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| ⭐️ Overall score | 198 reviews |
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| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | North Macedonia |
| ⏱ Average trip time | 5 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 32 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 37°C 98°F + 😊 Comfy (37%) = feels 41°C 106°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 😐 111 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 😷 160 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Makedonskiing,snowboarding,snow |
| 💸 100 MKD in USD | USD 1.92 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MKD 10,000 = USD 192 |
| 💻 Best coworking space | NewMan's BA |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Drama Coffee House |
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Red Caffe |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Hotel Dolce |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 540,000 people |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Comparto Depa |
| 🏥 Best hospital | My Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,274 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $798 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,307 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $373 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $231 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $85 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $776 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $36 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (147 listings) | $1,430 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $47 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $4 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Bad air quality year round
❌ Hospitals are not that great
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 373° cold | 489° cold | 6418° cool | 6418° cool | 6820° mild | 8630° warm | 9133° hot | 9736° hot | 8429° warm | 7524° warm | 6116° cool | 489° cold |
| Real | 373° very cold | 489° cold | 6317° cool | 6317° cool | 6820° mild | 8228° very warm | 8630° very warm | 9133° hot | 8228° very warm | 7524° warm | 6116° cool | 489° cold |
| Humidity | nice 68% | nice 62% | nice 54% | nice 60% | nice 64% | nice 64% | nice 60% | nice 48% | nice 57% | nice 60% | damp 77% | damp 74% |
| Rain | dry 27mm | dry 8mm | dry 4mm | dry 28mm | dry 31mm | rainy 200mm | dry 24mm | dry 10mm | dry 19mm | dry 8mm | dry 36mm | dry 23mm |
| Cloud | cloudy 64% | pockets 27% | pockets 29% | pockets 46% | pockets 38% | pockets 28% | pockets 21% | pockets 12% | pockets 30% | clear 2% | cloudy 73% | cloudy 70% |
| Sun | safe 1 UVI | safe 3 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 333 people | 200 people | 300 people | 300 people | 300 people | 200 people | 300 people |
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 36° 97° 36° 97°🥵AQI 56✈️12min$1,257 / mo15MbpsBansko is much overrated. In summertime it feels like a ghost town in the residential apartments. The center is quite animated but it is not very expatfriendly. I did not see any digital nomad scenes. Not heard any other language than Bulgarian around. It is more a family oriented national village. Big supermarkets closed in summertime so you take a taxi to shop outside the town. I can imagine that in wintertime there is much more activity but avoid summertime, unless you want to be quite and en
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 32° 90° 31° 88°🥵AQI 45✈️14min$1,468 / mo23MbpsSofia is a small city and it is very polluted. In fact it is one of the most polluted cities in Europe. The restaurants and bars are ok. For the rest there is not a lot to do. After a couple of days you have seen it all. The people are ok but Sofia misses an international vibe. Lets be honest here, you mostly get where you pay for.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 36° 97° 34° 93°🥵AQI 54✈️14min$1,415 / mo29MbpsI really like Budva. It has paradisiac beaches, with extremely clear waters and very affordable prices for almost everything (Coming from Central Europe/Germany). Internet costs here 15€ for 500GB (no joke) and you can set up your life quite easily here. The gym costs around 40€ a month without a contract and the usual Taxi ride doesnt exceed 5€. You have very nice beaches everywhere and the boat ride is not so expensive. Specially after September on prices get really cheap for renting.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 34° 93° 32° 90°🥵AQI 26✈️17min$2,459 / mo23MbpsKotor is a cool but I would recommend Tivat, a small town nearby, much sunnier and more affordable. I lived in Tivat`s Hostel Anton a home for artists, travelers and digital nomad
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 33° 91° 33° 92°🥵AQI 24✈️18min$2,302 / mo17MbpsI've been here for the last 5 months. People are extremely friendly, the weather has been amazing (on the too hot side, during the summer). You can drink tap water, Nomadlist, check that. It is very cheap, walkable, plenty of cafes, bars and restaurants. It is very safe. The gym scene is not great but you can survive. Not many hipsters, but overloaded with instagrammers (like everywhere else, I guess). All in all, it's a beautiful city, safe, affordable, welcoming (if you are white). Racist gra
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 40° 104° 36° 98°🥵AQI 52✈️22min$1,450 / mo31MbpsParis is wonderful, and I love it here, but the stereotypes some real truth to them. I stepped off the plane to a protest, my airbnb host was incredibly stylish yet didn't wear deoderant, and I met the rudest waiter I've ever encountered in my entire life on day 3 (though most Parisians are super nice!)
