⭐️ Total score | 2.81/5 (Rank #511) |
❤️ Liked by members | 👍75% liked it 👎25% disliked it |
👍 Quality of life score | Okay |
👶 Family score | Bad |
🎒 Community score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 🙂 Okay: $2,762 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 27Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥶 Too cold: 8°C47°F (feels 7°C45°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 57% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 15 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
🤮 Food safety* | Good |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Good |
🎓 Education level* | High |
⚡️ Power grid | Great |
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | Good |
💰 Income level* | Very low: $580 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Bad |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
😄 Happiness* | Okay |
🍸 Nightlife | Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Bad |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Good |
👩 Female friendly | Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Bad |
🎅 Startup Score | Bad |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Montenegro |
⏱ Average trip length | 8 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 27 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 8°C 47°F + 😊 Comfy (57%) = feels 7°C 45°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 15 US AQI 🍃 OK |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 108 |
☕️ Best coffee place | Regina E. Budva |
☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Coffee House Cafeteria |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Hotel Mediteran Becici |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 5% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 13,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $6,958 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 81% 👱♀️ 19% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,762 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,739 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,321 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $949 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,297 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,309 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $716 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $61 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $76 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $347 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $10 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
👩🏫 International school | $10,881 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $38 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomad List members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Freedom of speech
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Not many Nomad List members right now
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ People smoking tobacco a lot
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 5010° cold | 5513° cool | 5211° cool | 5513° cool | 6820° mild | 7524° warm | 7926° warm | 8127° warm | 7524° warm | 6619° mild | 6418° cool | 5010° cold |
Real | 5111° cool | 5513° cool | 5312° cool | 5513° cool | 6619° mild | 7524° warm | 8228° very warm | 8329° very warm | 7524° warm | 6519° mild | 6317° cool | 5111° cool |
Humidity | nice 34% | nice 30% | too dry 27% | too dry 29% | too dry 30% | too dry 28% | too dry 27% | too dry 26% | too dry 27% | too dry 28% | nice 32% | too dry 30% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
Rain | rainy 251mm | rainy 102mm | rainy 53mm | rainy 94mm | rainy 51mm | dry 7mm | dry 6mm | dry 29mm | dry 18mm | rainy 87mm | rainy 189mm | rainy 207mm |
Cloud | cloudy 51% | pockets 30% | pockets 31% | pockets 41% | pockets 34% | pockets 20% | pockets 15% | pockets 11% | pockets 29% | pockets 30% | cloudy 53% | pockets 45% |
Air quality | bad 171 US AQI | clean 15** US AQI | clean 15** US AQI | clean 15** US AQI | clean 15** US AQI | clean 15** US AQI | clean 15** US AQI | clean 15** US AQI | clean 15** US AQI | clean 15** US AQI | clean 15** US AQI | okay 77 US AQI |
Sun | safe 1 UVI | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 533 people | 400 people | 600 people | 533 people | 564 people | 500 people | 440 people | 550 people | 367 people | 200 people |
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Absolutely loved it! The largest old city in the country, great souvenir shopping (loads of cat themes, good quality, better souvenirs then Budva and other places), loads of real cats, breathtaking views, very friendly local people, everything is super close. Most streets are uphill, so be ready to get fit!
