Frontpage
🌗 Dark mode
❤️ Your favorites
🚑 Nomad insurance
| ⭐️ Total score | 222 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 😤 People density | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Africa |
| 🚩 Country | South Africa |
| ⏱ Average trip time | 11 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 6 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 27°C 80°F + 🥵 Sweaty (72%) = feels 30°C 86°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 19 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Neotel |
| 💸 100 ZAR in USD | USD 6.41 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | ZAR 1,000 = USD 64 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | 27 Cafe |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 740,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $5,105 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ empty: 19x19m (361m²) per person |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Takealot |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | GumTree |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | South African Express |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | South African Airways |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Louis Pasteur Private Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,640 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $914 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,504 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $430 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $192 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $127 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,011 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $47 / night |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median from 587 listings) | $1,474 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $48 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $6 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $3 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $2 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ High quality of education
✅ Good 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
❌ Not very safe
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Difficult to do business
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 8831° hot | 8429° warm | 8630° warm | 7524° warm | 7323° mild | 6619° mild | 7021° mild | 7524° warm | 7725° warm | 8228° warm | 8429° warm | 8429° warm |
| Real | 8429° very warm | 8228° very warm | 8429° very warm | 7524° warm | 7323° mild | 6619° mild | 6820° mild | 7524° warm | 7926° warm | 8429° very warm | 8228° very warm | 8127° warm |
| Humidity | nice 56% | nice 59% | nice 53% | nice 57% | nice 36% | too dry 29% | too dry 23% | nice 33% | too dry 22% | nice 34% | nice 54% | nice 62% |
| Rain | rainy 65mm | dry 36mm | dry 30mm | dry 29mm | dry 1mm | dry 0mm | dry 1mm | dry 1mm | dry 2mm | dry 24mm | rainy 109mm | rainy 70mm |
| Cloud | pockets 33% | pockets 43% | pockets 16% | pockets 22% | clear 0% | clear 0% | clear 0% | clear 0% | clear 1% | pockets 19% | pockets 41% | cloudy 58% |
| Air quality | okay 53 US AQI | clean 19** US AQI | clean 19** US AQI | clean 19** US AQI | clean 19** US AQI | clean 19** US AQI | bad 118 US AQI | okay 97 US AQI | okay 83 US AQI | okay 73 US AQI | okay 56 US AQI | okay 52 US AQI |
| Sun | avoid sun 13 UVI | avoid sun 13 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 400 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people |
Based on Pretoria's cost of living, here's selected remote jobs that would cover your costs:
I am a UK born, East Asian female who lived in Joburg (alone) as an expat for a few years... and I really love it. Yes, there are safety concerns so you must take precautions, however, I found the locals to be extremely warm and friendly (the one thing I wasn't expecting when I arrived), the weather is spot on, it's very cheap, good quality new build apartments in places like Sandton, Rosebank, Parkhurt, Bryanston etc and AMAZING quality restaurants e.g you can get an excellent fillet steak and
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 76°AQI 72🚕2h$1,620 / mo6Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 76°AQI 39🚕2h$2,094 / mo6Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 32° 90° 29° 84°AQI 29✈️21min$1,604 / mo1Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 45✈️32min$1,410 / mo5Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 45° 113° 32° 89°🥵AQI 35✈️35min$2,200 / mo2MbpsLot's of great little eating places hidden around. the food style is much different than Johannesburg.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 34° 93° 28° 83°🥵AQI 15✈️43min$2,117 / mo6Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 22° 72° 22° 71°AQI 35✈️1h$2,261 / mo2Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73°AQI 40✈️1h$1,645 / mo6MbpsLusaka is a bustling city full of surprises if you look. The downside is rent is on the pricey side than say what you would expect to pay in most places in SEA. You can find some low rental places but then you'd be putting yourself in an environment that's not particularly safe. I'd pick a neighbourhood like Kabulonga, Woodlands, Chilenje, Ibex Hill or Makeni. Getting around is easier if you have a car or find a reliable cabby. You can also use the local rideshare app called Ulendo Taxi, it work
