⭐️ Total score | 2.94/5 (Rank #593) |
❤️ Liked by members | 👍78% liked it 👎22% disliked it |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Good |
🎒 Community score | Good |
💵 Cost | 😳 Way too expensive: $6,570 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 28Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🌞 Nice: 20°C69°F (feels 21°C70°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 70% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 23 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 2 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Great |
🤮 Food safety* | Good |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Great |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Okay |
🎓 Education level* | High |
⚡️ Power grid | Great |
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | Good |
💰 Income level* | Very high: $6,634 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Okay |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Good |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Hospitals | Great |
😄 Happiness* | Great |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Great |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Great |
👩 Female friendly | Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Great |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Switzerland |
⏱ Average trip length | 6 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 28 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 20°C 69°F + 😊 Comfy (70%) = feels 21°C 70°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 23 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 2 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Seefeld |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Wollishofen |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CHF 100 = USD 109 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
💻 Best coworking space | CoLab Zurich |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Impact Hub |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍13% of visitors return |
📸 Visitors per year | 2,240,000 visitors |
📸 Tourists now | 42,930 tourists |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 400,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $79,609 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) | 👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 80% 👱♀️ 20% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Digitec |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Easyjet |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Swiss |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $6,570 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,972 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $8,237 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $2,353 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,397 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,366 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,634 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $206 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $143 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $389 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $25 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $6 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $10 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $6 |
👩🏫 International school | $35,426 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $56 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg ~3km/2mi trip) | $20 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $4,328 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $14,553 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $65,337 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomad List members here all year round
✅ 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
✅ Very family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 362° cold | 489° cold | 489° cold | 5513° cool | 5513° cool | 7323° mild | 7222° mild | 7021° mild | 7021° mild | 5714° cool | 468° cold | 394° cold |
Real | 362° very cold | 489° cold | 489° cold | 5513° cool | 5513° cool | 7323° mild | 7222° mild | 7021° mild | 6921° mild | 5714° cool | 468° cold | 394° very cold |
Humidity | damp 76% | damp 72% | nice 65% | nice 62% | damp 74% | nice 77% | nice 84% | nice 79% | nice 79% | damp 75% | damp 78% | damp 79% |
Rain | rainy 190mm | rainy 70mm | rainy 77mm | rainy 61mm | rainy 195mm | rainy 137mm | rainy 210mm | rainy 117mm | rainy 51mm | dry 38mm | rainy 61mm | rainy 127mm |
Cloud | overcast 92% | cloudy 77% | cloudy 64% | cloudy 59% | cloudy 81% | cloudy 77% | cloudy 78% | cloudy 72% | cloudy 60% | cloudy 69% | cloudy 84% | cloudy 89% |
Air quality | clean 2 US AQI | clean 3 US AQI | clean 2 US AQI | clean 2 US AQI | clean 1 US AQI | clean 1 US AQI | clean 2 US AQI | clean 2 US AQI | clean 2 US AQI | clean 2 US AQI | clean 3 US AQI | clean 2 US AQI |
Sun | safe 1 UVI | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 1,013 people | 1,067 people | 1,689 people | 1,350 people | 1,446 people | 1,313 people | 1,573 people | 1,813 people | 1,357 people | 1,183 people | 1,233 people | 1,186 people |
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Interlaken is in an absolutely stunning area, and it's an outdoor lover's paradise. It's well connected via train, bus, and ferry boat, which makes it so easy to get around to anywhere in the country. Extremely clean. Almost everyone speaks English. Lots of young people in this area who visited once and then came back to live because they loved it so much. If you make it to Interlaken, make sure you go into Lauterbrunnen for the most stunning views and villages.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to open☀️ Feels 19° 66° 19° 66°AQI 36🚕3h$7,699 / mo25Mbps×I loved this city! We stayed for one week, but could easily stay longer. What I love about this city is its beauty, walk ability and convenience to other places such as Germany, Switzerland and other parts of France, just to name a few. It’s a big, little city. It has an airport as well, for when you want to go further. The cost for groceries were not any different than other parts of France or Germany. There are many students here and a rich culture of Alsatian, German and French culture
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73°AQI 36✈️12min$4,513 / mo24Mbps×People aren't friendly at all, way too expensive and, overall, not a great place to live. Visiting is fine, but don't expect great things.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to open☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°AQI 42✈️13min$3,621 / mo19Mbps×Great place in summer if you love the mountains/adventure/hiking. Quite pricey tho. The Ski Locker is the recommended co-working, very international, great vibe for well-focused work.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 14✈️17min$4,646 / mo24Mbps×I'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.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 76°AQI 68😷✈️54min$3,994 / mo19Mbps×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.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66°AQI 54😷✈️1h$5,944 / mo16Mbps×We stayed in Munich for 2 weeks, and more specifically, we were in Dachau. Amazing city that is very clean, safe, and full of history. Dachau has a lot to offer as well, so I recommend staying a bit further out and take the train to the city center. The English garden is a fantastic place to surf, swim, layout, walk, bike, or have a picnic. I will definitely come back here!
