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| ⭐️ Total score | 108 reviews |
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| 🌍 Continent | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Nicaragua |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 14 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 11 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌤 29°C 85°F + 😊 Comfy (64%) = feels 32°C 90°F |
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 💸 100 NIO in USD | USD 2.72 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NIO 10,000 = USD 272 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 10% |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Republika Nicaragua |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | NomadLife |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 8% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 16,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $2,151 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 62% 👱♀️ 38% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | American Airlines |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,150 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $851 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,569 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $448 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $744 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $409 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $35 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | 0 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $4 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | 0 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $4 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | 0 / trip |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ 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
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Safe for women
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Not very safe
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
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| Real | 8127° warm | 8127° warm | 8027° warm | 8228° very warm | 8228° very warm | 8228° very warm | 8228° very warm | 8228° very warm | 8228° very warm | 8228° very warm | 8127° warm | 8127° warm |
| Humidity | nice 40% | nice 38% | nice 37% | nice 38% | nice 39% | nice 42% | nice 43% | nice 44% | nice 44% | nice 43% | nice 42% | nice 41% |
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| Rain | dry 21mm | dry 4mm | dry 5mm | dry 21mm | rainy 62mm | rainy 204mm | rainy 179mm | rainy 180mm | rainy 263mm | rainy 209mm | rainy 56mm | dry 14mm |
| Cloud | pockets 26% | pockets 13% | pockets 19% | pockets 32% | pockets 36% | pockets 41% | pockets 43% | pockets 45% | pockets 42% | pockets 36% | pockets 31% | pockets 22% |
| Sun | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI |
| Remote workers | 520 people | 625 people | 457 people | 457 people | 300 people | 267 people | 257 people | 200 people | 200 people | 333 people | 225 people | 229 people |
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Only shop in Liberia. Playa Hermosa/Ocatal is simply lovely. As a female traveler, havent had any issues/concerns. My Spanish is basic and no issues there either.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 34° 93° 30° 85°🥵🚕3h$2,334 / mo11MbpsSafety score is honestly too high! I passed through Managua a few times during my time in Nicaragua, and it remains the sketchiest, dirtiest city I've personally seen in Latin America. It's also ungodly hot and smelly. Would not recommend staying here for any reason whatsoever.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 35° 95° 33° 92°🥵🚕4h$1,538 / mo9Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 35° 95° 31° 88°🥵🚕4h$5,853 / mo53MbpsUngodly hot year round, but some cool things to see. Can't imagine working from here, but it a cool enough place to visit for a few days if you can stand the heat. Volcano boarding is a great time!
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 39° 102° 34° 93°🥵✈️14min$1,248 / mo11Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 34° 93° 30° 86°🥵✈️16min$4,957 / mo38MbpsAccording to the World Happiness Report, San José in Costa Rica is the 11th "happiest city" (in terms of how positively the inhabitants currently evaluate their lives on average) among 186 cities across the globe. In this ranking, the top cities have often a much higher cost of living.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 32° 90° 27° 81°🥵AQI 53😷✈️19min$3,982 / mo12Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 28° 82° 27° 81°✈️28min$1,469 / mo11Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 31° 88° 27° 81°🥵✈️31min$3,734 / mo12MbpsBocas del Toro is an awesome place to come and work at. There are different places to stay and work in Bocas del Toro, throughout the archipelago that offer different experiences. Some places are more remote with high speed internet service, comfortable settings just a bit far so getting into town and enjoying the nightlife can be more difficult. If you want to stay in town there are some options in Bocas Town with co-working spaces like Selinas Hostel, but keep in mind there is a lively nightli
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 31° 88° 27° 81°🥵✈️36min$3,345 / mo14Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 33° 91° 31° 87°🥵AQI 53😷✈️36min$2,410 / mo12Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 34° 93° 28° 82°🥵✈️40min$2,913 / mo11Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 37° 99° 29° 85°🥵✈️42min$2,193 / mo11Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 35° 95° 31° 88°🥵🚕4h$5,853 / mo53MbpsAccording to the World Happiness Report, San José in Costa Rica is the 11th "happiest city" (in terms of how positively the inhabitants currently evaluate their lives on average) among 186 cities across the globe. In this ranking, the top cities have often a much higher cost of living.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 32° 90° 27° 81°🥵AQI 53😷✈️19min$3,982 / mo12MbpsBuenos Aires is great in every aspect. Most people are nice, friendly, open minded and educated. Food, transportation, nightlife and shops... excellent. On the other hand, as any other major city in the world you can find not so nice people, some places can be unsafe, and you might feel overwhelmed by the distances between places. (It´s not unusual to take bus-subway and overground train to go somewhere) but as said before, public transportation is quite clean, cheap and efficient. They are no