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°AQI 36✈️2h$1,231 / mo2Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 29° 84° 29° 85°AQI 29✈️2h$1,934 / mo3MbpsI stayed in Cape Town for 5 months and loved every minute of it. The work life balance is fantastic, after work there's the beach or countless options to walk or hike, everything accessible from the middle of the city. Wifi is so so, but never had an issue to work with a sim card / mobile phone hotspot as a backup. So many great restaurants and coffee shops. I mostly worked from coffee shops, but there are also lots of co working spaces. Safety is an issue, yes, but you just have to be smart (ie
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°AQI 43✈️2h$1,891 / mo6Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73°✈️2h$1,757 / mo1MbpsI stayed in Cape Town for 5 months and loved every minute of it. The work life balance is fantastic, after work there's the beach or countless options to walk or hike, everything accessible from the middle of the city. Wifi is so so, but never had an issue to work with a sim card / mobile phone hotspot as a backup. So many great restaurants and coffee shops. I mostly worked from coffee shops, but there are also lots of co working spaces. Safety is an issue, yes, but you just have to be smart (ie
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°AQI 43✈️2h$1,891 / mo6MbpsBansko is a special place. You can get everything in this one little town and it is pretty unique being a coworking town in the country side. Several coworkings which all expanded (4), coliving options now starting. Several gyms, restaurants, bars with great food at low prices, lots of activities. I liked nature, the mountains, lots of hiking, skiing in winter if you do that. If you don't ski, you can swim in the many hot spring public pool places and you can always go for walks or to the gym
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 5° 41° 5° 41°AQI 14✈️10h$1,445 / mo20MbpsVery luxurious yet has some parts of the city that are charming and have gothic architecture. A lot of tourists and people from Balkans who work in region. Pretty expensive. If you are not very rich just visit it and choose to stay in some other, more modest german city. In my opinion Frankfurt is city nr 3 in Germany after Berlin and Munich and I have travelled through much of Germany. Hamburg and Cologne are somewhere with the Frankfurt, but Frankfurt is more luxurious.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 4° 39° 6° 43°AQI 23✈️12h$3,135 / mo48Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 7° 45° 7° 45°AQI 18✈️18h$3,626 / mo46MbpsPutrajaya is the only place I would recommend due to its close proximity to the airport. The Shaftsbury Hotel is modern with two convenience stores, pharmacy, restaurants, dental, and more in the actual building. There is a rain fountain in "mall" of the building that would be Putrajaya's attempt at Singapore's airport one. The location is also literally right across from the bigger mall that has restaurants, international grocery store, movie theater, bowling, electronics, etc. It's a safe a
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 43° 109° 31° 88°🥵AQI 64✈️11h$1,247 / mo11MbpsHow 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 8° 46° 9° 49°AQI 42✈️12h$4,305 / mo15MbpsI stayed in Cape Town for 5 months and loved every minute of it. The work life balance is fantastic, after work there's the beach or countless options to walk or hike, everything accessible from the middle of the city. Wifi is so so, but never had an issue to work with a sim card / mobile phone hotspot as a backup. So many great restaurants and coffee shops. I mostly worked from coffee shops, but there are also lots of co working spaces. Safety is an issue, yes, but you just have to be smart (ie
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°AQI 43✈️2h$1,891 / mo🌇 Also went here6 peopleBest 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.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 14° 57° 14° 58°AQI 78😷✈️11h$2,866 / mo🌇 Also went here3 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 9° 48° 9° 47°AQI 149😷✈️11h$4,100 / mo🌇 Also went here2 peopleI've lived in Munich for six months during my Erasmus internship. It is a great place to live generally, offering high quality of life, and it would hands down be the best city to live in Germany if: -It wasn't expensive af, especially rent prices -It wasn't almost impossible to find a place to rent (like literally the only way to find is through acquaintances) -Bavaria was less bureaucratic and more tech-progressive -It had more... young people; much of the youth there is because of the two of
