⭐️ Total score | 3.42/5 (Rank #125) |
❤️ Liked by members | 👍83% liked it 👎17% disliked it |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Okay |
🎒 Community score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Pricey: $3,252 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🙂 Good: 24Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥶 Too cold: 13°C56°F (feels 12°C54°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 61% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 31 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Great |
🤮 Food safety* | Great |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Great |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Okay |
🎓 Education level* | High |
⚡️ Power grid | Great |
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | Okay |
💰 Income level* | Very high: $2,607 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Okay |
😤 People density | 🧘♀️ Low density: 4k ppl/km² (1 per 15x15m) |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Hospitals | Good |
😄 Happiness* | Okay |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Okay |
🖥 Places to work from | Good |
❄️ A/C or heating | Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Good |
👩 Female friendly | Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Bad |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Italy |
⏱ Average trip length | 9 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 24 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 13°C 56°F + 😊 Comfy (61%) = feels 12°C 54°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 31 US AQI 🍃 OK |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 108 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
☕️ Best coffee place | Cioccolateria Lorenzo |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | PMO |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 8% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 670,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $31,279 / year |
😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ not busy: 15x15m (225m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (population) | 👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 70% 👱♀️ 30% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | KLM |
🏥 Best hospital | UPMC ITALY |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,252 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,710 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $2,846 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $813 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,186 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,555 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $535 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $102 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $84 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $446 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $11 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
👩🏫 International school | $6,936 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $22 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $3 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomad List members liked going here
✅ Many Nomad List members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Good hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Not many Nomad List members right now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 5412° cool | 5915° cool | 5915° cool | 6317° cool | 7021° mild | 7725° warm | 8228° warm | 8630° warm | 7926° warm | 7021° mild | 6418° cool | 5513° cool |
Real | 5513° cool | 5915° cool | 5815° cool | 6116° cool | 7021° mild | 7926° warm | 8530° very warm | 8831° hot | 8027° warm | 6820° mild | 6418° cool | 5614° cool |
Humidity | nice 33% | nice 34% | nice 34% | nice 34% | nice 31% | too dry 28% | too dry 29% | too dry 28% | nice 35% | nice 36% | nice 35% | nice 34% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear |
Rain | dry 39mm | dry 20mm | rainy 51mm | dry 20mm | dry 6mm | dry 3mm | dry 9mm | dry 2mm | dry 34mm | rainy 81mm | rainy 57mm | rainy 72mm |
Cloud | pockets 36% | pockets 20% | pockets 23% | pockets 34% | pockets 27% | pockets 28% | pockets 11% | pockets 12% | pockets 25% | pockets 45% | pockets 37% | pockets 34% |
Sun | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 2 UVI |
Remote workers | 457 people | 440 people | 378 people | 650 people | 1,000 people | 440 people | 400 people | 725 people | 550 people | 700 people | 600 people | 333 people |
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My partner and I moved here last year and we really enjoy the Mediterranean lifestyle. English is the first language and 300 days of the sun and like for Europe it's relatively low-cost lof of living. We made a guide for anyone who wants to move here. You can read all about it in my better-looking blog at movinmalta . The whole website has a lot of pointers and tips on how to navigate your life around the island :)
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 17° 63° 17° 62°AQI 36✈️21min$3,098 / mo51Mbps×I was in Neapol recently, the city has a lot of potential, the weather is nice, it is not far away from very nice places like Capri or Ischia. However, the city itself is chaotic, dirty, no traffic rules, I felt more like in SE Asia than in Western Europe. There is not much going on in the city, you can walk the main stuff in half a day. I do not recommend to stay here short term, definitely not long term. Use the airport and then go to some charming village which there are plenty in this part o
