⭐️ Total score | 2.57/5 (Rank #204) |
❤️ Liked by members | 👍67% liked it 👎33% disliked it |
👍 Quality of life score | Okay |
👶 Family score | Okay |
🎒 Community score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Pricey: $3,205 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🙂 Good: 25Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥶 Too cold: 11°C52°F (feels 10°C50°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 💦 Damp: 71% |
👌 Safety | Great |
🤮 Food safety* | Great |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Great |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Okay |
🎓 Education level* | High |
⚡️ Power grid | Great |
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | Okay |
💰 Income level* | Very high: $2,607 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Okay |
😤 People density | 🧘♀️ Low density: 4k ppl/km² (1 per 15x15m) |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Hospitals | Good |
😄 Happiness* | Bad |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Okay |
🖥 Places to work from | Good |
❄️ A/C or heating | Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Good |
👩 Female friendly | Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Bad |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Italy |
🗓️ Average trip length | 10 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 25 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 11°C 52°F + 💦 Damp (71%) = feels 10°C 50°F |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 107 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
☕️ Best coffee place | Cioccolateria Lorenzo |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | PMO |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 9% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 670,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $31,279 / year |
😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ not busy: 15x15m (225m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (population) | 👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 71% 👱♀️ 29% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | KLM |
🏥 Best hospital | UPMC ITALY |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,205 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,710 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $2,594 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $741 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,196 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,866 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $529 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $103 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $94 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $440 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $11 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $1 |
👩🏫 International school | $6,856 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $21 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $3 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomad List members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Good hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Nomad List members didn't like going here
❌ Not many Nomad List members right now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 5412° cool | 5714° cool | 5714° cool | 5915° cool | 7021° mild | 7725° warm | 8228° warm | 8630° warm | 7926° warm | 6820° mild | 6418° cool | 5211° cool |
Real | 5412° cool | 5714° cool | 5714° cool | 5815° cool | 6820° mild | 7926° warm | 8530° very warm | 8831° hot | 8027° warm | 6619° mild | 6317° cool | 5312° cool |
Humidity | nice 33% | nice 34% | nice 34% | nice 34% | nice 31% | too dry 28% | too dry 29% | too dry 28% | nice 35% | nice 36% | nice 35% | nice 34% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear |
Rain | rainy 73mm | dry 39mm | rainy 68mm | dry 40mm | dry 11mm | dry 6mm | dry 6mm | dry 2mm | rainy 67mm | rainy 85mm | rainy 69mm | rainy 72mm |
Cloud | pockets 36% | pockets 20% | pockets 23% | pockets 34% | pockets 27% | pockets 27% | pockets 11% | pockets 12% | pockets 25% | pockets 45% | pockets 37% | pockets 34% |
Sun | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 2 UVI |
Remote workers | 500 people | 400 people | 378 people | 640 people | 943 people | 440 people | 385 people | 725 people | 550 people | 750 people | 600 people | 314 people |
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I've been in Malta for approx 7 months now. And it's quite mediocre. It really feels like a car centric dystopia with absent of trees and way to much construction towards the european classical colorless Bauhaus minimalist architecture that slowly will kill peoples soul (Which is really sad because the classical buildings in Malta is quite beautiful and characteristic). People's favorite activity seems to be alcohol, gym's here are not that great, but they do exists. The best thing about Malta i
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked bad👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 13° 55° 14° 58°✈️21min$3,454 / mo39Mbps×I was in Neapol recently, the city has a lot of potential, the weather is nice, it is not far away from very nice places like Capri or Ischia. However, the city itself is chaotic, dirty, no traffic rules, I felt more like in SE Asia than in Western Europe. There is not much going on in the city, you can walk the main stuff in half a day. I do not recommend to stay here short term, definitely not long term. Use the airport and then go to some charming village which there are plenty in this part o
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked very bad👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55°AQI 41✈️25min$3,724 / mo23Mbps×Growing city, very beautiful scenery in Sidi Bousaid and the Medina. Great night life in Gamarth with a lot of new co-working spaces opening up in the "Banlieu Nord" and "Lac de Tunis" areas. Bolt is available for transportation and taxis are very affordable. A lot of italian/Tunisian food options.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked very bad👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌧 Feels 14° 57° 15° 59°✈️25min$1,635 / mo7Mbps×Cagliari is not that Nomad friendly but once you adjust, you like the staying. Being concrete: 1) In cafés you are expected to order, drink the coffee and get out, not to chill for half day 2) People will not speak English even if they knew, they still answer in Italian 3) You can't go swimming or gyming without a doctor's certificate that you're eligible for that activity.... you may buy cigarretes without doctor's appointment though :-/ 4) Renting houses / cars is expensive, especially in su
