⭐️ Total score |
2.01/5 (Rank #1150)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Too expensive: $4,869 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 74Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 5°C42°F (feels 3°C37°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 79%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 17 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 5 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 74 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 5°C 42°F + 💦 Damp (79%) = feels 3°C 37°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 17 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | South Capitol |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 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 | $4,869 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,819 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $6,415 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,833 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,477 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,642 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,340 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $116 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $54 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $470 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $27 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $35,000 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $10 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ 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
❌ Way 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 |
43
6° cold |
36
2° cold |
45
7° cold |
43
6° cold |
55
13° cool |
54
12° cool |
68
20° mild |
68
20° mild |
54
12° cool |
52
11° cool |
37
3° cold |
39
4° cold |
Real |
42
6°
very cold |
36
2°
very cold |
45
7°
cold |
43
6°
very cold |
55
13°
cool |
54
12°
cool |
67
20°
mild |
67
20°
mild |
54
12°
cool |
51
11°
cool |
37
3°
very cold |
38
4°
very cold |
Humidity |
nice 46% |
nice 44% |
nice 40% |
nice 36% |
nice 39% |
nice 37% |
nice 38% |
nice 37% |
nice 38% |
nice 42% |
nice 44% |
nice 45% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
rainy 266mm |
rainy 203mm |
rainy 90mm |
dry 16mm |
rainy 56mm |
rainy 65mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 4mm |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 169mm |
rainy 274mm |
rainy 237mm |
Cloud |
pockets 45% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 46% |
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 |
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety great Tap to open 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 67° ✈️11h $2,084 / mo 🌇 Also went here3 people ×It is more expensve than expected. Depending whete you live, streets can be dirty. It seems the government only uses the tax money to invest in the high en areas. Thwre are is a lot of inequality. People are very racist. I am Mexican, and the first thing people ask me here, is whete do I come from. I have never felt as discriminated as here and to be honest I dont think I have it as bad as other people.
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast 👍 Liked great 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌧 Feels 14° 57° 15° 60° AQI 32 ✈️12h $3,242 / mo 🌇 Also went here3 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 😳 Way too expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌧 Feels 13° 55° 14° 58° AQI 33 ✈️12h $5,060 / mo 🌇 Also went here4 people ×
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