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| ⭐️ Total score | 34 reviews |
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| 👌 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) | 24 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌤 2°C 36°F + 💦 Damp (89%) = feels 2°C 36°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 26 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 13.75 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 109 |
| 💸 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 | 👍12% 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) | 👨 89% 👱♀️ 11% |
| 🏞 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 | $4,132 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,220 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,881 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,395 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,697 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,348 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $981 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $126 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $44 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $393 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $20 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $4 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $3 |
✅ 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+
❌ Way 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% |
| 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 |
| Sun | safe 1 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 0 UVI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 240 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 233 people | 400 people | 300 people | 350 people | 400 people |
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