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| ⭐️ Total score | 51 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Switzerland |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 5 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 39 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 4°C 39°F + 😊 Comfy (58%) = feels 4°C 39°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 9 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 2 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CHF 100 = USD 114 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 💻 Best coworking space | LUGANO INNOVATION LAB |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Spazio 1929 |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Ristorante Grand Cafe Al Porto |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Nespresso |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 64,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $79,609 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) | 👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 84% 👱♀️ 16% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Digitec |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Booking.com |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Swiss |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Swiss |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Allianz Worldwide Care |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $7,106 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,274 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $8,134 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,324 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,507 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,588 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,685 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $211 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $150 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $297 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $34 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $4 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $9 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $28,556 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $38 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $16 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 436° cold | 5010° cold | 5513° cool | 5714° cool | 6418° cool | 7725° warm | 8630° warm | 8228° warm | 7524° warm | 6317° cool | 5412° cool | 468° cold |
| Real | 436° very cold | 5010° cold | 5513° cool | 5714° cool | 6418° cool | 7725° warm | 8127° warm | 7926° warm | 7424° warm | 6317° cool | 5412° cool | 468° cold |
| Humidity | damp 75% | damp 74% | nice 57% | nice 60% | nice 66% | nice 68% | sweaty 75% | nice 70% | nice 72% | damp 75% | damp 79% | damp 76% |
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| Rain | rainy 154mm | rainy 80mm | dry 21mm | rainy 122mm | rainy 233mm | rainy 134mm | rainy 319mm | rainy 167mm | rainy 154mm | rainy 180mm | rainy 184mm | dry 35mm |
| Cloud | cloudy 63% | cloudy 59% | pockets 35% | cloudy 55% | cloudy 67% | cloudy 58% | cloudy 62% | pockets 41% | cloudy 55% | cloudy 59% | cloudy 66% | cloudy 52% |
| Air quality | clean 4 US AQI | clean 5 US AQI | clean 3 US AQI | clean 2 US AQI | clean 1 US AQI | clean 2 US AQI | clean 2 US AQI | clean 1 US AQI | clean 2 US AQI | clean 3 US AQI | clean 3 US AQI | clean 4 US AQI |
| Sun | safe 1 UVI | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 267 people | 0 people | 320 people | 233 people | 240 people | 533 people | 300 people | 267 people | 333 people | 300 people | 200 people |
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 13° 55° 14° 57°AQI 42✈️60min$3,738 / mo🌇 Also went here35 peopleI recently visited Amsterdam for the third time (and the first time since 2018). I personally think it's a little overrated, but a cool place to visit nonetheless. The architecture is beautiful, and there are lots of good places to eat. I don't like the main area of the canals in the city centre; it smells of weed and is often packed. However, the outer edges - such as the Jordaan district - are less busy and more interesting in my opinion. One thing that surprised me is how much trash was o
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 1° 34° 4° 39°AQI 54😷✈️1h$5,565 / mo🌇 Also went here31 peopleStayed for 2 weeks after almost a year n a half in LatAm. Beautiful city; great food options- especially for Asian food lovers. Plenty of authentic Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese options for about 50% of what you would pay in a Western city. Decent hostels will cost $11-$15 weekdays and between $18-$30 on weekends.... Good internet; beautiful architecture and people but it is true Hungarians can be very cold at times. Overall a good stay with many destinations just a quick and cheap flight/tr
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -1° 30° 0° 32°AQI 158😷✈️1h$2,369 / mo🌇 Also went here21 peopleI've been hanging out in Berlin on and off for 30 years. It is very safe for women. It is much friendlier than it used to be. There are loads of vegan restaurants now. The nightlife and specially jazz clubs are amazing! I have an excellent apartment to rent out in Wedding - which used to have a boring reputation but now is very cool.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -2° 28° 0° 32°AQI 70😷✈️1h$3,878 / mo🌇 Also went here25 peopleI find it difficult to understand what people see in this city. The cost to benefit ratio is just so terribly bad! This is by far the most expensive city in Europe (especially in terms of rent), with hardly anything to offer in comparision with other cities like Barcelona, Lisbon or Warsaw. The weather is just average, with cold and windy winters and mediocre summers. It's difficult to come by restaurants that offer anything other than Indian fast food for a decent price - most places are just u
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 5° 41° 7° 45°AQI 57😷✈️1h$5,987 / mo🌇 Also went here35 peopleIt used to be a nice city for nomads, but its out-priced now and don't recommend it. I am a single female- remote worker from USA with residence permit of 2 years and have to say its not what it used to be. Stormy tropical weather as we speak so unpredictable these days. Landlords charging ridiculous prices and amenities just don't match quality that should be given. Looking into Spain as we speak..
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 13° 55° 14° 57°AQI 40✈️2h$2,825 / mo🌇 Also went here23 peopleOnce you figure out housing (not an easy thing but doable, especially once you stop looking in the touristic areas), Lisbon is a very charming, safe (even though I'll admit this is getting worse in certain areas), and fun city to live in. In most neighbourhoods you have the feeling of living in a small town instead of an urban area. There's aways something to do or see so it's hard to be bored living here. I still find Lisbon (and Portugal in general), to be one of the most attractive places in
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°AQI 2✈️2h$3,274 / mo🌇 Also went here36 peopleNew York is cool. I’ve visited multiple times to see my family throughout my life, and recently came back from my first post-COVID trip there. Yes, it’s very expensive — but there is no city on earth that’s more captivating in my opinion. I used to think that New Yorkers were smug by claiming that NYC was better than everywhere else, but now I totally get it lol. My personal favourite neighbourhood is the Upper East Side, which is where you’ll find the coveted Museum Mile. But I also
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 21✈️9h$7,576 / mo🌇 Also went here27 peopleGreat for tourism, bad for living. The City has a fascinating contrast of old and new. You will never get bored, it’s easy to meet people and have fun. Infrastructure and food are great. Thai people are friendly and welcoming, even when it not always feels genuine. With that said, it’s not a good city for long term living. It’s too hot and humid. Felt air temperature is between 37°C-45°C almost year round during the day. It’s makes all outdoor activity unpleasant. Getting your daily d
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 35° 95° 31° 89°🥵AQI 65😷✈️12h$1,418 / mo🌇 Also went here23 peopleTokyo has so much to offer and so much to do. It is easily overwhelming. Whereas I usually take my first week to explore a place Tokyo’s sights just kept on going. I remember ending up in a hidden cocktail bar, a mexican rooftop party with 1 meter margaritas, spending a whole day going only to French places(?), visiting a store that only imported 2nd hand hiphop apparel, and throughout it all the best michelin star ramen. It just seemed endless, completely unrelated and incredibly fun. Six wee
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 17° 63° 17° 62°AQI 20✈️13h$3,049 / mo🌇 Also went here19 peopleNo members are here right now. If you are, add it as a trip and you'll show up here!
