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| ⭐️ Total score | 269 reviews |
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| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
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| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
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| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
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| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
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| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Latvia |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 22 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 7°C 45°F + 💦 Damp (87%) = feels 6°C 43°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 6 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 97 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 108 |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | StartupLatvia |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍12% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 640,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $13,993 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) | 👨 39% 👱♀️ 61% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 84% 👱♀️ 16% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Air Baltic |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Baltic |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,718 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,080 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,042 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,155 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,009 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,921 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $940 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $47 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $96 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $170 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $9 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $2 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality today
✅ Nomad List members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomad List members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomad List members right now
❌ People don't speak English well
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 23-5° freezing | 21-6° freezing | 341° cold | 415° cold | 5412° cool | 7222° mild | 8228° warm | 6619° mild | 5513° cool | 5211° cool | 373° cold | 21-6° freezing |
| Real | 30-1° freezing | 27-3° freezing | 394° very cold | 457° cold | 5513° cool | 7122° mild | 7926° warm | 6619° mild | 5714° cool | 5412° cool | 426° very cold | 28-2° freezing |
| Humidity | damp 80% | damp 77% | damp 77% | nice 68% | damp 75% | nice 71% | nice 71% | nice 81% | damp 74% | damp 73% | damp 82% | damp 78% |
| Rain | rainy 70mm | dry 16mm | rainy 54mm | dry 39mm | rainy 126mm | dry 40mm | dry 40mm | rainy 144mm | rainy 71mm | rainy 57mm | rainy 78mm | rainy 67mm |
| Cloud | overcast 95% | cloudy 75% | cloudy 73% | cloudy 72% | cloudy 70% | pockets 44% | pockets 47% | cloudy 75% | cloudy 74% | cloudy 74% | cloudy 88% | cloudy 85% |
| Sun | safe 0 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 0 UVI | safe 0 UVI |
| Remote workers | 525 people | 540 people | 556 people | 429 people | 640 people | 585 people | 867 people | 800 people | 782 people | 383 people | 382 people | 560 people |
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 6° 43° 7° 45°AQI 50✈️18min$2,801 / mo19MbpsLiving here for a couple of years already. Cost of living information is very accurate, even surprised me :D But I can't agree with couple Cons. As mentioned in the older review, pretty much everyone speaks english, only some older folks (40+) doesn't. It's true that LGBT community isn't very popular, but I would not say that it's hostile. Lithuanians indeed are a bit closed in, but that's only till the first drink, then everyone becomes besties. If you struggle with making friends visit "Dzem P
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 6° 43° 8° 47°AQI 28✈️18min$2,394 / mo29Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌦 Feels 2° 36° 5° 41°AQI 22✈️19min$2,712 / mo25MbpsYoung and cheap city. Most people can communicate in english. Locals are warmer than in other baltic countries but don't expect to make many local friends. Many foreigners thanks to the university.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 6° 43° 8° 47°AQI 29✈️21min$3,934 / mo14MbpsSummers in Tallinn are very pleasant (if not the best, tbh). There is no need for a car or a bus to move from one point to another in the city center. I've been working in Maakri area, which is local City. Really loved my time here, especially variety of quality food options available. My favourite upscale place to eat was FARM restaurant, which is a gem of a resto located in the beginning of Tallinn's Old Town. The restaurant is also the only provence style restaurant in the country, according
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels -1° 30° 2° 36°AQI 32✈️22min$2,769 / mo19MbpsKaliningrad is great city! Most of "scores" and "Pros and Cons" are not true. Because of Baltic Sea, it's quite warm here in winter, not much of snow. But yes, humidity is quite high. Cannabis is illegal! Be attentive! People are tolerant, no matter who you are if you have good maneers.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 5° 41° 7° 44°AQI 25✈️27min$2,377 / mo11MbpsI've been in Helsinki on New Year's Eve and it's been okay. There isn't lots of fireworks but in front of the main cathedral you'll find some. Cafe-scene is great and you also find lots of places to work from. The city is walkable, although I wouldn't recommend doing that in winter as it'll be freaking cold. Surprisingly you can find lots of vegan options. No matter if you're in a super-market (I can tell you, I've never seen so many different replacement products) or in a cafe. It's way bette
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -4° 25° 0° 32°AQI 23✈️29min$4,538 / mo22Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -3° 27° 0° 31°AQI 14✈️29min$4,108 / mo24Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌫 Feels -4° 25° -1° 31°AQI 23✈️32min$3,177 / mo24MbpsSpent a month in Belarus this July - we have some good friends there we work with so it was an excellent time. Some good restaurants. People are extremely friendly, just gotta adapt to the culture a bit. Most seemed to be very interested in the fact that I was American. Felt kind of like the country is just starting to open up and it will be of more international interest in the upcoming 5 - 10 years. English is spoken in Minsk but probably less then in ukraine (my only other former soviet
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌦 Feels 6° 43° 8° 47°AQI 29✈️32min$1,537 / mo11MbpsI absolutely love living in this city. It's very clean, safe and things generally always work! This is something I miss when I travel to other cities in Europe and rest of the world. Also co-working spaces are growing tons. Though night life might be pretty "boring", it truly is what you make it. Get to know other expats and friends through meetups or friend of a friend, and you'll have an awesome time here!
