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| ⭐️ Total score | 261 reviews |
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| 👌 Safety | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| ❤️ Liked by members | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 😤 People density | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ 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 | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Belgium |
| ⏱ Average trip time | 3 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 34 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 7°C 45°F + 💦 Damp (94%) = feels 6°C 43°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 70 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 44 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Havenwijk |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Industrie Zuid |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Mobile Vikings |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 111 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Workshop Café |
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | OR COFFEE ROASTERS |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Le Châtelain |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 10% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 2,524,000 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 48,372 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 170,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $41,199 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🤨 busy: 12x12m (144m²) per person |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Coolblue |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Roomarama |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ryan Air |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air France |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Louise Medical Center |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,774 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,772 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $3,928 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,122 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $836 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $290 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,607 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $75 / night |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median from 577 listings) | $2,097 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $69 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $9 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $3 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $60,000 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $45,039 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $120,233 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomad List members liked going here
✅ Many Nomad List members have been
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
❌ Expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomad List members right now
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ People smoking tobacco a lot
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 373° cold | 5010° cold | 489° cold | 5714° cool | 5915° cool | 7222° mild | 7222° mild | 7323° mild | 6619° mild | 5513° cool | 436° cold | 415° cold |
| Real | 415° very cold | 5111° cool | 5211° cool | 5815° cool | 5915° cool | 7222° mild | 7222° mild | 7323° mild | 6619° mild | 5714° cool | 468° cold | 457° cold |
| Humidity | damp 81% | damp 77% | damp 71% | nice 67% | damp 74% | nice 71% | nice 67% | nice 69% | nice 75% | damp 80% | damp 84% | damp 83% |
| Rain | dry 27mm | dry 26mm | rainy 50mm | dry 18mm | dry 25mm | rainy 208mm | dry 21mm | dry 24mm | dry 26mm | rainy 57mm | dry 34mm | dry 48mm |
| Cloud | overcast 90% | cloudy 59% | cloudy 80% | cloudy 55% | cloudy 65% | cloudy 60% | cloudy 56% | cloudy 52% | cloudy 61% | cloudy 82% | cloudy 82% | cloudy 76% |
| Air quality | clean 49 US AQI | okay 67 US AQI | okay 52 US AQI | okay 56 US AQI | okay 53 US AQI | clean 47 US AQI | clean 40 US AQI | clean 39 US AQI | clean 40 US AQI | clean 43 US AQI | okay 58 US AQI | clean 42 US AQI |
| Sun | safe 1 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 6 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 923 people | 855 people | 855 people | 754 people | 873 people | 729 people | 957 people | 1,018 people | 927 people | 1,164 people | 927 people | 1,020 people |
