⭐️ Total score |
2.96/5 (Rank #267)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,073 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 96Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 16°C60°F (feels 16°C61°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 92%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 52 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 31 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 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 |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
😄 Happiness* |
Good |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
⏱ Average trip length | 7 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 96 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 16°C 60°F + 💦 Damp (92%) = feels 16°C 61°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 52 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31 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 | Little Green Hive |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 99,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Delta |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,073 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,038 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,260 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,503 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,963 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,687 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,156 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $92 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $55 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $10 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $6,500 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $10 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ 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
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
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Feels |
41
5° cold |
39
4° cold |
57
14° cool |
68
20° mild |
70
21° mild |
88
31° hot |
95
35° hot |
97
36° hot |
82
28° warm |
72
22° mild |
50
10° cold |
55
13° cool |
Real |
43
6°
very cold |
41
5°
very cold |
57
14°
cool |
66
19°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
82
28°
very warm |
86
30°
very warm |
86
30°
very warm |
79
26°
warm |
72
22°
mild |
50
10°
cold |
55
13°
cool |
Humidity |
nice 63% |
nice 69% |
nice 46% |
nice 56% |
nice 62% |
sweaty 73% |
sweaty 72% |
sweaty 74% |
nice 71% |
nice 79% |
nice 58% |
nice 61% |
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Rain |
rainy 71mm |
dry 19mm |
dry 32mm |
dry 29mm |
dry 15mm |
dry 24mm |
dry 17mm |
dry 27mm |
rainy 69mm |
dry 34mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 10mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 67% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 33% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 45% |
Air quality |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
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Tokyo has so much to offer and so much to do. It is easily overwhelming. Whereas I usually take my first week to explore a place Tokyo’s sights just kept on going. I remember ending up in a hidden cocktail bar, a mexican rooftop party with 1 meter margaritas, spending a whole day going only to French places(?), visiting a store that only imported 2nd hand hiphop apparel, and throughout it all the best michelin star ramen. It just seemed endless, completely unrelated and incredibly fun. Six wee
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