⭐️ Total score | 1.87/5 (Rank #1281) |
👍 Quality of life score | Okay |
👶 Family score | Okay |
🎒 Community score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Too expensive: $4,887 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🙂 Good: 15Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥶 Too cold: 13°C56°F (feels 13°C55°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 69% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Good: 53 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 44 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Okay |
🤮 Food safety* | Good |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Okay |
💰 Income level* | Very low: $0 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Okay |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🍸 Nightlife | Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Okay |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Bad |
👩 Female friendly | Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Bad |
🎅 Startup Score | Bad |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Vatican City |
⏱ Average trip length | 1 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 15 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 13°C 56°F + 😊 Comfy (69%) = feels 13°C 55°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 53 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 44 US AQI |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 110 |
☕️ Best coffee place | Meme International |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Coaster |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,000 people |
👫 Gender ratio (population) | 👨 98% 👱♀️ 2% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 0% 👱♀️ 100% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 80% 👱♀️ 20% |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Vueling |
🏥 Best hospital | IRCCS |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,887 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,612 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,967 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,419 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $937 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $5,587 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,070 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $44 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $183 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $72 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $30 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $1 |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomad List members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 489° cold | 6116° cool | 5915° cool | 5915° cool | 7021° mild | 8429° warm | 9133° hot | 8831° hot | 8429° warm | 7021° mild | 6418° cool | 5412° cool |
Real | 5010° cold | 5915° cool | 5915° cool | 5915° cool | 6820° mild | 8127° warm | 8630° very warm | 8429° very warm | 8127° warm | 6820° mild | 6317° cool | 5412° cool |
Humidity | damp 82% | damp 80% | damp 72% | damp 74% | nice 72% | nice 63% | nice 58% | nice 61% | nice 63% | nice 68% | damp 82% | damp 79% |
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Rain | rainy 168mm | rainy 79mm | rainy 86mm | rainy 67mm | dry 32mm | dry 20mm | dry 11mm | dry 14mm | dry 37mm | rainy 52mm | rainy 170mm | rainy 130mm |
Cloud | cloudy 73% | pockets 36% | pockets 27% | cloudy 62% | cloudy 54% | pockets 45% | pockets 28% | pockets 32% | pockets 49% | cloudy 58% | cloudy 79% | cloudy 64% |
Air quality | okay 65 US AQI | okay 56 US AQI | okay 55 US AQI | okay 56 US AQI | clean 40 US AQI | okay 50 US AQI | clean 46 US AQI | clean 42 US AQI | clean 38 US AQI | okay 53 US AQI | clean 46 US AQI | okay 67 US AQI |
Sun | safe 1 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 250 people | 233 people | 240 people | 380 people | 333 people | 325 people | 350 people | 364 people | 300 people | 360 people | 350 people | 250 people |
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