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 6° 43° 7° 44°AQI 76😷🚕41min$3,149 / mo50MbpsAs a very sociable expat who's been living here for the past 2 years, and with still no friends outside of work, I can say it's HARD making friends in Antwerp.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 6° 43° 8° 46°AQI 91😷🚕1h$3,455 / mo36Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 6° 43° 8° 47°AQI 80😷🚕2h$3,064 / mo29Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 6° 43° 8° 46°AQI 91😷🚕3h$4,370 / mo35Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 6° 43° 8° 47°AQI 61🚕3h$3,937 / mo33Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 6° 43° 8° 46°AQI 91😷🚕3h$4,173 / mo39Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 8° 46° 9° 47°AQI 29🚕3h$3,228 / mo22Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 6° 43° 8° 46°AQI 36🚕3h$4,035 / mo45MbpsGreat city, but not for nomads. If you want to come here, come here for a week, that's more than enough to see all the interesting parts of the city. Best place for beers: Kaapse Brouwers.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 7° 45° 9° 47°AQI 60✈️10min$3,772 / mo35Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 5° 41° 7° 44°AQI 20✈️10min$2,843 / mo55Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 5° 41° 8° 46°AQI 25✈️11min$3,685 / mo27Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 5° 41° 7° 45°AQI 25✈️11min$4,472 / mo22MbpsA 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 6° 43° 8° 46°AQI 43✈️14min$4,444 / mo14MbpsParis 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 9° 48° 9° 48°AQI 73✈️21min$4,027 / mo24MbpsHow 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 8° 46° 9° 49°AQI 42✈️26min$4,305 / mo15MbpsBerlin 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 2° 36° 5° 42°AQI 20✈️52min$2,951 / mo55Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 6° 43° 8° 47°AQI 61🚕3h$3,937 / mo33Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 6° 43° 8° 47°AQI 80😷🚕2h$3,064 / mo29MbpsI 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 ✈️57min$2,108 / mo44Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 6° 43° 8° 47°AQI 91😷✈️12min$3,744 / mo34MbpsAs a very sociable expat who's been living here for the past 2 years, and with still no friends outside of work, I can say it's HARD making friends in Antwerp.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 6° 43° 8° 46°AQI 91😷🚕1h$3,455 / mo36MbpsBest 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 14° 57° 14° 58°AQI 78😷✈️1h$2,866 / mo27MbpsI'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° 33°AQI 102😷✈️8h$4,715 / mo27MbpsI 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 15° 59° 15° 59°AQI 15✈️2h$2,031 / mo27MbpsA 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 6° 43° 8° 46°AQI 43✈️14min$4,444 / mo🌇 Also went here433 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 9° 48° 9° 48°AQI 73✈️21min$4,027 / mo🌇 Also went here430 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 8° 46° 9° 49°AQI 42✈️26min$4,305 / mo🌇 Also went here387 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 2° 36° 5° 42°AQI 20✈️52min$2,951 / mo🌇 Also went here402 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 ✈️57min$2,108 / mo🌇 Also went here325 peoplePros: * Very clean - lots of hand sanitisation places and people wear masks + streets are clean * Great, cheap public transport * Very beautiful city and good parks * Pretty good Italian and asian food Cons: * Coffee shops seem to have mostly gone and been replaced with lots of Starbucks and other chains. * Food / drinks is very expensive in most parts - Local beer is quite cheap though * Barely any night life to speak of - everything closes at 11pm Other Info: COVID restrictions are very stri
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 1° 34° 5° 42°AQI 21✈️1h$2,772 / mo🌇 Also went here279 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 14° 57° 14° 58°AQI 78😷✈️1h$2,866 / mo🌇 Also went here346 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 4° 39° 6° 42°AQI 30✈️2h$1,513 / mo🌇 Also went here299 peopleRome has tourist fatigue. Servers are curt and it's hard to find a decent restaurant.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 12° 54° 12° 53°AQI 104😷✈️2h$3,789 / mo🌇 Also went here260 peopleFavorite city in the entire world and honestly people who prefer Barcelona to it just simply did not do Madrid right. This city has everything you could possibly want in a city (besides a beach of course). So safe, amazing transportation all over the city and country, amazing location to travel easily and cheaply to the rest of Europe. Restaurant and nightlife scenes are unparalleled as someone else said in another comment. Did you know Madrid has more bars per capita than anywhere in the world?
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 54°AQI 57✈️2h$3,076 / mo🌇 Also went here236 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 15° 59° 15° 59°AQI 15✈️2h$2,031 / mo🌇 Also went here315 peopleI am a Greek living abroad just the last couple of years. I accidentally discovered this page and noticed the comments below. What I can recommend to people considering living in Athens is to explore places a bit outside of the city center. I agree with people that there are many areas very close to the city center that are dirty and perhaps not very safe to walk around at night. Explore areas like Glyfada, Voula, Kifisia, Marousi, Psychiko, Marousi and you will be amazed with how different it i
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 10° 50° 10° 50°AQI 164😷✈️3h$2,816 / mo🌇 Also went here230 peopleI'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° 33°AQI 102😷✈️8h$4,715 / mo🌇 Also went here295 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 17° 63° 16° 60°AQI 61✈️12h$6,059 / mo🌇 Also went here257 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 43° 109° 32° 89°🥵AQI 61✈️12h$1,325 / mo🌇 Also went here237 people
