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| ⭐️ Total score | 219 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🏥 Healthcare* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Oceania |
| 🚩 Country | Australia |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 15 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 27°C 80°F + 🥵 Sweaty (83%) = feels 31°C 88°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 10 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Vodafone |
| 💸 10 AUD in USD | USD 7.04 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | AUD 100 = USD 70 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Caffiend |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👎4% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 140,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $54,069 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 54% 👱♀️ 46% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Kogan |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Virgin Australia |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Qantas |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Cairns Private Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,928 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,115 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $3,798 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,085 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $704 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $278 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $699 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $33 / night |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median from 60 listings) | $3,412 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $112 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $11 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $4 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $9,580 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $27,512 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $91,425 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
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29° warm |
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25° warm |
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25° warm |
77
25° warm |
82
28° warm |
91
33° hot |
99
37° hot |
104
40° hot |
| Real |
84
29°
very warm |
84
29°
very warm |
84
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82
28°
very warm |
79
26°
warm |
77
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79
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84
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very warm |
86
30°
very warm |
88
31°
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| Humidity |
sweaty 91% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 83% |
nice 79% |
nice 79% |
nice 76% |
nice 78% |
nice 74% |
sweaty 74% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 77% |
| Rain |
rainy 442mm |
rainy 272mm |
rainy 111mm |
rainy 244mm |
dry 36mm |
dry 29mm |
dry 19mm |
dry 47mm |
dry 25mm |
dry 6mm |
rainy 81mm |
rainy 200mm |
| Cloud |
overcast 93% |
overcast 90% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 72% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 59% |
pockets 43% |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 53% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
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A 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.
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How 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.
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I spent a month here in January. It's beautiful, and there are plenty of touristy things to do, however the city is very expensive. There are plenty of places to shop, which is the main reason why I went. There are also plenty of WeWorks scattered across the city if you need somewhere consistent to work. The people weren't rude to me, but that's because I always greet people in French before asking for help or information, so to avoid rudeness, I'd suggest learning basic greetings and how to ask
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Best city in Spain. Weather is great even in December and the clubbing scene is fun. There's lots to do and it's a beautiful city overall. You have to watch out for pickpockets but as long as you aren't leaving things unattended or obviously in your pockets you'll be fine. If you're into hostels, Hostel One Paralelo is BY FAR the best hostel in the area, worth every penny. Will definitely be back, and I never say that.
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Good: - Great local food - Portuguese people are amazingly friendly - Vibrant DN community. It's like the city has been overtaken by remote workers. You will see everyone working on their laptop everywhere you go. - Amazing views whenever you want; you can just get a beer and climb to one of the viewpoints to see the sunset. Easy and magical. - Super cheap Ubers, easy subway Bad: - Housing prices. I'm not kidding, it's the worst I've ever seen. Ultra overpriced. I guess that's the problem when
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