Nomad List| 🏆 Nomad Score™ | 176 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚩 Country | Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 10 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛅️ Weather | 🌧 30°C 86°F + 💦 Humid (91%) + 💨 2km/h = Feels like 40°C 104°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 21 µg/m3 equal to 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚕 Best taxi app | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Telkomsel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 100,000 IDR in USD | USD 7.15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: IDR 1,000,000 | USD 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 Tipping | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Caffe Bene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♻️ Return rate | 0% of visitors return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 880,000 people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Bhinekka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Lion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Garuda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $758 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $553 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,592 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $455 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $429 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $143 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $476 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $22 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (22 listings) | $538 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $18 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $1 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $0 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 42° 108° 32° 90°🥵AQI 108😷✈️1h$1,273 / mo🌇 Also went here1 people✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
❌ Not much to do
❌ Too hot all year yound
❌ Very humid now
❌ Not many nomads go here
❌ Hospitals are pretty bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Hostile towards LGBT
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
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