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| ⭐️ Total score | 43 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 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* | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 11 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 43 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌨 1°C 34°F + 💦 Damp (74%) = feels -1°C 30°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 5 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 18 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Spenard |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Bayshore/Klatt |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Kaladi Brothers Coffee |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍12% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 300,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 67% 👱♀️ 33% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jet Blue |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Alaska Regional Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,986 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,672 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,028 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,722 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,493 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,140 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,355 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $117 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $103 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $316 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $12 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $4 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels |
27
-3° freezing |
12
-11° freezing |
19
-7° freezing |
41
5° cold |
52
11° cool |
59
15° cool |
64
18° cool |
61
16° cool |
54
12° cool |
41
5° cold |
10
-12° freezing |
19
-7° freezing |
| Real |
27
-3°
freezing |
16
-9°
freezing |
23
-5°
freezing |
42
6°
very cold |
52
11°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
54
12°
cool |
41
5°
very cold |
15
-10°
freezing |
19
-7°
freezing |
| Humidity |
damp 79% |
damp 75% |
nice 69% |
nice 57% |
nice 60% |
nice 67% |
damp 72% |
damp 76% |
damp 74% |
damp 77% |
damp 77% |
damp 79% |
| Rain |
dry 14mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 22mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 19mm |
dry 18mm |
dry 47mm |
rainy 81mm |
dry 47mm |
dry 31mm |
dry 20mm |
dry 19mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 61% |
pockets 33% |
cloudy 69% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 75% |
| Air quality |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 0 UVI |
safe 0 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
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seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 0 UVI |
safe 0 UVI |
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I've lived in New York City - Brooklyn - for over 20 years. For visiting tourists, the best neighborhood to stay in is NOT Bushwick. Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Ft. Green or Brooklyn Heights is preferable. Plenty of good transportation in those areas - subway, buses or Uber. Easy access to beaches in Long Island and New Jersey. There's plenty to do in NYC. Great restaurants, Broadway plays (!), and in the summer you frequently can catch a free concert.
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I guess if you're a nomad this doesn't matter much, but the long-term job pickings here are slim and among the most underpaid for a US city. There seems to be a tacit rent floor that means you won't find a good deal on housing. A lot of people don't seem very invested in their interpersonal relationships here since their ties to the area are often transient.
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How did you guys classified Penge as rich? It is one of the worst neighbourhood I have ever been in London, the ammount of people I know that have been robbed there is appalling.
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Lived there last September and October and am coming back later this year. Yes, it is expensive, but after a while I learned about affordable places to eat and realized I could choose neighborhoods farther from city center, and it would still be nice. City feels super safe, even at nigh! Internet is crazy fast (I got 500mb on my airbnb) there are tons to do and see and I did not encounter the super rude Parisians people talk so much about, mostly everyone spoke English and were very polite. Rent
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According to the World Happiness Report, San José in Costa Rica is the 11th "happiest city" (in terms of how positively the inhabitants currently evaluate their lives on average) among 186 cities across the globe. In this ranking, the top cities have often a much higher cost of living.
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Stayed 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 ✈️11h $2,277 / mo 🌇 Also went here24 people
Hong Kong is a great city with dense urban areas but also nature and hiking routes only 15 minutes away. There are restaurants for every taste and budget, from the best US fast casual chains to high end Michelin star restaurants. It's also extremely safe, despite recent political instability.
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Bangkok is a really nice city. I lived 2 weeks in Bangkok and it was a good trip ! People are very nice, smiling and the cost is affordable. Some beautifuls temple, gardens, market etc. Chinatown is a place to visit, and Bangkok is globally clean !
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