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety mediocreTap to open☀️ Feels 6° 43° 6° 42°AQI 28🚕40min$2,491 / mo19Mbps×Visited in February of 2019, the week before Carnival. Great time to visit as there were hardly any tourists and only a few other travelers. Downside is a lot of the restaurants aren't open and some tours are shut down. Upside is you get to live like a local in a insanely touristy town 10 months of the year. We were able to grab a very nice 1 bedroom apartment in the old town center with a kitchen for 150 euros for 5 nights (30 euros/n). Probably 10-15 restaurants were open in the old town, incl
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 6° 43° 8° 46°AQI 26🚕2h$1,579 / mo22Mbps×I spent a month in Tirana in February 2022 and then returned in October for a one-week stay. Generally, I was pleasantly surprised and would recommend Tirana. Here are my Pros and Cons: Pros: - Cheap: Airbnbs are cheap (especially on a monthly basis), food is very cheap (around a third of what you would pay in Germany) and still good quality (most of the time). - Walkable: The city center is pretty compact and everything can be reached on foot - Green: The city center has multiple parks around
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun bad👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 7° 45° 8° 46°AQI 18✈️11min$1,935 / mo17Mbps×Mostar is a cozy place near the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is possible to go there by train and the view during traveling Sarajevo-Mostar is spectacular. Mostar has a small airport but is not functioning most of the time. Hotels, hostels, and apartments are affordable and look good. Food offers a lot of red meat, but it's possible to do a good combination of cheese, bread, salads, and seafood. WiFi is not the best. There are a few points in the town that should be seen but m
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun bad👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 5° 41° 5° 41°AQI 46✈️12min$2,122 / mo16Mbps×Sarajevo is a hidden gem. I stayed 2 weeks in the city and I really enjoy the chill vibe. The city is safe and people are very friendly while happy to speak english. The city is small but you can find something new to do everyday. I would 100% recommend Sarajevo for an "exotic" for some days.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun bad👮 Safety mediocreTap to open✈️14min$3,518 / mo16Mbps×Dirty cheap, you can live a very comfortable life there for way less than 1,000 USD. It’s literally a “new” country, young crowd, mostly unemployed but very hardworking. Energy is vibrant and people are really welcoming. It’s safe and not much to see and do, what is great for getting the work done.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety mediocreTap to open✈️15min$2,041 / mo22Mbps×Spent summer 2020 on Hvar which turned into best summer ever in spite of the pandemic. The most friendly people, great food, beautiful beaches and for a few weeks.. fun nightclubs. All without the normal crush of tourists that would otherwise clog the place up. Made some lifelong friends on this trip and cannot wait to get myself back to Hvar in 2021. And other than the time difference (stayed on NYC time), I had no issues working remotely from the island whatsoever. For the most part, I t
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun bad👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 8° 46° 9° 48°AQI 3✈️16min$3,214 / mo25Mbps×A nice quite city, full of statuses!, The place can be visited within a week at max, would recommend Ohrid next to visit
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety mediocreTap to open☀️ Feels 3° 37° 3° 37°AQI 13✈️17min$1,296 / mo20Mbps×Absolutely loved it! The largest old city in the country, great souvenir shopping (loads of cat themes, good quality, better souvenirs then Budva and other places), loads of real cats, breathtaking views, very friendly local people, everything is super close. Most streets are uphill, so be ready to get fit!
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety mediocreTap to open☀️ Feels 6° 43° 6° 42°AQI 28🚕40min$2,491 / mo19Mbps×Visited in February of 2019, the week before Carnival. Great time to visit as there were hardly any tourists and only a few other travelers. Downside is a lot of the restaurants aren't open and some tours are shut down. Upside is you get to live like a local in a insanely touristy town 10 months of the year. We were able to grab a very nice 1 bedroom apartment in the old town center with a kitchen for 150 euros for 5 nights (30 euros/n). Probably 10-15 restaurants were open in the old town, incl
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 6° 43° 8° 46°AQI 26🚕2h$1,579 / mo22Mbps×Super safe city, many things to do, good restaurants. Nightlife is great (especially Boho Bar) but it's not for everyone as locals like to stick to tables and don't socialize much. The city is very walkable.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to open✈️25min$2,420 / mo37Mbps×Sarajevo is a hidden gem. I stayed 2 weeks in the city and I really enjoy the chill vibe. The city is safe and people are very friendly while happy to speak english. The city is small but you can find something new to do everyday. I would 100% recommend Sarajevo for an "exotic" for some days.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun bad👮 Safety mediocreTap to open✈️14min$3,518 / mo16Mbps×I spent a month in Tirana in February 2022 and then returned in October for a one-week stay. Generally, I was pleasantly surprised and would recommend Tirana. Here are my Pros and Cons: Pros: - Cheap: Airbnbs are cheap (especially on a monthly basis), food is very cheap (around a third of what you would pay in Germany) and still good quality (most of the time). - Walkable: The city center is pretty compact and everything can be reached on foot - Green: The city center has multiple parks around
