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| ⭐️ Total score | 42 reviews |
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| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 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 | |
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| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Germany |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 3 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 34 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌨 0°C 33°F + 💦 Damp (87%) = feels -3°C 27°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 28 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 14 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 110 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 7.50% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Flayva Coffee & Tea Lounge |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍10% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 590,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,456 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) | 👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 85% 👱♀️ 15% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ryanair |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Lufthansa |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,648 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,813 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $3,886 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,110 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,714 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,548 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $688 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $127 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $51 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $395 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $12 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $8 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ 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
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
❌ Too expensive
❌ 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 | 341° cold | 468° cold | 5010° cold | 5211° cool | 6418° cool | 7323° mild | 7323° mild | 7021° mild | 6820° mild | 5915° cool | 468° cold | 415° cold |
| Real | 384° very cold | 499° cold | 5111° cool | 5312° cool | 6317° cool | 7323° mild | 7323° mild | 7021° mild | 6619° mild | 5915° cool | 489° cold | 436° very cold |
| Humidity | damp 87% | damp 83% | damp 72% | damp 71% | damp 73% | nice 68% | nice 76% | nice 78% | nice 79% | damp 81% | damp 88% | damp 88% |
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| Rain | rainy 124mm | rainy 63mm | rainy 65mm | dry 49mm | rainy 113mm | rainy 67mm | rainy 125mm | rainy 65mm | dry 34mm | rainy 66mm | dry 47mm | rainy 59mm |
| Cloud | overcast 95% | cloudy 72% | cloudy 84% | cloudy 76% | cloudy 79% | cloudy 83% | cloudy 76% | cloudy 76% | cloudy 65% | cloudy 83% | cloudy 79% | overcast 90% |
| Air quality | clean 15 US AQI | clean 21 US AQI | clean 16 US AQI | clean 18 US AQI | clean 13 US AQI | clean 15 US AQI | clean 13 US AQI | clean 15 US AQI | clean 12 US AQI | clean 13 US AQI | clean 15 US AQI | clean 11 US AQI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 233 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 343 people | 400 people | 300 people | 350 people | 333 people |
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -1° 30° 2° 35°AQI 10🚕2h$4,250 / mo30Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -4° 25° 0° 32°AQI 14🚕3h$3,471 / mo34MbpsAlso known as 'Havanna at the Waal' due to its leftist city council and progressive (ex-)student population.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -1° 30° 2° 36°AQI 37🚕4h$4,651 / mo42Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -1° 30° 2° 35°AQI 37🚕4h$4,087 / mo49Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -4° 25° 0° 32°AQI 7🚕4h$3,533 / mo30Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -1° 30° 2° 35°AQI 9🚕4h$3,518 / mo44MbpsPros : * Everyone speaks in English. * Nice people, everyone is helpful. * Great airport, cheap flights. * Nice bars. Cons : * Weather is bad especially during winter, always cloudy, no sun. * Hard to make local friends, people are nice but distant. * Quite expensive to eat outside. * Most of the stores they don't accept Visa and Mastercard, you need to have Maestro card. * Housing is expensive and it's hard to find house.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -1° 30° 3° 37°AQI 14✈️10min$4,282 / mo53Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -1° 30° 2° 35°AQI 7✈️11min$3,567 / mo44Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -4° 25° -1° 31°AQI 16✈️12min$3,821 / mo38Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ✈️12min$4,477 / mo46MbpsI've been hanging out in Berlin on and off for 30 years. It is very safe for women. It is much friendlier than it used to be. There are loads of vegan restaurants now. The nightlife and specially jazz clubs are amazing! I have an excellent apartment to rent out in Wedding - which used to have a boring reputation but now is very cool.
