| ⭐️ Total score |
3.16/5 (Rank #57)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍2 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Great |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,655 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 28 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 20°C68°F (feels 21°C70°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 70%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 31 US AQI
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| 👌 Safety |
Great
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| 👩 Safe for women |
Great |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
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| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Very high |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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| 💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,353 / mo
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| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Oceania |
| 🚩 Country | New Zealand |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 9 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 28 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 20°C 68°F + 😊 Comfy (70%) = feels 21°C 70°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 25 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 10 NZD in USD | USD 6.07 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NZD 100 = USD 61 |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | C-Lab |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Ministryofawesome |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍12% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 370,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $40,233 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 86% 👱♀️ 14% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jetstar |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,655 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,244 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,636 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,325 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,036 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,697 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $987 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $425,529 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $95 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $88 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $419 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $13 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $8,098 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $13 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ 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
❌ Very expensive
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 18°C / 64°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 12°C / 54°F cool | 9°C / 48°F cold | 8°C / 46°F cold | 9°C / 48°F cold | 10°C / 50°F cold | 12°C / 54°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool |
| Real (median) |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
17°C / 62°F
cool |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
10°C / 50°F
cold |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
10°C / 50°F
cold |
11°C / 52°F
cool |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
| Humidity |
nice 71% |
nice 71% |
nice 70% |
nice 70% |
damp 71% |
damp 79% |
damp 72% |
nice 70% |
nice 65% |
damp 75% |
damp 74% |
damp 79% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 31mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 35mm |
rainy 53mm |
rainy 58mm |
dry 29mm |
rainy 59mm |
dry 40mm |
rainy 55mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 57mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 44% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 45% |
cloudy 54% |
| Air quality |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
okay 66 US AQI |
okay 57 US AQI |
okay 50 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
| Remote workers | 517 people | 400 people | 520 people | 275 people | 240 people | 260 people | 200 people | 343 people | 222 people | 333 people | 475 people | 400 people |
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