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| ⭐️ Total score | 34 reviews |
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| 😝 Fun | |
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| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 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 | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 25 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 59 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 18°C 64°F + 😊 Comfy (74.8%) = feels 18°C 64°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 27 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 15.5 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Jack in the Box |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 10% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 79,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | American Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Elite Medical Center |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,751 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,481 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $10,983 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $3,138 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,890 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $5,172 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,950 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $182 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $170 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $320 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $30,000 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $16 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg ~3km/2mi trip) | $6 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ 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
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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19° mild |
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21° mild |
72
22° mild |
73
23° mild |
75
24° warm |
70
21° mild |
63
17° cool |
55
13° cool |
| Real |
57
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64
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70
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mild |
72
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73
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74
24°
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68
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mild |
63
17°
cool |
54
12°
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| Humidity |
damp 75% |
nice 66% |
nice 65% |
nice 68% |
nice 65% |
nice 67% |
nice 65% |
nice 68% |
nice 61% |
nice 62% |
nice 68% |
damp 77% |
| Rain |
rainy 115mm |
rainy 56mm |
rainy 57mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 5mm |
rainy 126mm |
dry 26mm |
rainy 233mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 31% |
cloudy 65% |
| Air quality |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 11 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
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There is a reason why 95% of expats are male.... If you want low cost of living, pretty girls, decent climate and cheap parties Medellin is the place to be, however the people that say Medellin is amazing is usually guys because of the pretty girls, Medellin isnt a pretty city at all, not overly alot to do in the city itself, nothing special
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How 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.
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This city is incredible. Now I understand why Parisians look down on other cities. It is endless. Museums, history, cool bars, incredible food, diversity, beautiful people nicely dressed... It helps a lot to speak French. It's expensive. I'd love to nomad here for a month or two. I really liked Marais as an area.
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It's a pretty awesome place and next year will definitely stay for longer. So clean, has amazing people, and great culture
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There's no reason to live in this city. I spent a year here. The weather is not even a bit nicer compared to central-eastern Europe. Maybe when it's -4 degrees in Budapest, it's +1 in Barcelona. That's just as cold. And the insulation in apartments is practically non-existent, as well as AC and heating. If there's heating in an apartment, using it for like 3 hours/day would cost $100 a month. Speaking of apartments, pricing is ridiculous. $1500 + utilities for a 2 bedroom in a neighborhood where
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 50 ✈️13h $4,755 / mo 🌇 Also went here52 people
Didn't like this city that much. Been there twice and honestly it has nothing so special. Just the DUOMO in the center is the main great scenery but besides that, nothing in particular to bother for.
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Pros - extremely cheap (excl. housing), great transportation system (both subway and busses), great pastry shops Cons - expensive airbnbs, rude people who can be fairly racist towards blacks (worldcup was a tough time given how openly people were cursing about black people in bars and home get togethers I went to) and other south americans (weird superiority complex), a tad depressing given the current economic crises (almost everyone is going through a rough time so it is difficult to enjoy yo
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I 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 28° 82° 27° 80° AQI 53 ✈️15h $3,239 / mo 🌇 Also went here36 peopleNo members are here right now. If you are, add it as a trip and you'll show up here!