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety greatTap to open☀️ Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°AQI 19✈️19min$5,424 / mo19Mbps×This city is incredible. Now I understand why Parisians look down on other cities. It is endless. Museums, history, cool bars, incredible food, diversity, beautiful people nicely dressed... It helps a lot to speak French. It's expensive. I'd love to nomad here for a month or two. I really liked Marais as an area.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 76°AQI 31✈️39min$5,285 / mo19Mbps×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.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69°AQI 52😷✈️49min$5,742 / mo14Mbps×Didn't like this city that much. Been there twice and honestly it has nothing so special. Just the DUOMO in the center is the main great scenery but besides that, nothing in particular to bother for.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 76°AQI 3✈️17min$5,018 / mo13Mbps×7 years ago Lisbon was amazing. Since it became trendy lost what made it unique. I will return when the hype is gone!
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 29° 84° 27° 81°AQI 20✈️2h$3,584 / mo39Mbps×I stayed in Poblenou, which is a really chill upcoming area outside of the tourism of Barcelona. Really enjoyed it. Very tranquil. People were relatively friendly compared to most in Europe and there was lots of nice food and coffee places. Also pretty okay gyms. Really enjoyed Barcelona this time! Just make sure you stay outside the tourist areas.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 30✈️1h$4,460 / mo21Mbps×Incredibly expensive city, but a great location to get to many other destinations. The city is highly diverse due to all the diplomats and their various supporting structures. You can see most of Geneva in 2 days. The lake is gorgeous!!! Public transport is fantastic and on the honor system. The people are very nice and everyone speaks English.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69°AQI 31✈️18min$5,972 / mo29Mbps×I liked Dubai. Rents can be decent and offer a lot more compared to Western Countries, spend $1,600 on a Studio for 3 weeks, much better than many developed Western Countries. WiFI speeds are consistent and reliable. Nightlife is amazing but easily the biggest money pit as many places even a bottle of beer goes up to 20 USD. Not a bad place to use as a staging ground to explore the region or take advantage of the well connected airport. Very multi cultural place as well. Just wish the food offer
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open☀️ Feels 40° 104° 35° 95°🥵AQI 99😷✈️6h$3,474 / mo6Mbps×Vienna is a great place to visit but do not DN here. The internet is either awful of non-existent—even in coffee shops.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 76°AQI 53😷✈️47min$3,991 / mo15Mbps×Liked Madrid,but its a bit dangerous in the evening and way to expensive! people can be really nice when they meet you but after a while you realize all it's not what it seems. And Barcelona is exactly the same.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 78°AQI 63😷✈️2h$3,753 / mo21Mbps×This city is incredible. Now I understand why Parisians look down on other cities. It is endless. Museums, history, cool bars, incredible food, diversity, beautiful people nicely dressed... It helps a lot to speak French. It's expensive. I'd love to nomad here for a month or two. I really liked Marais as an area.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 76°AQI 31✈️39min$5,285 / mo🌇 Also went here509 people×Super expensive city, with some nice tourist attractions. Wouldn't recommend staying here for a longer time as price levels are almost Parisienne. Also, you can easily see all the good spots within 3 days or so. Pros: - nice tourist attractions (quite a couple of them) - many food options - people are open & friendly Cons: - hella expensive - limited vegan food options - you should at least understand some Dutch or French to survive here
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°AQI 38✈️39min$3,764 / mo🌇 Also went here306 people×Lived 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
