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Nomad List| 🏆 Nomad Score™ | 158 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Latin America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚩 Country | Ecuador | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 5 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 15 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛅️ Weather | 🌦 27°C 80°F + 💦 Humid (90%) + 💨 6km/h = Feels like 32°C 90°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 38 US AQI equal to 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Claro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 Tipping | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Del Mar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♻️ Return rate | 0% of visitors return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,000 people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | LAN Ecuador | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| no-beachbeachwarm nowwarmhotclean airgood air qualityfast internetcheap cost of livinghigh humiditymany women | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $1,266 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $994 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,013 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $575 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $514 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $66 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $724 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $34 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (150 listings) | $1,601 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $52 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $3 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0.50 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
Based on Montanita's cost of living, here's selected remote jobs that would cover your costs:
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 30° 86° 27° 81°AQI 122😷✈️2h$1,113 / mo🌇 Also went here9 peopleI was there for one week and stayed in Bocagrande, about a 10 minute taxi ride from the Walled City.
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 39° 102° 30° 85°🥵AQI 68✈️2h$1,599 / mo🌇 Also went here7 peopleLove this place. relatively cheap, big city with something for everyone. Except beach people. Barilo
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 35° 95° 30° 85°🥵AQI 75✈️6h$990 / mo🌇 Also went here9 peopleI would disagree on the safety level of this city. Living there for 8 months now I'd say from my exp
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✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ LGBT friendly
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very humid now
❌ Not many nomads go here
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not great
❌ Roads are very dangerous
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