Nomad List| 🏆 Nomad Score™ | 179 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚩 Country | Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 4 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 9 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛅️ Weather | 🌧 32°C 89°F + 💦 Humid (81%) + 💨 5km/h = Feels like 44°C 111°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 30 µg/m3 equal to 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Telkomsel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 100,000 IDR in USD | USD 7.13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: IDR 1,000,000 | USD 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 Tipping | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Caffe Bene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♻️ Return rate | 8% of visitors return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,800 people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Bhinekka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Lion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Garuda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skimming of bank cards is rampant in Indonesian ATM's, only use ATMs inside bank offices. Watch out for cheap fake alcohol (like Absolut) being served which may be mixed with methanol and be poisonous. Bintang beer is generally okay. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $1,057 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $614 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $737 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $211 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $143 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $143 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $725 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $34 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (523 listings) | $1,518 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $50 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $2 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 2° 36° 4° 39°AQI 25✈️22h$5,344 / mo🌇 Also went here28 people✅ Affordable to live
✅ Very safe
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very humid now
❌ Not many nomads go here
❌ Hospitals are pretty bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Hostile towards LGBT
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
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