⭐️ Total score | 2.06/5 (Rank #1258) |
👍 Quality of life score | Okay |
👶 Family score | Okay |
🎒 Community score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 😳 Way too expensive: $5,107 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 14Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥶 Too cold: 10°C49°F (feels 10°C50°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 💦 Damp: 72% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Good: 57 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 45 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Great |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Great |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Okay |
🎓 Education level* | High |
⚡️ Power grid | Great |
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | Okay |
💰 Income level* | Very high: $2,607 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Okay |
🚶 Walkability | Bad |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Hospitals | Great |
😄 Happiness* | Okay |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Okay |
🖥 Places to work from | Okay |
❄️ A/C or heating | Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Good |
👩 Female friendly | Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Bad |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Italy |
⏱ Average trip length | 4 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 14 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 10°C 49°F + 💦 Damp (72%) = feels 10°C 50°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 57 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 45.75 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 109 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
☕️ Best coffee place | Bar Caffè Ristretto Lucca |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 89,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $31,279 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 92% 👱♀️ 8% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Vueling |
🏥 Best hospital | Health Solidarity Center - Ass. Amici del Cuore |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,107 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,010 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,457 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,559 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,589 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,086 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,189 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $121 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $101 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $495 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $26 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee | $1 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 5010° cold | 5714° cool | 5714° cool | 5915° cool | 6418° cool | 8228° warm | 8831° hot | 8630° warm | 8228° warm | 6820° mild | 6116° cool | 5412° cool |
Real | 5010° cold | 5614° cool | 5714° cool | 5915° cool | 6418° cool | 7926° warm | 8228° very warm | 8228° very warm | 7926° warm | 6619° mild | 6116° cool | 5412° cool |
Humidity | damp 80% | damp 79% | nice 65% | damp 71% | nice 80% | nice 71% | sweaty 74% | nice 69% | nice 68% | nice 63% | damp 78% | damp 79% |
Rain | rainy 209mm | rainy 98mm | dry 17mm | rainy 142mm | rainy 131mm | dry 19mm | rainy 51mm | dry 49mm | rainy 117mm | rainy 92mm | rainy 172mm | rainy 193mm |
Cloud | cloudy 84% | cloudy 72% | pockets 39% | cloudy 66% | cloudy 65% | pockets 42% | pockets 47% | pockets 26% | pockets 46% | cloudy 60% | cloudy 78% | cloudy 73% |
Air quality | okay 70 US AQI | okay 65 US AQI | okay 55 US AQI | okay 50 US AQI | clean 34 US AQI | clean 46 US AQI | clean 46 US AQI | okay 50 US AQI | clean 40 US AQI | okay 53 US AQI | okay 50 US AQI | okay 63 US AQI |
Sun | safe 1 UVI | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 250 people | 200 people | 200 people | 267 people | 267 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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