⭐️ Total score |
2.39/5 (Rank #804)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,309 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 47Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 30°C87°F (feels 34°C93°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 65%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 26 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 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 |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Okay |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 47 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 30°C 87°F + 😊 Comfy (65%) = feels 34°C 93°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 26 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | La Prima Tazza |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 94,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | KLM |
🏥 Best hospital | Lawrence Memorial Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,309 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,170 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,645 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,327 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,751 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,742 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $950 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $82 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $90 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $293 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $11 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $7,267 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $8 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ 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
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
34
1° cold |
0° freezing |
54
12° cool |
57
14° cool |
70
21° mild |
82
28° warm |
81
27° warm |
84
29° warm |
81
27° warm |
68
20° mild |
54
12° cool |
52
11° cool |
Real |
37
3°
very cold |
32
0°
freezing |
55
13°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
68
20°
mild |
83
29°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
85
30°
very warm |
81
27°
warm |
67
20°
mild |
54
12°
cool |
52
11°
cool |
Humidity |
nice 39% |
nice 35% |
nice 31% |
nice 32% |
nice 39% |
nice 37% |
nice 39% |
nice 37% |
nice 36% |
nice 37% |
nice 31% |
nice 32% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 43mm |
dry 17mm |
rainy 98mm |
rainy 72mm |
rainy 165mm |
rainy 123mm |
rainy 93mm |
rainy 53mm |
rainy 92mm |
rainy 87mm |
dry 25mm |
dry 4mm |
Cloud |
pockets 37% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 25% |
Air quality |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 600 people | 250 people | 300 people | 200 people | 600 people | 400 people | 300 people | 200 people |
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I just came back after 12 years, last time I lived in SF for 3 months in 2012. Back then it was a walkable and clean and fun, pretty safe city. The only place back then that you'd avoid was the Tenderloin. There was homeless but they actually weren't aggressive. There wasn't much robberies either. San Francisco in 2024 is very different, as you've probably seen from social media. The homeless problem has grown a lot since then, and they're not just clustered in the Tenderloin, they're all over
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 66° ✈️3h $6,318 / mo 🌇 Also went here3 people ×I felt very uncomfortable here. There were people doing drugs everywhere. It was intimidating as a female traveller as i felt quite unsafe. It's a shame because i've heard good things, but personally I didnt see the appeal.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 71° ✈️3h $4,564 / mo 🌇 Also went here4 people ×Seattle is a great city, especially if you like nature, there are plenty of outdoor activities to do all year round. People are generally open-minded and friendly. The cost of living is high but it allows you to be able to afford other places on earth easily if you can find a job here. You can also find plenty of good restaurants and arts around in the city. I recommend to stay at least 3-6 months to get the feel of living a PNW life.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked great 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 69° ✈️3h $6,291 / mo 🌇 Also went here6 people ×I don't understand why London has so high safety rating. Your phone could be stolen and your bicycle WILL be stolen here (or a part of it). I live here 8.5 years and I experienced the above multiple times. Police seems only cares about crime against person by whatever reason. Insure everything expensive that you own. I would also add that antisocial behaviour is quite common here and teenagers are heavily involved in crimes as police don't do anything with them because of their age. Basically th
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69° AQI 25 ✈️9h $5,697 / mo 🌇 Also went here3 people ×I recently visited Amsterdam for the third time (and the first time since 2018). I personally think it's a little overrated, but a cool place to visit nonetheless. The architecture is beautiful, and there are lots of good places to eat. I don't like the main area of the canals in the city centre; it smells of weed and is often packed. However, the outer edges - such as the Jordaan district - are less busy and more interesting in my opinion. One thing that surprised me is how much trash was o
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌧 Feels 21° 70° 20° 67° AQI 27 ✈️10h $5,666 / mo 🌇 Also went here4 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
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 46 ✈️10h $3,831 / mo 🌇 Also went here4 people ×Very beautiful and atmospheric city, but firstly it's very expensive to stay in Venice itself (even in winter, I thought rent prices are on the level with Zurich lol) so many people rent a place/hostel in Mestre, it's like 10 minutes train ride to Venice, kinda smarter. And after a while navigating the city which is literally a maze becomes quite old. Recommend to visit Murano by the way.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked great 👮 Safety good Tap to open ☀️ Feels 28° 82° 26° 80° ✈️11h $5,744 / mo 🌇 Also went here3 people ×
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