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| ⭐️ Total score | 207 reviews |
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| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
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| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | Brunei |
| ⏱ Average trip time | 3 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 5 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 30°C 85°F + 🥵 Sweaty (87%) = feels 39°C 102°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 10 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 19 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | B-Mobile (Progresif) |
| 💸 10 BND in USD | USD 7.43 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | BND 100 = USD 74 |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Truesynergy |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 259,000 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 4,964 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 27,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $26,939 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Royal Brunei Airline |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Royal Brunei Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | JPMC |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,209 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $779 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,585 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $453 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $372 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $111 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $874 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $41 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (84 listings) | $1,174 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $39 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $3 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0.50 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Very safe
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
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| Real | 8831° hot | 8831° hot | 8831° hot | 9032° hot | 9133° hot | 9032° hot | 8831° hot | 9032° hot | 9032° hot | 8831° hot | 8731° hot | 8630° very warm |
| Humidity | sweaty 75% | sweaty 76% | sweaty 73% | sweaty 74% | sweaty 71% | sweaty 75% | sweaty 75% | sweaty 73% | sweaty 71% | sweaty 76% | sweaty 76% | sweaty 79% |
| Rain | rainy 91mm | dry 38mm | rainy 58mm | rainy 97mm | rainy 70mm | rainy 155mm | rainy 128mm | rainy 71mm | rainy 82mm | rainy 156mm | rainy 97mm | rainy 148mm |
| Cloud | cloudy 88% | cloudy 61% | cloudy 67% | cloudy 85% | cloudy 72% | cloudy 90% | cloudy 81% | cloudy 89% | cloudy 87% | cloudy 85% | cloudy 80% | cloudy 89% |
| Air quality | clean 17 US AQI | clean 16 US AQI | clean 18 US AQI | clean 17 US AQI | clean 14 US AQI | clean 15 US AQI | clean 20 US AQI | clean 47 US AQI | clean 49 US AQI | clean 22 US AQI | clean 30 US AQI | clean 22 US AQI |
| Sun | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people |
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 38° 100° 30° 86°🥵AQI 102😷✈️2h$1,350 / mo🌇 Also went here6 people⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 35✈️3h$2,596 / mo🌇 Also went here4 peopleCheep bear and party place. But only have 3-4 beautiful places to visit. I stayed 5 days and thanks! There are more beautiful places in Asia than Hanoi. I don´t think I come back. Good food and cheap but nothing more..
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 19° 66° 18° 64°AQI 17✈️12h$1,024 / mo🌇 Also went here6 peopleHousing is an issue (so cost of living is high) but the city is beautiful and summer in Amsterdam is hard to beat with all the cultural activiies and music festivals. Would not want to live in the actual city center (inside the "grachtengordel") but have been living in East for over 2 years now and aside from the price (and size) of apartment life is just good here. Biking everywhere is bliss. Winter can be cold though.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 9° 48° 11° 51°AQI 26✈️15h$4,711 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peopleMuch nicer than people would have you think. Too many locals seem to be under the impression that it's the busiest, most expensive city in the world. These people clearly haven't travelled much. Not saying it's cheap, but for a big city in an English speaking country it's about what you'd expect, if not cheaper. Pros: - Hot humid summers, gorgeous orange autumns, cold snowy winters. If you like distinct seasons this is a great place to be. Winter is about 4-5 months, from Nov-Mar. Ignore every
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌦 Feels 17° 63° 17° 63°AQI 34✈️19h$3,306 / mo🌇 Also went here4 peopleNo members are here right now. If you are, add it as a trip and you'll show up here!
