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| ⭐️ Overall score | 218 reviews |
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| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
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| 🙊 English speaking* | |
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| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
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| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
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| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
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| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Germany |
| ⏱ Average trip time | 11 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 32 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 19°C 66°F + 😊 Comfy (78%) = feels 20°C 68°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 11 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 14 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | O2 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | The Coffee Store GmbH |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 330,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita | $42,456 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ryanair |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Lufthansa |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | €2,390 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | €1,278 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | €2,902 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | €829 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | €548 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | €296 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | €1,439 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | €67 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (17 listings) | €928 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | €30 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | €10 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | €2 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | €3 |
| ☕️ Coffee | €2 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ 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
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
❌ Expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 341° cold | 468° cold | 457° cold | 5513° cool | 5714° cool | 7222° mild | 7222° mild | 7323° mild | 6418° cool | 5513° cool | 436° cold | 394° cold |
| Real | 394° very cold | 489° cold | 489° cold | 5714° cool | 5714° cool | 7222° mild | 7222° mild | 7323° mild | 6418° cool | 5714° cool | 457° cold | 436° very cold |
| Humidity | damp 81% | damp 76% | damp 76% | nice 65% | damp 75% | nice 70% | nice 69% | nice 68% | nice 76% | damp 80% | damp 85% | damp 83% |
| Rain | dry 36mm | dry 17mm | dry 40mm | dry 29mm | dry 35mm | rainy 202mm | dry 25mm | dry 42mm | dry 30mm | rainy 72mm | dry 39mm | dry 31mm |
| Cloud | cloudy 88% | cloudy 72% | cloudy 79% | pockets 47% | cloudy 72% | cloudy 53% | cloudy 67% | pockets 47% | cloudy 72% | cloudy 75% | cloudy 87% | cloudy 76% |
| Air quality | clean 14 US AQI | clean 20 US AQI | clean 17 US AQI | clean 18 US AQI | clean 15 US AQI | clean 15 US AQI | clean 14 US AQI | clean 13 US AQI | clean 13 US AQI | clean 15 US AQI | clean 19 US AQI | clean 11 US AQI |
| Sun | safe 1 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 0 UVI |
| Remote workers | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people |
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