Baguio Scores

  • Internet: The Internet speed is fine.
  • Racial tolerance: Many refugees, migrants or people with migratory backgrounds are subject to racism and discrimination.

  • English: The locals speak excellent English, the only thing that you may notice is not always accurate pronunciation, because the phonetic system of their language is different from English.

  • Fits for families: There are not so many places where you can spend a good time with your family and children, but almost all of them provide excellent service.

  • Workspaces: Unfortunately, it is hard to find places to work from.

  • Traffic safety: A lot of work has been done in Baguio to ensure road safety. That’s why the road accident rate can be considered as low.

  • Walkability: The area of is perfect for walking. There are a lot of quality walking paths, sidewalks. Traffic and road conditions are good organized.

  • 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 Baguio.

  • Female friendly: Despite the fact that women have equal rights with men and the attitude towards them is liberal, in some areas there are still many prohibitions against them. Decisions in the family are usually made by men, the influence of women in the family is very great.

  • Income: Unfortunately, the local population in Baguio has very low salaries as low as $240 a month.
  • Quality of life: Baguio 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.

  • Nightlife: At the same time, the level of quality of services provided in most of these establishments is significantly high.

  • Safety: In general, the situation is calm, the average level of safety, but in some areas there are exceptions. Please be vigilant.
  • Entertainment: Unfortunately, Baguio does not have a lot of cafes and restaurants, places to relax and to have some entertainment.

  • Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $1600.
  • LGBTQ friendly: The majority of respondents in Baguio are against equal rights for gays and lesbians.

  • Air quality: The air in Baguio is considered to be very clean. A favorable climate, no sources of dust.
  • Level of happiness: The level of happiness and life satisfaction among the local population is quite average.

  • 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.

  • Free WiFi: Free wi-fi is available in almost all hotels, but its speed raises many questions. In cafes and restaurants, you sometimes have to pay for an Internet connection.

  • 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.

  • Startup friendly: Unfortunately, startup score in Baguio is pretty low. Most startups struggle due to different obstacles.