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| ⭐️ Total score | 247 reviews |
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| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| ❤️ Liked by members | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
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| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
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| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| ⏱ Average trip time | 8 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 33 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ -1°C 31°F + 😊 Comfy (65%) = feels -3°C 27°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 63 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 38 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Harbor Islands |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Dorchester |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | AT&T |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Thinking Cup |
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Render Coffee |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Caffébene |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 13% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 1,740,000 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 33,347 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 670,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🤨 busy: 14x14m (196m²) per person |
| 🏞 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 | Zillow |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jet Blue |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Arbour Health |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,766 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,920 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $7,742 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,212 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,000 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $299 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,277 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $107 / night |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median from 446 listings) | $2,735 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $90 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $10 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $4 |
| 💰 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
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomad List members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomad List members here all year round
✅ 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
✅ Very family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Feels crowded
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 28-2° freezing | 0° freezing | 373° cold | 5211° cool | 6116° cool | 7222° mild | 8630° warm | 8228° warm | 7222° mild | 5915° cool | 468° cold | 341° cold |
| Real | 341° very cold | 362° very cold | 415° very cold | 5312° cool | 6116° cool | 7222° mild | 8228° very warm | 7926° warm | 7122° mild | 5915° cool | 4910° cold | 373° very cold |
| Humidity | nice 60% | nice 51% | nice 52% | nice 68% | nice 70% | nice 73% | nice 64% | nice 70% | nice 65% | damp 71% | nice 63% | nice 65% |
| Rain | rainy 69mm | rainy 53mm | rainy 51mm | rainy 94mm | dry 49mm | rainy 80mm | rainy 90mm | rainy 64mm | rainy 60mm | rainy 81mm | rainy 62mm | rainy 71mm |
| Cloud | cloudy 51% | pockets 48% | pockets 38% | cloudy 66% | cloudy 60% | cloudy 53% | pockets 28% | pockets 35% | pockets 28% | cloudy 66% | pockets 34% | cloudy 52% |
| Air quality | clean 47 US AQI | clean 48 US AQI | clean 42 US AQI | clean 36 US AQI | clean 35 US AQI | clean 40 US AQI | clean 40 US AQI | clean 39 US AQI | clean 36 US AQI | clean 39 US AQI | clean 44 US AQI | clean 46 US AQI |
| Sun | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 850 people | 909 people | 588 people | 911 people | 877 people | 853 people | 775 people | 821 people | 1,071 people | 1,150 people | 1,133 people | 1,280 people |
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels -4° 25° -2° 29°AQI 38🚕39min$4,304 / mo40Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels -1° 30° -1° 30°AQI 35🚕2h$4,357 / mo34MbpsWorcester is a hidden gem among the bigger cities. Second largest city in Massachusetts behind Boston. Huge redevelopment push past 5 years (2015-2020). All the big city things for work and play, with still many, many opportunities for cheap housing, etc.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🚕2h$3,364 / mo39Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🚕2h$4,226 / mo35MbpsI loved it! Biggest downside is it's hard to get around without a car, and you really will want access to one here so you can visit the mountains or the ocean beaches, or the big city of Boston - any of which are easily possible to do for the day from here (all less than 2 hours' drive). New Hampshire is an incredible state if you want to experience nature. Not a lot to do within the city itself. Excellent internet service. Very cold in the winter. West side has a large French Canadian populatio
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels -3° 27° -3° 27°AQI 35🚕3h$3,641 / mo50Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -1° 30° -1° 31°AQI 51✈️12min$3,737 / mo41Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels -5° 23° -4° 25°AQI 38✈️13min$5,113 / mo44Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -3° 27° -1° 30°AQI 42✈️16min$3,590 / mo33Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -3° 27° -1° 30°AQI 46✈️18min$4,116 / mo32Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -5° 23° -5° 23°AQI 36✈️19min$3,292 / mo34Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -1° 30° 0° 33°AQI 38✈️20min$4,134 / mo36Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -1° 30° -1° 31°AQI 48✈️21min$3,199 / mo32MbpsI'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.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels -1° 30° 1° 34°AQI 50✈️24min$4,715 / mo27MbpsI'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
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 13° 55° 13° 56°AQI 70✈️6h$6,059 / mo54MbpsCurrently live here and been here 30 years so I can tell you is the city has become much more violence increase murders in the hatch well it’s always had like a sense of division between black and white individuals that’s become more pronounced or some more mental illness in the street otherwise it’s a great place for a young professional who’s idealistic want to change the world but very expensive and certainly world class healthcare but also unless you have good insurance you’re goin
