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| ⭐️ Overall Score | 239 reviews |
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| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
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| 🌍 Region | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Latvia |
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 21 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌤 -3°C 27°F + 💦 Damp (71%) = feels -7°C 19°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 27 US AQI 🍃 good |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 😐 97 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app (in country) | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Bite |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 119 |
| 💳 Cashless society | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | StartupLatvia |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 13% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 640,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per Capita | $13,993 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 39% 👱♀️ 61% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Air Baltic |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Baltic |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,086 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,288 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,552 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $729 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $465 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $88 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $1,057 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $50 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (142 listings) | $1,374 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $45 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $11 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0.98 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $3 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $2 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality today
✅ Nomad List members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomad List members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many members right now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 21-6° freezing | 30-1° freezing | 341° cold | 5211° cool | 5915° cool | 7323° mild | 6619° mild | 7222° mild | 5915° cool | 5211° cool | 394° cold | 362° cold |
| Real | 28-2° freezing | 362° very cold | 394° very cold | 5412° cool | 5915° cool | 7323° mild | 6619° mild | 7222° mild | 5915° cool | 5412° cool | 436° very cold | 415° very cold |
| Humidity | damp 73% | damp 78% | nice 69% | nice 54% | nice 64% | nice 64% | nice 69% | nice 68% | nice 66% | damp 77% | damp 81% | damp 77% |
| Rain | dry 29mm | dry 22mm | dry 24mm | dry 3mm | dry 50mm | dry 20mm | dry 45mm | dry 22mm | dry 44mm | dry 45mm | dry 36mm | dry 27mm |
| Cloud | cloudy 87% | cloudy 84% | cloudy 76% | pockets 16% | cloudy 71% | pockets 41% | pockets 45% | cloudy 52% | cloudy 67% | cloudy 86% | overcast 96% | overcast 94% |
| Sun | safe 0 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 1 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI | safe 3 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 0 UVI | safe 0 UVI |
| Nomad List members | 1 people | 2 people | 2 people | 2 people | 3 people | 2 people | 3 people | 3 people | 2 people | 2 people | 2 people | 2 people |
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Living here for a couple of years already. Cost of living information is very accurate, even surprised me :D But I can't agree with couple Cons. As mentioned in the older review, pretty much everyone speaks english, only some older folks (40+) doesn't. It's true that LGBT community isn't very popular, but I would not say that it's hostile. Lithuanians indeed are a bit closed in, but that's only till the first drink, then everyone becomes besties. If you struggle with making friends visit "Dzem P
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⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels -6° 21° -2° 28°AQI 31✈️21min$2,152 / mo24MbpsI lived in Tallinn for four months. It's a great city overall. Life quality is excellent with transportations and everything else working excellently. I loved the fact that you can travel to other countries easily and inexpensively (Russia, Finland, Sweden, Latvia, etc.). At the same time, I think the city gets monotonous fast compared to other places where I lived in a similar size. Estonian people don't appear to be very active. It's understandable because most of them are hard-working and out
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -8° 18° -4° 25°AQI 26✈️22min$2,079 / mo41MbpsKaliningrad is great city! Most of "scores" and "Pros and Cons" are not true. Because of Baltic Sea, it's quite warm here in winter, not much of snow. But yes, humidity is quite high. Cannabis is illegal! Be attentive! People are tolerant, no matter who you are if you have good maneers.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -2° 28° 1° 34°AQI 30✈️27min$2,032 / mo18MbpsA lot more things to do there on Summer than on Winter, even though the city is beautiful both seasons. Wouldn't recommend going there in the beginning of spring or late autumn since it'd be mostly rainy and cold. On Summer I recommend just walking around the city and checking out all the architecture and drinking beer on the beach of Hietalahti or taking a ferry to Suomenlinna and having a picnic day there. Linnanmäki amusement park is also nice if you are traveling with children. On Winter I
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -8° 18° -4° 25°AQI 25✈️29min$3,792 / mo35MbpsSpent a month in Belarus this July - we have some good friends there we work with so it was an excellent time. Some good restaurants. People are extremely friendly, just gotta adapt to the culture a bit. Most seemed to be very interested in the fact that I was American. Felt kind of like the country is just starting to open up and it will be of more international interest in the upcoming 5 - 10 years. English is spoken in Minsk but probably less then in ukraine (my only other former soviet
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels -8° 18° -4° 26°AQI 33✈️32min$1,013 / mo23MbpsI absolutely love living in this city. It's very clean, safe and things generally always work! This is something I miss when I travel to other cities in Europe and rest of the world. Also co-working spaces are growing tons. Though night life might be pretty "boring", it truly is what you make it. Get to know other expats and friends through meetups or friend of a friend, and you'll have an awesome time here!
