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| ⭐️ Total score | 199 reviews |
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| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
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| 🙊 English speaking* | |
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| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
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| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 6 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 94 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 14°C 57°F + 💦 Damp (82%) = feels 14°C 57°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 14 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 17 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | South Capitol |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | AT&T |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Olympia Coffee Roasting Co |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 50,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Capital Medical Center WA |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,955 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,538 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,649 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,614 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,160 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $330 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,207 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $103 / night |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median from 10 listings) | $2,701 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $89 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $8 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $4 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 489° cold | 457° cold | 5010° cold | 6116° cool | 6317° cool | 7222° mild | 7524° warm | 7524° warm | 7021° mild | 5714° cool | 5211° cool | 415° cold |
| Real | 489° cold | 468° cold | 5010° cold | 5915° cool | 6116° cool | 7222° mild | 7524° warm | 7524° warm | 6921° mild | 5714° cool | 5211° cool | 436° very cold |
| Humidity | damp 91% | damp 87% | damp 80% | damp 72% | damp 77% | nice 74% | nice 76% | nice 73% | nice 76% | damp 84% | damp 89% | damp 90% |
| Rain | rainy 270mm | rainy 207mm | rainy 90mm | dry 31mm | rainy 57mm | rainy 65mm | dry 2mm | dry 9mm | rainy 99mm | rainy 150mm | rainy 268mm | rainy 206mm |
| Cloud | cloudy 89% | cloudy 86% | cloudy 73% | cloudy 50% | cloudy 62% | pockets 35% | pockets 32% | pockets 40% | cloudy 54% | cloudy 80% | cloudy 88% | overcast 91% |
| Air quality | clean 22 US AQI | clean 18 US AQI | clean 16 US AQI | clean 12 US AQI | clean 14 US AQI | clean 12 US AQI | clean 15 US AQI | clean 23 US AQI | clean 17 US AQI | clean 30 US AQI | clean 31 US AQI | clean 33 US AQI |
| Sun | safe 1 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 400 people | 0 people | 200 people | 400 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 13° 55° 13° 55°AQI 10✈️19min$3,061 / mo17MbpsRead the review that starts "I live here and I can tell you that many of the stats listed are wrong" - its spot on accurate I will add to that - Vancouver is brain-numbingly boring and dead. There is noticeable and toxic mix of pedestrians, cyclists and car drivers. Mix in a very Vancouver trait of entitlement, and watch the the passive aggression fly. Vancouverites generally are a cold bunch making it difficult for newcomers. Worst of all they believe in their own created hype that live in
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 13° 55° 13° 56°AQI 9✈️20min$4,507 / mo16MbpsSeattle is a great city, especially if you like nature, there are plenty of outdoor activities to do all year round. People are generally open-minded and friendly. The cost of living is high but it allows you to be able to afford other places on earth easily if you can find a job here. You can also find plenty of good restaurants and arts around in the city. I recommend to stay at least 3-6 months to get the feel of living a PNW life.
