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| ⭐️ Total score | 2 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | Canada |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 30 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 1°C 33°F + 💦 Damp (74%) = feels -1°C 30°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 21 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 10 CAD in USD | USD 7.14 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CAD 100 = USD 71 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Clearwater |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 61,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,154 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Best Buy |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Kijiji |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | West Jet |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Canada |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Northern Lights Regional Health Centre |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,495 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,805 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,686 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,910 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,560 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,499 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,493 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $120 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $49 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $25 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,825 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $34,643 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $109,369 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels |
10
-12° freezing |
7
-14° freezing |
27
-3° freezing |
37
3° cold |
55
13° cool |
59
15° cool |
70
21° mild |
66
19° mild |
50
10° cold |
41
5° cold |
30
-1° freezing |
3
-16° freezing |
| Real |
10
-12°
freezing |
8
-14°
freezing |
27
-3°
freezing |
37
3°
very cold |
55
13°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
69
21°
mild |
65
19°
mild |
50
10°
cold |
41
5°
very cold |
31
-1°
freezing |
3
-16°
freezing |
| Humidity |
nice 40% |
nice 34% |
nice 37% |
too dry 29% |
too dry 27% |
too dry 29% |
nice 32% |
nice 33% |
nice 37% |
nice 32% |
nice 41% |
nice 37% |
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| Rain |
dry 22mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 24mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 57mm |
dry 47mm |
rainy 54mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 26mm |
dry 21mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 30% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 36% |
| Air quality |
clean 21 US AQI |
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clean 21 US AQI |
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