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 3° 37° 4° 40°AQI 26✈️51min$4,473 / mo51MbpsHow did you guys classified Penge as rich? It is one of the worst neighbourhood I have ever been in London, the ammount of people I know that have been robbed there is appalling.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 4° 39° 4° 39°AQI 93😷✈️7h$4,337 / mo15MbpsI 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
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels -10° 14° -5° 23°AQI 38✈️2h$3,427 / mo45MbpsI 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
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70°AQI 66✈️6h$4,496 / mo50MbpsSpent two years in Montreal. I have zero regrets and it was a lot of fun for a few years, but ultimately needed to leave. Pros: -Good variety of nightlife and activities. From clubs to cool bars to strip clubs, you can find it in Montreal. Drinking here is quite cheap. -Population feels very young in the city center due to multiple large universities. Other areas around are also full of young professionals. Lots of cool trendy areas. -Work to live not live to work attitudes. People in Montrea
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌫 Feels -14° 7° -14° 7°AQI 73✈️32min$2,818 / mo16MbpsLas Vegas is a great tourist destination for me personally. The strip contains every amenities that I need and also there is a lot of stuff to do there without going away from the strip. Las Vegas is inside of a desert so expect it to be really hot in the summer. Otherwise than that, the strip located in Vegas has many things to do, from going to concerts, fancy restaurants, gambling (if that's your thing), attractions (stratosphere, high roller), entertainments, and so many more things to do th
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 18° 64° 17° 62°AQI 31✈️5h$4,953 / mo48MbpsSan Juan is amazing. Tons of beautiful views and restaurants everywhere. If you like Latin America, you'll like San Juan. It is more expensive than other LatAm hubs, but it has better infrastructure and is safer. There are many different vibes you can get on the island. Old San Juan is like Europe but more colorful. Condado is closer to Miami but with a better beach. There is the only rainforest in America just 20 minutes away, not to mention all the other beautiful parts of the island. I wo
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 31° 88° 28° 82°AQI 26✈️4h$3,951 / mo13MbpsAll in, Austin is a good city. We live in Hill Country now so we're a bit removed. But it's beautiful area once you get away from the highways. A good tech scene. Not too expensive (~$2100 for a nice 2 bedroom apt) for the U.S. Has wineries and breweries galore. Not a great place if you are a recovering alcoholic (!). Cons: extremely hot in the summer; reaches 110 F (43.3 C) in summer afternoons from June - September. Not very diverse. Highways are loud and obnoxious.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 10° 50° 10° 50°AQI 30✈️4h$3,815 / mo49MbpsParis is wonderful, and I love it here, but the stereotypes some real truth to them. I stepped off the plane to a protest, my airbnb host was incredibly stylish yet didn't wear deoderant, and I met the rudest waiter I've ever encountered in my entire life on day 3 (though most Parisians are super nice!)
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 4° 39° 4° 39°AQI 102😷✈️7h$4,083 / mo24MbpsI'd avoid Toronto. Weather is miserable for 4-5 months a year. Nightlife is average. Taxes are high. Every conversation with someone from here devolves into how expensive it is (and honestly, it's not particularily expensive... compared to other large english speaking cities). Transit isn't great. City doesn't feel particularily well planned. If you want to live in a cold city, then go to Montreal or Berlin.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -9° 16° -5° 23°AQI 21✈️55min$3,178 / mo19MbpsI'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.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels -1° 30° 1° 34°AQI 50✈️24min$4,715 / mo🌇 Also went here500 peopleLas Vegas is a great tourist destination for me personally. The strip contains every amenities that I need and also there is a lot of stuff to do there without going away from the strip. Las Vegas is inside of a desert so expect it to be really hot in the summer. Otherwise than that, the strip located in Vegas has many things to do, from going to concerts, fancy restaurants, gambling (if that's your thing), attractions (stratosphere, high roller), entertainments, and so many more things to do th
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 18° 64° 17° 62°AQI 31✈️5h$4,953 / mo🌇 Also went here308 peopleI 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
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70°AQI 66✈️6h$4,496 / mo🌇 Also went here366 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
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 13° 55° 13° 56°AQI 70✈️6h$6,059 / mo🌇 Also went here402 peopleI don't know why some people here are so negative about Lisboa. It's far from the level the level of dirt as described. Only the area of barrio alto and pink street have some dealers, but they don't bother you and aren't aggressive. Lack of heating is something I have heard, however should be easy enough to buy a radiator. Besides Lisboa doesn't really get that cold, compared to other European cities. The climate is very pleasant for most of the year. A real con would be that the historic centr
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 13° 55° 14° 57°AQI 2✈️7h$2,059 / mo🌇 Also went here294 peopleHow did you guys classified Penge as rich? It is one of the worst neighbourhood I have ever been in London, the ammount of people I know that have been robbed there is appalling.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 4° 39° 4° 39°AQI 93😷✈️7h$4,337 / mo🌇 Also went here461 peopleParis is wonderful, and I love it here, but the stereotypes some real truth to them. I stepped off the plane to a protest, my airbnb host was incredibly stylish yet didn't wear deoderant, and I met the rudest waiter I've ever encountered in my entire life on day 3 (though most Parisians are super nice!)