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 73°AQI 62😷✈️42min$3,099 / mo🌇 Also went here413 people×Vienna is a great place to visit but do not DN here. The internet is either awful of non-existent—even in coffee shops.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 76°AQI 53😷✈️47min$3,991 / mo🌇 Also went here363 people×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.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69°AQI 52😷✈️49min$5,742 / mo🌇 Also went here557 people×I'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.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 76°AQI 68😷✈️54min$3,994 / mo🌇 Also went here539 people×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.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66°AQI 54😷✈️1h$5,944 / mo🌇 Also went here555 people×Stayed for 2 weeks after almost a year n a half in LatAm. Beautiful city; great food options- especially for Asian food lovers. Plenty of authentic Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese options for about 50% of what you would pay in a Western city. Decent hostels will cost $11-$15 weekdays and between $18-$30 on weekends.... Good internet; beautiful architecture and people but it is true Hungarians can be very cold at times. Overall a good stay with many destinations just a quick and cheap flight/tr
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 76°AQI 42✈️1h$2,277 / mo🌇 Also went here352 people×I stayed in Poblenou, which is a really chill upcoming area outside of the tourism of Barcelona. Really enjoyed it. Very tranquil. People were relatively friendly compared to most in Europe and there was lots of nice food and coffee places. Also pretty okay gyms. Really enjoyed Barcelona this time! Just make sure you stay outside the tourist areas.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 30✈️1h$4,460 / mo🌇 Also went here499 people×Liked Madrid,but its a bit dangerous in the evening and way to expensive! people can be really nice when they meet you but after a while you realize all it's not what it seems. And Barcelona is exactly the same.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 78°AQI 63😷✈️2h$3,753 / mo🌇 Also went here320 people×7 years ago Lisbon was amazing. Since it became trendy lost what made it unique. I will return when the hype is gone!
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 29° 84° 27° 81°AQI 20✈️2h$3,584 / mo🌇 Also went here522 people×One of the best cities in Europe. Though location makes a big difference in Istanbul. Besikatas, Nişantaşı, and Karakoy are parts that I enjoyed. They are safe and have nice vibe and energy. Big city, but not too hectic. I've met a lot of friendly Turkish people there and had good conversations. The food is good and relatively cheap. Outside of the good areas you will find lots of scams, people will try you everyday. Though its not violent, you can always just walk away.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 47✈️2h$1,791 / mo🌇 Also went here355 people×Welcome to the city of main characters. New Yorkers can be incredibly friendly, we're quick to invite you into our places and plans and most of us enjoy a revolving circle of not-so-close friends and a little core group of people. New York makes it easy to do the best work of your life and have fun all night in between. Everything is a tap away. Nightlife can be fun, but the real underground parties have all progressively moved out to no-mans-land in Ridgewood and Bushwick (semi-convenient only
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 76°AQI 54😷✈️8h$6,572 / mo🌇 Also went here412 people×The Sights, the Sounds, the Scents… Bangkok Is Beautiful Chaos And A City Of Contrasts!!! You have here: - modern shopping centers & traditional markets - michelin star restaurants & street food - sky trains & tuktuks - skyscrapers & temples - nightlife & culture In my opinion, there is no other city in the world that offers so much diversity. In addition, life there is very cheap compared to other big cities in the world. You can get apartments with a rooftop pool, gym and co-working
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 32° 90° 27° 81°🥵AQI 70😷✈️12h$1,329 / mo🌇 Also went here453 people×So… amazing food. Great public transportation. Very clean. But very conformist. Self expression limited. The irony of seeing an exhibit on graffiti, yet no actual graffiti in the streets. And the causal racism especially if you’re brown. You could be British born but still expect to be sat far away from everyone else at cocktail bars, experience comments and have weird assumptions made.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety greatTap to open🌧 Feels 32° 90° 29° 85°AQI 65😷✈️14h$4,146 / mo🌇 Also went here334 people×