⭐️ Total score | 0.5/5 (Rank #1318) |
👍 Quality of life score | Bad |
👶 Family score | Bad |
🎒 Community score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 😙 Affordable: $1,708 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🤬 Unusably slow: 4Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥵 Too hot: 33°C92°F (feels 30°C86°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 🌵 Too dry: 18% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 😐 Moderate: 97 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 😐 Moderate: 91 US AQI |
👌 Safety | 🧨 Conflict / political instability* |
🤮 Food safety* | Good |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | 🧨 Conflict / political instability* |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Okay |
🎓 Education level* | Low |
⚡️ Power grid | Very bad |
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | Great |
💰 Income level* | Very low: $358 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Bad |
😤 People density | 🤨 Busy: 10k ppl/km² (1 per 10x10m) |
🚶 Walkability | Bad |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Bad |
😄 Happiness* | Bad |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Okay |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Okay |
👩 Female friendly | Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Bad |
🎅 Startup Score | Bad |
🌍 Continent | Middle East |
🚩 Country | Iraq |
🗓️ Average trip length | 31 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 4 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 33°C 92°F + 🌵 Too dry (18%) = feels 30°C 86°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👎😷 97 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 91 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 10,000 IQD in USD | USD 7.63 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | IQD 100,000 = USD 76 |
☕️ Best coffee place | Everyday Cafe |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 8,100,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $4,301 / year |
😤 Population density | 🤨 busy: 10x10m (100m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (population) | 👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 78% 👱♀️ 22% |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Iraqi Airways |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Iraqi Airways |
🏥 Best hospital | Medical City |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,708 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,143 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $2,353 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $672 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $578 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,697 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $476 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $27 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $56 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $262 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $5 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
👩🏫 International school | $2,001 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $10 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Not very safe
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Way too hot in the summer
❌ Very dry air now
❌ Feels crowded
❌ 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+
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 5915° cool | 6317° cool | 7021° mild | 7725° warm | 8831° hot | 9334° hot | 9937° hot | 9937° hot | 9032° hot | 7926° warm | 7021° mild | 6116° cool |
Real | 5815° cool | 6217° cool | 7021° mild | 8329° very warm | 9435° hot | 10038° hot | 10641° scorching | 10541° scorching | 9636° hot | 8530° very warm | 6921° mild | 6016° cool |
Humidity | too dry 23% | too dry 23% | too dry 18% | too dry 11% | too dry 8% | too dry 6% | too dry 6% | too dry 7% | too dry 10% | too dry 10% | too dry 20% | too dry 25% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain | dry 11mm | dry 22mm | dry 7mm | dry 2mm | dry 1mm | dry 0mm | dry 0mm | dry 0mm | dry 0mm | dry 0mm | dry 1mm | dry 1mm |
Cloud | pockets 11% | pockets 16% | clear 9% | pockets 15% | clear 6% | clear 0% | clear 0% | clear 0% | clear 0% | clear 4% | pockets 16% | pockets 24% |
Air quality | bad 114 US AQI | okay 82 US AQI | okay 79 US AQI | okay 60 US AQI | okay 89 US AQI | okay 93 US AQI | okay 77 US AQI | okay 88 US AQI | okay 98 US AQI | bad 106 US AQI | bad 133 US AQI | bad 131 US AQI |
Sun | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow👍 Liked very bad👮 Safety mediocreTap to open☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 122😷✈️55min$2,007 / mo5Mbps×Sri Lanka is not ready for tourism. Besides scams and "cartel prices" for tuktuks and other services, it is unsafe for women. Men catcalling, touching, and groping are the norm. Moreover, it is not cheap at all compared to other countries in South/Southeast Asia. Especially when landlords tend to increase rental prices once they learn you're a good tenant. Locals may appear friendly, but the reality often differs. As a patriarchal society, instances of domestic violence against girlfriends and w
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow👍 Liked very bad👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 36° 97° 30° 86°🥵AQI 21✈️6h$1,290 / mo12Mbps×Love Edinburgh. A very historic place that's just generally lovely to enjoy! It's actually not as Scottish as Glasgow. There is a huge English population, as well as many other cultures. A lovely city to spends hours walking around.
