⭐️ Total score | 2.37/5 (Rank #491) |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Good |
🎒 Community score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Pricey: $3,628 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 98Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥶 Too cold: 14°C57°F (feels 14°C57°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 💦 Damp: 90% |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 25 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
🤮 Food safety* | Great |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Good |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Good |
🎓 Education level* | High |
⚡️ Power grid | Great |
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | Good |
💰 Income level* | Very high: $4,817 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Great |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Hospitals | Great |
😄 Happiness* | Bad |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Bad |
🖥 Places to work from | Good |
❄️ A/C or heating | Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Good |
👩 Female friendly | Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Great |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 29 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 98 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 14°C 57°F + 💦 Damp (90%) = feels 14°C 57°F |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 25 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Ellwanger-Barry |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | North Winton Village |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | CoWorking Rochester |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Smokestack CoWork |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍22% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 210,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) | 👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 90% 👱♀️ 10% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Southwest |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,628 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,125 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,633 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,324 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,541 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,907 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,000 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $119 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $63 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $218 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $17 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $15,000 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $10 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $11 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 28-2° freezing | 21-6° freezing | 362° cold | 468° cold | 5412° cool | 7222° mild | 7222° mild | 7725° warm | 7222° mild | 6418° cool | 415° cold | 362° cold |
Real | 341° very cold | 27-3° freezing | 415° very cold | 489° cold | 5513° cool | 7222° mild | 7122° mild | 7725° warm | 7122° mild | 6418° cool | 457° cold | 405° very cold |
Humidity | nice 36% | nice 34% | too dry 30% | nice 33% | nice 33% | nice 35% | nice 42% | nice 41% | nice 38% | nice 40% | nice 35% | nice 35% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
Rain | rainy 53mm | rainy 69mm | dry 41mm | rainy 91mm | rainy 52mm | rainy 58mm | rainy 93mm | rainy 87mm | rainy 100mm | rainy 133mm | dry 45mm | rainy 54mm |
Cloud | cloudy 53% | cloudy 50% | pockets 31% | pockets 40% | pockets 33% | pockets 32% | pockets 41% | pockets 33% | pockets 28% | pockets 44% | pockets 38% | cloudy 52% |
Air quality | clean 40 US AQI | clean 39 US AQI | clean 35 US AQI | clean 29 US AQI | clean 25 US AQI | clean 24 US AQI | clean 25 US AQI | clean 27 US AQI | clean 24 US AQI | clean 19 US AQI | clean 29 US AQI | clean 37 US AQI |
Sun | safe 1 UVI | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 240 people | 240 people | 267 people | 200 people | 333 people | 200 people | 200 people | 257 people |
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 20✈️33min$3,964 / mo88Mbps×I don't know exactly how Barcelona is still considered safe but it's far from it. It's probably the most dangerous city to live in Madrid and one of the most dangerous in europe, with constant pick-pocketing and even violent crimes to get your wallet and phone in certain areas. If you like a peaceful life, Barcelona is not the place anymore!!
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast👍 Liked bad👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 18° 64° 17° 62°✈️2h$4,640 / mo88Mbps×I wrote the last review and want to give an update. I’ve been in Puerto for about 3 months now, and I feel like that’s more than enough for me. I standby everything I wrote in the previous review with a few additions: - This town is incredibly small and word travels fast. You will see the same people when grocery shopping, when you stop at an Oxxo for petrol, and when you go to the late night bars. Lots of unnecessary immature drama/in-fighting. I try to stay away from these people. I would
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety badTap to open☀️ Feels 32° 90° 29° 84°✈️5h$2,070 / mo16Mbps×Tampa is my “home base” I return to, and I love it! Only drawback - like most other American cities the cost of living is high. Clearwater Beach was rated #1 beach in the US multiple years in a row by TripAdvisor, and for good reason. The sunsets are spectacular, water warm as bath water the majority of the year, and sand so soft and fine it’s like corn starch. Great sports town if you like sports, with pro teams in the NHL. MLB, and NFL that consistently perform well. Skyline is beautiful
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast👍 Liked very bad👮 Safety mediocreTap to open☀️ Feels 34° 93° 29° 84°🥵✈️2h$4,220 / mo87Mbps×Florence is one of the most beautiful city in the world! Here you have the opportunity to taste real genuine, fresh and organic food and experience great wines (such a Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino, Nobile di Montepulciano, Bolgheri Sassicaia, Ornellaia and much more) ! Think that Italy is the only country in the world where each region produce a different kind of wine with different kind of local grapes. It is a real bless for palate. Italians are friendly and locals even more. Almost e
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast👍 Liked very bad👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58°✈️9h$5,343 / mo23Mbps×I loved Medellín. Was there for 5 weeks. Beautiful views of the mountain, warm, trees, coffee, cafe shops and chocolate. The men are very good looking as well. The food is ok but not bad. I got hit on a lot as a foreign woman. The only downside might be the touristy nature of el pablado and the crime and prostitution aspects. Other than that, I am really Look forward to coming back!