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 47° 117° 36° 97°🥵AQI 25✈️8h$1,064 / mo70MbpsOnly shop in Liberia. Playa Hermosa/Ocatal is simply lovely. As a female traveler, havent had any issues/concerns. My Spanish is basic and no issues there either.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 34° 93° 30° 85°🥵🚕3h$2,334 / mo11MbpsSafety score is honestly too high! I passed through Managua a few times during my time in Nicaragua, and it remains the sketchiest, dirtiest city I've personally seen in Latin America. It's also ungodly hot and smelly. Would not recommend staying here for any reason whatsoever.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 35° 95° 33° 92°🥵🚕4h$1,538 / mo9MbpsI guess if you're a nomad this doesn't matter much, but the long-term job pickings here are slim and among the most underpaid for a US city. There seems to be a tacit rent floor that means you won't find a good deal on housing. A lot of people don't seem very invested in their interpersonal relationships here since their ties to the area are often transient.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°✈️2h$6,777 / mo88MbpsStayed in for a month and it was enough for me. Pros: -Great weather. -Great Restaurant scene -Amazing areas to walk around and super green for a major city -Lots to do, was never bored here -Good healthcare -Good shopping Cons: -The pollution is quite bad and very noisy - Cost, one of the most expensive places in Latin America, maybe Cancun & Cabo are the only places more expensive -The traffic was probably the worst I have ever witnessed, very chaotic. -Starting to become westernised so a
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°✈️2h$2,153 / mo67MbpsNot my favourite place, but it has some positive qualities. If you want American comforts like Walmart, Costco, Sam's Club and live abroad, this is a good spot. You can also shop from both Amazon US and MX; there are many US/Canadian people here. It's a very comfortable place to be in many ways. For many people, it's a great first digital nomad spot as many things are catered to tourists, making it easier for nomads. There are a lot of great, cheap gyms for every activity you can think of. Th
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 30° 86° 27° 81°✈️1h$2,771 / mo52MbpsNew York is cool. I’ve visited multiple times to see my family throughout my life, and recently came back from my first post-COVID trip there. Yes, it’s very expensive — but there is no city on earth that’s more captivating in my opinion. I used to think that New Yorkers were smug by claiming that NYC was better than everywhere else, but now I totally get it lol. My personal favourite neighbourhood is the Upper East Side, which is where you’ll find the coveted Museum Mile. But I also
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 9° 48° 9° 48°✈️5h$9,246 / mo86MbpsI spent 4 months working here during summertime. It's one of the best summers I have ever had in my life. The city is just amazing and offers dozens of outdoor activities. There are so many different places such as parks, lakes, hills, mountains, beaches, etc. Also, you can feel the Californication vibe on every step. I lived in Hollywood and I would avoid this place at any cost. It's just too overrated and won't meet your expectations. Hollywood (esp. West Hollywood) is a big pile of dirtiness
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 38✈️6h$6,037 / mo94Mbps“Don’t take your phone out” is some outdated advice… there are several people on the streets and in the metro using phones and taking pictures. Remember that nothing stays the same forever. Rio is safer than many people describe. Use your common sense.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 43° 109° 31° 87°🥵✈️8h$2,565 / mo41MbpsOne of the worst cities in N.America. Insanely expensive, people are awkward and making friends is difficult. Lots of homeless and mentally ill and drug addicts everywhere. Lots of construction. American corpo work culture with zero benefits of American corpo work culture, low salaries. If you want to live in North American city try to go to US instead, NY, Chicago, Miami, all of these are better.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 7° 45° 8° 46°AQI 46✈️5h$4,610 / mo137MbpsLived in Antigua for over a year and I absolutely loved it! It´s called the city of eternal spring because the weather is like a perfect spring day all year round. There are two seasons, rainy and non-rainy but in rainy season (May-Oct) it only rains for 3-4 hours in the afternoon then stops. It makes everything lush and green which is another reason they call it the city of perpetual roses and eternal spring. It´s a small city so very easily to walk and see everything. If you escape the cente
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°✈️51min$1,763 / mo🌇 Also went here32 peoplePanama City is a B+ place to live: solid weather, amenities, safety, and cleanliness... but, it feels much like an American city due to the skyscrapers, urban sprawl, and the limited activities. If you're not shopping, eating at a restaurant, bar hopping, or going to a reggaeton club until 3am, there's not a whole lot else to do. The weather is remarkably consistent: everyday it will be 85F, it will be cloudy for a few hours including a 15-30 minute shower, and then it will be mostly sunny for
