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Nomad List| 🏆 Nomad Score™ | 214 reviews |
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| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🙊 English speaking | |
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| 🤚🏿🤚🏻 Racial tolerance | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
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| 🌍 Region | Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚩 Country | Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 2 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 6 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛅️ Weather | 🌧 33°C 92°F + 💦 Humid (85%) + 💨 8km/h = Feels like 48°C 118°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 😷 143 US AQI equal to 🚬 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 📱 Best wireless carrier | XL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 100,000 IDR in USD | USD 7.21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: IDR 1,000,000 | USD 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 Tipping | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Society Complex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♻️ Return rate | 0% of visitors return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 2,800,000 people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 😤 People density | 🤨 busy: 7,300 ppl/km² 12x12m (144m²) space per person | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👫 Gender ratio | 👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛪️ Religious government | Ambiguous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Bhinekka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Lion Air | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏥 Best hospital | Slioam Hospital | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
😷 Air quality in Surabaya is very bad (143 US AQI) today: avoid exercising outdoors, close windows and try to stay inside, more info | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| volcanono-beachbeachairportnon-touristywarm nowwarmhotdirty airbad air qualityslow internetcheap cost of livinglow crimehigh humiditymany womenfriendly people | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $884 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $702 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,679 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $480 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $469 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $144 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $420 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $20 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (288 listings) | $972 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $32 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $1 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
Based on Surabaya's cost of living, here's selected remote jobs that would cover your costs:
 | English Content Writer @ Livingston Research |
 | Content Marketer @ Advanced Web Ranking |
 | Social Media Marketer @ SaleHoo.com |
 | Customer Support, 60-80%, Remote @ ofri.ch |
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✅ Very safe
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality usually
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Too hot all year round
❌ Very humid now
❌ Bad air quality today
❌ Not many nomads go here
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Hospitals are not great
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Hostile towards LGBT
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
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