🏆 Nomad Score™ | 3.65/5 |
💵 Cost | 😙 Affordable: $2,015 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 12Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Great |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥵 Too hot: 30°C87°F |
💦 Humidity (now) | 🥵 Too humid: 82% |
👌 Safety | Okay |
👍 Quality of life | Okay |
🚶 Walkability | Bad |
✌️ Peace | Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety | Okay |
🏥 Healthcare | Okay |
😄 Happiness | Okay |
🍸 Nightlife | Good |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Okay |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Okay |
🙊 English speaking | Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech | Great |
👩 Female friendly | Good |
🌈 LGBT friendly | Bad |
🎅 Startup Score | Bad |
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🌍 Region | Latin America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
🚩 Country | Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
⏱ Average trip duration | 7 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 12 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
⛅️ Weather | 🌦 30°C 87°F + 💦 Humid (82%) + 💨 6km/h = Feels like 38°C 100°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 48 µg/m3 equal to 🚬 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
🔌 Power | 115V50Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
📱 Best wireless carrier | DigiCel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
💸 1,000 JMD in USD | USD 7.11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: JMD 10,000 | USD 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
💻 Best coworking space | Nanook | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Kingston | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | 24 Seven Cafe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
♻️ Return rate | 0% of visitors return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
👨👩👧👦 Population | 580,000 people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
🏠 Apartment listings | FlipKey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Cayman Airways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Caribbean Airlines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
🏥 Best hospital | Andrews Memorial Hospital | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
street foodmusicculturehistoryedmfestivallegal weedbeachislandairportwarm nowwarmhotclean airgood air qualityfast internethigh humidityfreedom of pressdemocracyfreedommany womenfriendly people |
💵 Nomad Cost™ | $2,015 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,093 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,747 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $499 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $356 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $174 / month |
🏨 Hotel | $1,857 / month |
🏨 Hotel | $87 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (301 listings) | $2,116 / month |
🏠 Airbnb | $69 / night |
🍝 Dinner | $4 |
🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee | $1 |
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