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Nomad List| 🏆 Nomad Score™ | 199 reviews |
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| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🙊 English speaking | |
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| 👩 Female friendly | |
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| 🌍 Region | Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚩 Country | Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 19 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 6 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛅️ Weather | 🌧 31°C 88°F + 💦 Humid (95%) + 💨 3km/h = Feels like 46°C 115°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 49 US AQI equal to 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 😐 70 US AQI equal to 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🔌 Power | 230V60Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚕 Best taxi app | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Smart | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 100 PHP in USD | USD 1.97 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: PHP 10,000 | USD 197 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 Tipping | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💳 Cashless society | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💻 Best coworking space | The Cube | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♻️ Return rate | 0% of visitors return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,600,000 people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👫 Gender ratio | 👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Lazada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Ayosdito | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Cebu Pacific | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Philippine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $1,064 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $711 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,513 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $432 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $295 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $79 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $508 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $24 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (6 listings) | $865 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $28 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $4 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
Based on Davao's cost of living, here's selected remote jobs that would cover your costs:
 | Lead UI UX Designer @ Packet Fabric |
 | User Experience Designer @ ORCID |
 | Sr UI Engineer / TypeScript / React @ Accord |
Very safe, very cheap city to live in. They have a couple decent gyms and coworking spaces. Overall,
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 46° 115° 31° 88°🥵AQI 49🚕0min$1,064 / mo6MbpsGood surfing on this island. More experienced surfers head to Cloud 9.
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 36° 97° 29° 85°🥵✈️24min$1,676 / mo7MbpsPeacev = Bad, Racial Tolerance = Bad, LGBT Friendly = Bad Sorry but this is simply not true here in
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌦 Feels 40° 104° 30° 86°🥵✈️31min$1,407 / mo7Mbpssdfdsvsdrewrw fdsfs fsfsdf dsf sdf sdsdf
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 45° 113° 31° 88°🥵✈️1h$1,371 / mo7MbpsEastwood City hands down best places for nomads in Manila. Why? 50-100 mbps from Sky or PLDT. Clo
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌦 Feels 39° 102° 30° 86°🥵AQI 13✈️1h$1,361 / mo7MbpsNice and laid back city with good infrastructure. 4G coverage was good
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 41° 106° 31° 87°🥵AQI 120😷✈️1h$862 / mo13MbpsBest suited for surfers..
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 36° 97° 29° 85°🥵AQI 12✈️2h$1,723 / mo6MbpsVery clean city. Internet varies from medium fast to high speed. Public transport is improving great
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels -2° 28° 1° 34°AQI 75✈️18h$2,345 / mo28Mbpssdfdsvsdrewrw fdsfs fsfsdf dsf sdf sdsdf
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 45° 113° 31° 88°🥵✈️1h$1,371 / mo7MbpsI previously wrote a very long review on Da Nang and wanted to update my experience after almost 1 m
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 33° 91° 28° 82°🥵AQI 67✈️3h$994 / mo15MbpsEasiest subway system to master. Everyone lives within 10 minutes walking of a major greenspace. 90
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 44° 111° 32° 89°🥵AQI 63✈️3h$2,908 / mo85MbpsPeacev = Bad, Racial Tolerance = Bad, LGBT Friendly = Bad Sorry but this is simply not true here in
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌦 Feels 40° 104° 30° 86°🥵✈️31min$1,407 / mo🌇 Also went here4 peopleEastwood City hands down best places for nomads in Manila. Why? 50-100 mbps from Sky or PLDT. Clo
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌦 Feels 39° 102° 30° 86°🥵AQI 13✈️1h$1,361 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleMain advantage of Vietnam in general is the ease of getting a visa. That's real nice but there are s
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 48° 118° 34° 92°🥵AQI 87😷✈️3h$980 / mo🌇 Also went here4 peopleSpent 2 weeks here. Liked Ubud better, but if you're more of a surfer, you'll like it here, although
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 46° 115° 32° 89°🥵AQI 103😷✈️3h$1,380 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleEasiest subway system to master. Everyone lives within 10 minutes walking of a major greenspace. 90
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 44° 111° 32° 89°🥵AQI 63✈️3h$2,908 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleI lived in Hanoi for 3 full months and I really loved it. Hanoi has a big foreigner district calle
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 20° 68° 20° 67°AQI 89😷✈️3h$960 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleDon't believe the prices on here for an apartment. 686 usd/month refers to an apartment in a high c
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 40° 104° 31° 89°🥵AQI 99😷✈️4h$1,508 / mo🌇 Also went here4 peopleChiang Mai used to be N.1 for the digital nomad life. It is still great and you can find really chea
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 33° 91° 32° 90°🥵AQI 124😷✈️4h$1,110 / mo🌇 Also went here4 peopleSpend a few hours and learn the Korean alphabet (not that hard) and Google some names of Korean dish
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 9° 48° 9° 49°AQI 118😷✈️5h$2,305 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleI would say that Tokyo is probably the easiest major city to transition for a Westerner visiting Asi
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 9° 48° 10° 50°AQI 46✈️5h$3,446 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peopleOne giant tourist trap. Giant hordes of rich Europeans vacationing with their parents credit cards.
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 2° 36° 4° 40°AQI 89😷✈️15h$5,022 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleNothing does a better job of explaining LA’s beautiful diversity and different neighborhoods than
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 25° 77° 24° 76°AQI 92😷✈️16h$4,481 / mo🌇 Also went here2 peopleI would disagree on the safety level of this city. Living there for 8 months now I'd say from my exp
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 114😷✈️16h$2,963 / mo🌇 Also went here2 peoplewasn't crazy about the town - the surrounding country is gorgeous
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 28° 82° 25° 77°AQI 81😷✈️23h$1,045 / mo🌇 Also went here3 people✅ Affordable to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality today
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Safe for women
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Very humid now
❌ Not many nomads go here
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are not great
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Hostile towards LGBT
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
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