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| ⭐️ Total score | 234 reviews |
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| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
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| 🙊 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 | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Ecuador |
| ⏱ Average trip time | 12 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 10 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 16°C 61°F + 💦 Damp (100%) = feels 16°C 61°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 😐 81 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 😐 63 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Grun |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Conexión Ec Coworking |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Buen Trip |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Spiral |
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Café del Fraile |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Metro Cafe |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 14% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 750,000 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 14,374 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,600,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $5,982 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ not busy: 18x18m (324m²) per person |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Sublet |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | LAN Ecuador |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | LAN Ecuador |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Hospital Metropolitano |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $989 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $741 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,909 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $545 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $479 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $150 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $380 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $18 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (1,001 listings) | $692 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $23 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $3 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0.50 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality usually
✅ Nomad List members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomad List members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Good hospitals
✅ Democratic
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomad List members right now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Roads are very dangerous
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
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| Feels | 6116° cool | 6116° cool | 6317° cool | 6116° cool | 6116° cool | 6418° cool | 6418° cool | 6619° mild | 6418° cool | 6116° cool | 6317° cool | 6317° cool |
| Real | 6116° cool | 6116° cool | 6317° cool | 6116° cool | 6116° cool | 6317° cool | 6317° cool | 6418° cool | 6317° cool | 6116° cool | 6317° cool | 6317° cool |
| Humidity | damp 78% | damp 88% | damp 87% | damp 89% | damp 82% | damp 72% | nice 62% | nice 55% | nice 63% | damp 81% | damp 89% | damp 85% |
| Rain | rainy 77mm | rainy 105mm | rainy 167mm | rainy 135mm | rainy 101mm | rainy 143mm | dry 30mm | dry 11mm | rainy 68mm | rainy 134mm | rainy 139mm | rainy 112mm |
| Cloud | cloudy 69% | cloudy 84% | overcast 90% | overcast 91% | cloudy 83% | cloudy 61% | cloudy 55% | pockets 47% | cloudy 66% | cloudy 80% | cloudy 79% | cloudy 78% |
| Air quality | okay 59 US AQI | okay 68 US AQI | okay 70 US AQI | okay 64 US AQI | okay 64 US AQI | okay 60 US AQI | okay 55 US AQI | clean 49 US AQI | okay 63 US AQI | okay 78 US AQI | okay 67 US AQI | okay 64 US AQI |
| Sun | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI |
| Remote workers | 400 people | 760 people | 257 people | 425 people | 343 people | 371 people | 286 people | 229 people | 229 people | 320 people | 286 people | 371 people |
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 4✈️2h$990 / mo🌇 Also went here59 peopleI must be alone on this one; but I did 2 weeks in CDMX and it wasn't great for me. First of all, it was CHILLY in the mornings and at night (late August - Early Sept). And to stay in the nicer and convenient neighborhoods, which you kind of have to in CDMX or you will be bothered, the airbnbs were pricey, and nearby restaurants too. Sidewalks very small and cramped. The vendors and police were a bit aggressive here. The nightlife was a bit dull to me, limited to just a few places. The green park
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°AQI 129😷✈️4h$1,496 / mo🌇 Also went here48 peopleBeen living here in Buenos Aires for almost three years. Right now, it's (relatively) cheap. I mean, it isn't for the people who currently lives here but it's if you're a foreign, as the inflation keeps going on the peso isn't that worthy now. But, as I'm saying, if you come with dollars is going to make a huge difference. (3 years ago: 20 pesos= 1 USD. June 2020: 95 pesos= 1 USD. and if you're selling dollars in the informal market they will pay you $124. and with that you can buy two small
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69°AQI 35✈️6h$729 / mo🌇 Also went here59 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 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 108😷✈️6h$5,021 / mo🌇 Also went here46 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 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 61✈️12h$4,291 / mo🌇 Also went here53 peopleI wanted to like Barcelona but the rampant robberies just really caste a dark cloud over my 6 weeks there. Usually it is non-violent pick pocketing, but there are cases where it is much uglier than that.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 22° 72° 22° 71°AQI 24✈️12h$3,018 / mo🌇 Also went here52 peopleParis is wonderful, and I love it here, but the stereotypes some real truth to them. I stepped off the plane to a protest, my airbnb host was incredibly stylish yet didn't wear deoderant, and I met the rudest waiter I've ever encountered in my entire life on day 3 (though most Parisians are super nice!)
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61°AQI 35✈️12h$3,918 / mo🌇 Also went here52 peopleHousing is an issue (so cost of living is high) but the city is beautiful and summer in Amsterdam is hard to beat with all the cultural activiies and music festivals. Would not want to live in the actual city center (inside the "grachtengordel") but have been living in East for over 2 years now and aside from the price (and size) of apartment life is just good here. Biking everywhere is bliss. Winter can be cold though.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55°AQI 21✈️13h$4,695 / mo🌇 Also went here43 peopleRome has tourist fatigue. Servers are curt and it's hard to find a decent restaurant.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 30✈️13h$4,047 / mo🌇 Also went here42 peopleBerlin is overall a great city to be. Food is cheap and everywhere, easy to go out and have fun/meet for business. Rent has crept up but still far better value than where I came from. Internet: 36 EUR/month get me 450/40 mbps (cable -> DOCSIS 3.0) Public transport is 2.70 EUR/ticket. No woman I know has said they felt unsafe. Some really odd, xenophobic sounding comments on here. Biggest downsides IMO: service quality at restaurants - not that people are rude, but they don't seem to particular
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 10° 50° 11° 53°AQI 16✈️14h$3,108 / mo🌇 Also went here51 peopleI visited Prague on more than one occasion and tried something new each time. I really wanted to enjoy it, but unfortunately it turned out to be one of my least favourite cities. Perhaps it was just me, but there was an overwhelming sense of distrust and dislike towards foreigners, you have to try pretty hard to blend in if you want to experience the life of a local & avoid the tourism. I met some wonderful people and and there’s some cool communities to be part of, but another extended stay
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 12° 54° 13° 56°AQI 22✈️14h$2,208 / mo🌇 Also went here41 peopleCool city with lots of fun places to go out, very nice restaurants and quite an international environment. I went there twice already and in winter it's horribly cold, while in summer it's super hot. Definitely recommend going there in Spring/Autumn. The castle is nice and Danube riverside is great too, you'll get lots of things to do. Can recommend Nomad Traveller's Bar and there daily pubcrawl! Also, to all fellow vegans, the food scene is great. Lot's of places order vegan options and if you
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 13° 55° 13° 56°AQI 62✈️14h$1,532 / mo🌇 Also went here44 peopleDon't believe the prices on here for an apartment. 686 usd/month refers to an apartment in a high class condo, right in the city centre and seconds away from the BTS(train station). Just remember this, people working at supermarkets make 2 usd/per hour. If you want to live like a local, then you can save a lot of money. If you don't mind a 5-10 minute walk from the BTS, then you can easily get a one bedroom apartment for 300 USD per month, in a high class condo, plus with free golf cart ser
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 33° 91° 27° 80°🥵AQI 55✈️25h$1,347 / mo🌇 Also went here45 people
