Nomad List| 🏆 Nomad Score™ | 199 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚩 Country | Uganda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 10 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 3 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛅️ Weather | 🌧 25°C 76°F + 💦 Humid (98%) + 💨 3km/h = Feels like 28°C 82°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 😷 73 µg/m3 equal to 🚬 🚬 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎 170 µg/m3 equal to 🚬 🚬 🚬 🚬 🚬 🚬 🚬 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Tecno Mobile Uganda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 10,000 UGX in USD | USD 2.71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: UGX 1,000,000 | USD 271 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💻 Best coworking space | The Hub | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Prunes Cafe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Metropole | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♻️ Return rate | 0% of visitors return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,500,000 people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👫 Gender ratio | 👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Air BnB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Air Uganda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Alliance Air | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏥 Best hospital | Case Hospital | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| no-beachwarm nowwarmhotslow internetcheap cost of livinghigh humiditymany womenfriendly people | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $948 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $503 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $835 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $239 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $163 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $122 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $760 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $36 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (955 listings) | $918 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $30 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $2 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
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 | How is the internet in West/Central Africa? |
 | Any tips for nomad'ing from Tanzania to South Africa? |
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✅ Freedom of speech
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❌ Very slow internet
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very humid now
❌ Bad air quality year round
❌ Not many nomads go here
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❌ Not safe for women
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