⭐️ Total score |
3.1/5 (Rank #641)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Bad |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,189 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 2Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 16°C60°F (feels 16°C61°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 66%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 13 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$106 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
🏥 Healthcare* |
Bad |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Okay |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Africa |
🚩 Country | Zambia |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 2 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 16°C 60°F + 😊 Comfy (66%) = feels 16°C 61°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 13 US AQI 🍃 OK |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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📱 Best wireless carrier | MTN |
💸 100 ZMW in USD | USD 5.85 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | ZMW 10,000 = USD 585 |
☕️ Best coffee place | The Zambean Coffee Co |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | The Works at Latitude 15 Degrees |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,700,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $1,270 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
⛪️ Religious government | Ambiguous |
🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | KLM |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | KLM |
🏥 Best hospital | Coptic Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,189 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $667 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,581 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $452 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $351 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $106 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,299 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $61 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 30 listings) | $966 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $32 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $1 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee | $1 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads are very dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
73
23° mild |
75
24° warm |
75
24° warm |
77
25° warm |
73
23° mild |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
75
24° warm |
81
27° warm |
86
30° warm |
88
31° hot |
88
31° hot |
Real |
73
23°
mild |
75
24°
warm |
75
24°
warm |
76
25°
warm |
73
23°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
75
24°
warm |
81
27°
warm |
86
30°
very warm |
86
30°
very warm |
84
29°
very warm |
Humidity |
nice 95% |
nice 96% |
nice 87% |
nice 65% |
nice 59% |
nice 57% |
nice 54% |
nice 38% |
nice 36% |
nice 40% |
nice 49% |
nice 56% |
Rain |
rainy 220mm |
rainy 270mm |
rainy 90mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 47mm |
rainy 90mm |
Cloud |
overcast 94% |
overcast 92% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 15% |
clear 5% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 29% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 60% |
Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
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