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| ⭐️ Overall score | 194 reviews |
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| 🎓 Education level* | |
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| 🙊 English speaking* | |
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| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
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| 🏥 Healthcare* | |
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| 🤚🏿🤚🏻 Racial tolerance | |
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| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | Philippines |
| ⏱ Average trip time | 31 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 8 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 20°C 68°F + 😊 Comfy (100%) = feels 20°C 68°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 7 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 48 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 230V60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Smart |
| 💸 100 PHP in USD | USD 2.00 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | PHP 10,000 = USD 200 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Figaro Coffee Company |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 350,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita | $2,951 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Lazada |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Ayosdito |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Philippine |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,515 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $962 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,651 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $472 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $352 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $198 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $850 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $40 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (413 listings) | $1,792 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $59 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $4 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not that great
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
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| Real | 7222° mild | 7222° mild | 7524° warm | 7524° warm | 7323° mild | 7524° warm | 7222° mild | 7021° mild | 7021° mild | 7323° mild | 7122° mild | 7222° mild |
| Humidity | nice 77% | nice 76% | nice 79% | nice 90% | nice 95% | nice 98% | nice 99% | nice 100% | nice 100% | nice 93% | nice 96% | nice 82% |
| Rain | dry 13mm | dry 6mm | dry 30mm | rainy 95mm | rainy 135mm | rainy 260mm | rainy 233mm | rainy 246mm | rainy 210mm | rainy 102mm | rainy 108mm | dry 36mm |
| Cloud | pockets 32% | pockets 21% | pockets 43% | pockets 49% | cloudy 89% | cloudy 88% | overcast 94% | overcast 98% | overcast 98% | pockets 44% | cloudy 83% | pockets 34% |
| Air quality | okay 60 US AQI | okay 66 US AQI | okay 68 US AQI | okay 64 US AQI | okay 72 US AQI | clean 41 US AQI | clean 40 US AQI | clean 44 US AQI | clean 48 US AQI | okay 52 US AQI | clean 44 US AQI | clean 43 US AQI |
| Sun | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 42° 108° 31° 87°🥵AQI 50✈️3h$1,305 / mo🌇 Also went here9 peopleTokyo has so much to offer and so much to do. It is easily overwhelming. Whereas I usually take my first week to explore a place Tokyo’s sights just kept on going. I remember ending up in a hidden cocktail bar, a mexican rooftop party with 1 meter margaritas, spending a whole day going only to French places(?), visiting a store that only imported 2nd hand hiphop apparel, and throughout it all the best michelin star ramen. It just seemed endless, completely unrelated and incredibly fun. Six wee
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 45° 113° 32° 89°🥵AQI 36✈️4h$3,899 / mo🌇 Also went here12 peopleI've been living in SF since 2014 and I have to say Cost of Living is misrepresented. It's a lot more expensive now (2020) than posted. 1-bdr in center is $3,500-$4,000 + $200-$300 for parking + $100-$200 for utilities. Almost impossible to find month-to-month rent, so this is for 1-year lease. Coffee for two + a pastry is easily $20. Dinner for two never less than $50, unless it's fast food (+20% tips are expected) and if you want actually something good it's at least $100 for two. Airbnb is $1
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