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| ⭐️ Total score | 118 reviews |
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| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
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| 🌍 Continent | Middle East |
| 🚩 Country | Lebanon |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 10 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 3 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 20°C 68°F + 😊 Comfy (56%) = feels 21°C 70°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👎😷 89 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 61 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 💸 100,000 LBP in USD | USD 6.65 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | LBP 1,000,000 = USD 67 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 10% |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Coworking +961 |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | AltCity |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍12% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 1,160,000 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 22,231 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 470,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $8,400 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ empty: 19x19m (361m²) per person |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) | 👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 81% 👱♀️ 19% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Beirut Flats |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | MEA |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Turkish |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $771 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $398 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $297 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $85 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,125 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,264 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $361 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $53 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $41 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $0.00 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $0 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $0 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $0.00 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $0.00 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | 0 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | 0 / trip |
✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality usually
✅ Many Nomad List members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Good hospitals
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Not family friendly
❌ People smoking tobacco a lot
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 5714° cool | 6116° cool | 5915° cool | 7021° mild | 7524° warm | 7725° warm | 8228° warm | 8429° warm | 5714° cool | 7926° warm | 5412° cool | 6619° mild |
| Real | 5815° cool | 6116° cool | 5915° cool | 6921° mild | 7424° warm | 7826° warm | 8429° very warm | 8630° very warm | 5714° cool | 7926° warm | 5412° cool | 6418° cool |
| Humidity | too dry 27% | nice 31% | nice 32% | nice 32% | nice 32% | nice 34% | nice 35% | nice 33% | nice 33% | nice 31% | too dry 27% | too dry 29% |
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| Rain | rainy 128mm | dry 49mm | rainy 57mm | dry 28mm | dry 1mm | dry 1mm | dry 1mm | dry 0mm | dry 6mm | dry 5mm | dry 19mm | rainy 122mm |
| Cloud | pockets 37% | pockets 24% | pockets 33% | pockets 19% | pockets 13% | pockets 12% | clear 6% | clear 6% | clear 8% | pockets 12% | pockets 25% | pockets 40% |
| Air quality | okay 72 US AQI | okay 66 US AQI | okay 61 US AQI | okay 63 US AQI | okay 67 US AQI | okay 67 US AQI | okay 60 US AQI | okay 61 US AQI | okay 61 US AQI | okay 63 US AQI | okay 62 US AQI | okay 54 US AQI |
| Sun | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 229 people | 200 people | 360 people | 286 people | 325 people | 360 people | 378 people | 378 people | 400 people | 325 people | 429 people | 371 people |
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I rented a house at the bottom of Mount Kassioun for a few months in 2004, in the French-style, newer part of Damascus, near the US Embassy. There's also the walled (with several different entrances) ancient, warren-like, oval-shaped city, which is about a mile across with lots of markets, small hotels and restaurants. I hear post-war Damascus, unlike Aleppo, is fairly intact.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 61°AQI 22🚕3h$3,206 / mo1MbpsHaifa is amazing but DO NOT COME HERE. I Repeat DO NOT COME HERE THIS PLACE SUCKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 71°AQI 69😷✈️10min$4,430 / mo23Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 18° 64° 17° 63°AQI 70😷✈️11min$2,338 / mo1Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°AQI 70😷✈️13min$2,160 / mo1MbpsNot quite as bad as Paphos, but still quite ugly and empty feeling, and, as with everywhere in Cyprus, way too expensive for what you get.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 19° 66° 19° 67°AQI 66😷✈️16min$3,567 / mo56MbpsOne of my favourite places to visit. Best vegetarian food in the world.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°AQI 76😷✈️17min$4,813 / mo72MbpsThis was my first experience living in the Middle East. I lived here 2 years. It's such a diferent culture: the dressing, the food, the music, their traditions. It's more modern than some other Arab countries but it is still a male dominant society. Female don't have a very active role in the public Jordanian society. Of course I met many couples where the woman is the dominant one and makes all the desicions, but it is the man that takes action in public. As the minimum national salaries ar