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels -3° 27° 0° 32°AQI 5✈️35min$4,041 / mo34MbpsI'm Polish and I've been to Gdańsk a number of times over the course of the last 10 years. When I was younger and have seen and experienced less, I was very impressed by the old town. However, these days, after having seen most of Europe and some of the US, I can't help but feel that Gdansk's old town is small and everything that surrounds it has a distinct, post-communist feel, which I do not enjoy. I was there this summer (2022) and it felt like being in an amusement park, with many of the ap
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌦 Feels 5° 41° 7° 44°AQI 34✈️36min$2,623 / mo16MbpsYoung and cheap city. Most people can communicate in english. Locals are warmer than in other baltic countries but don't expect to make many local friends. Many foreigners thanks to the university.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 6° 43° 8° 47°AQI 29✈️21min$3,934 / mo14MbpsSummers in Tallinn are very pleasant (if not the best, tbh). There is no need for a car or a bus to move from one point to another in the city center. I've been working in Maakri area, which is local City. Really loved my time here, especially variety of quality food options available. My favourite upscale place to eat was FARM restaurant, which is a gem of a resto located in the beginning of Tallinn's Old Town. The restaurant is also the only provence style restaurant in the country, according
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels -1° 30° 2° 36°AQI 32✈️22min$2,769 / mo19MbpsHow 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 7° 45° 8° 46°AQI 50✈️2h$6,315 / mo16MbpsMoscow is a great city, especially for young and adult people. Many business here and a lot of fun. Cheap taxi. Very clean city. Online delivery 24-hours for everything! Great and cheap subway (metro). Many cultural experience, good and different food. Fast Internet and free wifi in most of public places.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 6° 43° 6° 42°AQI 25✈️1h$2,432 / mo11MbpsI just wanted to mention one thing, It is funny how it is listed that it is not safe for women and is not LGBTQ friendly meanwhile I have lots of friends recently who moved to Warsaw because they consider Warsaw to the safest city in the EU! I also have some Latin America LGBTQ friends coming to Warsaw because it is just safer here. If safety is your main concern, go to Warsaw, it's the best selling point of Warsaw. As a woman it is safe to come back to your place by yourself at 3 am.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 9° 48° 10° 51°AQI 54✈️45min$2,749 / mo16MbpsI've been in Helsinki on New Year's Eve and it's been okay. There isn't lots of fireworks but in front of the main cathedral you'll find some. Cafe-scene is great and you also find lots of places to work from. The city is walkable, although I wouldn't recommend doing that in winter as it'll be freaking cold. Surprisingly you can find lots of vegan options. No matter if you're in a super-market (I can tell you, I've never seen so many different replacement products) or in a cafe. It's way bette
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -4° 25° 0° 32°AQI 23✈️29min$4,538 / mo22MbpsStayed for 2 weeks after almost a year n a half in LatAm. Beautiful city; great food options- especially for Asian food lovers. Plenty of authentic Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese options for about 50% of what you would pay in a Western city. Decent hostels will cost $11-$15 weekdays and between $18-$30 on weekends.... Good internet; beautiful architecture and people but it is true Hungarians can be very cold at times. Overall a good stay with many destinations just a quick and cheap flight/tr
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 16° 61° 16° 60°AQI 17✈️1h$2,465 / mo30MbpsI absolutely love living in this city. It's very clean, safe and things generally always work! This is something I miss when I travel to other cities in Europe and rest of the world. Also co-working spaces are growing tons. Though night life might be pretty "boring", it truly is what you make it. Get to know other expats and friends through meetups or friend of a friend, and you'll have an awesome time here!
