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| ⭐️ Total score | 194 reviews |
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| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
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| 🙊 English speaking* | |
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| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
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| 😄 Happiness* | |
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| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
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| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
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| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Germany |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 5 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 23 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌨 1°C 35°F + 💦 Damp (77%) = feels -3°C 27°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 19 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 11 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 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 | GarageBilk |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Coworkingloft |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 10% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 1,950,000 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 37,372 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 610,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,456 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) | 👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 84% 👱♀️ 16% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | WG Gesucht |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Air Berlin |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Lufthansa |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,987 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,661 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,417 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,262 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,887 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,464 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $853 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $88 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $146 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $266 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $14 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $20,786 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $15 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $9 / 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
✅ Many Nomad List members have been
✅ 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+
❌ Too 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 | 341° cold | 489° cold | 468° cold | 5211° cool | 5714° cool | 7524° warm | 7222° mild | 7021° mild | 7021° mild | 5915° cool | 468° cold | 415° cold |
| Real | 373° very cold | 5010° cold | 489° cold | 5211° cool | 5714° cool | 7524° warm | 7222° mild | 6820° mild | 7021° mild | 5915° cool | 489° cold | 436° very cold |
| Humidity | damp 84% | damp 77% | damp 71% | nice 68% | damp 75% | nice 74% | nice 82% | nice 81% | nice 76% | damp 79% | damp 84% | damp 86% |
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| Rain | rainy 119mm | rainy 56mm | rainy 65mm | dry 48mm | rainy 104mm | rainy 56mm | rainy 134mm | rainy 67mm | dry 39mm | rainy 69mm | rainy 52mm | rainy 72mm |
| Cloud | overcast 92% | cloudy 67% | cloudy 77% | cloudy 70% | cloudy 78% | cloudy 78% | cloudy 79% | cloudy 75% | cloudy 67% | cloudy 80% | cloudy 73% | overcast 91% |
| Air quality | clean 15 US AQI | clean 19 US AQI | clean 13 US AQI | clean 14 US AQI | clean 10 US AQI | clean 9 US AQI | clean 11 US AQI | clean 10 US AQI | clean 11 US AQI | clean 12 US AQI | clean 15 US AQI | clean 12 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 5 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 460 people | 491 people | 900 people | 460 people | 564 people | 533 people | 822 people | 667 people | 582 people | 585 people | 582 people | 920 people |
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels -1° 30° 2° 36°AQI 67😷✈️14min$5,587 / mo🌇 Also went here255 peopleI have heard of a friend of a friend that in France it is important to bring sandpaper and to have suitable medical insurance which covers eye reconstruction surgery. “Well worth a visit, would recommend”.
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -2° 28° 0° 33°AQI 158😷✈️1h$2,388 / mo🌇 Also went here142 peopleI don't know exactly how Barcelona is still considered safe but it's far from it. It's probably the most dangerous city to live in Madrid and one of the most dangerous in europe, with constant pick-pocketing and even violent crimes to get your wallet and phone in certain areas. If you like a peaceful life, Barcelona is not the place anymore!!
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 11° 52° 12° 54°AQI 25✈️2h$3,752 / mo🌇 Also went here184 peopleLiked Madrid,but its a bit dangerous in the evening and way to expensive! people can be really nice when they meet you but after a while you realize all it's not what it seems. And Barcelona is exactly the same.
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 31✈️2h$3,287 / mo🌇 Also went here236 peopleChiang Mai has had a deep Buddhist influence running over the last 1,000 years and this can be felt in the helpfulness, patience and generosity of the Thai and long-term transplants you come across. The city has an active community scene (nomads, spiritual seekers, hikers, creatives), several mountains with hiking spots and waterfalls surrounding the city, over 20 water bodies inside the city -- many have cafes and walks around, several public parks, and over 13 national parks with campgrounds w
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 30° 86° 28° 83°AQI 52😷✈️11h$1,022 / mo🌇 Also went here171 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 37° 99° 31° 88°🥵AQI 80😷✈️12h$1,414 / mo🌇 Also went here255 peopleHong Kong is a great city with dense urban areas but also nature and hiking routes only 15 minutes away. There are restaurants for every taste and budget, from the best US fast casual chains to high end Michelin star restaurants. It's also extremely safe, despite recent political instability.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 22° 72° 22° 71°AQI 84😷✈️12h$2,871 / mo🌇 Also went here144 peopleSo… amazing food. Great public transportation. Very clean. But very conformist. Self expression limited. The irony of seeing an exhibit on graffiti, yet no actual graffiti in the streets. And the causal racism especially if you’re brown. You could be British born but still expect to be sat far away from everyone else at cocktail bars, experience comments and have weird assumptions made.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 33° 91° 29° 83°AQI 25✈️14h$4,038 / mo🌇 Also went here163 people
