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| ⭐️ Total score | 64 reviews |
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| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
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| 😄 Happiness* | |
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| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
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| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Ireland |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 5 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 18 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 15°C 60°F + 💦 Damp (84%) = feels 15°C 59°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 17 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 60 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 💸 10 EUR in USD | USD 9.77 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 98 |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Galway Roast |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 6% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 80,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $64,497 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 77% 👱♀️ 23% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ryanair |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Aer Lingus |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Galway Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,497 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,011 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,722 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,635 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,717 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,349 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,138 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $174 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $110 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $477 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $24 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $4 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $13,139 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $38,957 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $116,454 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 436° cold | 436° cold | 5010° cold | 5211° cool | 5915° cool | 6116° cool | 6619° mild | 6418° cool | 6317° cool | 5513° cool | 5010° cold | 457° cold |
| Real | 468° cold | 489° cold | 5211° cool | 5312° cool | 5915° cool | 6116° cool | 6519° mild | 6418° cool | 6317° cool | 5714° cool | 5312° cool | 489° cold |
| Humidity | damp 83% | damp 83% | damp 83% | damp 74% | damp 77% | damp 82% | nice 84% | nice 85% | damp 87% | damp 87% | damp 85% | damp 88% |
| Rain | rainy 163mm | rainy 152mm | rainy 118mm | dry 32mm | rainy 127mm | rainy 52mm | rainy 81mm | rainy 143mm | rainy 129mm | rainy 191mm | rainy 63mm | rainy 120mm |
| Cloud | cloudy 70% | cloudy 78% | cloudy 84% | cloudy 59% | cloudy 64% | cloudy 77% | cloudy 76% | cloudy 70% | cloudy 74% | cloudy 80% | cloudy 82% | cloudy 79% |
| Sun | safe 1 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 0 UVI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 250 people | 0 people | 320 people | 333 people | 325 people | 371 people | 320 people | 200 people | 320 people | 267 people |
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 19✈️2h$4,626 / mo🌇 Also went here45 peopleThe city got overcrowded, really expensive, overhyped, can believe it is still the number one destination for remote workers. Where ever the hype or FOMO goes, you should go the oppositive!
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 28° 82° 27° 81°AQI 3✈️2h$3,339 / mo🌇 Also went here41 peopleI 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
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 14° 57° 15° 60°AQI 46✈️2h$2,887 / mo🌇 Also went here40 peopleVienna is a cool city. Was there once in winter and once in summer and I liked being there more in summer. In winter is just horribly cold and it's all grey. In summer you can do lots of stuff outside, although the Danube riverside isn't as cool as in Budapest. Pros: - great food options (not only Austrian, but also for vegans) - amazing architecture (really worth seeing) - lots of things to do Cons: - everything closes quite early (supermarkets at 8pm, come on) - quite expensive (didn't re
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌦 Feels 14° 57° 15° 60°AQI 5✈️2h$4,461 / mo🌇 Also went here33 peopleI'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.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61°AQI 18✈️7h$6,600 / mo🌇 Also went here36 peopleI'd avoid Toronto. Weather is miserable for 4-5 months a year. Nightlife is average. Taxes are high. Every conversation with someone from here devolves into how expensive it is (and honestly, it's not particularily expensive... compared to other large english speaking cities). Transit isn't great. City doesn't feel particularily well planned. If you want to live in a cold city, then go to Montreal or Berlin.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 62°AQI 21✈️7h$4,520 / mo🌇 Also went here31 peopleBangkok is a really nice city. I lived 2 weeks in Bangkok and it was a good trip ! People are very nice, smiling and the cost is affordable. Some beautifuls temple, gardens, market etc. Chinatown is a place to visit, and Bangkok is globally clean !
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 36° 97° 29° 85°🥵AQI 50✈️13h$1,883 / mo🌇 Also went here30 peopleNo members are here right now. If you are, add it as a trip and you'll show up here!