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 41° 106° 31° 87°🥵✈️59min$2,645 / mo🌇 Also went here37 peopleNot my favourite place, but it has some positive qualities. If you want American comforts like Walmart, Costco, Sam's Club and live abroad, this is a good spot. You can also shop from both Amazon US and MX; there are many US/Canadian people here. It's a very comfortable place to be in many ways. For many people, it's a great first digital nomad spot as many things are catered to tourists, making it easier for nomads. There are a lot of great, cheap gyms for every activity you can think of. Th
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 30° 86° 27° 81°✈️1h$2,771 / mo🌇 Also went here40 peopleOkay so I finally took the leap of faith and came to Medellin. For a bit of statistics, I am female travelling alone. Like many, I was scared of my safety because of everything we hear about Colombia being dangerous BUT I have good news for you! This place is freaking AWESOME! It is not as dangerous as it used to be 20 years ago. Trust me! I was walking around the streets feeling so safe, meeting colombian people, dancing with them in the salsa classes, going on tours...I just loved it! I love C
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 76😷✈️2h$1,637 / mo🌇 Also went here40 peopleStayed in for a month and it was enough for me. Pros: -Great weather. -Great Restaurant scene -Amazing areas to walk around and super green for a major city -Lots to do, was never bored here -Good healthcare -Good shopping Cons: -The pollution is quite bad and very noisy - Cost, one of the most expensive places in Latin America, maybe Cancun & Cabo are the only places more expensive -The traffic was probably the worst I have ever witnessed, very chaotic. -Starting to become westernised so a
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°✈️2h$2,153 / mo🌇 Also went here46 peopleNew York is cool. I’ve visited multiple times to see my family throughout my life, and recently came back from my first post-COVID trip there. Yes, it’s very expensive — but there is no city on earth that’s more captivating in my opinion. I used to think that New Yorkers were smug by claiming that NYC was better than everywhere else, but now I totally get it lol. My personal favourite neighbourhood is the Upper East Side, which is where you’ll find the coveted Museum Mile. But I also
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 9° 48° 9° 48°✈️5h$9,246 / mo🌇 Also went here47 peopleBuenos Aires is great in every aspect. Most people are nice, friendly, open minded and educated. Food, transportation, nightlife and shops... excellent. On the other hand, as any other major city in the world you can find not so nice people, some places can be unsafe, and you might feel overwhelmed by the distances between places. (It´s not unusual to take bus-subway and overground train to go somewhere) but as said before, public transportation is quite clean, cheap and efficient. They are no
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 47° 117° 36° 97°🥵AQI 25✈️8h$1,064 / mo🌇 Also went here38 peopleOnce you figure out housing (not an easy thing but doable, especially once you stop looking in the touristic areas), Lisbon is a very charming, safe (even though I'll admit this is getting worse in certain areas), and fun city to live in. In most neighbourhoods you have the feeling of living in a small town instead of an urban area. There's aways something to do or see so it's hard to be bored living here. I still find Lisbon (and Portugal in general), to be one of the most attractive places in
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°AQI 35✈️11h$3,622 / mo🌇 Also went here40 peopleI 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
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 9° 48° 10° 50°AQI 59😷✈️12h$5,616 / mo🌇 Also went here41 peopleI have heard of a friend of a friend that in France it is important to bring sandpaper and to have suitable medical insurance which covers eye reconstruction surgery. “Well worth a visit, would recommend”.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 11° 52° 12° 54°AQI 53😷✈️12h$5,152 / mo🌇 Also went here37 peopleI don't know exactly how Barcelona is still considered safe but it's far from it. It's probably the most dangerous city to live in Madrid and one of the most dangerous in europe, with constant pick-pocketing and even violent crimes to get your wallet and phone in certain areas. If you like a peaceful life, Barcelona is not the place anymore!!
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 60°AQI 112😷✈️12h$3,761 / mo🌇 Also went here39 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 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety 🌨 Feels 2° 36° 4° 39°AQI 63😷✈️13h$3,933 / mo🌇 Also went here30 peopleLived in Prague for 8 years. It's a beautiful international European city. Never learned Czech, but was fine. Almost all cafes and restaurants have English menus. Superb food delivery apps (Wolt is the best). All the food you can imagine. Vietnamese food is world-class because of the huge Vietnamese population. If you want hipster bars and cafes, there's plenty of that. If you want old-world-charm there's plenty of that. If you want posh luxury there's some of Europes best restaurants and cockta
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 2° 36° 4° 39°AQI 67😷✈️13h$2,765 / mo🌇 Also went here30 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 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 11° 52° 11° 51°AQI 51😷✈️14h$2,283 / mo🌇 Also went here29 peopleMy favorite city for nomading. Cheap, great food, lots to do, modern amenities, plenty of travel options nearby.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 👍 Liked 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 38° 100° 34° 94°🥵AQI 87😷✈️23h$1,394 / mo🌇 Also went here32 people
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