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| ⭐️ Overall score | 228 reviews |
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| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
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| 🙊 English speaking* | |
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| 🌍 Continent | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Ecuador |
| ⏱ Average trip time | 16 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 8 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 18°C 65°F + 😊 Comfy (80%) = feels 19°C 66°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 32 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 42 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Grun |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe de Ñucallacta |
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Cafe Eucalyptus |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Hotel Carvallo |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 8% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 330,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $5,982 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | AsWeSit |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | LAN Ecuador |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | LAN Ecuador |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Hospital Santa Inés |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,184 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,259 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,567 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $733 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $700 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $66 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,058 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $96 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $3 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0.50 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not that great
❌ Roads are very dangerous
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
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| Feels | 6619° mild | 6619° mild | 6619° mild | 6619° mild | 6619° mild | 6116° cool | 6116° cool | 5915° cool | 6418° cool | 6418° cool | 6418° cool | 6619° mild |
| Real | 6418° cool | 6418° cool | 6418° cool | 6418° cool | 6418° cool | 5915° cool | 5915° cool | 5915° cool | 6317° cool | 6317° cool | 6418° cool | 6418° cool |
| Humidity | nice 88% | nice 93% | nice 91% | nice 92% | nice 89% | damp 97% | damp 92% | damp 93% | damp 88% | damp 94% | nice 94% | nice 93% |
| Rain | dry 49mm | rainy 54mm | rainy 56mm | rainy 58mm | dry 30mm | rainy 122mm | dry 26mm | dry 26mm | dry 46mm | rainy 72mm | rainy 74mm | rainy 86mm |
| Cloud | cloudy 70% | cloudy 82% | cloudy 86% | cloudy 81% | cloudy 77% | cloudy 83% | cloudy 82% | cloudy 88% | cloudy 81% | cloudy 82% | cloudy 85% | cloudy 87% |
| Air quality | clean 27 US AQI | clean 45 US AQI | clean 49 US AQI | clean 34 US AQI | okay 94 US AQI | okay 94 US AQI | okay 94 US AQI | clean 44 US AQI | clean 41 US AQI | clean 36 US AQI | clean 39 US AQI | clean 31 US AQI |
| Sun | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI |
| Remote workers | 275 people | 200 people | 267 people | 267 people | 400 people | 320 people | 200 people | 320 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 17° 63° 17° 63°AQI 85😷✈️25min$1,048 / mo10Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 67°AQI 32✈️31min$856 / mo15Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 17° 63° 16° 60°AQI 85😷✈️40min$649 / mo11MbpsCali has beautiful weather and kind, friendly people. You will need to use Spanish here so it is a great place to learn. Locals are very patient with novice speakers. The city has many green spaces and weekend travel to the Pacific region and Coffee country is possible as well as inexpensive flights to other major cities in Colombia. Salsa is king here so it is worth taking lessons, as this is a major part of the city's nightlife. You can live quite cheaply here but expect foreign or imported fo
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 18° 64° 17° 62°AQI 20✈️1h$970 / mo9MbpsOne of the most horrendous cities I've ever been to. Too much traffic, ugly architecture and even the food is very much hit and miss. Oh and housing is not that cheap. People can range from very friendly to very much not caring but on average, they're neither unfriendly nor easy to connect with, even if you speak good Spanish. More than anything, from someone used to the lively vibe in Colombia or Mexico, the place is as lively as a cemetery. No music, not even a peep at night... There's a reaso
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 17° 63° 17° 63°AQI 85😷✈️25min$1,048 / mo10Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 13° 55° 13° 56°AQI 70✈️2h$1,147 / mo11MbpsI'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.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 110😷✈️7h$5,111 / mo34Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 37° 99° 30° 85°🥵AQI 32✈️10min$1,361 / mo6Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 76°AQI 32✈️21min$1,161 / mo16Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 35° 95° 29° 84°🥵AQI 26✈️4h$4,336 / mo10Mbps-Very well situated between the ocean and mountains -Cloudy winters -Not much snow -Large Asian minority -LGBTQ+ friendly -High quality of living -Very expensive -Very good nightlife -A lot of parks -A lot of outdoor activities -1 of the best education systems in the USA -Healthcare is excellent -Good transit system
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58°AQI 10✈️9h$3,696 / mo60MbpsUse Uber transportation. I do not recommend to use bike because it is not safe. Traffic is a big problem, so be prepare ahead for your appointments and don’t get stock in the rush hours.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 45° 113° 32° 90°🥵AQI 21✈️2h$4,658 / mo16MbpsI don't understand why Medellin isn't tanking in the ratings right now. They are locking down again and have to wear masks outdoors lol. End the farce. We canceled our tickets. Better off spending money somewhere else so you can live your life.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 65✈️1h$1,045 / mo13Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 32✈️18min$1,146 / mo17MbpsI have tried Brasov for 1 month in August. I was desperate to find any place that was not run down by tourists. There is virtually almost no cafe that is suitable to work from, as they are overcrowded by hordes of tourists, families, people drinking. I had a hard time. I booked in advance for 1 entire month in light of other reviews I saw, but this was my mistake. I would not recommend this for someone who is trying to be productive. The atmosphere is way too much 'vacation' style and reminds m