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels -1° 30° 1° 34°AQI 48✈️35min$3,528 / mo38MbpsGdansk is a city in northern Poland and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship, with a population of 464,113 (December 2013). It is the 16th most populous city in the European Union, with a population of 740,918 (2011). Gdańsk is the largest city of the Kashubian region. It is the historic capital of Gdańsk Pomerania. Gdańsk lies at the mouth of the Motława River, connected to the Leniwka, a branch in the delta of the nearby Vistula River, which drains 60 percent of Poland's territory. A
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -2° 28° 1° 35°AQI 34✈️36min$1,542 / mo28MbpsIt's very fun and green city in summer and quite dark and cold during winter time. Old town is beautiful and cozy, fast internet, few coworking spots.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels -6° 21° -2° 28°AQI 31✈️21min$2,152 / mo24MbpsI lived in Tallinn for four months. It's a great city overall. Life quality is excellent with transportations and everything else working excellently. I loved the fact that you can travel to other countries easily and inexpensively (Russia, Finland, Sweden, Latvia, etc.). At the same time, I think the city gets monotonous fast compared to other places where I lived in a similar size. Estonian people don't appear to be very active. It's understandable because most of them are hard-working and out
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⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 9° 48° 9° 48°AQI 87😷✈️2h$4,247 / mo23MbpsI'm from Moscow though do not live there at the moment. Actually it's a good city to live in if you enjoy big cities. Lots of activities (including lots of free ones), huge parks, very walkable, great public transportation, groceries are cheap, people are nice but seem cold because of their mentality. You can go to Moscow region by commuter train to enjoy the countryside or swim. Safety is underrated. Moscow is very safe, it's totally ok to walk at night, I had nothing stolen in 7 years of my li
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌫 Feels -10° 14° -6° 21°AQI 32✈️1h$1,836 / mo20MbpsDoesn'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.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌫 Feels -13° 9° -9° 16°AQI 35✈️39min$1,450 / mo17MbpsI absolutely love living in this city. It's very clean, safe and things generally always work! This is something I miss when I travel to other cities in Europe and rest of the world. Also co-working spaces are growing tons. Though night life might be pretty "boring", it truly is what you make it. Get to know other expats and friends through meetups or friend of a friend, and you'll have an awesome time here!
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels -1° 30° 1° 34°AQI 48✈️35min$3,528 / mo38MbpsA lot more things to do there on Summer than on Winter, even though the city is beautiful both seasons. Wouldn't recommend going there in the beginning of spring or late autumn since it'd be mostly rainy and cold. On Summer I recommend just walking around the city and checking out all the architecture and drinking beer on the beach of Hietalahti or taking a ferry to Suomenlinna and having a picnic day there. Linnanmäki amusement park is also nice if you are traveling with children. On Winter I
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -8° 18° -4° 25°AQI 25✈️29min$3,792 / mo35MbpsLiving here for a couple of years already. Cost of living information is very accurate, even surprised me :D But I can't agree with couple Cons. As mentioned in the older review, pretty much everyone speaks english, only some older folks (40+) doesn't. It's true that LGBT community isn't very popular, but I would not say that it's hostile. Lithuanians indeed are a bit closed in, but that's only till the first drink, then everyone becomes besties. If you struggle with making friends visit "Dzem P
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels -5° 23° -1° 30°AQI 18✈️18min$2,007 / mo41MbpsI stayed here for a month in July last year. There's lots of cool aspects to the city but I hated it when I was there. The city has a problem with British stag parties, so if you look like you're a British male and speak English expect to be treated with disdain (it's fair enough) The Hungarians can just generally be unfriendly, especially bartenders. It's a weird experience waiting to be served while 3 people ignore you. Or buying the same drink and getting charged whatever they want (700-1500
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 7° 45° 8° 46°AQI 77😷✈️1h$1,467 / mo37MbpsI already living more than 1 year in Warsaw and i still think it's one of the best cities to live as a nomad as well. there is plenty of meetups to meet other expats, the people are nice, its cheap, its very big and not crowded, and very clean, pros: cheap easy to make international friends , as there is many meetups great public transport plenty of cafes to work from warm and honest locals the cons : Not many nomads, big city so some places far from each other . expensive cowork places (
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ✈️45min$1,833 / mo34MbpsI 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