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°AQI 21✈️12h$2,210 / mo51MbpsI spent 4 months working here during summertime. It's one of the best summers I have ever had in my life. The city is just amazing and offers dozens of outdoor activities. There are so many different places such as parks, lakes, hills, mountains, beaches, etc. Also, you can feel the Californication vibe on every step. I lived in Hollywood and I would avoid this place at any cost. It's just too overrated and won't meet your expectations. Hollywood (esp. West Hollywood) is a big pile of dirtiness
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°AQI 21🚕3h$4,730 / mo🌇 Also went here6 peoplePros: Food carts, local microbrews, lots of outdoor activities within day trip range, high property values. Cons: trash everywhere, out of control crime, violent drug-addicted "houseless" everywhere, mediocre public schools, some of the highest taxes in the country, ineffective police force, antiquated inefficient form of city government, very high rents, passive aggressive culture.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61°AQI 22✈️14min$4,276 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peopleI've been living in SF since 2014 and I have to say Cost of Living is misrepresented. It's a lot more expensive now (2020) than posted. 1-bdr in center is $3,500-$4,000 + $200-$300 for parking + $100-$200 for utilities. Almost impossible to find month-to-month rent, so this is for 1-year lease. Coffee for two + a pastry is easily $20. Dinner for two never less than $50, unless it's fast food (+20% tips are expected) and if you want actually something good it's at least $100 for two. Airbnb is $1
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58°AQI 18✈️1h$7,275 / mo🌇 Also went here7 people⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 66°AQI 28✈️2h$5,121 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peopleIt's a safe area of Mexico, and also even the people who try to sell you crap, 'vendors' is less aggressive here. I have done about 2.5 months total in PV (two separate trips). Airbnbs are plentiful near the centro and december 5, more expensive in the romantic zone and even more expensive in Sayulita. But central PV is pretty cheap, even inland from Hotel Zone is nice and cheap. Roads and walkways are narrow and horrible. Internet is OK. If you stay in PV central, the beach isn't so great for s
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 35° 95° 30° 85°🥵AQI 80😷✈️4h$1,898 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peopleGreat place. My fifth time here. Nice weather all year around and good food. Prices are good as well and internet has been consistently fast. Before you go, look up the neighbourhood as some places aren't safe.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 33° 91° 32° 89°🥵AQI 85😷✈️5h$1,184 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peopleI really enjoyed my first week here, but as I got to know more locals and heard their stories, I was disturbed at the security situation. Almost everyone I met has horror stories about being robbed at gunpoint, robbed by the police, and in one case even drugged and robbed by a taxi driver. It's not even safe to walk a short distance at night (locals told me to just take Uber). Beyond the security issues, scams also abound, and the covid policy is wacky, with hand sanitizer being forced on you ev
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 76°AQI 63✈️5h$1,562 / mo🌇 Also went here6 peopleI lived there for 3 years... If you wanna work, you'll really struggle. Sometimes the WiFi would be down for like 5 days. If you need to download heavy files you probably wont be able to, WiFi will fall before you can wait the 4 hours it would take. You can rely on your Telcel, but not even that one was working all the time. Don't believe the hype! I ended up moving out.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 37° 99° 30° 87°🥵AQI 12✈️6h$1,713 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peoplePlaya Del Carmen is a super touristy beach town and the catch is, the beach is always full of seaweed, so if you expect to swim in it, have fun. I stayed there for 5 months and only remember the beach being clear 2-3 times. The seaweed stinks so that means the beach stinks. You have to go out of the tourist areas if you want to find some good food for a reasonable price or it's like you never left your home country. The police are very corrupt and known to rob tourists walking home from the b
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 37° 99° 30° 86°🥵AQI 87😷✈️6h$1,681 / mo🌇 Also went here6 peopleLived here for about 3 months as a female. The climate is amazing as it is the City of Eternal Spring. Very reasonable prices everywhere. I stayed in Poblado, but about a 25 minute walk from all the action of Poblado. Walking on the main roads during the day was fine. The local people are amazingly nice. However, once night falls, you have to be careful here. Do not walk on quiet streets. Leave your valuables at home and do not ever show your mobile phone outside on the street. Use an Uber at ni
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 70✈️9h$1,127 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peopleA 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.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 11° 52° 13° 56°AQI 29✈️11h$5,959 / mo🌇 Also went here5 people⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°AQI 25✈️12h$3,649 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peoplePros: * Very clean - lots of hand sanitisation places and people wear masks + streets are clean * Great, cheap public transport * Very beautiful city and good parks * Pretty good Italian and asian food Cons: * Coffee shops seem to have mostly gone and been replaced with lots of Starbucks and other chains. * Food / drinks is very expensive in most parts - Local beer is quite cheap though * Barely any night life to speak of - everything closes at 11pm Other Info: COVID restrictions are very stri
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 21✈️12h$2,918 / mo🌇 Also went here5 people⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 23✈️12h$2,299 / mo🌇 Also went here5 peopleWas in Split for September and early october. I went to spend time bouldering over the sea, swimming and having pleasant walks around Marjan Park, which i did. For that it was perfect. The city is also a great place for a nice date and to meet a handful of other nomads. End of summer i feel is probably the best time unless you really want the tourists and the busy nights
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 27° 81° 26° 79°AQI 2✈️12h$3,263 / mo🌇 Also went here5 people
