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Nomad List| 🏆 Nomad Score™ | 243 reviews |
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| 👶 Family friendly | |
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| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🙊 English speaking | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech | |
| 🤚🏿🤚🏻 Racial tolerance | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBT friendly | |
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| 🌍 Region | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Switzerland |
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 5 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 28 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather | ☀️ 23°C 73°F + 💦 Not humid (57%) + 💨 4km/h = feels like 23°C 73°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 37 US AQI equal to 🚬 / day |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 😐 68 US AQI equal to 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance | |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Swisscom |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CHF 100 USD 103 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 💻 Best coworking space | CoLab Zurich |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 👌 Yes, drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 13% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 2,240,000 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 42,930 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 400,000 people |
| 👫 Gender ratio | 👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Digitec |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Easyjet |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Swiss |
| skiingoutdoorshikingsnowboardingsnowlegal weedno-beachairportmildmild nowclean airgood air qualityfast internethigh cost of livingfreedom of pressdemocracyfreedommany womenfriendly people |
| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $5,125 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,233 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $7,916 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,262 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,648 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $453 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $2,913 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $136 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (340 listings) | $2,730 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $90 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $20 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $7 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $8,000 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $14,553 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $65,337 |
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70°AQI 56✈️54min$2,885 / mo29MbpsDidn't like this city that much. Been there twice and honestly it has nothing so special. Just the D
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 22° 72° 22° 71°AQI 69✈️39min$3,978 / mo28MbpsBeen there twice. I love Prague
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°AQI 42✈️47min$2,947 / mo39MbpsConsidering California cities, it’s a nice option to be a Nomad but very very pricey and full of b
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°AQI 43✈️12h$5,987 / mo49MbpsGreat vibe and lovely people (I was surprised at the number of foreigners even in January!), fun nig
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°AQI 46✈️2h$2,125 / mo32MbpsAs an expat in Geneva since 5years now, I'll recommend Lausanne or Zurich before Geneva. French Swis
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 71°AQI 58✈️18min$5,169 / mo44MbpsSuper fun and beautiful city. I find Parisians are actually very patient and warm if you at least at
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 22° 72° 22° 71°AQI 69✈️39min$3,978 / mo🌇 Also went here148 peopleBeen there twice. I love Prague
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 67°AQI 62✈️49min$5,358 / mo🌇 Also went here153 peopleBerlin is great but Germany overall is extremely overrated - it is NOT by any means a modern, digiti
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70°AQI 56✈️54min$2,885 / mo🌇 Also went here174 peopleI have been living in London for over 2 years as a student. It's ridiculously expensive. However, th
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°AQI 76😷✈️1h$3,892 / mo🌇 Also went here188 peopleI visited Budapest for a week and fell in love with it. Simply an amazing and beautiful big city com
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 78😷✈️1h$3,175 / mo🌇 Also went here131 peopleGreat vibe and lovely people (I was surprised at the number of foreigners even in January!), fun nig
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌦 Feels 45° 113° 32° 90°🥵AQI 73✈️14h$2,734 / mo🌇 Also went here113 people| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels like | 394° very cold | 5010° cold | 5412° cool | 6116° cool | 6116° cool | 8429° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8228° very warm | 7021° mild | 6317° cool | 468° cold | 457° cold |
| Real temperature | 394° very cold | 5010° cold | 5412° cool | 6116° cool | 6116° cool | 8027° warm | 8127° warm | 7926° warm | 7021° mild | 6317° cool | 468° cold | 457° cold |
| Humidity | damp 81% | damp 74% | comfy 68% | damp 77% | damp 74% | comfy 70% | sweaty 71% | comfy 76% | comfy 77% | damp 83% | damp 87% | damp 85% |
| Rain | not rainy 38mm | not rainy 17mm | not rainy 38mm | not rainy 26mm | rainy 61mm | not rainy 43mm | rainy 61mm | rainy 66mm | not rainy 32mm | rainy 64mm | not rainy 48mm | not rainy 46mm |
| Cloud cover | cloudy 74% | cloudy 54% | cloudy 61% | cloudy 78% | cloudy 68% | pockets 37% | cloudy 58% | cloudy 50% | cloudy 66% | cloudy 71% | cloudy 88% | cloudy 77% |
| Air quality | clean 2 AQI | clean 3 AQI | clean 2 AQI | clean 2 AQI | clean 1 AQI | clean 1 AQI | clean 2 AQI | clean 2 AQI | clean 2 AQI | clean 2 AQI | clean 3 AQI | clean 2 AQI |
| UV Index | safe 1 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 3 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | sunscreen 6 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI | safe 3 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 1 UVI |
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✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality today
✅ Many nomads 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
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBT
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
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