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| ⭐️ Total score | 82 reviews |
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| 👌 Safety | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| 💰 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 | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Switzerland |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 11 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 27 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 28°C 83°F + 😊 Comfy (57%) = feels 29°C 84°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 41 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 1 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Reinach (BL) |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Basel |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 📱 Best wireless carrier | SwissCom |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CHF 100 = USD 105 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 9% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 170,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $79,609 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Digitec |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | HomeGate |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Easyjet |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Swiss |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,999 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,047 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,681 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,909 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,467 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $339 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,919 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $184 / night |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median from 176 listings) | $3,771 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $124 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $16 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $5 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $4,328 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $14,553 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $65,337 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ 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
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
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14° cool |
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23° mild |
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22° mild |
68
20° mild |
70
21° mild |
59
15° cool |
48
9° cold |
41
5° cold |
| Real |
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68
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59
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| Humidity |
damp 81% |
damp 77% |
nice 70% |
nice 69% |
damp 75% |
nice 75% |
nice 79% |
nice 77% |
nice 75% |
damp 76% |
damp 82% |
damp 83% |
| Rain |
rainy 178mm |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 67mm |
rainy 60mm |
rainy 156mm |
rainy 139mm |
rainy 175mm |
rainy 74mm |
dry 44mm |
dry 43mm |
rainy 67mm |
rainy 122mm |
| Cloud |
overcast 93% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 58% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 81% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 61% |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 79% |
overcast 90% |
| Air quality |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 3 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 3 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
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Great city, but if you are a digital nomad and can afford higher rates, please don't drop insane amounts and pay what the locals do. I have heard of "nomads" coming here for a month and dropping 2k on a T1, while at most it shouldn't exceed 800 euros in the centre of Lisbon, which even like others have noted is an insane amount for locals. Also, the government should really start constructing social housing and do something about subletting/vacation rentals.
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