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| ⭐️ Overall Score | 229 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Africa |
| 🚩 Country | South Africa |
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 9 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 20 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 20°C 67°F + Not humid (37%) = feels 20°C 68°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 😐 76 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 😷 166 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app (in country) | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | MTN |
| 💸 100 ZAR in USD | USD 5.70 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | ZAR 10,000 = USD 570 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless society | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 👌 Yes, drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 16% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 5,537,600 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 106,128 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 4,400,000 people |
| 😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ not busy: 17x17m (289m²) per person |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Takealot |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | GumTree |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Kulula |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,681 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $837 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,626 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $464 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $299 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $160 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $1,569 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $73 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (993 listings) | $1,180 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $39 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $5 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $2 |
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⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°AQI 12✈️12h$3,763 / mo🌇 Also went here50 peopleI spent 1 month and 4 days in Berlin, Great the city, functional, no too crowded, a lot of things to
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⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 60°AQI 25✈️23h$5,742 / mo🌇 Also went here31 people| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 8127° warm | 7725° warm | 8127° warm | 7021° mild | 6820° mild | 6317° cool | 6317° cool | 7021° mild | 7524° warm | 7725° warm | 8127° warm | 7524° warm |
| Real | 7926° warm | 7625° warm | 7926° warm | 7021° mild | 6820° mild | 6317° cool | 6317° cool | 7021° mild | 7424° warm | 7926° warm | 7926° warm | 7524° warm |
| Humidity | nice 56% | nice 63% | nice 54% | nice 58% | nice 37% | too dry 30% | too dry 25% | nice 35% | too dry 20% | nice 30% | nice 48% | nice 63% |
| Rain | rainy 53mm | dry 44mm | dry 35mm | dry 40mm | dry 1mm | dry 0mm | dry 1mm | dry 1mm | dry 4mm | dry 12mm | rainy 67mm | rainy 83mm |
| Cloud | pockets 30% | cloudy 54% | pockets 23% | pockets 35% | clear 1% | clear 0% | clear 0% | clear 0% | clear 1% | pockets 24% | pockets 39% | cloudy 68% |
| Air quality | clean 18 US AQI | bad 166 US AQI | clean 31 US AQI | clean 25 US AQI | clean 42 US AQI | bad 166 US AQI | bad 166 US AQI | clean 61 US AQI | clean 65 US AQI | clean 50 US AQI | clean 27 US AQI | clean 21 US AQI |
| Sun | avoid sun 14 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | sunscreen 6 UVI | sunscreen 6 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 13 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI |
| Nomad List members | 2 people | 2 people | 2 people | 2 people | 3 people | 2 people | 1 people | 2 people | 1 people | 2 people | 2 people | 1 people |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Bad air quality year round
❌ Not many members go here
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are not great
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Not safe for women
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