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 12° 54° 13° 56°AQI 61😷✈️25min$4,202 / mo23Mbps×Growing city, very beautiful scenery in Sidi Bousaid and the Medina. Great night life in Gamarth with a lot of new co-working spaces opening up in the "Banlieu Nord" and "Lac de Tunis" areas. Bolt is available for transportation and taxis are very affordable. A lot of italian/Tunisian food options.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 17° 63° 17° 62°AQI 31✈️25min$1,659 / mo7Mbps×Cagliari is not that Nomad friendly but once you adjust, you like the staying. Being concrete: 1) In cafés you are expected to order, drink the coffee and get out, not to chill for half day 2) People will not speak English even if they knew, they still answer in Italian 3) You can't go swimming or gyming without a doctor's certificate that you're eligible for that activity.... you may buy cigarretes without doctor's appointment though :-/ 4) Renting houses / cars is expensive, especially in su
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 55😷✈️31min$3,741 / mo24Mbps×A walking stereotype. Overcrowded, messy, expensive. Literally nothing works. There are more USA people than in Lisbon, which I thought was impossible. Yes, Italians are awesome and food is great.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 12° 54° 12° 53°AQI 30✈️34min$5,094 / mo23Mbps×I was in Neapol recently, the city has a lot of potential, the weather is nice, it is not far away from very nice places like Capri or Ischia. However, the city itself is chaotic, dirty, no traffic rules, I felt more like in SE Asia than in Western Europe. There is not much going on in the city, you can walk the main stuff in half a day. I do not recommend to stay here short term, definitely not long term. Use the airport and then go to some charming village which there are plenty in this part o
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 12° 54° 13° 56°AQI 61😷✈️25min$4,202 / mo23Mbps×I find it difficult to understand what people see in this city. The cost to benefit ratio is just so terribly bad! This is by far the most expensive city in Europe (especially in terms of rent), with hardly anything to offer in comparision with other cities like Barcelona, Lisbon or Warsaw. The weather is just average, with cold and windy winters and mediocre summers. It's difficult to come by restaurants that offer anything other than Indian fast food for a decent price - most places are just u
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 5° 41° 7° 44°AQI 30✈️2h$6,005 / mo28Mbps×A walking stereotype. Overcrowded, messy, expensive. Literally nothing works. There are more USA people than in Lisbon, which I thought was impossible. Yes, Italians are awesome and food is great.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 12° 54° 12° 53°AQI 30✈️34min$5,094 / mo23Mbps×Stayed for 2 weeks after almost a year n a half in LatAm. Beautiful city; great food options- especially for Asian food lovers. Plenty of authentic Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese options for about 50% of what you would pay in a Western city. Decent hostels will cost $11-$15 weekdays and between $18-$30 on weekends.... Good internet; beautiful architecture and people but it is true Hungarians can be very cold at times. Overall a good stay with many destinations just a quick and cheap flight/tr
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels -2° 28° 0° 33°AQI 158😷✈️2h$2,388 / mo119Mbps×Didn't like this city that much. Been there twice and honestly it has nothing so special. Just the DUOMO in the center is the main great scenery but besides that, nothing in particular to bother for.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌨 Feels 4° 39° 4° 40°AQI 3✈️1h$4,896 / mo23Mbps×Once you figure out housing (not an easy thing but doable, especially once you stop looking in the touristic areas), Lisbon is a very charming, safe (even though I'll admit this is getting worse in certain areas), and fun city to live in. In most neighbourhoods you have the feeling of living in a small town instead of an urban area. There's aways something to do or see so it's hard to be bored living here. I still find Lisbon (and Portugal in general), to be one of the most attractive places in
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 31✈️3h$3,287 / mo111Mbps×Romanians are friendly and welcoming people. The young generation speaks perfect English. The city itself is rather disappointing. Dirty, rundown, many empty buildings.... plenty of traffic and not much to do.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun bad👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 1° 34° 3° 37°AQI 22✈️2h$2,001 / mo99Mbps×I don't know exactly how Barcelona is still considered safe but it's far from it. It's probably the most dangerous city to live in Madrid and one of the most dangerous in europe, with constant pick-pocketing and even violent crimes to get your wallet and phone in certain areas. If you like a peaceful life, Barcelona is not the place anymore!!