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 2° 36° 4° 39°AQI 36✈️4h$2,180 / mo53MbpsStayed 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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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -1° 30° 2° 35°AQI 5🚕2h$4,028 / mo25MbpsPros : * Everyone speaks in English. * Nice people, everyone is helpful. * Great airport, cheap flights. * Nice bars. Cons : * Weather is bad especially during winter, always cloudy, no sun. * Hard to make local friends, people are nice but distant. * Quite expensive to eat outside. * Most of the stores they don't accept Visa and Mastercard, you need to have Maestro card. * Housing is expensive and it's hard to find house.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -1° 30° 3° 37°AQI 14✈️10min$4,282 / mo53MbpsAs a person who’s born here and knows the place well I can give some valuable tips and share a biased view 😄 The city and people are great if you know how to navigate it. If you don’t know, it’s a big problem. Have an advice from the local, it’s important ⚠️ You should have a key for great experience in Kharkiv, get it! 🔑 WHY KHARKIV? Cool, well-educated people with own opinion, business-minded, direct. You’ll not find old historical buildings here the city was rebuilt ground
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -5° 23° -1° 29°AQI 34✈️3h$1,336 / mo24MbpsAlthough I would not praise Cologne as the top destination for digital nomads I have certain doubts about some negative aspects listed here. Hospitals: How can hospitals be pretty bad if Germany has one of the best medical systems in the world? This judgments compares it with remote 3rd world cities which is by definition not logical. Germany, and therefore also Cologne, has most likely the best emergency system in the world (ambulance must arrive within max. 12 minutes - independent of traffi
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ✈️60min$4,774 / mo35Mbpsyou mean cheap alcohol ? :) to some people there is more to a great nightlife than that.
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -4° 25° -1° 30°AQI 134😷✈️1h$2,281 / mo93MbpsBeen living here for 6-months. Not the most sociable place, people are a bit avoidant. Apparently a 'Northern' thing. On a good note not very windy. Food is pretty cheap as In Germany in general. Summers are quite nice to spend around some lakes and river beaches. Flight connections are amazing. Also airport functions even with staff shortages, not overcrowded. You can get around without German language that's for sure. On a very basic level. But having a conversation or dealing with paperw
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -6° 21° -2° 29°AQI 30✈️23min$4,298 / mo120MbpsAlthough I would not praise Cologne as the top destination for digital nomads I have certain doubts about some negative aspects listed here. Hospitals: How can hospitals be pretty bad if Germany has one of the best medical systems in the world? This judgments compares it with remote 3rd world cities which is by definition not logical. Germany, and therefore also Cologne, has most likely the best emergency system in the world (ambulance must arrive within max. 12 minutes - independent of traffi
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -1° 30° 2° 35°AQI 10🚕2h$4,250 / mo🌇 Also went here14 peopleI recently visited Amsterdam for the third time (and the first time since 2018). I personally think it's a little overrated, but a cool place to visit nonetheless. The architecture is beautiful, and there are lots of good places to eat. I don't like the main area of the canals in the city centre; it smells of weed and is often packed. However, the outer edges - such as the Jordaan district - are less busy and more interesting in my opinion. One thing that surprised me is how much trash was o
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ✈️15min$5,646 / mo🌇 Also went here26 peopleBeen living here for 6-months. Not the most sociable place, people are a bit avoidant. Apparently a 'Northern' thing. On a good note not very windy. Food is pretty cheap as In Germany in general. Summers are quite nice to spend around some lakes and river beaches. Flight connections are amazing. Also airport functions even with staff shortages, not overcrowded. You can get around without German language that's for sure. On a very basic level. But having a conversation or dealing with paperw
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -6° 21° -2° 29°AQI 30✈️23min$4,298 / mo🌇 Also went here15 peopleI've been hanging out in Berlin on and off for 30 years. It is very safe for women. It is much friendlier than it used to be. There are loads of vegan restaurants now. The nightlife and specially jazz clubs are amazing! I have an excellent apartment to rent out in Wedding - which used to have a boring reputation but now is very cool.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -3° 27° 0° 31°AQI 63😷✈️34min$3,904 / mo🌇 Also went here26 peopleI find it difficult to understand what people see in this city. The cost to benefit ratio is just so terribly bad! This is by far the most expensive city in Europe (especially in terms of rent), with hardly anything to offer in comparision with other cities like Barcelona, Lisbon or Warsaw. The weather is just average, with cold and windy winters and mediocre summers. It's difficult to come by restaurants that offer anything other than Indian fast food for a decent price - most places are just u
