⭐️ Total score |
2.23/5 (Rank #615)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,262 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🤬 Unusably slow: 3 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 26°C79°F (feels 24°C75°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
🌵 Too dry: 16%
|
👌 Safety |
Okay
|
👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Bad
|
🎓 Education level* |
Low |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Okay
|
💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$368 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Africa |
🚩 Country | Namibia |
🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 3 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 26°C 79°F + 🌵 Too dry (16%) = feels 24°C 75°F
|
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 100 NAD in USD | USD 5.64 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NAD 10,000 = USD 564 |
💻 Best coworking space | Regus |
☕️ Best coffee place | The Joy of Food Windhoek |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 6% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 330,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $4,415 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 71% 👱♀️ 29% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Air Namibia |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Namibia |
🏥 Best hospital | Rhino Park Private Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,262 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,157 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,988 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $568 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,628 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,602 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $355 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $73,355 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $76 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $53 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $233 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $9 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
👩🏫 International school | $3,822 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $12 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $3 / trip |
✅ Quiet city
✅ Some nightlife options
✅ Good day trip destinations nearby
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Unreliable internet
❌ Few things to do
❌ Feels unsafe in some areas
❌ Uncomfortable atmosphere on weekends
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very dry air now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 25°C / 77°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 26°C / 79°F warm | 23°C / 73°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 26°C / 79°F warm | 26°C / 79°F warm |
Real (median) |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
26°C / 78°F
warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
19°C / 65°F
mild |
19°C / 65°F
mild |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
29°C / 83°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
Humidity |
nice 76% |
nice 49% |
nice 51% |
nice 41% |
nice 35% |
nice 34% |
too dry 28% |
too dry 22% |
too dry 16% |
too dry 16% |
too dry 15% |
too dry 22% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
rainy 135mm |
dry 42mm |
rainy 62mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 5mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 19% |
clear 9% |
clear 6% |
clear 4% |
clear 5% |
clear 9% |
clear 4% |
pockets 10% |
pockets 15% |
Sun |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 12 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 12 UVI |
avoid sun 13 UVI |
avoid sun 13 UVI |
Remote workers | 250 people | 240 people | 367 people | 250 people | 400 people | 300 people | 200 people | 350 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 400 people |
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