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 11° 52° 12° 54°AQI 25✈️1h$3,752 / mo123Mbps×I came to Las Palmas Gran Canaria two years ago as a digital nomad and now have my home base there. Occasionally I still travel, especially during the summer because the digital nomad community is less active during that time and it is too hot for me personally. Compared to all the places I've been, Las Palmas has the best community if you're trying to connect with people (both digital nomads and expats). The community is so great because of some key people such as the girl who founded the Slack
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 67°AQI 30✈️4h$1,936 / mo76Mbps×I've been hanging out in Berlin on and off for 30 years. It is very safe for women. It is much friendlier than it used to be. There are loads of vegan restaurants now. The nightlife and specially jazz clubs are amazing! I have an excellent apartment to rent out in Wedding - which used to have a boring reputation but now is very cool.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels -4° 25° -1° 30°AQI 74😷✈️2h$3,893 / mo92Mbps×Poznan is a beautiful with warm and relaxed people. I was not expecting such a vibe and beautiful City. It is way more beautiful compared to Warsaw. Nice to see there is quite alot of Nomads and Coworking spaces in Poznan nowadays :)
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels -6° 21° -3° 27°AQI 66😷✈️2h$2,701 / mo30Mbps×A walking stereotype. Overcrowded, messy, expensive. Literally nothing works. There are more USA people than in Lisbon, which I thought was impossible. Yes, Italians are awesome and food is great.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 12° 54° 12° 53°AQI 30✈️34min$5,094 / mo🌇 Also went here91 people×Athens is a fantastic city. Locals are friendly and food is fantastic. There isn't a huge amount to do, but for a short stay it's definitely worth the visit.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 58°AQI 127😷✈️1h$3,032 / mo🌇 Also went here84 people×I don't know exactly how Barcelona is still considered safe but it's far from it. It's probably the most dangerous city to live in Madrid and one of the most dangerous in europe, with constant pick-pocketing and even violent crimes to get your wallet and phone in certain areas. If you like a peaceful life, Barcelona is not the place anymore!!
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 11° 52° 12° 54°AQI 25✈️1h$3,752 / mo🌇 Also went here106 people×Stayed for 2 weeks after almost a year n a half in LatAm. Beautiful city; great food options- especially for Asian food lovers. Plenty of authentic Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese options for about 50% of what you would pay in a Western city. Decent hostels will cost $11-$15 weekdays and between $18-$30 on weekends.... Good internet; beautiful architecture and people but it is true Hungarians can be very cold at times. Overall a good stay with many destinations just a quick and cheap flight/tr
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels -2° 28° 0° 33°AQI 158😷✈️2h$2,388 / mo🌇 Also went here97 people×Lived in Prague for 8 years. It's a beautiful international European city. Never learned Czech, but was fine. Almost all cafes and restaurants have English menus. Superb food delivery apps (Wolt is the best). All the food you can imagine. Vietnamese food is world-class because of the huge Vietnamese population. If you want hipster bars and cafes, there's plenty of that. If you want old-world-charm there's plenty of that. If you want posh luxury there's some of Europes best restaurants and cockta
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels -9° 16° -5° 23°AQI 59😷✈️2h$3,163 / mo🌇 Also went here79 people×I absolutely love Istanbul! My biggest recommendation would be to stay in Cihangir or Nişantaşı and avoid the main centre. Cihangir has so many beautiful cafes to work from and there are a lot of people working remotely so it's a really nice vibe. I agree with the comments about taxis, we just caught ubers but mostly walked everywhere which I would recommend. If you stay in Cihangir you can easily walk to Taxim square and through Galata. The food scene here is great once you know where to go
