⭐️ Total score |
3.04/5 (Rank #27)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍12 liked it 👎1 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,483 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 15Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Great |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 12°C53°F (feels 12°C54°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 85%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 36 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Great
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
Very high |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,506 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Oceania |
🚩 Country | Australia |
🗓️ Average trip length | 16 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 15 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 12°C 53°F + 💦 Damp (85%) = feels 12°C 54°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 36 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 25 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Carlton |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | South Melbourne |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10 AUD in USD | USD 6.57 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | AUD 100 = USD 66 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Hub Australia |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Electron Workshop |
☕️ Best coffee place | 1000 Pound Bend |
☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Penny Farthing Espresso |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Cat Cafe |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍13% of visitors return |
📸 Visitors per year | 2,782,700 visitors |
📸 Tourists now | 53,330 tourists |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 4,200,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $54,069 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 54% 👱♀️ 46% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 79% 👱♀️ 21% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Kogan |
🏠 Apartment listings | GumTree |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jetstar |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Qantas |
🏥 Best hospital | Melbourne Private Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,483 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,542 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,774 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,650 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,263 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,755 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,314 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $591,382 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $59 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $90 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $361 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $13 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $20,895 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $44 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $9,580 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $27,512 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $91,425 |
✅ Lots to do
✅ Good food
✅ Fast internet
✅ Very safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Very family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Expensive
❌ Very expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 22°C / 72°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 16°C / 61°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool | 13°C / 55°F cool | 11°C / 52°F cool | 13°C / 55°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 21°C / 70°F mild |
Real (median) |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
14°C / 57°F
cool |
14°C / 56°F
cool |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
14°C / 56°F
cool |
16°C / 60°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
Humidity |
nice 66% |
nice 64% |
nice 70% |
nice 68% |
nice 69% |
damp 76% |
damp 74% |
nice 70% |
nice 69% |
nice 66% |
nice 68% |
nice 64% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
rainy 52mm |
dry 27mm |
dry 45mm |
dry 34mm |
rainy 53mm |
rainy 61mm |
rainy 56mm |
dry 37mm |
rainy 65mm |
rainy 65mm |
rainy 64mm |
dry 29mm |
Cloud |
pockets 42% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 37% |
Air quality |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
Remote workers | 1,184 people | 1,489 people | 1,341 people | 1,147 people | 1,014 people | 768 people | 694 people | 838 people | 923 people | 929 people | 1,247 people | 1,510 people |
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