⭐️ Total score | 2.67/5 (Rank #764) |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Okay |
🎒 Community score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Pricey: $3,760 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 38Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥶 Too cold: 1°C34°F (feels 0°C0°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 💦 Damp: 97% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Good: 62 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 26 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Great |
🤮 Food safety* | Great |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Great |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Good |
🎓 Education level* | High |
⚡️ Power grid | Great |
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | Okay |
💰 Income level* | Very high: $3,538 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Good |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Good |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Hospitals | Great |
😄 Happiness* | Good |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Great |
👩 Female friendly | Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Great |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Germany |
⏱ Average trip length | 95 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 38 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌤 1°C 34°F + 💦 Damp (97%) = feels 0°C 0°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 62 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 27 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 108 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 7.50% |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 7% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 200,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,456 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) | 👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Lufthansa |
🏥 Best hospital | Rotes Kreuz Krankenhaus Kassel |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,760 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,909 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,660 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,046 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,593 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,993 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $591 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $121 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $65 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $354 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $15 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $10,774 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $10 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 341° cold | 436° cold | 457° cold | 489° cold | 5412° cool | 7323° mild | 7222° mild | 7021° mild | 6820° mild | 5513° cool | 457° cold | 394° cold |
Real | 362° very cold | 457° cold | 457° cold | 4910° cold | 5513° cool | 7323° mild | 7222° mild | 6820° mild | 6720° mild | 5513° cool | 468° cold | 415° very cold |
Humidity | damp 78% | damp 79% | damp 74% | damp 71% | damp 77% | nice 79% | nice 82% | nice 80% | nice 78% | damp 77% | damp 79% | damp 81% |
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Rain | rainy 89mm | rainy 64mm | rainy 50mm | rainy 52mm | rainy 91mm | rainy 76mm | rainy 77mm | rainy 80mm | dry 25mm | dry 37mm | dry 41mm | dry 49mm |
Cloud | overcast 91% | cloudy 79% | cloudy 73% | cloudy 78% | cloudy 81% | cloudy 81% | cloudy 72% | cloudy 77% | cloudy 62% | cloudy 78% | cloudy 80% | cloudy 87% |
Air quality | clean 27 US AQI | clean 45 US AQI | clean 24 US AQI | okay 52 US AQI | clean 33 US AQI | clean 35 US AQI | clean 29 US AQI | clean 27 US AQI | clean 21 US AQI | clean 31 US AQI | clean 44 US AQI | clean 24 US AQI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 250 people | 200 people | 240 people | 333 people | 467 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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