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -1° 30° 2° 35°AQI 14✈️11h$3,851 / mo🌇 Also went here4 peoplePutrajaya is the only place I would recommend due to its close proximity to the airport. The Shaftsbury Hotel is modern with two convenience stores, pharmacy, restaurants, dental, and more in the actual building. There is a rain fountain in "mall" of the building that would be Putrajaya's attempt at Singapore's airport one. The location is also literally right across from the bigger mall that has restaurants, international grocery store, movie theater, bowling, electronics, etc. It's a safe a
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 43° 109° 31° 88°🥵AQI 64✈️11h$1,247 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleVery luxurious yet has some parts of the city that are charming and have gothic architecture. A lot of tourists and people from Balkans who work in region. Pretty expensive. If you are not very rich just visit it and choose to stay in some other, more modest german city. In my opinion Frankfurt is city nr 3 in Germany after Berlin and Munich and I have travelled through much of Germany. Hamburg and Cologne are somewhere with the Frankfurt, but Frankfurt is more luxurious.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 4° 39° 6° 43°AQI 23✈️12h$3,135 / mo🌇 Also went here3 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 9° 48° 9° 48°AQI 73✈️12h$4,027 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleA top city. Everything works, beautiful greenery (hehe), cycling everywhere, happy people, great nightlife... Lots to love about. For nomads? Not a chance. Price of housing is outrageous, and the city is expensive af. They charge you 4.5-5 eur for a capuccino, completely shameless. An hour of public transport is 3 euros. I could go on and on. I'd love to live there, but it's not worth it.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 6° 43° 8° 46°AQI 43✈️12h$4,444 / mo🌇 Also went here4 people⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 32° 90° 28° 83°🥵AQI 59✈️15h$3,480 / mo🌇 Also went here2 peopleI just loved Medellin. I planned to stay 4 weeks, but I stayed 8 weeks. First, the weather: always comfortable, not too hot not too cold. You do not need air conditioning, you can sleep with the window open (no mosquitoes or flies because of the bats). Second, for a North American, everything is very cheap; food, lodging, transportation (Uber and taxis are so inexpensive you should not bother with the very clean subway or the buses). Then the fun life; every neighborhood has some kind of nigh en
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 24° 75° 24° 76°AQI 93😷✈️16h$1,000 / mo🌇 Also went here3 people⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 31° 88° 26° 79°🥵AQI 36✈️18h$1,151 / mo🌇 Also went here2 peopleI've stayed in Merida for about 10 weeks now. It's a cute sleepy city with a good amount of restaurants and museums/history if you're into that sort of stuff. I cannot speak about the nightlife because I'm here during Covid times and the lockdown is real. The city is flat as a pancake, so if you're into cycling, this is a great city for you. The heat in this city is oppressive starting in March through the end of October. I've asked many locals why they come here and their number one respons
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 32° 90° 27° 80°🥵AQI 17✈️18h$1,096 / mo🌇 Also went here2 peopleI was here for 10 days and loved it. Rome and La Condesa are the fun places to be, albeit on the more expensive side. I love the city for its parks & nature, for the food, for the culture, and for the nightlife. Parks: there are trees everywhere, even in the most urban streets; the parks are massive and frequent (Chapultepec, Parque Mexico, and Parque Espana are all way bigger than a map makes them appear). Food: the best! $3 street tacos or $120 rooftop patio, incredibly delicious no matter wha
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 20° 68° 20° 68°AQI 117😷✈️19h$1,403 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleAll in, Austin is a good city. We live in Hill Country now so we're a bit removed. But it's beautiful area once you get away from the highways. A good tech scene. Not too expensive (~$2100 for a nice 2 bedroom apt) for the U.S. Has wineries and breweries galore. Not a great place if you are a recovering alcoholic (!). Cons: extremely hot in the summer; reaches 110 F (43.3 C) in summer afternoons from June - September. Not very diverse. Highways are loud and obnoxious.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58°AQI 25✈️20h$3,815 / mo🌇 Also went here2 peopleGuadalajara did seem like a great city with beautiful statues and cathedrals, amazing food, very nice people. Unfortunately my trip was cut short, I only stayed half a week. On day 3 of my stay I was mugged at knife point on Av Miguel five blocks from Av Chapultepec, thankfully they only stole my phone and I was left unharmed. Nevertheless this shook me a little bit and, along with the Nov 18 security advisory for Guadalajara and the recent cartel activity in Cancun, had me decide to cut my loss
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73°AQI 10✈️20h$1,144 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleNo members are here right now. If you are, add it as a trip and you'll show up here!
