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| ⭐️ Overall score | 231 reviews |
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| 🎓 Education level* | |
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| 🙊 English speaking* | |
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| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
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| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 🤚🏿🤚🏻 Racial tolerance | |
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| 🌍 Continent | Middle East |
| 🚩 Country | United Arab Emirates |
| ⏱ Average trip time | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 8 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌤 34°C 93°F + 😊 Comfy (64%) = feels 43°C 109°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 😐 92 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 😐 77 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Du |
| 💸 10 AED in USD | USD 2.72 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | AED 1,000 = USD 272 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Caribou |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 9% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 2,182,900 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 41,835 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 610,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita | $37,622 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 78% 👱♀️ 22% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 73% 👱♀️ 27% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Souq |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Etihad |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Etihad |
| 🏥 Best hospital | American European Medical Centre |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,463 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,592 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,733 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,924 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,525 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $299 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,306 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $61 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (123 listings) | $2,006 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $66 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $14 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $5 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too expensive
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Too hot in the summer
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
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| Feels | 7725° warm | 7524° warm | 7725° warm | 8429° warm | 9937° hot | 12049° scorching | 11848° scorching | 12451° scorching | 12049° scorching | 10239° hot | 8429° warm | 7725° warm |
| Real | 7725° warm | 7424° warm | 7725° warm | 8228° very warm | 9133° hot | 9937° hot | 9736° hot | 9937° hot | 9736° hot | 9133° hot | 8228° very warm | 7725° warm |
| Humidity | nice 55% | nice 51% | nice 52% | nice 51% | nice 52% | nice 55% | nice 59% | nice 59% | nice 61% | nice 59% | nice 54% | nice 57% |
| Rain | dry 0mm | dry 3mm | dry 6mm | dry 6mm | dry 1mm | dry 0mm | dry 1mm | dry 1mm | dry 1mm | dry 1mm | dry 6mm | dry 8mm |
| Cloud | pockets 16% | pockets 16% | pockets 15% | pockets 24% | clear 3% | pockets 10% | pockets 11% | pockets 14% | pockets 21% | clear 0% | pockets 14% | clear 9% |
| Air quality | okay 62 US AQI | okay 68 US AQI | okay 57 US AQI | okay 92 US AQI | okay 77 US AQI | okay 97 US AQI | bad 132 US AQI | okay 91 US AQI | okay 77 US AQI | okay 63 US AQI | clean 47 US AQI | okay 55 US AQI |
| Sun | sunburn 7 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | sunscreen 6 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI |
| Nomad List members | 2 people | 1 people | 2 people | 1 people | 2 people | 2 people | 1 people | 2 people | 1 people | 2 people | 1 people | 2 people |
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 21✈️11h$3,177 / mo33MbpsMy girlfriend and I lived in Belgrade for over a month and absolutely loved it! It has a bit of a raw feeling and the indoor smoking is something that's hard to get used to, but in general we felt welcomed with open arms with pretty much everyone we've been in contact with. We were particularly fond of the Dorcol region to stay, eat and live. The castle area is great for a walk on a sunny day. Also relevant in pandemic times: the food delivery is amazing (we mostly used Wolt).
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 48° 118° 36° 96°🥵AQI 74✈️6h$1,028 / mo🌇 Also went here29 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
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 13° 55° 14° 58°AQI 16✈️7h$4,113 / mo🌇 Also went here34 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 12° 54° 13° 56°AQI 30✈️7h$4,316 / mo🌇 Also went here54 peopleThey say you get what you pay for. After having traveled the previous 4 months in India, Cambodia, VietNam, Myanmar and Thailand, Singapore was so easy! The subway system is a marvel, streets signs were easy to read, everyone speaks English (that just makes it easy for me as an English speaker) it is safe, clean, and parks are gorgeous. I was there as COVID 19 was breaking out fairly fast and that put a damper on my time but I was so happy to be there anyway and plan to go back. For digital
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 35° 95° 29° 84°🥵AQI 17✈️8h$2,821 / mo🌇 Also went here53 peopleI live here in Dublin and I disagree you should stay in Ballymun or Finglas. These places are dangerous. Very. Mobile operator Three is terrible. Vodafone tends to be a bit more expensive but to support your work it is the only one I recommend. Dublin and the whole of Ireland is charming and fun. It is not cheap. You will not regret coming over.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55°AQI 33✈️8h$3,973 / mo🌇 Also went here27 peopleHong Kong is a fabulous city - from big city living, to isolated beaches, outlying islands and hikes through mountainous terrain. The big downside is it's EXPENSIVE. You need to have a decent salary to live here - otherwise, it would be tough. Hong Kong island is the most expensive, but more affordable places are possible, the further you are willing to travel. It's quite a transient city, so probably pretty easy to make connections!
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 40° 104° 30° 87°🥵AQI 30✈️8h$2,415 / mo🌇 Also went here30 peoplepoor signaling, disorientation, cleaning and disorganizing of the streets in Lisbon is similar to Naples in my opinion
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 34° 93° 28° 82°🥵AQI 4✈️10h$1,770 / mo🌇 Also went here27 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 21° 70° 20° 67°AQI 38✈️15h$4,736 / mo🌇 Also went here34 people
