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| ⭐️ Total score | 592 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
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| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| ❤️ Liked by members | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 😤 People density | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Belgium |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 3 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 26 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 24°C 76°F + 😊 Comfy (78%) = feels 24°C 75°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 59 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 43.5 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Havenwijk |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Kuregem Bara |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Mobile Vikings |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 102 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Workshop Café |
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | OR COFFEE ROASTERS |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Le Châtelain |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 10% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 2,524,000 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 48,372 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 170,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $41,199 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🤨 busy: 12x12m (144m²) per person |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Coolblue |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Roomarama |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ryan Air |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air France |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Louise Medical Center |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,887 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,800 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $3,584 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,024 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $763 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $265 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,950 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $91 / night |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median from 370 listings) | $2,646 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $87 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $8 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $3 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $60,000 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $45,039 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $120,233 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomad List members liked going here
✅ Many Nomad List members here all year round
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
❌ Expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ People smoking tobacco a lot
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels |
34
1° cold |
46
8° cold |
46
8° cold |
48
9° cold |
54
12° cool |
72
22° mild |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
59
15° cool |
48
9° cold |
41
5° cold |
| Real |
39
4°
very cold |
50
10°
cold |
48
9°
cold |
50
10°
cold |
55
13°
cool |
72
22°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
59
15°
cool |
50
10°
cold |
45
7°
cold |
| Humidity |
damp 84% |
damp 78% |
damp 75% |
nice 68% |
damp 75% |
nice 81% |
nice 85% |
nice 83% |
nice 79% |
damp 80% |
damp 85% |
damp 87% |
| Rain |
rainy 117mm |
dry 43mm |
dry 49mm |
dry 37mm |
rainy 88mm |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 105mm |
rainy 58mm |
dry 31mm |
rainy 98mm |
dry 37mm |
rainy 79mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 89% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 87% |
| Air quality |
clean 49 US AQI |
okay 67 US AQI |
okay 52 US AQI |
okay 56 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
okay 58 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
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safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,014 people | 917 people | 1,000 people | 1,046 people | 893 people | 987 people | 1,400 people | 1,283 people | 1,017 people | 1,350 people | 1,000 people | 1,291 people |
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I visited Prague on more than one occasion and tried something new each time. I really wanted to enjoy it, but unfortunately it turned out to be one of my least favourite cities. Perhaps it was just me, but there was an overwhelming sense of distrust and dislike towards foreigners, you have to try pretty hard to blend in if you want to experience the life of a local & avoid the tourism. I met some wonderful people and and there’s some cool communities to be part of, but another extended stay
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Stayed for 2 weeks after almost a year n a half in LatAm. Beautiful city; great food options- especially for Asian food lovers. Plenty of authentic Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese options for about 50% of what you would pay in a Western city. Decent hostels will cost $11-$15 weekdays and between $18-$30 on weekends.... Good internet; beautiful architecture and people but it is true Hungarians can be very cold at times. Overall a good stay with many destinations just a quick and cheap flight/tr
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Rome has tourist fatigue. Servers are curt and it's hard to find a decent restaurant.
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Awesome city. Limitless good restaurants and bars. Easy to use transit, but you barely need it because the city is so walkable. Beautiful streets. Overflowing with genuine Spanish culture. Not cheap but affordable for how large of a city it is. Wish it was a bit greener, but overall Madrid is a great spot to spend significant time in.
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As always take precautions when traveling. Turkish people are generally friendly and the cost of living can be very affordable for foreigners. That being said, the taxis are around Taksim and Old town can be a bit dodgy, especially if you don't speak Turkish or get in an "illegal" cab. To avoid this, download an app that calculates the fare for you (prices are fixed and determined by the city)and show this to the driver before entering the taxi. Like in most major tourist destinations, there w
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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.
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How did SF get scored #98 on Nomad score? I agree with most of the reviews posted here. I generally work from home, but we recently rented a small conference room for a meeting. It was $250 per hour.. (yes Per Hour... no typos here).
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I've been to Bangkok for almost two weeks now and I can't understand comments about the lack of soul or everything being on sale. Sure, there are some sketchy parts like massage parlour touts and an occasional ladyboy here and there, but overall my impression is that it's just a regular big city with some clear advantages. Coming from Central Europe, I find everybody to be very calm and polite. Some may argue it's just a facade and fair enough, but I prefer a calm and kind facade over cold and i
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