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun bad👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 7° 45° 8° 46°AQI 18✈️11min$1,935 / mo17Mbps×I am from Moscow but grew up abroad. It's a lovely city, it's hard to find another city that matches the amount of cultural activities there are. Every day there are at least 2 festivals, 3 major concerts and tons of shows in theaters. The best season is winter and summer. The amount of decorations in the winter is incomparable (to London for example)! Snow adds magic to the city and if you are worried about the cold, there are plenty of shops with high quality winter clothes at decent prices. T
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety badTap to open🌥 Feels -18° 0° -14° 6°AQI 42✈️3h$2,087 / mo21Mbps×I 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
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌧 Feels 8° 46° 10° 50°AQI 9✈️1h$1,630 / mo30Mbps×This is a really cute little city with friendly people, high level of English and good prices. Restaurants were so-so, smoking everywhere which is terrible if you want to be able to eat your meal without choking on smoke, and bad air quality in winter. Beyond those two negative points, it has a lot to offer.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun bad👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 1° 34° 3° 37°AQI 74😷✈️27min$2,150 / mo26Mbps×Overall, highly recommnded for the fall/spring. Great weather, food, wines and hikes. There are really nice coffeshops (currently writing from one, "The coffee place"). Internet is Ok, but check the accommodation before. Right now there is a lot of anti-sentiment for Russia, so consider that if you're from there.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 5° 41° 6° 43°AQI 67😷✈️3h$2,165 / mo45Mbps×Beautiful old town and waterfront, but as soon as you leave them it becomes a post-Communist dump. I've had very good internet in airbnbs, and it's quite affordable if you live like a local.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 6° 43° 7° 45°AQI 3✈️19min$2,016 / mo65Mbps×Absolutely loved it! The largest old city in the country, great souvenir shopping (loads of cat themes, good quality, better souvenirs then Budva and other places), loads of real cats, breathtaking views, very friendly local people, everything is super close. Most streets are uphill, so be ready to get fit!
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety mediocreTap to open☀️ Feels 6° 43° 6° 42°AQI 28🚕40min$2,491 / mo🌇 Also went here61 people×Visited in February of 2019, the week before Carnival. Great time to visit as there were hardly any tourists and only a few other travelers. Downside is a lot of the restaurants aren't open and some tours are shut down. Upside is you get to live like a local in a insanely touristy town 10 months of the year. We were able to grab a very nice 1 bedroom apartment in the old town center with a kitchen for 150 euros for 5 nights (30 euros/n). Probably 10-15 restaurants were open in the old town, incl
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 6° 43° 8° 46°AQI 26🚕2h$1,579 / mo🌇 Also went here63 people×Super safe city, many things to do, good restaurants. Nightlife is great (especially Boho Bar) but it's not for everyone as locals like to stick to tables and don't socialize much. The city is very walkable.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to open✈️25min$2,420 / mo🌇 Also went here92 people×A 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.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 55😷✈️42min$5,059 / mo🌇 Also went here61 people×Stayed 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
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open✈️46min$2,365 / mo🌇 Also went here81 people×Vienna is a great place to visit but do not DN here. The internet is either awful of non-existent—even in coffee shops.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels -2° 28° 1° 33°AQI 53😷✈️55min$4,693 / mo🌇 Also went here61 people×I 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
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌧 Feels 8° 46° 10° 50°AQI 9✈️1h$1,630 / mo🌇 Also went here88 people×Lived 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
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels -4° 25° -1° 30°AQI 89😷✈️1h$3,147 / mo🌇 Also went here74 people×I'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.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels -2° 28° 1° 33°AQI 93😷✈️2h$3,867 / mo🌇 Also went here68 people×I 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!!
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55°AQI 53😷✈️2h$3,727 / mo🌇 Also went here88 people×I 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”.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌧 Feels 8° 46° 10° 50°AQI 15✈️2h$4,998 / mo🌇 Also went here71 people×I 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
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 7° 45° 9° 48°AQI 30✈️2h$5,965 / mo🌇 Also went here71 people×Liked 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.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 7° 45° 9° 48°AQI 50✈️3h$4,063 / mo🌇 Also went here62 people×Once 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
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 17✈️3h$3,265 / mo🌇 Also went here84 people×Great 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
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 35° 95° 31° 88°🥵AQI 77😷✈️11h$1,401 / mo🌇 Also went here64 people×