| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.11/5 (Rank #570)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,094 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 42 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 17°C63°F (feels 17°C63°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 75%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 3%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 38 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 13 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Good |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Okay
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very rich:
$3,640 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Germany |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 3 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 42 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 17°C 63°F + 💦 Damp (75%) = feels 17°C 63°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 38 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 13 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Albertstadt |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Dresdner Heide |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 112 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 7.50% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Erdgeschoss Kaffee Kultur |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| 🪨 Water hardness | Hard · 162 mg/L |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 550,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $43,675 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 82% 👱♀️ 18% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Ambiguous |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ryanair |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Lufthansa |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Uniklinikum |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,094 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,801 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,538 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,297 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,631 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,488 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $747 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $371,347 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $76 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $147 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $111 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $17 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $4 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $15,338 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $9 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $11,133 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $34,508 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $100,974 |
✅ Very affordable
✅ Very clean
✅ Good public transport
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
❌ Skews older
❌ Bad airport
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
-228° freezing |
236° cold |
337° cold |
846° cold |
1254° cool |
2373° mild |
2272° mild |
1966° mild |
1966° mild |
1050° cold |
541° cold |
-032° freezing |
| Real (median) |
-032°
freezing |
438°
very cold |
540°
very cold |
948°
cold |
1355°
cool |
2373°
mild |
2272°
mild |
1864°
cool |
1965°
mild |
1152°
cool |
643°
very cold |
236°
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 87% |
damp 84% |
damp 77% |
damp 75% |
damp 74% |
nice 70% |
nice 71% |
damp 71% |
nice 74% |
damp 76% |
damp 84% |
damp 87% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 70mm |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 51mm |
rainy 56mm |
rainy 90mm |
rainy 65mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 107mm |
dry 32mm |
dry 20mm |
rainy 64mm |
rainy 62mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 87% |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 68% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 69% |
cloudy 68% |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 84% |
| Air quality |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 12 US AQI |
clean 12 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 11 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 0 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,050 people | 1,080 people | 800 people | 1,320 people | 1,067 people | 1,350 people | 1,364 people | 1,300 people | 1,000 people | 1,300 people | 1,067 people | 1,200 people |
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