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| ⭐️ Total score | 79 reviews |
| ❤️ Liked by members | |
| 👍 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* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 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 |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 15 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 25 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 11°C 52°F + 💦 Damp (98%) = feels 10°C 50°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 24 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 7.18 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CAD 100 = USD 72 |
| 💸 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 | $3,582 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,184 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,152 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,472 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,235 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,323 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,226 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $394,992 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $152 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $76 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $215 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $10 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $12,389 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $24 / 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
✅ Very 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 (median) | -3°C / 27°F freezing | -4°C / 25°F freezing | 0°C / 32°F freezing | 7°C / 45°F cold | 12°C / 54°F cool | 20°C / 68°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 15°C / 59°F cool | 6°C / 43°F cold | -2°C / 28°F freezing |
| Real (median) |
1°C / 33°F
very cold |
-1°C / 30°F
freezing |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
15°C / 58°F
cool |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
1°C / 34°F
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 84% |
damp 74% |
nice 62% |
damp 74% |
damp 73% |
nice 78% |
nice 86% |
nice 84% |
nice 82% |
damp 77% |
damp 81% |
damp 77% |
| 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 | 244 people | 200 people | 350 people | 467 people | 400 people | 333 people | 400 people | 267 people | 340 people | 400 people | 433 people | 267 people |
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