Nomad List| 🏆 Nomad Score™ | 190 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Middle East | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚩 Country | Bahrain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 3 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 6 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛅️ Weather | 🌤 34°C 94°F + 💦 Humid (78%) + 💨 8km/h = Feels like 49°C 120°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 😷 130 µg/m3 equal to 🚬 🚬 🚬 🚬 🚬 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Batelco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: BHD 100 | USD 265 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💻 Best coworking space | RUKN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Lilou | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | MAYAN Coffee Shop & Lounge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, contaminated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♻️ Return rate | 0% of visitors return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 150,000 people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👫 Gender ratio | 👨 89% 👱♀️ 11% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Agoda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Gulf Air | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏥 Best hospital | The International Hospital of Bahrain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
😷 Air quality in Manama is very bad (130 µg/m³) today: avoid exercising outdoors, close windows and try to stay inside, more info | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $2,314 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,620 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $3,187 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $911 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $796 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $117 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $1,772 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $83 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (41 listings) | $2,700 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $89 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $5 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0.53 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $3 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1.78 |
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We have lived in Abu Dhabi for over four years and it is an amazing city! It is completely safe (for couples, solo women, etc.) and there is so much to do. The nightlife is plentiful and alcohol is easily available in licensed places (nearly all hotel bars and restaurants). The locals are friendly, and everyone speaks English. We absolutely love this city.
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 52° 126° 37° 99°🥵😷AQI 77✈️34min$3,525 / mo9MbpsAthens is a very interesting city. It is very large, a bit like Tbilisi, very hot in the summer. Refugees everywhere, but everyone is friendly
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 30° 86° 29° 85°AQI 32✈️4h$2,726 / mo11MbpsWe have lived in Abu Dhabi for over four years and it is an amazing city! It is completely safe (for couples, solo women, etc.) and there is so much to do. The nightlife is plentiful and alcohol is easily available in licensed places (nearly all hotel bars and restaurants). The locals are friendly, and everyone speaks English. We absolutely love this city.
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 52° 126° 37° 99°🥵😷AQI 77✈️34min$3,525 / mo9MbpsAs any other city, there are its pros and cons. Of course, it is not a village where everyone will be nice and smile at you if you expect this. Large cities are usually cold and people are quite disconnected. However, the beauty of the culture compliments everything. I suggest having a right intention when coming to Istanbul. If you're looking to make new friends, this is probably not your place to pick (as people are pretty cold), but if you want to enjoy your life, live in your own pace - go to islands to swim, see historical places, walk on your feet a lot, go to cool restaurants and very vivid coffee shops (the variety, is wow!!). As you enter your routine, people will follow and you will connect with some as well that it is not going to be lonely.
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 26° 79° 24° 76°🥵AQI 30✈️3h$1,407 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleAthens is a very interesting city. It is very large, a bit like Tbilisi, very hot in the summer. Refugees everywhere, but everyone is friendly
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 30° 86° 29° 85°AQI 32✈️4h$2,726 / mo🌇 Also went here12 peopleI have been told it's the vanilla of digital nomads : easy, cheap, risk free. I loved it so much I want to move there ! Great food, great places to see and awesomely polite and nice people.
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 45° 113° 33° 92°🥵😷AQI 53✈️7h$1,167 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleI have been living in London for over 2 years as a student. It's ridiculously expensive. However, there are options. What I like about the city is you can find many events anytime you want. It's active all year 24/7. There are so many foreigners and tourists which make the living more vibrant and less racist. London has sub-communities which I think is a good thing. Those communities bring their cultures, ethics and foods. Public transportation and restaurants are great. I used to spend 3-4 hours in Costa or Nero cafe without interruptions. Though if it's raining or summer season it could be hard to stay long. On the negative side, the UK suffers from slow and old bureaucracies making life difficult sometimes. It's not easy to open a bank account or to rent. The government systems are slow. Also, you will feel depressed in winter when the sunset is before 4pm and the temperature is 0c. All in all, everything is great about the city except the affordability and the winter.
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 26° 79° 24° 75°AQI 31✈️7h$3,469 / mo🌇 Also went here12 peopleATM take out is 20,000 baht
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 25° 77° 23° 74°AQI 13✈️16h$2,989 / mo🌇 Also went here11 peopleLived there for 5 month on a contract project in one IT company, With my monthly income of $3,400 it was disgustingly hard to have a normal lifestyle. The city is also very dirty, specifically the Mission. Would not recommend moving there as an expat.
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 19° 66° 18° 65°😷AQI 53✈️17h$5,236 / mo🌇 Also went here13 people✅ Very safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality usually
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Way too hot in the summer
❌ Very humid now
❌ Bad air quality today
❌ Not many nomads go here
❌ Hospitals are pretty bad
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Hostile towards LGBT
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