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked very bad👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 11° 52° 13° 56°✈️31min$3,739 / mo25Mbps×A walking stereotype. Overcrowded, messy, expensive. Literally nothing works. There are more USA people than in Lisbon, which I thought was impossible. Yes, Italians are awesome and food is great.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°✈️34min$5,587 / mo26Mbps×I was in Neapol recently, the city has a lot of potential, the weather is nice, it is not far away from very nice places like Capri or Ischia. However, the city itself is chaotic, dirty, no traffic rules, I felt more like in SE Asia than in Western Europe. There is not much going on in the city, you can walk the main stuff in half a day. I do not recommend to stay here short term, definitely not long term. Use the airport and then go to some charming village which there are plenty in this part o
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked very bad👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55°AQI 41✈️25min$3,724 / mo23Mbps×I don't understand why London has so high safety rating. Your phone could be stolen and your bicycle WILL be stolen here (or a part of it). I live here 8.5 years and I experienced the above multiple times. Police seems only cares about crime against person by whatever reason. Insure everything expensive that you own. I would also add that antisocial behaviour is quite common here and teenagers are heavily involved in crimes as police don't do anything with them because of their age. Basically th
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked bad👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 6° 43° 8° 47°AQI 27✈️2h$5,511 / mo30Mbps×A walking stereotype. Overcrowded, messy, expensive. Literally nothing works. There are more USA people than in Lisbon, which I thought was impossible. Yes, Italians are awesome and food is great.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°✈️34min$5,587 / mo26Mbps×Budapest was on my list about cities for living. I stayed for 7 days and was a little disappointed People are not very friendly, lots os places very dirty, people smoke a lot and the costs isn't affordable as people indicated here. Its a beautiful place, walkable, people have a good level of education, lots of things to do, but not as i imagined. Even so its a nice place.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked good👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 7° 45° 8° 46°AQI 59😷✈️2h$2,344 / mo102Mbps×Didn't like this city that much. Been there twice and honestly it has nothing so special. Just the DUOMO in the center is the main great scenery but besides that, nothing in particular to bother for.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked very bad👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 13° 55° 13° 56°AQI 10✈️1h$4,989 / mo86Mbps×Hello i am agreed with previous comment . I was very passionate about Portugal pend here two and half years even more just living living here , not travel abroad . So my opinion its very beautiful country people are also very nice . Ideally if you working abroad . British and French expats are here . Nepal people hard workers and afro colonies people who came from Mozambique . Its totally fine no racism and totally solidarity . But , if you searching housing , and move in city of course , it wi
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked bad👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°AQI 46✈️3h$3,886 / mo129Mbps×Romanians are friendly and welcoming people. The young generation speaks perfect English. The city itself is rather disappointing. Dirty, rundown, many empty buildings.... plenty of traffic and not much to do.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety mediocreTap to open☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°AQI 28✈️2h$1,911 / mo98Mbps×I 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!!
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open☀️ Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 50✈️1h$5,031 / mo79Mbps×I came to Las Palmas Gran Canaria two years ago as a digital nomad and now have my home base there. Occasionally I still travel, especially during the summer because the digital nomad community is less active during that time and it is too hot for me personally. Compared to all the places I've been, Las Palmas has the best community if you're trying to connect with people (both digital nomads and expats). The community is so great because of some key people such as the girl who founded the Slack
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked good👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 69°✈️4h$1,845 / mo63Mbps×Poznan is a beautiful with warm and relaxed people. I was not expecting such a vibe and beautiful City. It is way more beautiful compared to Warsaw. Nice to see there is quite alot of Nomads and Coworking spaces in Poznan nowadays :)
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked very bad👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 7° 45° 8° 46°AQI 88😷✈️2h$2,428 / mo35Mbps×I’m working remotely and since it’s war in Ukraine I was living in Istanbul for half of year, after moving to Dubai i realised it’s not much more expensive here in Dubai. And besides that no one is cheating me like it was happening non stop in Istanbul
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 69°AQI 76😷✈️2h$1,865 / mo38Mbps×A walking stereotype. Overcrowded, messy, expensive. Literally nothing works. There are more USA people than in Lisbon, which I thought was impossible. Yes, Italians are awesome and food is great.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°✈️34min$5,587 / mo🌇 Also went here81 people×Athens is a fantastic city. Locals are friendly and food is fantastic. There isn't a huge amount to do, but for a short stay it's definitely worth the visit.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70°AQI 500😷✈️1h$2,838 / mo🌇 Also went here72 people×I 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!!
