⭐️ Total score |
2.19/5 (Rank #698)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $2,862 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 6 Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 27°C80°F (feels 30°C86°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 70%
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid |
Good
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
|
💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$351 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Oceania |
🚩 Country | Samoa |
🗓️ Average trip length | 7 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 6 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 27°C 80°F + 😊 Comfy (70%) = feels 30°C 86°F
|
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10 WST in USD | USD 3.61 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | WST 1,000 = USD 361 |
☕️ Best coffee place | The Coffee Bean Cafe |
☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Tanoa Apia |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Tanoa Apia |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 36,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $4,214 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 75% 👱♀️ 25% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Fiji Airways |
🏥 Best hospital | Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,862 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,501 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $2,265 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $647 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,819 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,225 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $361 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $149,733 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $132 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $106 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $191 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $5 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $2,165 / year |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Expensive
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 32°C / 90°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 31°C / 88°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 30°C / 86°F warm | 32°C / 90°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot |
Real (median) |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
Humidity |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 80% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
rainy 185mm |
rainy 348mm |
rainy 201mm |
rainy 122mm |
rainy 117mm |
rainy 145mm |
rainy 83mm |
rainy 149mm |
rainy 71mm |
rainy 113mm |
rainy 189mm |
rainy 172mm |
Cloud |
pockets 31% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 31% |
Sun |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
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