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| ⭐️ Total score | 58 reviews |
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| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🏥 Healthcare* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | Canada |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 34 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 20°C 67°F + 😊 Comfy (57%) = feels 21°C 70°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 6 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Wind Mobile |
| 💸 10 CAD in USD | USD 7.74 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CAD 100 = USD 77 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👎5% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 7,800 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,154 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Best Buy |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | rRentfaster |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Canada |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,980 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,750 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $3,630 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,037 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $774 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $232 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $6,033 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $283 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $9 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $3 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels |
23
-5° freezing |
19
-7° freezing |
32
0° freezing |
39
4° cold |
46
8° cold |
68
20° mild |
75
24° warm |
68
20° mild |
57
14° cool |
43
6° cold |
32
0° freezing |
12
-11° freezing |
| Real |
27
-3°
freezing |
23
-5°
freezing |
36
2°
very cold |
41
5°
very cold |
48
9°
cold |
67
20°
mild |
75
24°
warm |
66
19°
mild |
58
15°
cool |
45
7°
cold |
35
2°
very cold |
18
-8°
freezing |
| Humidity |
nice 67% |
nice 62% |
nice 59% |
nice 60% |
nice 64% |
nice 53% |
nice 51% |
nice 55% |
nice 58% |
nice 60% |
nice 68% |
nice 66% |
| Rain |
dry 32mm |
dry 44mm |
dry 50mm |
rainy 54mm |
rainy 83mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 66mm |
rainy 94mm |
dry 45mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 76mm |
rainy 62mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 46% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 52% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 63% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 26% |
cloudy 57% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 43% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 73% |
| Air quality |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 6** US AQI |
clean 6** US AQI |
clean 6** US AQI |
clean 6** US AQI |
clean 6** US AQI |
clean 6** US AQI |
clean 6** US AQI |
clean 6** US AQI |
clean 6** US AQI |
clean 6** US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 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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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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A top city. Everything works, beautiful greenery (hehe), cycling everywhere, happy people, great nightlife... Lots to love about. For nomads? Not a chance. Price of housing is outrageous, and the city is expensive af. They charge you 4.5-5 eur for a capuccino, completely shameless. An hour of public transport is 3 euros. I could go on and on. I'd love to live there, but it's not worth it.
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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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Berlin 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
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Great city, but if you are a digital nomad and can afford higher rates, please don't drop insane amounts and pay what the locals do. I have heard of "nomads" coming here for a month and dropping 2k on a T1, while at most it shouldn't exceed 800 euros in the centre of Lisbon, which even like others have noted is an insane amount for locals. Also, the government should really start constructing social housing and do something about subletting/vacation rentals.
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Best city in Spain. Weather is great even in December and the clubbing scene is fun. There's lots to do and it's a beautiful city overall. You have to watch out for pickpockets but as long as you aren't leaving things unattended or obviously in your pockets you'll be fine. If you're into hostels, Hostel One Paralelo is BY FAR the best hostel in the area, worth every penny. Will definitely be back, and I never say that.
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Rome has tourist fatigue. Servers are curt and it's hard to find a decent restaurant.
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Like everywhere, Singapore has pros and cons. // Pros: // Everything works very well, it's clean, you can use the trains and transport system with a bank card, Grab taxis are efficient and safe, the airport is amazing // Everyone speaks English // Population seems well educated and cosmopolitan // There are lots of parks and green spaces. // Cons: // It's very expensive. For what you get it feels overpriced compared to most Western countries for example. // It's hot and very, very humid. Unti
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