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°AQI 28✈️2h$3,891 / mo30MbpsBansko is much overrated. In summertime it feels like a ghost town in the residential apartments. The center is quite animated but it is not very expatfriendly. I did not see any digital nomad scenes. Not heard any other language than Bulgarian around. It is more a family oriented national village. Big supermarkets closed in summertime so you take a taxi to shop outside the town. I can imagine that in wintertime there is much more activity but avoid summertime, unless you want to be quite and en
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 32° 90° 31° 88°🥵AQI 45✈️14min$1,468 / mo23MbpsDirty cheap, you can live a very comfortable life there for way less than 1,000 USD. It’s literally a “new” country, young crowd, mostly unemployed but very hardworking. Energy is vibrant and people are really welcoming. It’s safe and not much to see and do, what is great for getting the work done.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 33° 91° 33° 92°🥵AQI 58🚕3h$1,823 / mo11MbpsRead 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 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 34✈️12h$3,859 / mo38MbpsI visited Nairobi twice - in 2017 and then again in 2019. On my second visit, I stayed in a comfortable 2 bdrm apartment with friends. It was super easy to move around - just call Uber. I visited a few nice shopping malls where I shopped and ate lunch. Prices were reasonable for me (an American). I'm also vegan and there were vegan options at all of the restaurants I visited as well as a great vegan restaurant (Indian cuisine). The best part of the trip for us was going on safari. It's a lon
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 66°AQI 160😷✈️7h$1,286 / mo9MbpsHow did you guys classified Penge as rich? It is one of the worst neighbourhood I have ever been in London, the ammount of people I know that have been robbed there is appalling.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°AQI 25✈️3h$4,341 / mo22MbpsSofia is a small city and it is very polluted. In fact it is one of the most polluted cities in Europe. The restaurants and bars are ok. For the rest there is not a lot to do. After a couple of days you have seen it all. The people are ok but Sofia misses an international vibe. Lets be honest here, you mostly get where you pay for.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 36° 97° 34° 93°🥵AQI 54✈️14min$1,415 / mo29MbpsDoesn't matter what you're interested in, Saint Petersburg has it. It's the largest "small" city in Europe. Such a large population, but everything you want in nightlife and action is packed into several districts. Best city in Europe for nightlife. Not sure why nomadlist has "safety" as a con because it's safer than any western europe city and every american city. Cheaper than Thailand, but winter is COLD.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 14✈️3h$1,718 / mo24MbpsI visited Prague on more than one occasion and tried something new each time. I really wanted to enjoy it, but unfortunately it turned out to be one of my least favourite cities. Perhaps it was just me, but there was an overwhelming sense of distrust and dislike towards foreigners, you have to try pretty hard to blend in if you want to experience the life of a local & avoid the tourism. I met some wonderful people and and there’s some cool communities to be part of, but another extended stay
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 37✈️1h$2,269 / mo25MbpsTirana was a pleasant surprise for me! It wasn’t on my initial list for places I’d planned to go this year, but after researching countries in Europe that allows U.S. citizens to enter with COVID, it piqued my interest. I stayed in the Blloku area and would definitely recommend it. It’s littered with bars and cafes you can work from (Mon Cheri and Mulliri Vjeter became fast favorites because of consistency!). I was also genuinely grateful to get the chance to learn about the very recent co
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 36° 97° 36° 97°🥵AQI 56✈️12min$1,257 / mo🌇 Also went here11 peopleSofia is a small city and it is very polluted. In fact it is one of the most polluted cities in Europe. The restaurants and bars are ok. For the rest there is not a lot to do. After a couple of days you have seen it all. The people are ok but Sofia misses an international vibe. Lets be honest here, you mostly get where you pay for.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 36° 97° 34° 93°🥵AQI 54✈️14min$1,415 / mo🌇 Also went here10 peopleKotor is a cool but I would recommend Tivat, a small town nearby, much sunnier and more affordable. I lived in Tivat`s Hostel Anton a home for artists, travelers and digital nomad
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 33° 91° 33° 92°🥵AQI 24✈️18min$2,302 / mo🌇 Also went here8 peopleSplit is a very pleasant town. You have Roman ruins, clear Adriatic waters, ferries to Hvar and other islands. Places to stay are affordable, food is medium priced. English is pretty commonly spoken. You can explore the town in about two days, but it seems a very pleasant place to live (I’ve been here 2 weeks & plan to stay for 2 months).
