Nomad List| 🏆 Nomad Score™ | 167 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚩 Country | Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 13 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 8 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛅️ Weather | 🌤 33°C 91°F + 💦 Humid (80%) + 💨 6km/h = Feels like 46°C 115°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 28 µg/m3 equal to 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚕 Best taxi app | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Safaricom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 1,000 KES in USD | USD 9.83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: KES 10,000 | USD 98 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Jahazi Coffee House | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Mombasa Works | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♻️ Return rate | 0% of visitors return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,400,000 people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👫 Gender ratio | 👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ethiopian Airlines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Ethiopian Airlines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏥 Best hospital | Mombasa Hospital | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $1,884 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $965 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,091 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $597 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $393 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $138 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $1,206 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $56 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $5 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $3 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $2 |
 | Has anyone stayed in Nairobi for longer and can share costs/tips? |
 | Where to work in Africa |
 | How is the internet in West/Central Africa? |
 | Any tips for nomad'ing from Tanzania to South Africa? |
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌦 Feels 25° 77° 23° 74°🥵AQI 27✈️34min$1,300 / mo9MbpsI love Kampala! I have been coming here since 10 years now as a digital nomad. I am here a few time
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 35° 95° 30° 85°🥵✈️2h$4,020 / mo4MbpsNairobi is one of he best place to be a Nomad in Africa. Very low cost of living especially if you k
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌦 Feels 25° 77° 23° 74°🥵AQI 27✈️34min$1,300 / mo9MbpsLusaka is a bustling city full of surprises if you look. The downside is rent is on the pricey side
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 27° 81° 25° 77°🥵AQI 8✈️2h$1,162 / mo3MbpsPretty decent place. I usually spend September and October in Athens when the weather is close to pe
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 14° 57° 15° 59°AQI 43✈️7h$2,743 / mo12MbpsHorrifically expensive, locals have very low social skills and emotional availability (after a year
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ✈️17h$3,262 / mo32MbpsNairobi is one of he best place to be a Nomad in Africa. Very low cost of living especially if you k
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌦 Feels 25° 77° 23° 74°🥵AQI 27✈️34min$1,300 / mo🌇 Also went here6 people~1 year ago I lived here. There's plenty of things to do with the most beautiful nature nearby and l
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 25° 77° 23° 74°AQI 3✈️5h$1,896 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peopleAmazing place! Definitely one of the most underrated countries in western Europe.
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 17° 63° 17° 62°AQI 35✈️9h$2,091 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peopleParisians are not as rude as some people say, most of them speak English when your approach is respe
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 8° 46° 10° 51°AQI 23✈️9h$4,107 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peopleOne giant tourist trap. Giant hordes of rich Europeans vacationing with their parents credit cards.
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 4° 39° 7° 45°AQI 24✈️9h$5,326 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peopleI have been living in London for over 2 years as a student. It's ridiculously expensive. However, th
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 3° 37° 6° 44°AQI 23✈️10h$4,536 / mo🌇 Also went here6 peopleAll those saying Dublin is boring need a reality check, it has an amazing nightlife with incredibly
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 4° 39° 7° 44°✈️10h$4,077 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peopleI spent most of the trip in Tokyo staying in part of suginami city called Ogikubo. This was really j
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 18° 64° 17° 62°AQI 7✈️15h$3,883 / mo🌇 Also went here4 peopleBest city in the world! You can certainly live the Nomad life in NYC for a lot less than 5k a month!
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 12° 54° 13° 55°AQI 25✈️21h$6,129 / mo🌇 Also went here6 people✅ Affordable to live
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not very safe
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very humid now
❌ Not many nomads go here
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are pretty bad
❌ Roads are very dangerous
❌ Not very democratic
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Hostile towards LGBT
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