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Workspaces: Unfortunately, it is hard to find places to work from in Santa Cruz.
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Quality of life: performs above average in subjective well-being, jobs and wages, income and well-being, health, social connections, environmental quality, education and skills, work and leisure balance, housing and personal safety.
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Entertainment: Santa Cruz has a lot of entertainment, cafes, clubs, restaurants, places to relax with friends, romantic dates and just to have a good time.
- Safety: The crime rate in Santa Cruz is low, but this does not mean that you need to stop being vigilant at night.
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Level of happiness: The level of happiness and life satisfaction among the local population is quite average.
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Startup friendly: Unfortunately, startup score in Santa Cruz is pretty low. Most startups struggle due to different obstacles.
- Income: Unfortunately, the local population in Santa Cruz has very low salaries as low as $260 a month.
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English: It will not be easy to communicate in Santa Cruz directly with the locals – few people speak English, except for the staff of large hotels and restaurants.
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Freedom of speech: People have full access to free media for accurate information and analysis. Journalists in most cases do their jobs without fear of detention or restraints.
- Internet: Slow-moving Internet in Santa Cruz can interfere with normal work rhythm and communication.
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Healthcare: The level of local medical institutions is very low, there are no modern clinics. There is a certain lack of modern medical equipment and qualified personnel.
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Racial tolerance: The citizens of is quite tolerant and respectful of the bearers of any other nationality or race, their mentality, national languages, cultures, behavior, appearance.
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Friendliness to outsiders: The attitude towards foreigners is very open, calm and friendly.
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Female friendly: Women are still not only dependent on the will of men, but also systematically continue to be subjected to humiliation and discrimination on the basis of gender.
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Traffic safety: Terrible road conditions, traffic in Santa Cruz is extremely difficult.
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Free WiFi: Unfortunately, there are very few points in Santa Cruz that provide free Wi-Fi, and those that do have a weak Internet signal, so in many cafes wifi Internet is available only at a low speed.
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Fits for families: Unfortunately, Santa Cruz does not provide the necessary infrastructure for families with children. There are no children’s entertainment centers, mini-clubs, children’s pools, etc.
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LGBTQ friendly: The attitude towards the LGBT community by the majority of citizens of Santa Cruz is fine.
- Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $1700.
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Nightlife: The nightlife in Santa Cruz is quite low. You will have to organize the evening in a different way.
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Education: Secondary and higher education institutions provide a very mediocre level of knowledge, which indicates the need to reform them and introduce new, more effective programs and trained teachers in Santa Cruz.
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Walkability: Unfortunately, hiking through the city is not comfortable. It is much better to use motor transport to move.