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels -3° 27° 0° 32°AQI 5✈️35min$4,041 / mo34MbpsLiving here for a couple of years already. Cost of living information is very accurate, even surprised me :D But I can't agree with couple Cons. As mentioned in the older review, pretty much everyone speaks english, only some older folks (40+) doesn't. It's true that LGBT community isn't very popular, but I would not say that it's hostile. Lithuanians indeed are a bit closed in, but that's only till the first drink, then everyone becomes besties. If you struggle with making friends visit "Dzem P
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 6° 43° 8° 47°AQI 28✈️18min$2,394 / mo29MbpsPrague is a beautiful city and I like it despite its quirks. I use it as a base in Europe. It has literally everything you need for long-term living: high-quality food, great nightlife, cool malls with lots of shops, and most people speak English. It even has its own local version of Amazon called Alza, with pick-up stations scattered all over the city, which is great because you usually cannot receive packages in an Airbnb. The city is very walkable and I love just walking around, looking at
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 8° 46° 10° 50°AQI 27✈️1h$4,483 / mo20MbpsDubai is good if you’ve figured out a way to pay 0 income tax and live in 2 places (away doing vacations during the summer) - bonus if you don’t spend money on alcohol. Nightlife is amazing, especially if you’re a woman. Free unlimited drinks for ladies, open bar, no catch, in two clubs in Media One Tower on Thursday. There is no place in the world that offers this. My female friends love Dubai because of these types of deals lol. The easiest way to waste money here is by buying drinks.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 30° 86° 28° 83°AQI 82😷✈️6h$3,415 / mo6MbpsLove this city, very romantic and cool in the summer. but it is difficult to find a nice airbnb. it is too much small or too expensive for the quality. you will def have great time here. but unfortunately, I had problem to make friends here. some how, It seemed the locals were not quite interested in having communication or making forein friends even in the co-working space. I don't think this is because of the language barrier but...I cant explain this well. anyway, the city is great to stay f
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 3° 37° 4° 40°AQI 20✈️39min$1,989 / mo9MbpsYoung and cheap city. Most people can communicate in english. Locals are warmer than in other baltic countries but don't expect to make many local friends. Many foreigners thanks to the university.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 6° 43° 8° 47°AQI 29✈️21min$3,934 / mo🌇 Also went here200 peopleSummers in Tallinn are very pleasant (if not the best, tbh). There is no need for a car or a bus to move from one point to another in the city center. I've been working in Maakri area, which is local City. Really loved my time here, especially variety of quality food options available. My favourite upscale place to eat was FARM restaurant, which is a gem of a resto located in the beginning of Tallinn's Old Town. The restaurant is also the only provence style restaurant in the country, according
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels -1° 30° 2° 36°AQI 32✈️22min$2,769 / mo🌇 Also went here211 peopleI've been in Helsinki on New Year's Eve and it's been okay. There isn't lots of fireworks but in front of the main cathedral you'll find some. Cafe-scene is great and you also find lots of places to work from. The city is walkable, although I wouldn't recommend doing that in winter as it'll be freaking cold. Surprisingly you can find lots of vegan options. No matter if you're in a super-market (I can tell you, I've never seen so many different replacement products) or in a cafe. It's way bette
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels -4° 25° 0° 32°AQI 23✈️29min$4,538 / mo🌇 Also went here166 peopleI've been hanging out in Berlin on and off for 30 years. It is very safe for women. It is much friendlier than it used to be. There are loads of vegan restaurants now. The nightlife and specially jazz clubs are amazing! I have an excellent apartment to rent out in Wedding - which used to have a boring reputation but now is very cool.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌦 Feels 9° 48° 10° 49°AQI 27✈️1h$4,051 / mo🌇 Also went here191 peoplePrague is a beautiful city and I like it despite its quirks. I use it as a base in Europe. It has literally everything you need for long-term living: high-quality food, great nightlife, cool malls with lots of shops, and most people speak English. It even has its own local version of Amazon called Alza, with pick-up stations scattered all over the city, which is great because you usually cannot receive packages in an Airbnb. The city is very walkable and I love just walking around, looking at
