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| ⭐️ Total score | 156 reviews |
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| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
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| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
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| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
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| 😄 Happiness* | |
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| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
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| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
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| 🌍 Continent | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Costa Rica |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 12 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 41 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 29°C 84°F + 🥵 Sweaty (78%) = feels 34°C 93°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 50 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 💸 1,000 CRC in USD | USD 1.89 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CRC 100,000 = USD 189 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Tico Tamarindo |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Pangas Beach Club |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 9% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 6,900 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $11,825 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 77% 👱♀️ 23% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | VRBO |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Nature Air |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Nature Air |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Hospital La Católica |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,131 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,692 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,687 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,625 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,926 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,355 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,344 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $231 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $110 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $494 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $14 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $8,131 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $8 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomad List members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 9133° hot | 9535° hot | 9937° hot | 9736° hot | 9937° hot | 9133° hot | 9736° hot | 9334° hot | 9334° hot | 9133° hot | 9535° hot | 9334° hot |
| Real | 8429° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8831° hot | 8630° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8228° very warm | 8429° very warm | 8228° very warm | 8228° very warm | 8228° very warm | 8429° very warm | 8429° very warm |
| Humidity | sweaty 74% | nice 69% | nice 66% | sweaty 74% | sweaty 80% | sweaty 88% | sweaty 87% | sweaty 90% | sweaty 90% | sweaty 89% | sweaty 81% | sweaty 76% |
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| Rain | dry 27mm | dry 6mm | dry 19mm | rainy 124mm | rainy 204mm | rainy 303mm | rainy 336mm | rainy 423mm | rainy 370mm | rainy 337mm | rainy 101mm | dry 34mm |
| Cloud | pockets 32% | pockets 21% | pockets 27% | cloudy 55% | cloudy 58% | cloudy 73% | cloudy 72% | cloudy 81% | cloudy 74% | cloudy 67% | pockets 49% | pockets 26% |
| Sun | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI |
| Remote workers | 511 people | 500 people | 400 people | 356 people | 457 people | 320 people | 371 people | 300 people | 340 people | 533 people | 325 people | 420 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 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 32° 90° 28° 82°🥵AQI 50🚕2h$2,117 / mo11Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 32° 90° 28° 83°AQI 50🚕3h$4,095 / mo37Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 31° 88° 27° 81°🥵AQI 50🚕4h$2,025 / mo11MbpsAccording 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 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 30° 86° 26° 78°🥵AQI 53😷✈️15min$2,971 / 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 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 35° 95° 30° 87°🥵AQI 50✈️17min$1,378 / mo10MbpsUngodly 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 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 35° 95° 30° 87°🥵AQI 50✈️21min$1,103 / mo11Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 31° 88° 27° 81°🥵AQI 50✈️28min$3,235 / mo11MbpsBocas 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 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 31° 88° 27° 81°🥵AQI 72😷✈️33min$3,108 / mo12Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 50✈️36min$1,358 / mo12Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 31° 88° 28° 83°AQI 50✈️42min$2,216 / mo41Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 50✈️47min$1,782 / mo12Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 33° 91° 27° 80°🥵AQI 21✈️50min$1,480 / mo11MbpsAccording 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 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 30° 86° 26° 78°🥵AQI 53😷✈️15min$2,971 / mo11Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 32° 90° 28° 83°AQI 50🚕3h$4,095 / mo37Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 31° 88° 27° 81°🥵AQI 50🚕4h$2,025 / mo11MbpsLived 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 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 50✈️57min$1,699 / mo10MbpsI 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 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 18° 64° 17° 62°AQI 39✈️6h$5,343 / mo95MbpsOnly 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 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 32° 90° 28° 82°🥵AQI 50🚕2h$2,117 / mo11MbpsThe stats are stats are super misleading and the reviews here as well. Locals are staring to recent digital nomads for the rise of housing prices and for it not paying taxes. It is really unfortunate, but I am let down by this city and the people. The only reason this city is popular is because all the single male wanting to go to parties and passport bros, if you are a female digital nomad you won’t feel any of this because most people that go there are male and are the ones causing the probl
