Nomad List| 🏆 Nomad Score™ | 194 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Europe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚩 Country | Iceland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 7 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 25 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛅️ Weather | 🌤 0°C 32°F + 💦 Humid (78%) + 💨 26km/h = Feels like -6°C 21°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 15 µg/m3 equal to 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 15 µg/m3 equal to 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Vodafone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 1,000 ISK in USD | USD 8.15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: ISK 10,000 | USD 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💳 Cashless society | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💻 Best coworking space | Reykjavík Coworking Unit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 👌 Yes, drinkable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♻️ Return rate | 10% of visitors return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 120,000 people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👫 Gender ratio | 👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | IcelandAir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Finnair | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| few mosquitosislandno-beachairportnon-touristycoldcold nowclean airgood air qualityfast internethigh cost of livinglow crimehigh humidityfreedom of pressdemocracyfreedommany womenfriendly people | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $4,194 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,769 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,744 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,641 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,222 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $301 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $2,697 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $126 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (81 listings) | $3,845 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $126 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $12 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $8 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $4 |
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✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many nomads have been
✅ 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
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Very friendly to LGBT
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold all year yound
❌ Very humid now
❌ Not many nomads right now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
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