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 3° 37° 4° 39°AQI 66✈️1h$2,097 / mo36MbpsIt's very fun and green city in summer and quite dark and cold during winter time. Old town is beautiful and cozy, fast internet, few coworking spots.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels -6° 21° -2° 28°AQI 31✈️21min$2,152 / mo🌇 Also went here86 peopleI lived in Tallinn for four months. It's a great city overall. Life quality is excellent with transportations and everything else working excellently. I loved the fact that you can travel to other countries easily and inexpensively (Russia, Finland, Sweden, Latvia, etc.). At the same time, I think the city gets monotonous fast compared to other places where I lived in a similar size. Estonian people don't appear to be very active. It's understandable because most of them are hard-working and out
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -8° 18° -4° 25°AQI 26✈️22min$2,079 / mo🌇 Also went here98 peopleA lot more things to do there on Summer than on Winter, even though the city is beautiful both seasons. Wouldn't recommend going there in the beginning of spring or late autumn since it'd be mostly rainy and cold. On Summer I recommend just walking around the city and checking out all the architecture and drinking beer on the beach of Hietalahti or taking a ferry to Suomenlinna and having a picnic day there. Linnanmäki amusement park is also nice if you are traveling with children. On Winter I
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels -8° 18° -4° 25°AQI 25✈️29min$3,792 / mo🌇 Also went here79 peopleDoesn'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.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌫 Feels -13° 9° -9° 16°AQI 35✈️39min$1,450 / mo🌇 Also went here60 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
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 4° 39° 5° 41°AQI 70✈️1h$2,988 / mo🌇 Also went here98 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
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 3° 37° 4° 39°AQI 66✈️1h$2,097 / mo🌇 Also went here91 peopleI stayed here for a month in July last year. There's lots of cool aspects to the city but I hated it when I was there. The city has a problem with British stag parties, so if you look like you're a British male and speak English expect to be treated with disdain (it's fair enough) The Hungarians can just generally be unfriendly, especially bartenders. It's a weird experience waiting to be served while 3 people ignore you. Or buying the same drink and getting charged whatever they want (700-1500
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 7° 45° 8° 46°AQI 77😷✈️1h$1,467 / mo🌇 Also went here77 peopleI lived in Amsterdam for three years in three different apartments in the center. The place is very noisy and during the lockdown it became painfully obvious that the dutch in general don't really care about whether they bother their neighbors or not. After reading expat Facebook groups, it seems I'm not alone with this opinion. The city is gorgeous, but to be frank, I'm not eager to live there again.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 6° 43° 7° 45°AQI 75✈️2h$4,488 / mo🌇 Also went here77 peopleLondon is a SO beautiful city. The historical center is cute, but also majestic and luxurious. You feel the culture at every step. British people are really kind and welcoming! Plus, more than just one, you can enjoy TWO skylines 😍 so many skyscrapers, nothing beats its collection in Europe.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 9° 48° 9° 48°AQI 87😷✈️2h$4,247 / mo🌇 Also went here98 peopleSuper fun and beautiful city. I find Parisians are actually very patient and warm if you at least attempt to speak French; in my experience, most people who complain that they're rude are the ones making zero effort to speak the language. Expensive though and not very easy to meet other nomads.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 9° 48° 9° 48°AQI 96😷✈️2h$3,998 / mo🌇 Also went here76 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!
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 8° 46° 9° 48°AQI 31✈️2h$1,121 / mo🌇 Also went here75 peopleDuring winter is quite safe plus much cheaper. Some nightclubs are free and yet there is still a lot of people. Great por lgbtq+ community.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 13° 55° 13° 56°AQI 55✈️3h$2,915 / mo🌇 Also went here82 peopleDon't believe the prices on here for an apartment. 686 usd/month refers to an apartment in a high class condo, right in the city centre and seconds away from the BTS(train station). Just remember this, people working at supermarkets make 2 usd/per hour. If you want to live like a local, then you can save a lot of money. If you don't mind a 5-10 minute walk from the BTS, then you can easily get a one bedroom apartment for 300 USD per month, in a high class condo, plus with free golf cart ser
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 42° 108° 33° 91°🥵AQI 68✈️11h$1,450 / mo🌇 Also went here70 peopleThey say you get what you pay for. After having traveled the previous 4 months in India, Cambodia, VietNam, Myanmar and Thailand, Singapore was so easy! The subway system is a marvel, streets signs were easy to read, everyone speaks English (that just makes it easy for me as an English speaker) it is safe, clean, and parks are gorgeous. I was there as COVID 19 was breaking out fairly fast and that put a damper on my time but I was so happy to be there anyway and plan to go back. For digital
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 36° 97° 29° 85°🥵AQI 60✈️12h$2,760 / mo🌇 Also went here64 people
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