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 8° 46° 10° 50°AQI 27✈️1h$4,483 / mo🌇 Also went here188 peopleExtremely boring and uppity. Like others say, how on earth does everything close at 8pm? Even restaurants close their kitchen around 9pm ON WEEKENDS. The people really have this "arrogant, uppity" vibe that makes you want to leave ASAP. Yes, architecture is incredible. It's walkable, transportation works, etc. Incredibly expensive. I see no reason why would anyone choose Vienna to Budapest or Prague as their base. Good for 2-3 days trip, nothing else.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°AQI 5✈️1h$5,183 / mo🌇 Also went here147 peopleStayed for 2 weeks after almost a year n a half in LatAm. Beautiful city; great food options- especially for Asian food lovers. Plenty of authentic Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese options for about 50% of what you would pay in a Western city. Decent hostels will cost $11-$15 weekdays and between $18-$30 on weekends.... Good internet; beautiful architecture and people but it is true Hungarians can be very cold at times. Overall a good stay with many destinations just a quick and cheap flight/tr
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 16° 61° 16° 60°AQI 17✈️1h$2,465 / mo🌇 Also went here179 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 28✈️2h$9,028 / mo🌇 Also went here162 peopleHow 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 7° 45° 8° 46°AQI 50✈️2h$6,315 / mo🌇 Also went here215 peopleLived there last September and October and am coming back later this year. Yes, it is expensive, but after a while I learned about affordable places to eat and realized I could choose neighborhoods farther from city center, and it would still be nice. City feels super safe, even at nigh! Internet is crazy fast (I got 500mb on my airbnb) there are tons to do and see and I did not encounter the super rude Parisians people talk so much about, mostly everyone spoke English and were very polite. Rent
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 10° 50° 11° 52°AQI 51✈️2h$5,829 / mo🌇 Also went here188 peopleTaxis in Istanbul are a big problem even for locals. Public transport is convenient and comfortable. If you need to call a taxi, I recommend using an app. "Bitaksi" can be used. Agree with the taxi driver using google translate and negotiate in advance if necessary. Always make public transportation your first choice. There are millions of refugees in this city against a registered population of 15 million. A significant number of asylum seekers do not have any registered documents and this cre
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°AQI 35✈️2h$2,206 / mo🌇 Also went here191 peopleNomading here is tough because there are no reasonable Airbnbs and finding a short-term apt is difficult. You have to ask yourself, is it worth coming to Barcelona? It's probably the dirtiest city in Spain, and a bit sketchy. There's more beautiful and cleaner cities like Seville where you can find a reasonably priced Airbnb.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°AQI 30✈️3h$5,270 / mo🌇 Also went here214 peopleLisbon is not a fairytale of fine words, try the bureaucratic reality later tell me something, always remember the natives just want your money if you don't have it they are not there for you
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66°AQI 35✈️4h$4,017 / mo🌇 Also went here180 peopleI've lived in New York City - Brooklyn - for over 20 years. For visiting tourists, the best neighborhood to stay in is NOT Bushwick. Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Ft. Green or Brooklyn Heights is preferable. Plenty of good transportation in those areas - subway, buses or Uber. Easy access to beaches in Long Island and New Jersey. There's plenty to do in NYC. Great restaurants, Broadway plays (!), and in the summer you frequently can catch a free concert.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 6° 43° 7° 45°AQI 35✈️9h$6,292 / mo🌇 Also went here142 peopleI agree so much with this review from 11 months ago. "A city right out of a dystopian novel" - that's what I was thinking on the way to the Airport after spending just a week in Bangkok. A city right out of a dystopian novel - soulless and cynical. The air is polluted and no trees are in sight. Its inhabitants manipulative and cold-hearted - hidden behind fake smiles. A Disney Land for senile retirees. Everything is for sale and nothing has value. The streets are filled with rats - both human o
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 42° 108° 33° 92°🥵AQI 76😷✈️11h$2,100 / mo🌇 Also went here141 people