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 34° 93° 32° 89°🥵AQI 15✈️35min$3,217 / mo🌇 Also went here8 peopleI spent one year in Istanbul and it's absolutely amazing. The city is really safe, I went back home really late during the night, walking, without any problem. Parties are really fun and there are all kinds of spots to have fun (bars, nightclubs, restaurants...). The city has a lot of cafés to work at and most of them have free and reliable wifi. Definitely recommend!
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 36° 97° 32° 90°🥵AQI 24✈️51min$1,104 / mo🌇 Also went here9 peopleRome has tourist fatigue. Servers are curt and it's hard to find a decent restaurant.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 34° 93° 31° 88°🥵AQI 46✈️59min$4,070 / mo🌇 Also went here10 peopleVienna is nice if you're a tourist and want to see beautiful old architecture. And I guess it's nice if you want to live here for a long time, since it's quite safe and clean. But it's borderline impossible to live and work here short-term as a nomad. There's no good cafes to work from, the coworkings here are of extremely mediocre to bad quality here. Except for greaaaat Asian food, other food is difficult to get, there's either affordable takeaway fast food or expensive in-door fancy dining re
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 30° 86° 28° 83°AQI 7✈️1h$2,869 / mo🌇 Also went here9 peopleI visited Prague on more than one occasion and tried something new each time. I really wanted to enjoy it, but unfortunately it turned out to be one of my least favourite cities. Perhaps it was just me, but there was an overwhelming sense of distrust and dislike towards foreigners, you have to try pretty hard to blend in if you want to experience the life of a local & avoid the tourism. I met some wonderful people and and there’s some cool communities to be part of, but another extended stay
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 37✈️1h$2,269 / mo🌇 Also went here12 peopleDidn'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.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 33° 91° 29° 84°AQI 68✈️1h$4,153 / mo🌇 Also went here8 peopleBerlin 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
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73°AQI 31✈️2h$3,131 / mo🌇 Also went here8 peopleEven if the city is kind of on the decline, it still is awesome. Perfect weather all year, amazing food, vibrant local & expat community.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 30° 86° 28° 83°AQI 26✈️2h$3,217 / mo🌇 Also went here12 peopleParis is wonderful, and I love it here, but the stereotypes some real truth to them. I stepped off the plane to a protest, my airbnb host was incredibly stylish yet didn't wear deoderant, and I met the rudest waiter I've ever encountered in my entire life on day 3 (though most Parisians are super nice!)
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°AQI 28✈️2h$3,891 / mo🌇 Also went here10 peopleHow did you guys classified Penge as rich? It is one of the worst neighbourhood I have ever been in London, the ammount of people I know that have been robbed there is appalling.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°AQI 25✈️3h$4,341 / mo🌇 Also went here11 peopleI'm the one who left the review complaining about how people don't speak English 2-3 months ago. I think it's only fair to leave another review as I projected a pretty negative overall picture of the place. I came back a second time and boy, I'm glad I did. The language barrier didn't disappear, but I came with a different mindset and made efforts to learn some basic Spanish. Being able to explain how you want your coffee even makes a huge difference. Mexican people are kind and warm-hearted.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 22° 72° 22° 71°AQI 53✈️14h$1,430 / mo🌇 Also went here8 people
