LombokvsWeligama
📶
Weligama has 3x faster internet
75 Mbps avg download speed
💰 Cost of Living Breakdown
Monthly expenses comparison in USD
Expense
Lombok
Weligama
Total Budget
$800/mo
$624/mo ✓
Rent (1BR)
$350/mo ✓
$450/mo
Coworking
$100/mo ✓
$150/mo
Meal Out
$2 ✓
$4
Coffee
$1.5 ✓
$3.5
Weligama is $176/mo cheaper (28% savings)
💻 Remote Work Essentials
Internet, timezone, and language comparison
🇮🇩 Lombok
📶 Internet30 Mbps
🕐 TimezoneUTC+8
🗣️ Englishmedium
🛂 Nomad VisaAvailable
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West0h
🇺🇸 US East0h
🇬🇧 London3h
🇩🇪 Berlin4h
🇱🇰 Weligama
📶 Internet75
🕐 TimezoneUTC+5
🗣️ Englishmedium
🛂 Nomad VisaAvailable
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West0h
🇺🇸 US East1h
🇬🇧 London6h
🇩🇪 Berlin7h
🌡️ Climate Comparison
Weather patterns and best times to visit
Lombok
ClimateTropical Wet
Avg Temp26°C
Rainy Days220/year
Best months: June, August, July, September
Weligama
ClimateTropical Wet
Avg Temp27°C
Rainy Days297/year
Quarterly Temperatures
Jan
26°25°
Apr
26°27°
Jul
25°27°
Oct
27°26°
LombokWeligama
📊 Full Comparison
Category
🇮🇩Lombok
🇱🇰Weligama
💰
Monthly Budget
$800
$624
Winner📶
Internet Speed
30 Mbps
75 Mbps
Winner🛡️
Safety
4/5
4/5
⭐
Nomad Score
3.9/10
3.6/10
🍽️
Food Scene
7/10
Winner4/10
🎉
Nightlife
4/10
3/10
🚶
Walkability
4/10
6/10
Winner👥
Community
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Lombok wins
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Weligama wins
Which City is Right for You?
Recommendations based on your nomad style
💵Budget Nomad
Weligama
$176/mo cheaper with similar quality of life
💻Developer
Weligama
75 Mbps is essential for video calls & uploads
🦋Social Butterfly
Either works
Similar social opportunities
🛡️Safety-First
Either works
Both cities are similarly safe
🍜Foodie
Lombok
Better food scene with incredible variety
🎉Party Person
Either works
Both have great nightlife
🇮🇩Lombok
Pros
- +Stunning pristine beaches with few crowds
- +World-class surfing spots for all levels
- +Extremely affordable cost of living
- +Mount Rinjani trekking adventures
Cons
- −Internet connectivity can be unreliable
- −Limited coworking space options
- −Smaller digital nomad community than Bali
- −Transportation requires scooter rental
🇱🇰Weligama
Pros
- +Very low cost of living compared to Western standards
- +Soft, forgiving waves that are perfect for learning to surf almost year-round
- +Growing community of surfers and digital nomads
- +Good fiber in coworking spaces and several cafés
Cons
- −High humidity and heavy rain during monsoon season
- −Infrastructure less developed than Bali or Thailand
- −Occasional power cuts during storms
- −For serious healthcare you need to go to Galle or Colombo