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°AQI 49✈️2h$1,452 / mo48MbpsI grew up in Chicago and still return fairly often. I love the character of the different neighborhoods, the variety of architectural styles, and as others have said, the food scene is incredible. It's easy to make friends in the suburbs, perhaps not so much in the city itself. I have never witnessed racial tension here, and have been pleasantly surprised by the interracial friendliness I have observed. There are a wonderful selection of forests and parks just about everywhere, and the museu
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 6° 43° 8° 46°AQI 54😷✈️5h$4,472 / mo69Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 31° 88° 27° 81°🥵AQI 50✈️28min$3,235 / mo11MbpsI don’t recommend living here full time. The summers are unbearably hot and humid and you have to drive 1+ hours to the closest beach. Actually, you have to drive everywhere because everything is a 20+ min drive. Traffic is terrible and everything is under construction. There are lots of bugs, mosquitos, gators, roaches, etc… You can be here for months and not do all the different entertainment, restaurants, experiences the Orlando area has to offer. Disney, Universal, SeaWorld, Legoland, Fu
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 36° 97° 29° 83°🥵AQI 72😷✈️57min$2,580 / mo20MbpsSafety 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 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 35° 95° 30° 87°🥵AQI 50✈️17min$1,378 / mo10MbpsAccording 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 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 30° 86° 26° 78°🥵AQI 53😷✈️15min$2,971 / mo🌇 Also went here55 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 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 33° 91° 28° 83°🥵AQI 17✈️2h$2,570 / mo🌇 Also went here46 peopleThe stats are stats are super misleading and the reviews here as well. Locals are staring to recent digital nomads for the rise of housing prices and for it not paying taxes. It is really unfortunate, but I am let down by this city and the people. The only reason this city is popular is because all the single male wanting to go to parties and passport bros, if you are a female digital nomad you won’t feel any of this because most people that go there are male and are the ones causing the probl
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°AQI 49✈️2h$1,452 / mo🌇 Also went here60 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 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 39✈️2h$1,932 / mo🌇 Also went here58 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 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 58😷✈️5h$7,576 / mo🌇 Also went here62 peopleHow did SF get scored #98 on Nomad score? I agree with most of the reviews posted here. I generally work from home, but we recently rented a small conference room for a meeting. It was $250 per hour.. (yes Per Hour... no typos here).
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 53°AQI 22✈️6h$5,653 / mo🌇 Also went here43 peopleI love BA! And I wanted to say that you can use Visa card and get the "blue" dollar rate, that's been happening for one year now. Also you can withdraw and change money in WU at a good rate. You won't have a problem with paying by card in most of the places.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 32° 90° 29° 84°AQI 21✈️8h$1,691 / mo🌇 Also went here45 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 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°AQI 5✈️11h$3,268 / mo🌇 Also went here73 peopleI find it difficult to understand what people see in this city. The cost to benefit ratio is just so terribly bad! This is by far the most expensive city in Europe (especially in terms of rent), with hardly anything to offer in comparision with other cities like Barcelona, Lisbon or Warsaw. The weather is just average, with cold and windy winters and mediocre summers. It's difficult to come by restaurants that offer anything other than Indian fast food for a decent price - most places are just u
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 10° 50° 11° 52°AQI 17✈️12h$5,965 / mo🌇 Also went here72 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 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 11° 52° 12° 54°AQI 82😷✈️12h$5,003 / mo🌇 Also went here62 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 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 12° 54° 13° 56°AQI 38✈️12h$3,731 / mo🌇 Also went here73 peopleI recently visited Amsterdam for the third time (and the first time since 2018). I personally think it's a little overrated, but a cool place to visit nonetheless. The architecture is beautiful, and there are lots of good places to eat. I don't like the main area of the canals in the city centre; it smells of weed and is often packed. However, the outer edges - such as the Jordaan district - are less busy and more interesting in my opinion. One thing that surprised me is how much trash was o
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 5° 41° 8° 46°AQI 59😷✈️12h$5,555 / mo🌇 Also went here58 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 1° 34° 3° 38°AQI 76😷✈️13h$3,870 / mo🌇 Also went here49 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 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels -2° 28° 1° 34°AQI 93😷✈️13h$3,147 / mo🌇 Also went here46 peopleGreat for tourism, bad for living. The City has a fascinating contrast of old and new. You will never get bored, it’s easy to meet people and have fun. Infrastructure and food are great. Thai people are friendly and welcoming, even when it not always feels genuine. With that said, it’s not a good city for long term living. It’s too hot and humid. Felt air temperature is between 37°C-45°C almost year round during the day. It’s makes all outdoor activity unpleasant. Getting your daily d
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 37° 99° 32° 90°🥵AQI 99😷✈️23h$1,403 / mo🌇 Also went here59 people
