⭐️ Total score | 2.61/5 (Rank #172) |
❤️ Liked by members | 👍67% liked it 👎33% disliked it |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Good |
🎒 Community score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Too expensive: $4,962 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🚀 Super fast: 147Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🌞 Perfect: 24°C76°F (feels 24°C75°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 62% |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 25 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
🤮 Food safety* | Great |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Good |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Good |
🎓 Education level* | High |
⚡️ Power grid | Great |
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | Good |
💰 Income level* | Very high: $4,817 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Great |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Hospitals | Great |
😄 Happiness* | Bad |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Good |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Good |
👩 Female friendly | Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Great |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 147 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 24°C 76°F + 😊 Comfy (62%) = feels 24°C 75°F |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 25 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Harbordale |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Coral Ridge Country Club |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Axis Space |
☕️ Best coffee place | Undergrounds |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍16% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 180,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) | 👨 55% 👱♀️ 45% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 80% 👱♀️ 20% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jet Blue |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | Fort Lauderdale Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,962 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,112 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $6,782 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,938 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,403 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,280 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,557 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $159 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $108 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $312 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $20 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $20,200 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $19 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ 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
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Nomad List members didn't like going here
❌ Not many Nomad List members right now
❌ Difficult to make friends
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Feels | 7222° mild | 7926° warm | 7926° warm | 7926° warm | 8127° warm | 8228° warm | 8429° warm | 8630° warm | 8429° warm | 8228° warm | 7524° warm | 7926° warm |
Real | 7222° mild | 7826° warm | 7826° warm | 7926° warm | 8127° warm | 8228° very warm | 8429° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8429° very warm | 8228° very warm | 7524° warm | 7826° warm |
Humidity | nice 36% | nice 42% | nice 38% | nice 37% | nice 37% | nice 41% | nice 41% | nice 39% | nice 40% | nice 39% | nice 37% | nice 39% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain | dry 18mm | dry 46mm | rainy 52mm | rainy 77mm | rainy 77mm | rainy 181mm | rainy 143mm | rainy 172mm | rainy 202mm | rainy 121mm | rainy 62mm | dry 48mm |
Cloud | pockets 27% | pockets 26% | pockets 26% | pockets 24% | pockets 29% | pockets 45% | pockets 35% | pockets 34% | pockets 35% | pockets 27% | pockets 37% | pockets 20% |
Air quality | clean 25 US AQI | clean 28 US AQI | clean 32 US AQI | clean 36 US AQI | clean 28 US AQI | clean 25 US AQI | clean 30 US AQI | clean 21 US AQI | clean 15 US AQI | clean 18 US AQI | clean 20 US AQI | clean 23 US AQI |
Sun | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI |
Remote workers | 650 people | 480 people | 756 people | 440 people | 600 people | 433 people | 356 people | 511 people | 486 people | 440 people | 700 people | 660 people |
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55°AQI 46✈️10h$5,046 / mo🌇 Also went here67 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 🚀 Super fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 7° 45° 8° 46°AQI 78😷✈️11h$3,943 / mo🌇 Also went here57 people×A walking stereotype. Overcrowded, messy, expensive. Literally nothing works. There are more USA people than in Lisbon, which I thought was impossible. Yes, Italians are awesome and food is great.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°✈️11h$5,604 / mo🌇 Also went here57 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 🚀 Super fast👍 Liked mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open☀️ Feels 45° 113° 36° 97°🥵AQI 62😷✈️21h$1,345 / mo🌇 Also went here59 people×Can't login? See the FAQ
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