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| ⭐️ Overall Score | 223 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | Indonesia |
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 2 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 6 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 31°C 88°F + Humid (73%) = feels 38°C 100°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 44 US AQI 🍃 good |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app (in country) | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | XL |
| 💸 100,000 IDR in USD | USD 6.83 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | IDR 1,000,000 = USD 68 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Virto |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Society Complex |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 2,800,000 people |
| 😤 Population density | 🤨 busy: 12x12m (144m²) per person |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Ambiguous |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Tokopedia |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Lion Air |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Asia |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Slioam Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $839 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $651 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,591 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $454 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $444 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $137 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $441 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $21 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (306 listings) | $864 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $28 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $1 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
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⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 33° 91° 28° 83°🥵AQI 34✈️21min$808 / mo8MbpsJogja is good for me, all the air quality and religious stuff is true. It is also very 'dirty' and c
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 34° 93° 28° 82°🥵AQI 34✈️21min$969 / mo11MbpsAs Canggu is filling up, people are moving Northwest-wards passing through Pererenan and Babadan and
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 35° 95° 29° 85°🥵AQI 10✈️24min$506 / mo14MbpsI've been here for 5 months and have mixed feelings about Canggu. Weather: Since rainy season let u
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 38° 100° 30° 85°🥵AQI 25✈️24min$1,272 / mo19MbpsHonestly, this is an awesome place to be if you're actually trying to get work done. It's a bit of a
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 35° 95° 28° 83°🥵AQI 28✈️25min$1,836 / mo12MbpsWay too touristy and a bit more expensive than other parts of Bali. Dont really want to come here ag
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 37° 99° 30° 86°🥵AQI 23✈️25min$1,011 / mo6MbpsI've been here for 5 months and have mixed feelings about Canggu. Weather: Since rainy season let u
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 38° 100° 30° 85°🥵AQI 25✈️24min$1,272 / mo19MbpsKuala Lumpur is a modern metropolitan filled with fun loving people and excellent choice of food, av
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 36° 97° 29° 84°🥵AQI 58✈️2h$1,231 / mo18MbpsChiang Mai used to be N.1 for the digital nomad life. It is still great and you can find really chea
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 44° 111° 33° 92°🥵AQI 68✈️4h$1,082 / mo24MbpsJogja is good for me, all the air quality and religious stuff is true. It is also very 'dirty' and c
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 34° 93° 28° 82°🥵AQI 34✈️21min$969 / mo🌇 Also went here7 peopleI've been here for 5 months and have mixed feelings about Canggu. Weather: Since rainy season let u
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 38° 100° 30° 85°🥵AQI 25✈️24min$1,272 / mo🌇 Also went here8 people"Don't go to Jakarta" is what people from Jakarta tell you. But you do. It can't be that bad, righ
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 39° 102° 32° 90°🥵AQI 110😷✈️53min$1,240 / mo🌇 Also went here11 peopleThey say you get what you pay for. After having traveled the previous 4 months in India, Cambodia,
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 38° 100° 31° 88°🥵AQI 60✈️2h$2,728 / mo🌇 Also went here9 peopleKuala Lumpur is a modern metropolitan filled with fun loving people and excellent choice of food, av
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 36° 97° 29° 84°🥵AQI 58✈️2h$1,231 / mo🌇 Also went here9 peopleWe picked up 4G SIM from the airport for $5 that got us 20Gb for the 2 weeks we visited the place to
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 39° 102° 31° 87°🥵AQI 43✈️3h$1,071 / mo🌇 Also went here6 peopleIt used to have a lot of character and charm but all the construction is making the city lose its cu
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 38° 100° 31° 89°🥵AQI 92😷✈️3h$958 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peopleI stayed in Hoi An much longer than I planned (10 days) because it was so pleasant. Yes, tourists ev
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 43° 109° 33° 91°🥵AQI 40✈️3h$1,058 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peopleAfter having lived here for two months, I've got to say that this must be one of the worst places in
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 42° 108° 32° 90°🥵AQI 40✈️4h$991 / mo🌇 Also went here6 peopleDon't believe the prices on here for an apartment. 686 usd/month refers to an apartment in a high c
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 42° 108° 34° 93°🥵AQI 34✈️4h$1,436 / mo🌇 Also went here10 peopleChiang Mai used to be N.1 for the digital nomad life. It is still great and you can find really chea
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 44° 111° 33° 92°🥵AQI 68✈️4h$1,082 / mo🌇 Also went here7 peopleSpend a few hours and learn the Korean alphabet (not that hard) and Google some names of Korean dish
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 53✈️7h$2,117 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peopleI stayed here for a month in July last year. There's lots of cool aspects to the city but I hated it
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌦 Feels 14° 57° 14° 56°AQI 22✈️15h$1,455 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peopleSuper fun and beautiful city. I find Parisians are actually very patient and warm if you at least at
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°AQI 12✈️16h$3,763 / mo🌇 Also went here5 people| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 10641° scorching | 10641° scorching | 10440° hot | 10842° scorching | 10239° hot | 10038° hot | 9736° hot | 9736° hot | 9736° hot | 10239° hot | 10842° scorching | 10842° scorching |
| Real | 9032° hot | 9133° hot | 9032° hot | 9133° hot | 9133° hot | 9032° hot | 8831° hot | 8831° hot | 8831° hot | 9133° hot | 9334° hot | 9133° hot |
| Humidity | sweaty 72% | nice 67% | nice 69% | nice 69% | nice 61% | nice 62% | nice 63% | nice 62% | nice 62% | nice 58% | nice 59% | nice 69% |
| Rain | rainy 173mm | rainy 126mm | rainy 147mm | rainy 87mm | dry 26mm | rainy 95mm | dry 10mm | dry 3mm | dry 2mm | dry 6mm | rainy 60mm | rainy 164mm |
| Cloud | overcast 97% | overcast 92% | overcast 96% | cloudy 89% | pockets 41% | pockets 34% | pockets 36% | pockets 39% | cloudy 51% | cloudy 63% | pockets 44% | cloudy 80% |
| Sun | sunscreen 6 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | sunscreen 6 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI |
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✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Very safe
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Humid now
❌ Not many members go here
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not great
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
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