⭐️ Total score | 2.17/5 (Rank #919) |
👍 Quality of life score | Bad |
👶 Family score | Bad |
🎒 Community score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 😙 Affordable: $1,690 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🙂 Good: 11Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥵 Too hot: 33°C91°F (feels 49°C120°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 🥵 Sweaty: 87% |
👌 Safety | Very bad |
🤮 Food safety* | Good |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Very bad |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Okay |
🎓 Education level* | Low |
⚡️ Power grid | Great |
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | Okay |
💰 Income level* | Very low: $197 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Bad |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Bad |
🏥 Hospitals | Bad |
😄 Happiness* | Bad |
🍸 Nightlife | Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Bad |
🖥 Places to work from | Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Okay |
👩 Female friendly | Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Bad |
🎅 Startup Score | Bad |
🌍 Continent | Latin America |
🚩 Country | Honduras |
🗓️ Average trip length | 16 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 11 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 33°C 91°F + 🥵 Sweaty (87%) = feels 49°C 120°F |
🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 100 HNL in USD | USD 4.05 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | HNL 10,000 = USD 405 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 12.50% |
☕️ Best coffee place | Rinkon Coffee |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 720,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $2,361 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) | 👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 75% 👱♀️ 25% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | American Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | Hospital del Valle |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,690 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,020 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $2,263 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $647 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,886 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,296 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $630 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $88 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $42 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $117 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $3 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | 0 |
👩🏫 International school | $5 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $0 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | 0 / trip |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Dangerous
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not that great
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
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Feels | 7926° warm | 8228° warm | 8127° warm | 8831° hot | 8831° hot | 8831° hot | 8429° warm | 8831° hot | 8831° hot | 8630° warm | 7725° warm | 8127° warm |
Real | 7926° warm | 8228° very warm | 8228° very warm | 8731° hot | 8731° hot | 8731° hot | 8530° very warm | 8731° hot | 8731° hot | 8630° very warm | 7725° warm | 8027° warm |
Humidity | nice 44% | nice 41% | nice 39% | nice 39% | nice 40% | nice 40% | nice 41% | nice 40% | nice 40% | nice 40% | nice 42% | nice 41% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
Rain | rainy 151mm | rainy 87mm | rainy 93mm | rainy 79mm | rainy 156mm | rainy 208mm | rainy 185mm | rainy 180mm | rainy 192mm | rainy 131mm | rainy 251mm | rainy 78mm |
Cloud | pockets 39% | pockets 25% | pockets 20% | pockets 38% | pockets 37% | pockets 47% | pockets 44% | pockets 44% | pockets 38% | pockets 32% | pockets 45% | pockets 30% |
Sun | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 240 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 267 people |
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked bad👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70°AQI 42✈️11h$3,819 / mo🌇 Also went here7 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 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked bad👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 10° 50° 11° 52°AQI 34✈️11h$5,494 / mo🌇 Also went here10 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 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55°AQI 39✈️12h$4,981 / mo🌇 Also went here9 people×Berlin used to be nomad base in Europe... but it's not the same anymore. The 'pandemic' changed many things -- the cost of course, but also the culture -- the freedom and liberty have been contained. The police presence and size of the state have grown -- definitely doesn't feel so relaxed anymore. It's also important to note here -- there is limited ambition. Most are looking for an easy, fun and peaceful life -- which is great, but if you are building something or running a business it can fee
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61°AQI 116😷✈️15h$1,861 / mo🌇 Also went here8 people×Amazing city. Absolutely loved it. Yes, expensive sooooo worth it! I was only here for 5 days but absolutely hooked and will be coming back.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked very bad👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69°AQI 44✈️18h$3,751 / mo🌇 Also went here8 people×Chiang Mai has had a deep Buddhist influence running over the last 1,000 years and this can be felt in the helpfulness, patience and generosity of the Thai and long-term transplants you come across. The city has an active community scene (nomads, spiritual seekers, hikers, creatives), several mountains with hiking spots and waterfalls surrounding the city, over 20 water bodies inside the city -- many have cafes and walks around, several public parks, and over 13 national parks with campgrounds w
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😝 Cheap📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked good👮 Safety goodTap to open☀️ Feels 38° 100° 37° 99°🥵AQI 182😷✈️21h$957 / mo🌇 Also went here6 people×This city is not for everyone, if you like shopping malls and big crowded cities it is for you. It may be cheap but if you want to live in a good location with swimming pool, go to nice rooftops and restaurants, use taxis then it is similar cost to western countries. In many areas there are no sidewalks, big and dangerous traffic all the time, pollution, taxis do not want to go with meter, it can get really hot. Definitely try to live by the metro. Many foreigners, mostly friendly people, cheap
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open☀️ Feels 44° 111° 36° 97°🥵AQI 78😷✈️22h$1,332 / mo🌇 Also went here8 people×Canggu has changed quite a lot. Inmigration treats tourist like shit. Congestion and traffic is a nightmare. Horrible Pollution. Been living here 2 years and I am def closing this chapter. I am a high net worth individual and I will go with my money somewhere else where they respect me and the place has a good energy.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked very bad👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 32° 90° 28° 82°🥵AQI 50✈️23h$1,881 / mo🌇 Also went here6 people×So… amazing food. Great public transportation. Very clean. But very conformist. Self expression limited. The irony of seeing an exhibit on graffiti, yet no actual graffiti in the streets. And the causal racism especially if you’re brown. You could be British born but still expect to be sat far away from everyone else at cocktail bars, experience comments and have weird assumptions made.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety greatTap to open🌧 Feels 32° 90° 28° 83°✈️24h$4,301 / mo🌇 Also went here7 people×Can't login? See the FAQ
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