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| ⭐️ Total score | 186 reviews |
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| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
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| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
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| 🌍 Continent | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Guatemala |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 3 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 23°C 73°F + 😊 Comfy (88%) = feels 23°C 73°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 65 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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| 📱 Best wireless carrier | TIGO |
| 💸 10 GTQ in USD | USD 1.30 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | GTQ 1,000 = USD 130 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Te Quiero Coffe & Tea |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 5% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 11,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $4,147 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,329 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $832 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,483 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $424 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $326 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $104 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,048 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $49 / night |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median from 151 listings) | $1,571 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $52 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $3 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Not safe at all
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
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| Humidity |
nice 77% |
nice 75% |
nice 72% |
nice 85% |
nice 96% |
nice 99% |
nice 88% |
nice 95% |
nice 96% |
nice 91% |
nice 80% |
nice 74% |
| Rain |
rainy 276mm |
rainy 170mm |
rainy 304mm |
rainy 526mm |
rainy 1085mm |
rainy 957mm |
rainy 730mm |
rainy 1044mm |
rainy 884mm |
rainy 778mm |
rainy 366mm |
rainy 247mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 85% |
overcast 94% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 88% |
cloudy 88% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 69% |
pockets 48% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
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avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
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avoid sun 8 UVI |
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I really enjoyed my first week here, but as I got to know more locals and heard their stories, I was disturbed at the security situation. Almost everyone I met has horror stories about being robbed at gunpoint, robbed by the police, and in one case even drugged and robbed by a taxi driver. It's not even safe to walk a short distance at night (locals told me to just take Uber). Beyond the security issues, scams also abound, and the covid policy is wacky, with hand sanitizer being forced on you ev
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Lived here for about 3 months as a female. The climate is amazing as it is the City of Eternal Spring. Very reasonable prices everywhere. I stayed in Poblado, but about a 25 minute walk from all the action of Poblado. Walking on the main roads during the day was fine. The local people are amazingly nice. However, once night falls, you have to be careful here. Do not walk on quiet streets. Leave your valuables at home and do not ever show your mobile phone outside on the street. Use an Uber at ni
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I've lived in New York City - Brooklyn - for over 20 years. For visiting tourists, the best neighborhood to stay in is NOT Bushwick. Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Ft. Green or Brooklyn Heights is preferable. Plenty of good transportation in those areas - subway, buses or Uber. Easy access to beaches in Long Island and New Jersey. There's plenty to do in NYC. Great restaurants, Broadway plays (!), and in the summer you frequently can catch a free concert.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73° AQI 18 ✈️4h $5,296 / mo 🌇 Also went here11 people
Good: - Great local food - Portuguese people are amazingly friendly - Vibrant DN community. It's like the city has been overtaken by remote workers. You will see everyone working on their laptop everywhere you go. - Amazing views whenever you want; you can just get a beer and climb to one of the viewpoints to see the sunset. Easy and magical. - Super cheap Ubers, easy subway Bad: - Housing prices. I'm not kidding, it's the worst I've ever seen. Ultra overpriced. I guess that's the problem when
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How did you guys classified Penge as rich? It is one of the worst neighbourhood I have ever been in London, the ammount of people I know that have been robbed there is appalling.
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Best city in Spain. Weather is great even in December and the clubbing scene is fun. There's lots to do and it's a beautiful city overall. You have to watch out for pickpockets but as long as you aren't leaving things unattended or obviously in your pockets you'll be fine. If you're into hostels, Hostel One Paralelo is BY FAR the best hostel in the area, worth every penny. Will definitely be back, and I never say that.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 65 ✈️12h $3,811 / mo 🌇 Also went here14 people
Berlin is overall a great city to be. Food is cheap and everywhere, easy to go out and have fun/meet for business. Rent has crept up but still far better value than where I came from. Internet: 36 EUR/month get me 450/40 mbps (cable -> DOCSIS 3.0) Public transport is 2.70 EUR/ticket. No woman I know has said they felt unsafe. Some really odd, xenophobic sounding comments on here. Biggest downsides IMO: service quality at restaurants - not that people are rude, but they don't seem to particular
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 53 ✈️13h $4,104 / mo 🌇 Also went here13 people
I cannot help but agree with the review from the person before me. I'm finishing my 3 weeks trip here, and something feels off. Like that person put it rightly, everything is for sale, and nothing has value. There is no soul to this city and its people, locals or otherwise. Something is wrong here.
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