⭐️ Total score | 2.72/5 (Rank #676) |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Okay |
🎒 Community score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Pricey: $3,770 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 46Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥶 Too cold: 7°C45°F (feels 4°C39°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 💦 Damp: 83% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 33 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 12 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Great |
🤮 Food safety* | Great |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Great |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Good |
🎓 Education level* | High |
⚡️ Power grid | Great |
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | Okay |
💰 Income level* | Very high: $3,538 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Good |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Good |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Hospitals | Great |
😄 Happiness* | Good |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Okay |
🖥 Places to work from | Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Great |
👩 Female friendly | Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Great |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Germany |
⏱ Average trip length | 21 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 46 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 7°C 45°F + 💦 Damp (83%) = feels 4°C 39°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 33 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 12 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 108 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 7.50% |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
☕️ Best coffee place | Christi's Eis & Kaffee |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 110,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,456 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) | 👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 67% 👱♀️ 33% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Ambiguous |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Lufthansa |
🏥 Best hospital | Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Trier |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,770 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,956 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,528 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,294 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,770 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,403 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $807 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $130 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $46 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $361 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $14 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $4 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $10 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 341° cold | 457° cold | 468° cold | 5211° cool | 5412° cool | 7323° mild | 7021° mild | 7021° mild | 7021° mild | 5714° cool | 457° cold | 415° cold |
Real | 373° very cold | 479° cold | 489° cold | 5211° cool | 5513° cool | 7323° mild | 7021° mild | 6820° mild | 6921° mild | 5714° cool | 468° cold | 436° very cold |
Humidity | damp 87% | damp 85% | damp 79% | damp 73% | damp 81% | nice 82% | nice 88% | nice 86% | nice 81% | damp 83% | damp 88% | damp 90% |
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Rain | rainy 114mm | rainy 71mm | rainy 65mm | rainy 52mm | rainy 133mm | rainy 89mm | rainy 151mm | rainy 61mm | dry 41mm | rainy 60mm | rainy 58mm | rainy 73mm |
Cloud | overcast 94% | cloudy 77% | cloudy 77% | cloudy 59% | cloudy 79% | cloudy 80% | cloudy 77% | cloudy 74% | cloudy 64% | cloudy 79% | cloudy 83% | overcast 93% |
Air quality | clean 16 US AQI | clean 22 US AQI | clean 16 US AQI | clean 15 US AQI | clean 12 US AQI | clean 11 US AQI | clean 12 US AQI | clean 12 US AQI | clean 12 US AQI | clean 15 US AQI | clean 17 US AQI | clean 12 US AQI |
Sun | safe 1 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 250 people | 200 people | 250 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 11° 52° 11° 53°AQI 30✈️2h$3,695 / mo🌇 Also went here12 people×Most people I speak to confirmed my belief that Marrakesh is a place to visit for a few days max. The excitement and chaos are novel for a short time, particularly in the old medina. Scams, expensive and tiresome. For sure Marrakech is something to experience, it really is a buzz, especially if you want to shop but within a couple of days I learned to avoid the medina as much as I could and within a week I was ready to leave. Plenty of excursions and day trips including Atlas mountains, Sahara,
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 39✈️3h$2,666 / mo🌇 Also went here12 people×Great 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
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