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| ⭐️ Total score | 3 reviews |
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| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
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| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | North Korea |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 2 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 2°C 35°F + 😊 Comfy (51%) = feels 2°C 36°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👎😷 124 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 60 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V230V60Hz50Hz |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 190,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $1,300 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) | 👨 44% 👱♀️ 56% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Korea DPR |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Air Koryo |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Koryo |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,660 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $553 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,307 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $373 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,236 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $150 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $105 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $360 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $4 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0.83 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality usually
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ No freedom of speech
❌ No democracy
❌ Expensive
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 25-4° freezing | 415° cold | 5412° cool | 5915° cool | 6820° mild | 7524° warm | 10038° hot | 9133° hot | 7725° warm | 6619° mild | 5412° cool | 394° cold |
| Real | 28-2° freezing | 436° very cold | 5412° cool | 5915° cool | 6619° mild | 7524° warm | 8630° very warm | 8228° very warm | 7725° warm | 6418° cool | 5312° cool | 415° very cold |
| Humidity | nice 57% | nice 67% | damp 72% | nice 62% | nice 73% | nice 83% | sweaty 84% | sweaty 86% | nice 77% | nice 75% | nice 70% | nice 63% |
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| Rain | dry 20mm | dry 7mm | rainy 92mm | rainy 82mm | rainy 172mm | rainy 86mm | rainy 87mm | rainy 188mm | rainy 111mm | rainy 74mm | rainy 52mm | dry 6mm |
| Cloud | pockets 35% | pockets 41% | cloudy 52% | cloudy 61% | cloudy 70% | cloudy 72% | cloudy 74% | cloudy 79% | cloudy 51% | cloudy 65% | pockets 43% | pockets 26% |
| Air quality | okay 96 US AQI | bad 105 US AQI | bad 115 US AQI | okay 77 US AQI | okay 74 US AQI | okay 71 US AQI | clean 48 US AQI | clean 48 US AQI | clean 36 US AQI | okay 61 US AQI | okay 83 US AQI | okay 90 US AQI |
| Sun | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 6 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people |
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -8° 18° -5° 23°AQI 15✈️12h$6,477 / mo🌇 Also went here2 peopleI find it difficult to understand what people see in this city. The cost to benefit ratio is just so terribly bad! This is by far the most expensive city in Europe (especially in terms of rent), with hardly anything to offer in comparision with other cities like Barcelona, Lisbon or Warsaw. The weather is just average, with cold and windy winters and mediocre summers. It's difficult to come by restaurants that offer anything other than Indian fast food for a decent price - most places are just u
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 3° 37° 5° 42°AQI 34✈️12h$6,033 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleI 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!!
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