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 66°AQI 50✈️18min$1,973 / mo11Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70°AQI 77😷✈️18min$3,251 / mo5Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 69°AQI 66😷✈️19min$4,086 / mo23Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 65°AQI 82😷✈️19min$3,114 / mo17MbpsMany people get the wrong idea about this city because they don't know where to go or stay at a touristy place. It's one of the best cities for me personally to live in (decided to move here full-time). If you still want to live in a city with it's amenities, but want to have the ability to run to nature within 10-20 minutes, this might be it for you. Yes, it's not cheap, and I would put Limassol into the exact cost of living brackets as Lisbon or Berlin. For long-term living, the costs are much
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 19° 66° 18° 64°AQI 58😷✈️20min$3,978 / mo16Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 13° 55° 13° 55°AQI 158😷✈️23min$1,457 / mo1MbpsLived here for over a year, but I only recommend short visits. Contrary to what you hear, there is plenty of crime in parts of Dubai. Talking about that crime is considered taboo and, in many cases, is illegal. Sexual assault and gang violence against expats took place just outside my building, to people who lived in my building. I went to the police station a few times, but the issue was never handled and no arrests were ever made. I have videos of (unspecified) crimes taking place here, but
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 73😷✈️3h$4,096 / mo48MbpsI absolutely love Istanbul! My biggest recommendation would be to stay in Cihangir or Nişantaşı and avoid the main centre. Cihangir has so many beautiful cafes to work from and there are a lot of people working remotely so it's a really nice vibe. I agree with the comments about taxis, we just caught ubers but mostly walked everywhere which I would recommend. If you stay in Cihangir you can easily walk to Taxim square and through Galata. The food scene here is great once you know where to go
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°AQI 22✈️1h$1,638 / mo30MbpsThis was my first experience living in the Middle East. I lived here 2 years. It's such a diferent culture: the dressing, the food, the music, their traditions. It's more modern than some other Arab countries but it is still a male dominant society. Female don't have a very active role in the public Jordanian society. Of course I met many couples where the woman is the dominant one and makes all the desicions, but it is the man that takes action in public. As the minimum national salaries ar
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 66°AQI 50✈️18min$1,973 / mo11MbpsI find it difficult to understand what people see in this city. The cost to benefit ratio is just so terribly bad! This is by far the most expensive city in Europe (especially in terms of rent), with hardly anything to offer in comparision with other cities like Barcelona, Lisbon or Warsaw. The weather is just average, with cold and windy winters and mediocre summers. It's difficult to come by restaurants that offer anything other than Indian fast food for a decent price - most places are just u
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 1° 34° 3° 37°AQI 25✈️5h$6,037 / mo28MbpsI 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”.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels -1° 30° 2° 36°AQI 87😷✈️4h$5,056 / mo91MbpsAs a local, born and bred Joburger, I can tell you that there is a lot to love about this city if you know where to look. For the most part, it's orientated around suburbian living. The main city (Johannesburg CBD) is for the most part a no-go because of crime, but if you know some locals you should definitely check it out there are amazing restaurants, theatres and museums to experience there. Having lived here for 30+ years, I'd recommend checking out Sandton CBD, restaurants in Linden, Wand
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 28° 82° 30° 86°🥵AQI 73😷✈️9h$1,960 / mo15MbpsAthens is a fantastic city. Locals are friendly and food is fantastic. There isn't a huge amount to do, but for a short stay it's definitely worth the visit.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°AQI 134😷✈️2h$3,032 / mo52MbpsLiked Madrid,but its a bit dangerous in the evening and way to expensive! people can be really nice when they meet you but after a while you realize all it's not what it seems. And Barcelona is exactly the same.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 8° 46° 9° 48°AQI 38✈️5h$4,110 / mo128Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°AQI 74😷✈️2h$3,225 / mo11MbpsI lived in Cairo for one month. The city has some problems with the traffic and poverty. But, the people, are the best that I ever meet (not the sellers). The food is amazing, everything is cheap. the uber is almost for free. The internet have some problems, but it'll depend of the area that you'll live. a lot of people speak English, even the apps have the option to read in English. The city is very safe, even for womans at 2AM on the street. Never, never, and never believe in any seller or an
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 73°AQI 153😷✈️47min$1,069 / mo13MbpsI've been hanging out in Berlin on and off for 30 years. It is very safe for women. It is much friendlier than it used to be. There are loads of vegan restaurants now. The nightlife and specially jazz clubs are amazing! I have an excellent apartment to rent out in Wedding - which used to have a boring reputation but now is very cool.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -5° 23° -3° 27°AQI 76😷✈️4h$3,882 / mo92MbpsDidn't like this city that much. Been there twice and honestly it has nothing so special. Just the DUOMO in the center is the main great scenery but besides that, nothing in particular to bother for.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 7° 45° 7° 45°AQI 3✈️3h$4,919 / mo23MbpsI absolutely love Istanbul! My biggest recommendation would be to stay in Cihangir or Nişantaşı and avoid the main centre. Cihangir has so many beautiful cafes to work from and there are a lot of people working remotely so it's a really nice vibe. I agree with the comments about taxis, we just caught ubers but mostly walked everywhere which I would recommend. If you stay in Cihangir you can easily walk to Taxim square and through Galata. The food scene here is great once you know where to go