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 4° 39° 4° 39°AQI 102😷✈️7h$4,083 / mo🌇 Also went here423 peopleA top city. Everything works, beautiful greenery (hehe), cycling everywhere, happy people, great nightlife... Lots to love about. For nomads? Not a chance. Price of housing is outrageous, and the city is expensive af. They charge you 4.5-5 eur for a capuccino, completely shameless. An hour of public transport is 3 euros. I could go on and on. I'd love to live there, but it's not worth it.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 5° 41° 5° 40°AQI 73✈️7h$4,505 / mo🌇 Also went here346 peopleBest city in Spain. Weather is great even in December and the clubbing scene is fun. There's lots to do and it's a beautiful city overall. You have to watch out for pickpockets but as long as you aren't leaving things unattended or obviously in your pockets you'll be fine. If you're into hostels, Hostel One Paralelo is BY FAR the best hostel in the area, worth every penny. Will definitely be back, and I never say that.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 54°AQI 68✈️8h$2,905 / mo🌇 Also went here383 peopleBerlin is overall a great city to be. Food is cheap and everywhere, easy to go out and have fun/meet for business. Rent has crept up but still far better value than where I came from. Internet: 36 EUR/month get me 450/40 mbps (cable -> DOCSIS 3.0) Public transport is 2.70 EUR/ticket. No woman I know has said they felt unsafe. Some really odd, xenophobic sounding comments on here. Biggest downsides IMO: service quality at restaurants - not that people are rude, but they don't seem to particular
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 3° 37° 5° 41°AQI 18✈️8h$2,991 / mo🌇 Also went here357 peopleI visited Prague on more than one occasion and tried something new each time. I really wanted to enjoy it, but unfortunately it turned out to be one of my least favourite cities. Perhaps it was just me, but there was an overwhelming sense of distrust and dislike towards foreigners, you have to try pretty hard to blend in if you want to experience the life of a local & avoid the tourism. I met some wonderful people and and there’s some cool communities to be part of, but another extended stay
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 4° 39° 5° 41°AQI 38✈️8h$2,135 / mo🌇 Also went here317 peopleI stayed here for 4 months. Very beautiful city, vibrant, lots of things to do and moving around is so easy compared to other "big" capitals. 100% agree with other comments about Hungarians: very stern, unfriendly people. The hospitality workers in restaurants, bars & clubs are mostly horrendous. It's like they don't want to serve you, and it's you who has to make the effort or should be grateful to be eating there. It makes zero sense, I've never seen that in any other place in the world. Bounc
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 1° 34° 2° 35°AQI 85😷✈️9h$1,532 / mo🌇 Also went here287 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 7° 45° 8° 46°AQI 55✈️14h$3,518 / mo🌇 Also went here287 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
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 36° 97° 31° 88°🥵AQI 74✈️18h$1,343 / mo🌇 Also went here314 peopleThey say you get what you pay for. After having traveled the previous 4 months in India, Cambodia, VietNam, Myanmar and Thailand, Singapore was so easy! The subway system is a marvel, streets signs were easy to read, everyone speaks English (that just makes it easy for me as an English speaker) it is safe, clean, and parks are gorgeous. I was there as COVID 19 was breaking out fairly fast and that put a damper on my time but I was so happy to be there anyway and plan to go back. For digital
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 38° 100° 31° 87°🥵AQI 25✈️20h$3,164 / mo🌇 Also went here285 people
