⭐️ Total score |
2.6/5 (Rank #337)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍3 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,519 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 16Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Nice: 19°C67°F (feels 20°C68°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 67%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 46 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* |
Okay |
🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Oceania |
🚩 Country | Australia |
🗓️ Average trip length | 13 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 16 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 19°C 67°F + 😊 Comfy (67%) = feels 20°C 68°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 46 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 25 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10 AUD in USD | USD 6.49 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | AUD 100 = USD 65 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Cospaces |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 10% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 540,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $54,069 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 54% 👱♀️ 46% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 81% 👱♀️ 19% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Kogan |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jetstar |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Qantas |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,519 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,253 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,857 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,674 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,492 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $5,166 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,360 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $675,376 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $210 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $169 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $431 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $16 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $16,846 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $40 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $9,580 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $27,512 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $91,425 |
✅ Nice beach
✅ Good nightlife and dining
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ 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
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Expensive
❌ Traffic is hectic
❌ Hard to find housing
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 25°C / 77°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 22°C / 72°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 25°C / 77°F warm |
Real (median) |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
25°C / 76°F
warm |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
19°C / 65°F
mild |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
25°C / 76°F
warm |
Humidity |
nice 79% |
nice 78% |
nice 80% |
nice 74% |
nice 75% |
nice 72% |
damp 71% |
nice 71% |
nice 69% |
nice 80% |
nice 80% |
nice 80% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
rainy 121mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 127mm |
rainy 82mm |
rainy 63mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 53mm |
dry 22mm |
dry 27mm |
rainy 80mm |
rainy 88mm |
rainy 123mm |
Cloud |
pockets 28% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 35% |
Air quality |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
Sun |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
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