⭐️ Total score |
2.22/5 (Rank #668)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,384 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 35Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Freezing
: -8°C18°F (feels -11°C12°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 76%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
|
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,513 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | Canada |
🗓️ Average trip length | 124 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 35 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 -8°C 18°F + 💦 Damp (76%) = feels -11°C 12°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 26 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 10 CAD in USD | USD 7.02 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CAD 100 = USD 70 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 7% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 100,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,154 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 86% 👱♀️ 14% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Best Buy |
🏠 Apartment listings | Kijiji |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Canada |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,384 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,185 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,269 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,505 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,324 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,912 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,262 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $109 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $63 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $255 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $13 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $10,535 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $11 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Pretty 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)
❌ Very 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 |
25
-4° freezing |
16
-9° freezing |
37
3° cold |
52
11° cool |
59
15° cool |
73
23° mild |
72
22° mild |
77
25° warm |
70
21° mild |
63
17° cool |
36
2° cold |
30
-1° freezing |
Real |
29
-2°
freezing |
23
-5°
freezing |
41
5°
very cold |
53
12°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
73
23°
mild |
72
22°
mild |
76
25°
warm |
68
20°
mild |
63
17°
cool |
39
4°
very cold |
35
2°
very cold |
Humidity |
nice 44% |
nice 41% |
nice 36% |
nice 35% |
nice 32% |
nice 36% |
nice 40% |
nice 39% |
nice 39% |
nice 44% |
nice 40% |
nice 42% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
dry 41mm |
rainy 57mm |
rainy 60mm |
rainy 79mm |
dry 48mm |
rainy 98mm |
rainy 99mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 82mm |
rainy 84mm |
dry 45mm |
rainy 79mm |
Cloud |
pockets 49% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 37% |
cloudy 52% |
Air quality |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 280 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 225 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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