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌧 Feels 10° 50° 11° 52°AQI 28✈️2h$1,633 / mo🌇 Also went here73 people×I have heard of a friend of a friend that in France it is important to bring sandpaper and to have suitable medical insurance which covers eye reconstruction surgery. “Well worth a visit, would recommend”.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌧 Feels 5° 41° 7° 44°AQI 77😷✈️2h$5,032 / mo🌇 Also went here103 people×Liked Madrid,but its a bit dangerous in the evening and way to expensive! people can be really nice when they meet you but after a while you realize all it's not what it seems. And Barcelona is exactly the same.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 7° 45° 9° 48°AQI 50✈️2h$4,091 / mo🌇 Also went here68 people×I've been hanging out in Berlin on and off for 30 years. It is very safe for women. It is much friendlier than it used to be. There are loads of vegan restaurants now. The nightlife and specially jazz clubs are amazing! I have an excellent apartment to rent out in Wedding - which used to have a boring reputation but now is very cool.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels -4° 25° -1° 30°AQI 74😷✈️2h$3,893 / mo🌇 Also went here86 people×I recently visited Amsterdam for the third time (and the first time since 2018). I personally think it's a little overrated, but a cool place to visit nonetheless. The architecture is beautiful, and there are lots of good places to eat. I don't like the main area of the canals in the city centre; it smells of weed and is often packed. However, the outer edges - such as the Jordaan district - are less busy and more interesting in my opinion. One thing that surprised me is how much trash was o
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels -1° 30° 2° 36°AQI 67😷✈️2h$5,587 / mo🌇 Also went here82 people×I find it difficult to understand what people see in this city. The cost to benefit ratio is just so terribly bad! This is by far the most expensive city in Europe (especially in terms of rent), with hardly anything to offer in comparision with other cities like Barcelona, Lisbon or Warsaw. The weather is just average, with cold and windy winters and mediocre summers. It's difficult to come by restaurants that offer anything other than Indian fast food for a decent price - most places are just u
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 5° 41° 7° 44°AQI 30✈️2h$6,005 / mo🌇 Also went here120 people×It used to be a nice city for nomads, but its out-priced now and don't recommend it. I am a single female- remote worker from USA with residence permit of 2 years and have to say its not what it used to be. Stormy tropical weather as we speak so unpredictable these days. Landlords charging ridiculous prices and amenities just don't match quality that should be given. Looking into Spain as we speak..
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 12° 54° 12° 54°AQI 23✈️3h$2,836 / mo🌇 Also went here74 people×Once you figure out housing (not an easy thing but doable, especially once you stop looking in the touristic areas), Lisbon is a very charming, safe (even though I'll admit this is getting worse in certain areas), and fun city to live in. In most neighbourhoods you have the feeling of living in a small town instead of an urban area. There's aways something to do or see so it's hard to be bored living here. I still find Lisbon (and Portugal in general), to be one of the most attractive places in
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 31✈️3h$3,287 / mo🌇 Also went here117 people×New York is cool. I’ve visited multiple times to see my family throughout my life, and recently came back from my first post-COVID trip there. Yes, it’s very expensive — but there is no city on earth that’s more captivating in my opinion. I used to think that New Yorkers were smug by claiming that NYC was better than everywhere else, but now I totally get it lol. My personal favourite neighbourhood is the Upper East Side, which is where you’ll find the coveted Museum Mile. But I also
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 13° 55° 13° 55°AQI 19✈️10h$7,576 / mo🌇 Also went here66 people×Great for tourism, bad for living. The City has a fascinating contrast of old and new. You will never get bored, it’s easy to meet people and have fun. Infrastructure and food are great. Thai people are friendly and welcoming, even when it not always feels genuine. With that said, it’s not a good city for long term living. It’s too hot and humid. Felt air temperature is between 37°C-45°C almost year round during the day. It’s makes all outdoor activity unpleasant. Getting your daily d
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 37° 99° 31° 88°🥵AQI 80😷✈️12h$1,414 / mo🌇 Also went here90 people×