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety very badTap to open🌧 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70°AQI 134😷✈️5h$1,464 / mo50Mbps×One of the worst cities in N.America. Insanely expensive, people are awkward and making friends is difficult. Lots of homeless and mentally ill and drug addicts everywhere. Lots of construction. American corpo work culture with zero benefits of American corpo work culture, low salaries. If you want to live in North American city try to go to US instead, NY, Chicago, Miami, all of these are better.
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast👍 Liked very bad👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58°AQI 26✈️43min$6,618 / mo🌇 Also went here7 people×I grew up in Chicago and still return fairly often. I love the character of the different neighborhoods, the variety of architectural styles, and as others have said, the food scene is incredible. It's easy to make friends in the suburbs, perhaps not so much in the city itself. I have never witnessed racial tension here, and have been pleasantly surprised by the interracial friendliness I have observed. There are a wonderful selection of forests and parks just about everywhere, and the museu
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast👍 Liked great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 14° 57° 15° 59°AQI 37✈️1h$4,495 / mo🌇 Also went here9 people×Love it! Don't expect them to speak English, that is NOT their native language. If you're going to go, learn some Spanish and respect their culture. No gentrification in Mexico, please.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast👍 Liked good👮 Safety badTap to open☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°✈️4h$2,025 / mo🌇 Also went here9 people×I spent 4 months working here during summertime. It's one of the best summers I have ever had in my life. The city is just amazing and offers dozens of outdoor activities. There are so many different places such as parks, lakes, hills, mountains, beaches, etc. Also, you can feel the Californication vibe on every step. I lived in Hollywood and I would avoid this place at any cost. It's just too overrated and won't meet your expectations. Hollywood (esp. West Hollywood) is a big pile of dirtiness
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast👍 Liked very bad👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66°AQI 53😷✈️5h$5,032 / mo🌇 Also went here7 people×How did SF get scored #98 on Nomad score? I agree with most of the reviews posted here. I generally work from home, but we recently rented a small conference room for a meeting. It was $250 per hour.. (yes Per Hour... no typos here).
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast👍 Liked bad👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 66°✈️5h$5,956 / mo🌇 Also went here8 people×I don't understand why London has so high safety rating. Your phone could be stolen and your bicycle WILL be stolen here (or a part of it). I live here 8.5 years and I experienced the above multiple times. Police seems only cares about crime against person by whatever reason. Insure everything expensive that you own. I would also add that antisocial behaviour is quite common here and teenagers are heavily involved in crimes as police don't do anything with them because of their age. Basically th
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast👍 Liked bad👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 10° 50° 11° 52°AQI 34✈️8h$5,494 / mo🌇 Also went here11 people×I recently visited Amsterdam for the third time (and the first time since 2018). I personally think it's a little overrated, but a cool place to visit nonetheless. The architecture is beautiful, and there are lots of good places to eat. I don't like the main area of the canals in the city centre; it smells of weed and is often packed. However, the outer edges - such as the Jordaan district - are less busy and more interesting in my opinion. One thing that surprised me is how much trash was o
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 9° 48° 10° 50°AQI 26✈️8h$6,282 / mo🌇 Also went here8 people×I have heard of a friend of a friend that in France it is important to bring sandpaper and to have suitable medical insurance which covers eye reconstruction surgery. “Well worth a visit, would recommend”.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast👍 Liked good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 11° 52° 12° 53°AQI 30✈️8h$5,030 / mo🌇 Also went here6 people×I don't know exactly how Barcelona is still considered safe but it's far from it. It's probably the most dangerous city to live in Madrid and one of the most dangerous in europe, with constant pick-pocketing and even violent crimes to get your wallet and phone in certain areas. If you like a peaceful life, Barcelona is not the place anymore!!
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55°AQI 39✈️8h$4,981 / mo🌇 Also went here7 people×A walking stereotype. Overcrowded, messy, expensive. Literally nothing works. There are more USA people than in Lisbon, which I thought was impossible. Yes, Italians are awesome and food is great.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°✈️9h$5,508 / mo🌇 Also went here6 people×2nd time to Tokyo in 2 years. So much to see and do and great value in the past few years due to a declining yen against the USD & Euro. Wework (not open past 6pm & only iceberg open on weekends), Airalo Esim, and Wise Visa are your friend. Check out my Youtube for some nomad guides (Chicvoyage, @digitalnomadworld). I like Roppongi area. Stay in a hotel
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast👍 Liked great👮 Safety greatTap to open🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73°AQI 80😷✈️14h$2,829 / mo🌇 Also went here6 people×This city is not for everyone, if you like shopping malls and big crowded cities it is for you. It may be cheap but if you want to live in a good location with swimming pool, go to nice rooftops and restaurants, use taxis then it is similar cost to western countries. In many areas there are no sidewalks, big and dangerous traffic all the time, pollution, taxis do not want to go with meter, it can get really hot. Definitely try to live by the metro. Many foreigners, mostly friendly people, cheap
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open☀️ Feels 44° 111° 36° 97°🥵AQI 78😷✈️18h$1,332 / mo🌇 Also went here11 people×Can't login? See the FAQ
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