⭐️ Total score |
2.38/5 (Rank #453)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $2,619 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 35Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 10°C49°F (feels 8°C46°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 75%
|
👌 Safety |
Great
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Okay
|
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,538 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Good |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Germany |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 35 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 10°C 49°F + 💦 Damp (75%) = feels 8°C 46°F
|
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 108 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 7.50% |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
💻 Best coworking space | Sobaexa |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Kombinat Süd |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 110,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,456 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Czech Airlines |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Czech Airlines |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,619 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,421 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,072 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $878 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,236 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,676 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $609 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $105 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $55 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $267 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $6 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
👩🏫 International school | $4,320 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $10 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $10 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $11,133 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $34,508 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $100,974 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
❌ Expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
30
-1° freezing |
39
4° cold |
41
5° cold |
46
8° cold |
54
12° cool |
73
23° mild |
70
21° mild |
66
19° mild |
70
21° mild |
54
12° cool |
41
5° cold |
34
1° cold |
Real |
33
1°
very cold |
41
5°
very cold |
43
6°
very cold |
48
9°
cold |
55
13°
cool |
73
23°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
65
19°
mild |
67
20°
mild |
54
12°
cool |
43
6°
very cold |
37
3°
very cold |
Humidity |
nice 40% |
nice 39% |
nice 36% |
nice 36% |
nice 39% |
nice 40% |
nice 40% |
nice 39% |
nice 39% |
nice 38% |
nice 39% |
nice 40% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 51mm |
dry 48mm |
dry 35mm |
dry 47mm |
rainy 76mm |
rainy 73mm |
rainy 80mm |
rainy 65mm |
dry 22mm |
dry 31mm |
rainy 52mm |
rainy 53mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 48% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 50% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 43% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 56% |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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