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| ⭐️ Total score | 198 reviews |
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| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
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| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
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| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
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| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | Sri Lanka |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 9 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 31°C 89°F + 🥵 Sweaty (85%) = feels 42°C 108°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 55 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Dialog |
| 💸 1,000 LKR in USD | USD 2.78 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | LKR 100,000 = USD 278 |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Bites |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 810,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $3,910 / year |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Sri Lankan Airlines |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $709 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $399 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $199 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $57 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $42 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $10 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $807 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $38 / night |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median from 222 listings) | $1,331 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $44 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $1 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $0 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $0 |
✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Democratic
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Too hot in the summer
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
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| Rain |
rainy 287mm |
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dry 45mm |
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| Cloud |
cloudy 86% |
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overcast 93% |
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