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| ⭐️ Total score | 137 reviews |
| ❤️ Liked by members | |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👩 Safe for women | |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Belgium |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 5 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 35 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 21°C 70°F + 😊 Comfy (55%) = feels 21°C 70°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 33 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 41 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Watersportbaan - Ekkergem |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Drongen |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 117 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Shambho Open Office |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Likebirds |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 250,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $41,199 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 81% 👱♀️ 19% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Coolblue |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ryan Air |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air France |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,297 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,683 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,036 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,439 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,525 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,682 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,047 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $398,575 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $118 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $121 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $362 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $20,014 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $45,039 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $120,233 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People smoking tobacco a lot
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 2°C / 36°F cold | 6°C / 43°F cold | 7°C / 45°F cold | 9°C / 48°F cold | 12°C / 54°F cool | 22°C / 72°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 13°C / 55°F cool | 8°C / 46°F cold | 4°C / 39°F cold |
| Real (median) |
4°C / 39°F
very cold |
9°C / 47°F
cold |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
10°C / 50°F
cold |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
14°C / 57°F
cool |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
6°C / 43°F
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 85% |
damp 79% |
damp 74% |
nice 68% |
damp 76% |
nice 82% |
nice 83% |
nice 80% |
nice 76% |
damp 79% |
damp 84% |
damp 86% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 66mm |
dry 41mm |
rainy 51mm |
dry 31mm |
rainy 76mm |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 70mm |
dry 49mm |
dry 27mm |
rainy 63mm |
dry 43mm |
rainy 83mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 42% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 46% |
cloudy 54% |
| Air quality |
clean 49 US AQI |
okay 67 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
okay 57 US AQI |
okay 51 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 327 people | 250 people | 289 people | 400 people | 364 people | 550 people | 350 people | 489 people | 233 people | 400 people | 400 people | 400 people |
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