NomadList
Consumer and social
city guide for remote workers
SHOW HN2014
639points
298comments
#8of 2,272 in 2014
Top 1%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
35 positive, 61 neutral or asking, 9 mixed, 51 critical, out of 156 comments about the project. Thread score -0.12.
Idea: 24 for, 7 againstPricing: 1 for, 22 againstDesign: 2 for, 9 againstExecution: 0 for, 7 againstPerformance: 1 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea for discovering places to work remotely
From 3 comments
Hi HN! I made this. Here's some info on the data before everyone goes berzerk :) Firstly, it's crowdsourced from this spreadsheet http://nomadlist.io/edit/ so it might not be…
pieterhg on HNI like the concept for getting some new ideas, but it needs significantly more information to be useful downstream. Having been nomading around for the past year, there are…
noeltock on HNVery cool. To broaden the appeal I would consider expanding to include things like recreational opportunities. I spent some time road tripping around the us rock climbing and…
micro_cam on HN
Objections
Cost figures seem inaccurate for several cities
From 4 comments
I'm curious where the data comes from? I see that it's a spreadsheet but how is it verified? For example, I don't know what the average price of a co-working space is in Tokyo…
greggman on HNOk. The idea is great, but as other have also said, the figures seem way off. Just two examples: Basel being cheaper than Berlin? I have a hard time believing that. But: Hong…
angerman on HNThose european rent prices seem like a complete fantasy in some cases. Sure you get all kinds of outliers in every city but rents in Paris, Dublin and Berlin are certainly not…
fauigerzigerk on HNBucharest ~ $1800 is exaggerated, honestly, if you live alone $500 are more than enough.
tet on HN
Missing visa and legal status information
From 3 comments
You need to include visa situation, because Bangkok is 3rd, but unless you're planning to start a Thailand-based business via the BOI, you're working there illegally if you don't…
peteretep on HNGood idea! But you have to add a visa information for each country. For example, I like Hong Kong, but you can't stay there more than 2 weeks (if you want stay more, you have to…
hal9000xp on HNYou should also add "Visa" field. E.g. any american can live in Europe up to 3 months, but in Thailand it's just 1 m. I lived in Bangkok for about a year, thought I love that…
homakov on HN
Missing crime, healthcare and safety factors
From 3 comments
You need way more data points. I would add crime statistics to this for example or probability of getting arrested and beaten by the local police, and the average cost of bribing…
optymizer on HNGreat idea, but I can't find any information about healthcare? It might be great to live in Thailand where you have to spent just a little for living but what happens if we…
hazelnut on HNI would think crime rate should factor into this as well. It's at least as important as weather.
thom_nic on HN
Data is crowdsourced and subjective
From 2 comments
Hi HN! I made this. Here's some info on the data before everyone goes berzerk :) Firstly, it's crowdsourced from this spreadsheet http://nomadlist.io/edit/ so it might not be…
pieterhg on HNIt's based on short-term staying in the center. It's very subjective data by its nature. YMMV
pieterhg on HN
Requests
Add visa information per country
From 3 comments
You need to include visa situation, because Bangkok is 3rd, but unless you're planning to start a Thailand-based business via the BOI, you're working there illegally if you don't…
peteretep on HNGood idea! But you have to add a visa information for each country. For example, I like Hong Kong, but you can't stay there more than 2 weeks (if you want stay more, you have to…
hal9000xp on HNYou should also add "Visa" field. E.g. any american can live in Europe up to 3 months, but in Thailand it's just 1 m. I lived in Bangkok for about a year, thought I love that…
homakov on HN
Add crime and safety data
From 2 comments
You need way more data points. I would add crime statistics to this for example or probability of getting arrested and beaten by the local police, and the average cost of bribing…
optymizer on HNI would think crime rate should factor into this as well. It's at least as important as weather.
thom_nic on HN
Add healthcare information
From 1 comment
Great idea, but I can't find any information about healthcare? It might be great to live in Thailand where you have to spent just a little for living but what happens if we…
hazelnut on HN
Show bimodal or broke-artist price distributions
From 1 comment
Great concept. One feature request: Better calculations for cities with Bi-modal price distributions. Certain cities have a extremely bi-modal distributions of pricing. I.e. they…
compare on HN
Questions
Where does the data come from and how is it verified?
From 2 comments
I'm curious where the data comes from? I see that it's a spreadsheet but how is it verified? For example, I don't know what the average price of a co-working space is in Tokyo…
greggman on HNGreat work. How can people act on the info on specific cities ? There should be a way to balance wrong/right/... for variables that are subjective (weather, friendliness to…
lolizbak on HN
How is NomadCost calculated?
From 1 comment
Why would being in the center of the city be important? I would think average anywhere in the city would be more reasonable. I would also like to see the costs of a 2 bedroom…
dm2 on HN
Alternatives named
Numbeo
From 2 comments
Those european rent prices seem like a complete fantasy in some cases. Sure you get all kinds of outliers in every city but rents in Paris, Dublin and Berlin are certainly not…
fauigerzigerk on HNHo Chi Minh is almost twice as expensive as Hanoi? I didn't make it to Hanoi, but everyone told me it was the more expensive of the two. HCM is really cheap everywhere you go if…
imjustsaying on HN
Expatistan-style cost indexes such as the Eardex Index
From 1 comment
I don't see this as very useful. People are different, so are countries. Internet is very relative. Can be extremely slow and extremely fast in one city. Beijing 20 MBPS? Really?…
tiatia on HN