| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.42/5 (Rank #155)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍2 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,912 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 27 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 12°C53°F (feels 12°C54°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 87%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 37 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* |
Great |
| 🧳 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) | 27 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 12°C 53°F + 💦 Damp (87%) = feels 12°C 54°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 37 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 5.88 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NZD 1,000 = USD 588 |
| 💳 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 | $3,912 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,546 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,488 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,282 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,971 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,106 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $956 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $411,540 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $92 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $135 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $406 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $13 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $7,839 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $12 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ 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
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Very expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Very damp now
❌ 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) |
1864° cool |
1864° cool |
1763° cool |
1763° cool |
1254° cool |
948° cold |
846° cold |
948° cold |
1050° cold |
1254° cool |
1559° cool |
1763° cool |
| Real (median) |
1864°
cool |
1864°
cool |
1763°
cool |
1762°
cool |
1254°
cool |
1050°
cold |
948°
cold |
1050°
cold |
1152°
cool |
1355°
cool |
1559°
cool |
1763°
cool |
| Humidity |
nice 69% |
nice 69% |
damp 71% |
damp 74% |
damp 78% |
damp 83% |
damp 80% |
damp 78% |
damp 73% |
damp 77% |
damp 74% |
damp 74% |
| 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 |
cloudy 68% |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 60% |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 66% |
pockets 43% |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 70% |
cloudy 69% |
cloudy 78% |
| 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 |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,477 people | 1,200 people | 1,560 people | 900 people | 720 people | 780 people | 600 people | 1,029 people | 667 people | 1,100 people | 1,333 people | 1,238 people |
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