⭐️ Total score |
0.5/5 (Rank #1357)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Bad |
👶 Family score |
Bad |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,256 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🤬 Unusably slow: 3Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 31°C87°F (feels 38°C100°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 71%
|
👌 Safety |
🧨 Conflict / political instability*
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
🧨 Conflict / political instability*
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$42 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Africa |
🚩 Country | Somalia |
🗓️ Average trip length | 35 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 3 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 31°C 87°F + 🥵 Sweaty (71%) = feels 38°C 100°F
|
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 1,000 SOS in USD | USD 1.75 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | SOS 100,000 = USD 175 |
☕️ Best coffee place | The Village Restaurant |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,400,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $499 / year |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jubba Airlines |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Turkish Ariways |
🏥 Best hospital | Banadir Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,256 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,007 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,585 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $453 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,958 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,586 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $365 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $139 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $52 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $82 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $6 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | 0 |
👩🏫 International school | $0 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | 0 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | 0 / trip |
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ No freedom of speech
❌ Not very safe
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
81
27° warm |
82
28° warm |
82
28° warm |
84
29° warm |
82
28° warm |
81
27° warm |
79
26° warm |
79
26° warm |
81
27° warm |
82
28° warm |
82
28° warm |
81
27° warm |
Real |
82
28°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
83
29°
very warm |
85
30°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
80
27°
warm |
78
26°
warm |
78
26°
warm |
80
27°
warm |
82
28°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
Humidity |
nice 38% |
nice 39% |
nice 39% |
nice 38% |
nice 41% |
nice 40% |
nice 40% |
nice 42% |
nice 42% |
nice 41% |
nice 40% |
nice 38% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 5mm |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 86mm |
rainy 54mm |
rainy 68mm |
dry 49mm |
dry 40mm |
dry 26mm |
rainy 67mm |
dry 12mm |
Cloud |
pockets 20% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 31% |
Sun |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 267 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌧 Feels 9° 48° 9° 48° AQI 3 ✈️8h $4,813 / mo 🌇 Also went here2 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 🧐 Too expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow 👍 Liked great 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌥 Feels 14° 57° 15° 58° AQI 65 😷 ✈️8h $4,352 / mo 🌇 Also went here2 people ×I recently visited Amsterdam for the third time (and the first time since 2018). I personally think it's a little overrated, but a cool place to visit nonetheless. The architecture is beautiful, and there are lots of good places to eat. I don't like the main area of the canals in the city centre; it smells of weed and is often packed. However, the outer edges - such as the Jordaan district - are less busy and more interesting in my opinion. One thing that surprised me is how much trash was o
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌥 Feels 9° 48° 10° 51° AQI 38 ✈️9h $6,231 / mo 🌇 Also went here2 people ×New York is cool. I’ve visited multiple times to see my family throughout my life, and recently came back from my first post-COVID trip there. Yes, it’s very expensive — but there is no city on earth that’s more captivating in my opinion. I used to think that New Yorkers were smug by claiming that NYC was better than everywhere else, but now I totally get it lol. My personal favourite neighbourhood is the Upper East Side, which is where you’ll find the coveted Museum Mile. But I also
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57° ✈️16h $6,505 / mo 🌇 Also went here2 people ×I 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
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow 👍 Liked great 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 10° 50° 12° 54° AQI 23 ✈️18h $4,501 / mo 🌇 Also went here2 people ×⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay 📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety bad Tap to open ☀️ Feels 35° 95° 29° 84° 🥵 ✈️19h $2,591 / mo 🌇 Also went here2 people ×
Seattle is a great city, especially if you like nature, there are plenty of outdoor activities to do all year round. People are generally open-minded and friendly. The cost of living is high but it allows you to be able to afford other places on earth easily if you can find a job here. You can also find plenty of good restaurants and arts around in the city. I recommend to stay at least 3-6 months to get the feel of living a PNW life.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 10° 50° 11° 51° ✈️19h $5,359 / mo 🌇 Also went here2 people ×Love it! Don't expect them to speak English, that is NOT their native language. If you're going to go, learn some Spanish and respect their culture. No gentrification in Mexico, please.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety bad Tap to open ☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 76° ✈️21h $2,128 / mo 🌇 Also went here2 people ×I 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
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 17° 63° 16° 60° AQI 42 ✈️21h $5,022 / mo 🌇 Also went here2 people ×
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