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| ⭐️ Total score | 186 reviews |
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| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
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| 🌍 Continent | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Guatemala |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 3 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 20°C 68°F + 😊 Comfy (100%) = feels 20°C 68°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 42 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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| 📱 Best wireless carrier | TIGO |
| 💸 10 GTQ in USD | USD 1.30 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | GTQ 1,000 = USD 130 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Te Quiero Coffe & Tea |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 5% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 11,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $4,147 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,345 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $847 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,483 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $424 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $326 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $104 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,048 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $49 / night |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median from 145 listings) | $1,632 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $54 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $3 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Not safe at all
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
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| Humidity |
nice 77% |
nice 75% |
nice 72% |
nice 85% |
nice 96% |
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nice 80% |
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| Rain |
rainy 276mm |
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rainy 526mm |
rainy 1085mm |
rainy 957mm |
rainy 730mm |
rainy 1044mm |
rainy 884mm |
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rainy 366mm |
rainy 247mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 85% |
overcast 94% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 88% |
cloudy 88% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 69% |
pockets 48% |
| Sun |
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Was here for January 2022. It was very nice. It's a very European city with South American vibes. Due to high inflation, it's cheap. The steak is the best I've ever eaten. Go to AreaTres for coworking. Bring cash (EUR or USD) in large bills. Otherwise, you'll have to pay by card and get the official exchange rate, which is 50% of what you get on the black ("blue") market. There are many places to exchange cash. As an alternative to cash, I've also heard that people like to send themselves money
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Good: - Great local food - Portuguese people are amazingly friendly - Vibrant DN community. It's like the city has been overtaken by remote workers. You will see everyone working on their laptop everywhere you go. - Amazing views whenever you want; you can just get a beer and climb to one of the viewpoints to see the sunset. Easy and magical. - Super cheap Ubers, easy subway Bad: - Housing prices. I'm not kidding, it's the worst I've ever seen. Ultra overpriced. I guess that's the problem when
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Best city in Spain. Weather is great even in December and the clubbing scene is fun. There's lots to do and it's a beautiful city overall. You have to watch out for pickpockets but as long as you aren't leaving things unattended or obviously in your pockets you'll be fine. If you're into hostels, Hostel One Paralelo is BY FAR the best hostel in the area, worth every penny. Will definitely be back, and I never say that.
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Berlin is overall a great city to be. Food is cheap and everywhere, easy to go out and have fun/meet for business. Rent has crept up but still far better value than where I came from. Internet: 36 EUR/month get me 450/40 mbps (cable -> DOCSIS 3.0) Public transport is 2.70 EUR/ticket. No woman I know has said they felt unsafe. Some really odd, xenophobic sounding comments on here. Biggest downsides IMO: service quality at restaurants - not that people are rude, but they don't seem to particular
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I cannot help but agree with the review from the person before me. I'm finishing my 3 weeks trip here, and something feels off. Like that person put it rightly, everything is for sale, and nothing has value. There is no soul to this city and its people, locals or otherwise. Something is wrong here.
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