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open☀️ Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 50✈️1h$5,031 / mo🌇 Also went here97 people×Budapest was on my list about cities for living. I stayed for 7 days and was a little disappointed People are not very friendly, lots os places very dirty, people smoke a lot and the costs isn't affordable as people indicated here. Its a beautiful place, walkable, people have a good level of education, lots of things to do, but not as i imagined. Even so its a nice place.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked good👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 7° 45° 8° 46°AQI 59😷✈️2h$2,344 / mo🌇 Also went here79 people×Lived in Prague for 8 years. It's a beautiful international European city. Never learned Czech, but was fine. Almost all cafes and restaurants have English menus. Superb food delivery apps (Wolt is the best). All the food you can imagine. Vietnamese food is world-class because of the huge Vietnamese population. If you want hipster bars and cafes, there's plenty of that. If you want old-world-charm there's plenty of that. If you want posh luxury there's some of Europes best restaurants and cockta
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 6° 43° 8° 46°AQI 62😷✈️2h$3,228 / mo🌇 Also went here65 people×I’m working remotely and since it’s war in Ukraine I was living in Istanbul for half of year, after moving to Dubai i realised it’s not much more expensive here in Dubai. And besides that no one is cheating me like it was happening non stop in Istanbul
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 69°AQI 76😷✈️2h$1,865 / mo🌇 Also went here72 people×I 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”.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 5° 41° 7° 45°AQI 58😷✈️2h$5,045 / mo🌇 Also went here91 people×It is more expensve than expected. Depending whete you live, streets can be dirty. It seems the government only uses the tax money to invest in the high en areas. Thwre are is a lot of inequality. People are very racist. I am Mexican, and the first thing people ask me here, is whete do I come from. I have never felt as discriminated as here and to be honest I dont think I have it as bad as other people.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked good👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61°AQI 31✈️2h$3,946 / mo🌇 Also went here63 people×Berlin used to be nomad base in Europe... but it's not the same anymore. The 'pandemic' changed many things -- the cost of course, but also the culture -- the freedom and liberty have been contained. The police presence and size of the state have grown -- definitely doesn't feel so relaxed anymore. It's also important to note here -- there is limited ambition. Most are looking for an easy, fun and peaceful life -- which is great, but if you are building something or running a business it can fee
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 7° 45° 8° 47°AQI 59😷✈️2h$3,931 / mo🌇 Also went here81 people×I recently visited Amsterdam for the third time (and the first time since 2018). I personally think it's a little overrated, but a cool place to visit nonetheless. The architecture is beautiful, and there are lots of good places to eat. I don't like the main area of the canals in the city centre; it smells of weed and is often packed. However, the outer edges - such as the Jordaan district - are less busy and more interesting in my opinion. One thing that surprised me is how much trash was o
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 5° 41° 8° 46°AQI 33✈️2h$6,081 / mo🌇 Also went here74 people×I don't understand why London has so high safety rating. Your phone could be stolen and your bicycle WILL be stolen here (or a part of it). I live here 8.5 years and I experienced the above multiple times. Police seems only cares about crime against person by whatever reason. Insure everything expensive that you own. I would also add that antisocial behaviour is quite common here and teenagers are heavily involved in crimes as police don't do anything with them because of their age. Basically th
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked bad👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 6° 43° 8° 47°AQI 27✈️2h$5,511 / mo🌇 Also went here105 people×It used to be a nice city for nomads, but its out-priced now and don't recommend it. I am a single female- remote worker from USA with residence permit of 2 years and have to say its not what it used to be. Stormy tropical weather as we speak so unpredictable these days. Landlords charging ridiculous prices and amenities just don't match quality that should be given. Looking into Spain as we speak..
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 18° 64° 17° 62°AQI 35✈️3h$2,928 / mo🌇 Also went here68 people×Hello i am agreed with previous comment . I was very passionate about Portugal pend here two and half years even more just living living here , not travel abroad . So my opinion its very beautiful country people are also very nice . Ideally if you working abroad . British and French expats are here . Nepal people hard workers and afro colonies people who came from Mozambique . Its totally fine no racism and totally solidarity . But , if you searching housing , and move in city of course , it wi
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked bad👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°AQI 46✈️3h$3,886 / mo🌇 Also went here109 people×New York is cool. I’ve visited multiple times to see my family throughout my life, and recently came back from my first post-COVID trip there. Yes, it’s very expensive — but there is no city on earth that’s more captivating in my opinion. I used to think that New Yorkers were smug by claiming that NYC was better than everywhere else, but now I totally get it lol. My personal favourite neighbourhood is the Upper East Side, which is where you’ll find the coveted Museum Mile. But I also
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70°✈️10h$7,298 / mo🌇 Also went here64 people×This city is not for everyone, if you like shopping malls and big crowded cities it is for you. It may be cheap but if you want to live in a good location with swimming pool, go to nice rooftops and restaurants, use taxis then it is similar cost to western countries. In many areas there are no sidewalks, big and dangerous traffic all the time, pollution, taxis do not want to go with meter, it can get really hot. Definitely try to live by the metro. Many foreigners, mostly friendly people, cheap
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 45° 113° 36° 96°🥵AQI 70😷✈️12h$1,343 / mo🌇 Also went here84 people×Can't login? See the FAQ
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