⭐️ Overall Score | 3.33/5 (Rank #241) |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 🙂 Okay: €2,243 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 34Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Great |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥶 Too cold: 7°C44°F (feels 5°C41°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 💦 Damp: 71% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 18 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
🎓 Education level | High |
💰 Income level | Very High: $50,687/y |
🙊 English speaking | Good |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Good |
🚦 Traffic safety | Okay |
🏥 Healthcare | Great |
😄 Happiness | Great |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Good |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech | Great |
🤚🏿🤚🏻 Racial tolerance | Good |
👩 Female friendly | Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Great |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Region | Europe |
🚩 Country | Sweden |
⏱ Average trip duration | 7 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 34 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 7°C 44°F + 💦 Damp (71%) = feels 5°C 41°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 18 US AQI 🍃 good |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app (in country) | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | Telia |
💸 100 SEK in USD | USD 9.84 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | SEK 1,000 = USD 98 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless society | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Mahogny Bar |
🚰 Safe tap water | 👌 Yes, drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 13% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 570,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per Capita | $50,687 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Webhallen |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ryanair |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | SAS |
🏥 Best hospital | Sahlgrenska University Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | €2,243 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | €1,571 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | €3,686 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | €1,053 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | €812 / month |
🏢 Coworking | €173 / month |
🏨 Hotel | €1,144 / month |
🏨 Hotel | €54 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (189 listings) | €1,657 / month |
🏠 Airbnb | €54 / night |
🍛 Dinner | €8 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | €1 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | €4 |
☕️ Coffee | €3 |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $15,438 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $41,755 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $125,419 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomad List members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ 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
❌ Expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are not that great
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Feels | 0° freezing | 373° cold | 394° cold | 5915° cool | 5412° cool | 6619° mild | 7021° mild | 6820° mild | 6116° cool | 5010° cold | 415° cold | 394° cold |
Real | 362° very cold | 415° very cold | 436° very cold | 5815° cool | 5412° cool | 6619° mild | 6820° mild | 6619° mild | 6116° cool | 5211° cool | 436° very cold | 436° very cold |
Humidity | damp 77% | damp 82% | damp 79% | nice 54% | nice 65% | nice 72% | nice 70% | nice 79% | damp 80% | damp 82% | damp 84% | damp 84% |
Rain | dry 21mm | dry 49mm | rainy 63mm | dry 13mm | dry 39mm | rainy 65mm | dry 49mm | rainy 69mm | rainy 77mm | rainy 68mm | dry 40mm | rainy 63mm |
Cloud | cloudy 80% | cloudy 80% | cloudy 62% | pockets 35% | pockets 49% | cloudy 66% | cloudy 50% | cloudy 60% | cloudy 60% | cloudy 74% | overcast 97% | cloudy 85% |
Sun | safe 0 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 3 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI | safe 3 UVI | safe 3 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 0 UVI | safe 0 UVI |
Nomad List members | 1 people | 1 people | 2 people | 2 people | 1 people | 2 people | 2 people | 2 people | 2 people | 1 people | 1 people | 2 people |
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