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 25✈️15h$1,352 / mo29MbpsOne of the most horrendous cities I've ever been to. Too much traffic, ugly architecture and even the food is very much hit and miss. Oh and housing is not that cheap. People can range from very friendly to very much not caring but on average, they're neither unfriendly nor easy to connect with, even if you speak good Spanish. More than anything, from someone used to the lively vibe in Colombia or Mexico, the place is as lively as a cemetery. No music, not even a peep at night... There's a reaso
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 4✈️1h$946 / mo15Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 37° 99° 30° 85°🥵AQI 32✈️10min$1,361 / mo🌇 Also went here23 peopleCarolina is not safe anymore. Agree with the rest. Live in Quito for 7 years
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 18° 64° 17° 62°AQI 20✈️1h$970 / mo🌇 Also went here19 peopleOne of the most horrendous cities I've ever been to. Too much traffic, ugly architecture and even the food is very much hit and miss. Oh and housing is not that cheap. People can range from very friendly to very much not caring but on average, they're neither unfriendly nor easy to connect with, even if you speak good Spanish. More than anything, from someone used to the lively vibe in Colombia or Mexico, the place is as lively as a cemetery. No music, not even a peep at night... There's a reaso
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 4✈️1h$946 / mo🌇 Also went here21 peopleI don't understand why Medellin isn't tanking in the ratings right now. They are locking down again and have to wear masks outdoors lol. End the farce. We canceled our tickets. Better off spending money somewhere else so you can live your life.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 65✈️1h$1,045 / mo🌇 Also went here22 people⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 13° 55° 13° 56°AQI 70✈️2h$1,147 / mo🌇 Also went here19 peopleI was there for one week and stayed in Bocagrande, about a 10 minute taxi ride from the Walled City. Pros of Cartagena: Inexpensive locale, reliable and fast internet, good weather (if you like it hot), not terribly crowded (aside from Walled City), beauty/history/nightlife of Walled City. Cons: Local beaches are average at best and riddled with vendors who accost visitors non-stop, street vendors are less pushy but everywhere, fluency in Spanish is very helpful (not really a con, just is),
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 49° 120° 32° 89°🥵AQI 53✈️2h$1,460 / mo🌇 Also went here19 peopleBeen living here in Buenos Aires for almost three years. Right now, it's (relatively) cheap. I mean, it isn't for the people who currently lives here but it's if you're a foreign, as the inflation keeps going on the peso isn't that worthy now. But, as I'm saying, if you come with dollars is going to make a huge difference. (3 years ago: 20 pesos= 1 USD. June 2020: 95 pesos= 1 USD. and if you're selling dollars in the informal market they will pay you $124. and with that you can buy two small
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 16° 61° 16° 62°AQI 34✈️5h$707 / mo🌇 Also went here24 peopleI'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.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 110😷✈️7h$5,111 / mo🌇 Also went here20 people-Very well situated between the ocean and mountains -Cloudy winters -Not much snow -Large Asian minority -LGBTQ+ friendly -High quality of living -Very expensive -Very good nightlife -A lot of parks -A lot of outdoor activities -1 of the best education systems in the USA -Healthcare is excellent -Good transit system
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58°AQI 10✈️9h$3,696 / mo🌇 Also went here20 peoplePros: -Great airport for connections to Africa and South America. -Has some really beautiful views. -Great fruit and fish. -Native Portuguese people are generally friendly and helpful. -Wonderful moderate climate (better than Spain) Cons: -The dirtiest major city I've seen in Europe. Filthy buildings and dog crap everywhere. -Unsafe - most other women I spoke to said they feel unsafe walking alone here (being leered at, whistled at and followed by the mostly immigrant men is a common occurrenc
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70°AQI 20✈️11h$2,134 / mo🌇 Also went here19 peopleEven if the city is kind of on the decline, it still is awesome. Perfect weather all year, amazing food, vibrant local & expat community.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 25° 77° 25° 78°AQI 2✈️13h$3,098 / mo🌇 Also went here23 peopleHousing is an issue (so cost of living is high) but the city is beautiful and summer in Amsterdam is hard to beat with all the cultural activiies and music festivals. Would not want to live in the actual city center (inside the "grachtengordel") but have been living in East for over 2 years now and aside from the price (and size) of apartment life is just good here. Biking everywhere is bliss. Winter can be cold though.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 17° 63° 17° 62°AQI 26✈️13h$4,817 / mo🌇 Also went here25 peopleBerlin is overall a great city to be. Food is cheap and everywhere, easy to go out and have fun/meet for business. Rent has crept up but still far better value than where I came from. Internet: 36 EUR/month get me 450/40 mbps (cable -> DOCSIS 3.0) Public transport is 2.70 EUR/ticket. No woman I know has said they felt unsafe. Some really odd, xenophobic sounding comments on here. Biggest downsides IMO: service quality at restaurants - not that people are rude, but they don't seem to particular
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 29✈️14h$3,073 / mo🌇 Also went here26 peopleCool city with lots of fun places to go out, very nice restaurants and quite an international environment. I went there twice already and in winter it's horribly cold, while in summer it's super hot. Definitely recommend going there in Spring/Autumn. The castle is nice and Danube riverside is great too, you'll get lots of things to do. Can recommend Nomad Traveller's Bar and there daily pubcrawl! Also, to all fellow vegans, the food scene is great. Lot's of places order vegan options and if you
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°AQI 67✈️14h$1,550 / mo🌇 Also went here24 peopleNo members are here right now. If you are, add it as a trip and you'll show up here!
