⭐️ Overall Score | 3.11/5 (Rank #461) |
👍 Quality of life score | Okay |
👶 Family score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 😙 Affordable: $1,968 / mo |
📡 Internet | 😡 Slow: 3Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🌞 Perfect: 23°C73°F (feels 23°C73°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 38% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 41 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Okay |
🎓 Education level* | Low |
💰 Income level* | Very Low: $368 / mo |
🙊 English speaking | Okay |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Bad |
🏥 Healthcare | Bad |
😄 Happiness | Bad |
🍸 Nightlife | Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Bad |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech | Great |
👩 Female friendly | Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Bad |
🎅 Startup Score | Bad |
🌍 Region | Africa |
🚩 Country | Namibia |
⏱ Average trip duration | 7 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 3 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 23°C 73°F + 😊 Comfy (38%) = feels 23°C 73°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 41 US AQI 🍃 good |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | MTC |
💸 100 NAD in USD | USD 6.99 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NAD 1,000 = USD 70 |
💻 Best coworking space | Regus |
☕️ Best coffee place | The Joy of Food Windhoek |
🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 330,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per Capita | $4,415 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Air Namibia |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Namibia |
🏥 Best hospital | Rhino Park Private Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,968 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,081 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $2,203 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $629 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $437 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $283 / month |
🏨 Hotel | $1,345 / month |
🏨 Hotel | $63 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (153 listings) | $1,454 / month |
🏠 Airbnb | $48 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $6 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $3 |
☕️ Coffee | $2 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not very safe
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not that great
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
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Feels | 8630° warm | 8429° warm | 8429° warm | 7926° warm | 7725° warm | 7021° mild | 7222° mild | 7323° mild | 7323° mild | 7926° warm | 8228° warm | 8429° warm |
Real | 8831° hot | 8630° very warm | 8630° very warm | 7926° warm | 7725° warm | 6820° mild | 7222° mild | 7323° mild | 7826° warm | 8429° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8429° very warm |
Humidity | too dry 28% | nice 35% | too dry 29% | nice 32% | too dry 27% | too dry 29% | too dry 17% | too dry 17% | too dry 14% | too dry 17% | too dry 20% | nice 42% |
Rain | dry 15mm | dry 23mm | dry 11mm | dry 8mm | dry 0mm | dry 0mm | dry 1mm | dry 1mm | dry 1mm | dry 9mm | dry 8mm | dry 30mm |
Cloud | pockets 46% | pockets 49% | cloudy 50% | pockets 14% | clear 0% | clear 0% | clear 0% | clear 0% | clear 1% | pockets 17% | pockets 48% | cloudy 63% |
Sun | avoid sun 13 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI |
Nomad List members | 1 people | 1 people | 2 people | 1 people | 2 people | 3 people | 1 people | 1 people | 0 people | 1 people | 1 people | 2 people |
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⭐️ Overall Score 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay📡 Internet 😡 Slow😀 Fun good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 38° 100° 31° 88°🥵AQI 42✈️13h$2,906 / mo🌇 Also went here10 people×Don't believe the prices on here for an apartment. 686 usd/month refers to an apartment in a high class condo, right in the city centre and seconds away from the BTS(train station). Just remember this, people working at supermarkets make 2 usd/per hour. If you want to live like a local, then you can save a lot of money. If you don't mind a 5-10 minute walk from the BTS, then you can easily get a one bedroom apartment for 300 USD per month, in a high class condo, plus with free golf cart ser
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