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 4° 39° 6° 43°AQI 25✈️41min$5,999 / mo🌇 Also went here21 peopleLived in Prague for 8 years. It's a beautiful international European city. Never learned Czech, but was fine. Almost all cafes and restaurants have English menus. Superb food delivery apps (Wolt is the best). All the food you can imagine. Vietnamese food is world-class because of the huge Vietnamese population. If you want hipster bars and cafes, there's plenty of that. If you want old-world-charm there's plenty of that. If you want posh luxury there's some of Europes best restaurants and cockta
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -5° 23° -1° 31°AQI 17✈️42min$3,561 / mo🌇 Also went here19 peopleVienna is a great place to visit but do not DN here. The internet is either awful of non-existent—even in coffee shops.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ✈️60min$4,774 / mo🌇 Also went here20 peopleWarsaw, as a destination for digital nomads, presents a mixed bag of experiences. It's often praised for its affordability, good quality of life, and excellent infrastructure, including fast internet and walkable neighborhoods【8†source】【7†source】. However, it's also characterized by a bustling atmosphere, high traffic, and an ongoing political agenda that some find off-putting. While many digital nomads and locals have found a home in Warsaw, it's worth noting that this city may not
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -4° 25° -1° 30°AQI 93😷✈️1h$2,820 / mo🌇 Also went here14 peopleStayed 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
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 1° 34° 3° 38°AQI 80😷✈️1h$2,574 / mo🌇 Also went here18 peopleBad walkability? Oslo is known for its great walkability and accessibility to nature. The public transport system is also great, and the city is safe. However, the downside is that it is a very expensive city. Basic items like fruits, vegetables, meat and even beer can be costly. Additionally, the import system in Norway is very protective, which means that grocery stores often only carry products that are made in Norway.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -14° 7° -10° 14°AQI 23✈️1h$5,103 / mo🌇 Also went here14 peopleNice place to live, but for travel not sure. Things are very expensive if you want to stay in a hotel and eat out most of the time. Price for cafe is not that crazy but still not the reasonable. Not many fun places to go as a traveler. But if you have a place you can cook by yourself, have some friends to hang out, and enjoy simple and quite lifestyle, then I do recommend to come Stockholm. I'm enjoying a peaceful and calm daily life here!
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -7° 19° -3° 26°AQI 4✈️1h$3,374 / mo🌇 Also went here18 peopleI've been here just under a week so it might be too early to comment on Helsinki, but so far I like it. I'd like to second what the review from 9 mths ago said: I can recommend Noli Studios, specifically the Herttoniemi one. I'll tell you more about Finland once I've been here longer.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -5° 23° -1° 30°AQI 26✈️2h$3,405 / mo🌇 Also went here14 peopleOnce you figure out housing (not an easy thing but doable, especially once you stop looking in the touristic areas), Lisbon is a very charming, safe (even though I'll admit this is getting worse in certain areas), and fun city to live in. In most neighbourhoods you have the feeling of living in a small town instead of an urban area. There's aways something to do or see so it's hard to be bored living here. I still find Lisbon (and Portugal in general), to be one of the most attractive places in
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°AQI 16✈️3h$3,361 / mo🌇 Also went here31 peopleI absolutely love Istanbul! My biggest recommendation would be to stay in Cihangir or Nişantaşı and avoid the main centre. Cihangir has so many beautiful cafes to work from and there are a lot of people working remotely so it's a really nice vibe. I agree with the comments about taxis, we just caught ubers but mostly walked everywhere which I would recommend. If you stay in Cihangir you can easily walk to Taxim square and through Galata. The food scene here is great once you know where to go
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 11° 52° 13° 56°AQI 15✈️3h$1,636 / mo🌇 Also went here15 peopleGreat for tourism, bad for living. The City has a fascinating contrast of old and new. You will never get bored, it’s easy to meet people and have fun. Infrastructure and food are great. Thai people are friendly and welcoming, even when it not always feels genuine. With that said, it’s not a good city for long term living. It’s too hot and humid. Felt air temperature is between 37°C-45°C almost year round during the day. It’s makes all outdoor activity unpleasant. Getting your daily d
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 31° 88° 30° 86°🥵AQI 81😷✈️12h$1,423 / mo🌇 Also went here21 peopleNo members are here right now. If you are, add it as a trip and you'll show up here!
