⭐️ Total score |
2.47/5 (Rank #294)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,420 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 7Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 34°C93°F (feels 30°C86°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
🌵 Too dry: 8%
|
👌 Safety |
Okay
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Okay
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid |
Very bad
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Very bad
|
💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$106 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Africa |
🚩 Country | Zambia |
🗓️ Average trip length | 4 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 7 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 34°C 93°F + 🌵 Too dry (8%) = feels 30°C 86°F
|
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 100 ZMW in USD | USD 3.99 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | ZMW 10,000 = USD 399 |
☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Zambezi |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | n.a. |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 140,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $1,270 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 75% 👱♀️ 25% |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates |
🏥 Best hospital | Maramba Clinic |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,420 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $707 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,310 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $374 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $956 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $301 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $45 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $83 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $5 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $1 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Not very safe
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Too hot in the summer
❌ Very dry air now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads are very dangerous
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
66
19° mild |
70
21° mild |
73
23° mild |
79
26° warm |
88
31° hot |
90
32° hot |
91
33° hot |
91
33° hot |
86
30° warm |
81
27° warm |
77
25° warm |
64
18° cool |
Real |
66
19°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
79
26°
warm |
86
30°
very warm |
95
35°
hot |
97
36°
hot |
97
36°
hot |
97
36°
hot |
93
34°
hot |
86
30°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
64
18°
cool |
Humidity |
too dry 12% |
too dry 10% |
too dry 6% |
too dry 4% |
too dry 4% |
too dry 5% |
too dry 11% |
too dry 10% |
too dry 7% |
too dry 9% |
too dry 11% |
too dry 14% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
Cloud |
clear 5% |
clear 3% |
clear 5% |
clear 8% |
clear 5% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 10% |
clear 5% |
clear 7% |
Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 12 UVI |
avoid sun 13 UVI |
avoid sun 13 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
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