⭐️ Total score |
2.69/5 (Rank #729)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,881 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 92Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 15°C58°F (feels 15°C59°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 46%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 27 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 39 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Good |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
🖥 Places to work from |
Okay |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
⏱ Average trip length | 5 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 92 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 15°C 58°F + 😊 Comfy (46%) = feels 15°C 59°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 27 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 39 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Le Paris Cafe |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 520,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jet Blue |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | St Agnes Medical |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,881 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,376 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,658 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,617 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,364 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,013 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,150 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $111 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $66 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $313 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $15 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
👩🏫 International school | $12,000 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $25 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
💰 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
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ 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
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Way too hot in the summer
❌ Difficult to make friends
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
57
14° cool |
61
16° cool |
64
18° cool |
75
24° warm |
82
28° warm |
95
35° hot |
102
39° hot |
100
38° hot |
91
33° hot |
73
23° mild |
63
17° cool |
52
11° cool |
Real |
57
14°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
75
24°
warm |
84
29°
very warm |
93
34°
hot |
99
37°
hot |
97
36°
hot |
91
33°
hot |
73
23°
mild |
63
17°
cool |
52
11°
cool |
Humidity |
damp 75% |
nice 65% |
nice 57% |
nice 45% |
nice 35% |
nice 34% |
nice 31% |
nice 34% |
nice 34% |
nice 40% |
damp 79% |
damp 82% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
rainy 93mm |
dry 17mm |
dry 45mm |
dry 14mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 42mm |
dry 5mm |
rainy 123mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 30% |
clear 9% |
clear 5% |
clear 3% |
clear 8% |
clear 2% |
clear 4% |
pockets 14% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 64% |
Air quality |
okay 53 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 46 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
okay 54 US AQI |
okay 69 US AQI |
okay 71 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
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Florence is one of the most beautiful city in the world! Here you have the opportunity to taste real genuine, fresh and organic food and experience great wines (such a Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino, Nobile di Montepulciano, Bolgheri Sassicaia, Ornellaia and much more) ! Think that Italy is the only country in the world where each region produce a different kind of wine with different kind of local grapes. It is a real bless for palate. Italians are friendly and locals even more. Almost e
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