| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.12/5 (Rank #584)
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| ๐ Quality of life score |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Family score |
Okay |
| ๐ Community score |
Okay |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| ๐ต Cost |
๐ Affordable: $1,290 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 8 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Okay |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ Perfect: 21ยฐC71ยฐF (feels 21ยฐC70ยฐF)
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| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ต Too dry: 26%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ท Unhealthy : 180 US AQI
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| ๐ Safety |
Okay
|
| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Okay |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* |
Great
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| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* |
Okay
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| ๐ค Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| ๐ Education level* |
Mediocre |
| โก๏ธ Power grid |
Great
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| ๐ Resilience to climate change |
Great
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| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Poor:
$807 / mo
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| ๐ English speaking* |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Great |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Bad |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Great |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Great |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Bad |
| ๐ Continent | Latin America |
| ๐ฉ Country | Peru |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 6 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) | 8 Mbps |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
โ๏ธ 21ยฐC 71ยฐF + ๐ต Too dry (26%) = feels 21ยฐC 70ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐โ ๏ธ 180 US AQI = ๐ฌ ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 60Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
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| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| ๐ธ 10 PEN in USD | USD 2.90 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | PEN 1,000 = USD 290 |
| ๐ธ Tipping | Yes, 10% |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐ฆท Fluoride added | Data unavailable |
| โป๏ธ Return rate | 5% of visitors return |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 970,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $9,684 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 45% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 55% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 50% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 50% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 79% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 21% |
| ๐ Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Non-religious |
| ๐ Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | Avianca |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Iberia |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $1,290 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $900 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,955 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $559 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $515 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $1,318 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $354 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $101,636 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $24 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $43 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $116 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $3 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $6,679 / year |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Pretty safe
โ Warm now
โ Good air quality usually
โ Many Nomads.com members have been
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to make friends
โ Easy to do business
โ High quality of education
โ Freedom of speech
โ Democratic
โ Safe for women
โ Not many people smoke tobacco
โ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
โ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
โ Pretty slow internet
โ Not much to do
โ Gets cold in the winter
โ Very dry air now
โ Bad air quality today
โ Hospitals are bad
โ Roads can be dangerous
โ People don't speak English well
โ Not family friendly
โ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
1559ยฐ cool |
1559ยฐ cool |
1559ยฐ cool |
1661ยฐ cool |
1763ยฐ cool |
1661ยฐ cool |
1864ยฐ cool |
1864ยฐ cool |
1966ยฐ mild |
2068ยฐ mild |
1966ยฐ mild |
1763ยฐ cool |
| Real (median) |
1559°
cool |
1559°
cool |
1559°
cool |
1661°
cool |
1763°
cool |
1661°
cool |
1763°
cool |
1763°
cool |
1965°
mild |
1966°
mild |
1864°
cool |
1763°
cool |
| Humidity |
nice 68% |
nice 64% |
nice 69% |
nice 49% |
nice 36% |
too dry 29% |
too dry 26% |
too dry 28% |
nice 31% |
nice 32% |
nice 37% |
nice 52% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 82mm |
dry 25mm |
rainy 87mm |
dry 22mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 30mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 70% |
cloudy 57% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 26% |
clear 8% |
pockets 13% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 39% |
cloudy 52% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 13 UVI |
avoid sun 12 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
| Remote workers | 800 people | 1,400 people | 1,050 people | 1,457 people | 1,000 people | 1,500 people | 800 people | 750 people | 867 people | 927 people | 1,133 people | 900 people |
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