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°AQI 22✈️1h$1,638 / mo🌇 Also went here63 peopleStayed for 2 weeks after almost a year n a half in LatAm. Beautiful city; great food options- especially for Asian food lovers. Plenty of authentic Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese options for about 50% of what you would pay in a Western city. Decent hostels will cost $11-$15 weekdays and between $18-$30 on weekends.... Good internet; beautiful architecture and people but it is true Hungarians can be very cold at times. Overall a good stay with many destinations just a quick and cheap flight/tr
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 2° 36° 4° 39°AQI 184😷✈️3h$2,567 / mo🌇 Also went here46 peopleLived here for over a year, but I only recommend short visits. Contrary to what you hear, there is plenty of crime in parts of Dubai. Talking about that crime is considered taboo and, in many cases, is illegal. Sexual assault and gang violence against expats took place just outside my building, to people who lived in my building. I went to the police station a few times, but the issue was never handled and no arrests were ever made. I have videos of (unspecified) crimes taking place here, but
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 73😷✈️3h$4,096 / mo🌇 Also went here61 peopleA 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.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 14° 57° 15° 60°AQI 42✈️3h$5,117 / mo🌇 Also went here47 peopleLived in Prague for 8 years. It's a beautiful international European city. Never learned Czech, but was fine. Almost all cafes and restaurants have English menus. Superb food delivery apps (Wolt is the best). All the food you can imagine. Vietnamese food is world-class because of the huge Vietnamese population. If you want hipster bars and cafes, there's plenty of that. If you want old-world-charm there's plenty of that. If you want posh luxury there's some of Europes best restaurants and cockta
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -8° 18° -4° 24°AQI 102😷✈️3h$3,550 / mo🌇 Also went here43 peopleI've been hanging out in Berlin on and off for 30 years. It is very safe for women. It is much friendlier than it used to be. There are loads of vegan restaurants now. The nightlife and specially jazz clubs are amazing! I have an excellent apartment to rent out in Wedding - which used to have a boring reputation but now is very cool.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -5° 23° -3° 27°AQI 76😷✈️4h$3,882 / mo🌇 Also went here51 peopleI 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!!
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 12° 54° 12° 53°AQI 38✈️4h$3,817 / mo🌇 Also went here61 peopleI 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
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 1° 34° 3° 37°AQI 51😷✈️4h$5,613 / mo🌇 Also went here56 peopleI 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”.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels -1° 30° 2° 36°AQI 87😷✈️4h$5,056 / mo🌇 Also went here71 peopleI find it difficult to understand what people see in this city. The cost to benefit ratio is just so terribly bad! This is by far the most expensive city in Europe (especially in terms of rent), with hardly anything to offer in comparision with other cities like Barcelona, Lisbon or Warsaw. The weather is just average, with cold and windy winters and mediocre summers. It's difficult to come by restaurants that offer anything other than Indian fast food for a decent price - most places are just u
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 1° 34° 3° 37°AQI 25✈️5h$6,037 / mo🌇 Also went here73 peopleOnce you figure out housing (not an easy thing but doable, especially once you stop looking in the touristic areas), Lisbon is a very charming, safe (even though I'll admit this is getting worse in certain areas), and fun city to live in. In most neighbourhoods you have the feeling of living in a small town instead of an urban area. There's aways something to do or see so it's hard to be bored living here. I still find Lisbon (and Portugal in general), to be one of the most attractive places in
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 18° 64° 17° 63°AQI 2✈️5h$3,341 / mo🌇 Also went here54 peopleGreat for tourism, bad for living. The City has a fascinating contrast of old and new. You will never get bored, it’s easy to meet people and have fun. Infrastructure and food are great. Thai people are friendly and welcoming, even when it not always feels genuine. With that said, it’s not a good city for long term living. It’s too hot and humid. Felt air temperature is between 37°C-45°C almost year round during the day. It’s makes all outdoor activity unpleasant. Getting your daily d
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 37° 99° 32° 89°🥵AQI 55😷✈️9h$1,426 / mo🌇 Also went here49 peopleTokyo has so much to offer and so much to do. It is easily overwhelming. Whereas I usually take my first week to explore a place Tokyo’s sights just kept on going. I remember ending up in a hidden cocktail bar, a mexican rooftop party with 1 meter margaritas, spending a whole day going only to French places(?), visiting a store that only imported 2nd hand hiphop apparel, and throughout it all the best michelin star ramen. It just seemed endless, completely unrelated and incredibly fun. Six wee
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 11° 52° 11° 53°AQI 11✈️12h$2,986 / mo🌇 Also went here43 peopleNew York is cool. I’ve visited multiple times to see my family throughout my life, and recently came back from my first post-COVID trip there. Yes, it’s very expensive — but there is no city on earth that’s more captivating in my opinion. I used to think that New Yorkers were smug by claiming that NYC was better than everywhere else, but now I totally get it lol. My personal favourite neighbourhood is the Upper East Side, which is where you’ll find the coveted Museum Mile. But I also
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 13° 55° 13° 55°AQI 64😷✈️12h$7,576 / mo🌇 Also went here46 peopleHow 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).
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 13° 55° 13° 56°AQI 26✈️16h$5,653 / mo🌇 Also went here43 peopleNo members are here right now. If you are, add it as a trip and you'll show up here!
