Nomad List| 🏆 Nomad Score™ | 191 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚩 Country | Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 6 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 5 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛅️ Weather | 🌧 32°C 89°F + 💦 Humid (92%) + 💨 7km/h = Feels like 49°C 120°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 📱 Best wireless carrier | MTNNG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 1,000 NGN in USD | USD 2.76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: NGN 100,000 | USD 276 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💻 Best coworking space | CcHub | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♻️ Return rate | 0% of visitors return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 16,000,000 people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 😤 People density | 😤 crowded: 18,150 ppl/km² 7x7m (49m²) space per person | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👫 Gender ratio | 👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Dana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| no-beachbeachairportwarm nowwarmhotclean airgood air qualityslow internethigh humiditymany womenfriendly people | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $1,545 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,187 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,929 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $551 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $571 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $83 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $1,236 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $58 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (756 listings) | $2,630 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $86 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $1 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $0 |
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 | Any tips for nomad'ing from Tanzania to South Africa? |
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✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not very safe
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very humid now
❌ Not many nomads go here
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are pretty bad
❌ Roads are very dangerous
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Hostile towards LGBT
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