 6mm | dry 23mm | rainy 90mm | dry 37mm | rainy 229mm | rainy 145mm | rainy 138mm | rainy 153mm | dry 26mm | dry 22mm | dry 11mm |
| Cloud | pockets 29% | pockets 42% | pockets 43% | cloudy 72% | cloudy 61% | cloudy 76% | cloudy 73% | cloudy 80% | cloudy 67% | pockets 39% | pockets 49% | cloudy 50% |
| Air quality | okay 68 US AQI | okay 59 US AQI | okay 65 US AQI | okay 65 US AQI | okay 68 US AQI | bad 108 US AQI | bad 102 US AQI | okay 82 US AQI | okay 79 US AQI | okay 59 US AQI | okay 59 US AQI | okay 63 US AQI |
| Sun | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI |
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⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 8° 46° 9° 48°AQI 19✈️8h€3,531 / mo🌇 Also went here15 peopleChiang Mai used to be N.1 for the digital nomad life. It is still great and you can find really cheap apartments (300-400$) and restaurants (2-3$ for a main). Wouldn't recommend staying there during the burning season. The best area is Nimman, but it's also the most expensive. You can stay in the old city that's very nice but that gets noisy during the weekend for the night markets. Last but not least, very safe city. All in all would go back in a heartbeat.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 43° 109° 33° 91°🥵AQI 93😷✈️9h€924 / mo🌇 Also went here11 peopleDon't believe the prices on here for an apartment. 686 usd/month refers to an apartment in a high class condo, right in the city centre and seconds away from the BTS(train station). Just remember this, people working at supermarkets make 2 usd/per hour. If you want to live like a local, then you can save a lot of money. If you don't mind a 5-10 minute walk from the BTS, then you can easily get a one bedroom apartment for 300 USD per month, in a high class condo, plus with free golf cart ser
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 49° 120° 34° 93°🥵AQI 56✈️9h€1,194 / mo🌇 Also went here14 peopleSeoul is an amazing experience. Even though it's a massive city, it's thoroughly Korean rather than cosmopolitan and overflowing with authentic local culture. It's extremely clean, modern and futuristic with neon lights and flashing screens everywhere. The modern architecture in this city is impressive and beautiful. It wouldn't take much to convince yourself that you've travelled 100 years into the future. The food is amazing and you have to try Korean barbecue at least once if you visit this
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 16° 61° 15° 59°AQI 38✈️12h€1,978 / mo🌇 Also went here10 peopleI've lived in New York City - Brooklyn - for over 20 years. For visiting tourists, the best neighborhood to stay in is NOT Bushwick. Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Ft. Green or Brooklyn Heights is preferable. Plenty of good transportation in those areas - subway, buses or Uber. Easy access to beaches in Long Island and New Jersey. There's plenty to do in NYC. Great restaurants, Broadway plays (!), and in the summer you frequently can catch a free concert.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 3✈️15h€4,072 / mo🌇 Also went here18 peopleIf you stay in Roma or Polanco you'll be fine. Mexico City was a little too chaotic for my taste, but also had some really beautiful and cool neighborhoods and a must visit if you find yourself in the middle of Mexico. Uber runs here so that makes it easy to get around. It can be as cheap or expensive as you want it to be, a decent hostel will run you $15 - $20/night. I cook many of my meals and prefer to splurge at nice restaurants a few nights a week vs eating at cheap places for every meal
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 107😷✈️19h€1,249 / mo🌇 Also went here11 peopleI've been living in SF since 2014 and I have to say Cost of Living is misrepresented. It's a lot more expensive now (2020) than posted. 1-bdr in center is $3,500-$4,000 + $200-$300 for parking + $100-$200 for utilities. Almost impossible to find month-to-month rent, so this is for 1-year lease. Coffee for two + a pastry is easily $20. Dinner for two never less than $50, unless it's fast food (+20% tips are expected) and if you want actually something good it's at least $100 for two. Airbnb is $1
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 12° 54° 13° 56°AQI 37✈️19h€4,679 / mo🌇 Also went here11 people
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