Pros and Cons of Living in Johannesburg, South Africa

[yellowduck771]

Pros of Living in Johannesburg

Warm now

Warm in the spring

Perfect humidity now

Good air quality usually

Nomad List members liked going here a lot

Many Nomad List members have been

Spacious and not crowded

Easy to make friends

High quality of education

Great freedom of speech

Democratic

Everyone speaks English

Family friendly

Very friendly to LGBTQ+

Not many people smoke tobacco

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Cons of Living in Johannesburg

Expensive

Not safe at all

Pretty slow internet

Not much to do

Gets cold in the summer

Bad air quality today

Not many Nomad List members right now

Difficult to do business

Roads can be dangerous

Not safe for women

[organicswan870]

joburg has been a great place to Nomad. Nice coffee shops in the Sandton Parkhurst and Rosebank area. Very friendly people and fast internet. Rent is pretty cheap. Not much of a nomad scene but there were a decent amount of online entreprenuers around.

[greenbird133]

I have been to Jo berg twice. The last time being 3-years ago. Each visit was not pleasant as being in the city reminded me of being in Northern Ireland in the early 1980’s. I was in the British military and engaged in various bits and bobs in the most dangerous village in the country (based upon the number of security forces who lost there lives there). The reason I mention this is the ‘vibe’ in Jo Berg is exactly the same as it was in Northern Ireland’s ‘murder central’. The only exception is i was walking around without the comfort of a weapon in my hands and three other desperados backing me up (we operated in 4 man teams). I have had a look at the ‘scores’ section on Jo Berg and it is in no way representative of the situation on the ground. Whether you are an expat nomad or a whatever please understand that Jo Berg is not a place to go ‘sight seeing’ in unless you have a couple SUV’s rammed with black water personnel following you. Joking aside there are better places to live in Southern Africa.