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow👍 Liked good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌧 Feels 32° 90° 27° 81°🥵AQI 84😷✈️9h$1,219 / mo86Mbps×Lived here for over a year, but I only recommend short visits. Contrary to what you hear, there is plenty of crime in parts of Dubai. Talking about that crime is considered taboo and, in many cases, is illegal. Sexual assault and gang violence against expats took place just outside my building, to people who lived in my building. I went to the police station a few times, but the issue was never handled and no arrests were ever made. I have videos of (unspecified) crimes taking place here, but
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow👍 Liked great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 6° 43° 8° 46°AQI 58😷✈️4h$3,398 / mo50Mbps×This was my first experience living in the Middle East. I lived here 2 years. It's such a diferent culture: the dressing, the food, the music, their traditions. It's more modern than some other Arab countries but it is still a male dominant society. Female don't have a very active role in the public Jordanian society. Of course I met many couples where the woman is the dominant one and makes all the desicions, but it is the man that takes action in public. As the minimum national salaries ar
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow👍 Liked good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 11° 52° 12° 53°AQI 30✈️5h$5,030 / mo🌇 Also went here4 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 😡 Slow👍 Liked bad👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 10° 50° 11° 52°AQI 34✈️5h$5,494 / 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 😡 Slow👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open☀️ Feels 44° 111° 36° 97°🥵AQI 78😷✈️8h$1,332 / mo🌇 Also went here8 people×The most vietnamese city in Vietnam. The Old Quarter and West Lake are the highlights. If you come, try the egg coffee. Be mindful Vietnam has cracked down on visas, and it is not as friendly to foreigners. I was able to relax after I received a 5-year spousal visa.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 40° 104° 31° 88°🥵AQI 500😷✈️8h$1,054 / mo🌇 Also went here4 people×The other reviews are right—it's a good city with excellent value for money. The people are nice enough. The infrastructure is good. You *should* like it, but you don't—it's incredibly, incomprehensibly boring. The vibe is aggressively lukewarm. You will find more excitement in a rural Japanese village than here—I'm not joking.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow👍 Liked good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌧 Feels 32° 90° 27° 81°🥵AQI 84😷✈️9h$1,219 / mo🌇 Also went here5 people×I've been in Cape Town a month. The good: it's gorgeous, great hiking and scenery, wide variety of restaurants at affordable prices, lots of great cheap wine, walkable neighborhoods. The bones are there to make this an awesome place to live, and Cape Town knows it and has good nomad infrastructure (wi-fi, coworkings, etc.). That said, if you're looking to discover Africa, this ain't it. A lot of Cape Town's issues feel very American: inner-city homelessness, gentrification, yawning racial and so
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow👍 Liked good👮 Safety very badTap to open🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66°AQI 93😷✈️11h$2,149 / mo🌇 Also went here5 people×Stay in one of these neighborhoods: Itaim Bibi, Jardim Europa, Jardim Paulista, or Pinheiros, and it will be great.
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow👍 Liked very bad👮 Safety very badTap to open☀️ Feels 31° 88° 27° 80°🥵✈️17h$1,713 / mo🌇 Also went here3 people×I did not like it. The people are nice though. Palermo Hollywood and Soho are very walkable hipster neighborhoods, kinda remind me of the chill parts of Barcelona. Food is hit or miss. For a country that's known for steak, most steak here is overcooked, low quality meat, without flavor. I heard it was better 10-20 years ago when the cows weren't factory farmed here. Now the free roaming cows are exported to US and Europe, while Argentineans eat the low quality cow meat. The other food than ste
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow👍 Liked bad👮 Safety mediocreTap to open☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 71°AQI 21✈️17h$1,580 / mo🌇 Also went here4 people×I loved the sunsets. They were breathtaking by the water. Internet was spotty and difficult to find good coworking spaces and cafes with reliable wifi. Had to leave one airbnb due to wifi. As a woman, I was often sexually harassed with men hitting on me and not respected me when I declined. One even said to me "no sometimes means yes when i declined to go back home with him after a drink". This was more sexual harrasment than anywhere I've ever visited in the world. Food was mediocre and can get
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow👍 Liked bad👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 22° 72° 22° 71°AQI 104😷✈️18h$1,273 / mo🌇 Also went here4 people×Can't login? See the FAQ
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