⭐️ Total score |
2.88/5 (Rank #139)
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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 |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,810 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 25Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 4°C39°F (feels 1°C34°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 89%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 24 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,513 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | Canada |
🗓️ Average trip length | 15 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 25 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 4°C 39°F + 💦 Damp (89%) = feels 1°C 34°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 24 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 10 CAD in USD | USD 7.07 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CAD 100 = USD 71 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | The Hub |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Shft |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍16% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 400,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,154 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 81% 👱♀️ 19% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Best Buy |
🏠 Apartment listings | RentDonkey |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Porter |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Canada |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,810 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,158 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,072 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,449 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,955 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,319 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,207 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $185 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $76 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $212 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $10 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $12,196 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $23 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,825 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $34,643 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $109,369 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ 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+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
27
-3° freezing |
25
-4° freezing |
32
0° freezing |
45
7° cold |
54
12° cool |
68
20° mild |
70
21° mild |
72
22° mild |
68
20° mild |
59
15° cool |
43
6° cold |
28
-2° freezing |
Real |
33
1°
very cold |
30
-1°
freezing |
37
3°
very cold |
48
9°
cold |
54
12°
cool |
67
20°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
72
22°
mild |
66
19°
mild |
58
15°
cool |
46
8°
cold |
34
1°
very cold |
Humidity |
nice 42% |
nice 37% |
nice 31% |
nice 37% |
nice 37% |
nice 39% |
nice 43% |
nice 42% |
nice 41% |
nice 39% |
nice 40% |
nice 39% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 106mm |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 105mm |
rainy 100mm |
rainy 68mm |
rainy 94mm |
rainy 67mm |
rainy 116mm |
rainy 80mm |
rainy 132mm |
rainy 135mm |
Cloud |
pockets 50% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 40% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 38% |
Air quality |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 250 people | 200 people | 333 people | 467 people | 400 people | 327 people | 400 people | 267 people | 320 people | 400 people | 433 people | 267 people |
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