I was thinking of living in Quito for a few months. Anybody have any experience there?
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| 🌍 Region | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Ecuador |
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 6 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 17 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌤 27°C 81°F + 🥵 Sweaty (86%) = feels 32°C 90°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 26 US AQI 🍃 good |
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| ☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Del Mar |
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| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per Capita | $5,982 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
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| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,144 / month |
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| 💵 Cost of living for local | $575 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $514 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $66 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $598 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $28 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (139 listings) | $1,290 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $42 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $3 |
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I was thinking of living in Quito for a few months. Anybody have any experience there?
I’ve spent a couple months there last year… It’s a pretty nice place. What exactly would you like to know? 
Basically I was looking for a safe place that I can work from my computer, preferably during the day at local cofee shops. I am thinking for a few months.
I was just there.
My impressions: amazing place, full of culture, really impressed mostly.
But still kind of shifty. Wouldn’t feel comfortable walking around at night with my laptop.
Cuenca was way nicer and more comfortable, small town feel, more expats.
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not that great
❌ Roads are very dangerous
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
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