| ⭐️ Total score |
2.22/5 (Rank #652)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,756 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 20 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Bad |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Nice: 19°C66°F (feels 19°C66°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 52%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😥 Medium: 60%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 20 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 27 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Great
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Great |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Very high |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,506 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Oceania |
| 🚩 Country | Australia |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 20 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 19°C 66°F + 😊 Comfy (52%) = feels 19°C 66°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 20 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 28 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 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 | Corner Table |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | iAccelerate |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Litani's Wollongong |
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Swell Coffee |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Marketview |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 260,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $54,069 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 54% 👱♀️ 46% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Kogan |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Realestate |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jetstar Airways |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Malasya Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Wollongong Private Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,756 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,533 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,062 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,732 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,977 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,722 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,546 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $583,110 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $139 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $89 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $256 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $11 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $65 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ 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+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ 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) | 23°C / 73°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 15°C / 59°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 19°C / 66°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild |
| Real (median) |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
15°C / 58°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
21°C / 69°F
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 73% |
nice 81% |
nice 72% |
nice 68% |
nice 68% |
nice 67% |
nice 58% |
nice 58% |
nice 62% |
nice 65% |
nice 81% |
nice 75% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain |
rainy 87mm |
rainy 116mm |
rainy 115mm |
dry 9mm |
rainy 117mm |
rainy 65mm |
dry 30mm |
rainy 71mm |
dry 40mm |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 90mm |
rainy 90mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 33% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 39% |
| Air quality |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
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