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| ⭐️ Total score | 21 reviews |
| ❤️ Liked by members | |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👩 Safe for women | |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| 🤮 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* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | Canada |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 24 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 10°C 49°F + 💦 Damp (83%) = feels 9°C 48°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 15 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 7.12 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CAD 100 = USD 71 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Square One |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Café Dagente |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 9% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 91,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,154 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 75% 👱♀️ 25% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Best Buy |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Kijiji |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Island Air |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Canada |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Nanaimo Regional General Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,697 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,498 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,472 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,563 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,066 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,702 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,228 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $537,554 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $97 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $89 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $204 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $16 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,825 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $34,643 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $109,369 |
✅ Very 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
✅ 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
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 4°C / 39°F cold | 2°C / 36°F cold | 6°C / 43°F cold | 8°C / 46°F cold | 13°C / 55°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 22°C / 72°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 17°C / 63°F cool | 9°C / 48°F cold | 5°C / 41°F cold | 2°C / 36°F cold |
| Real (median) |
6°C / 43°F
very cold |
4°C / 39°F
very cold |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
10°C / 50°F
cold |
7°C / 44°F
cold |
4°C / 39°F
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 88% |
damp 80% |
damp 78% |
nice 70% |
damp 76% |
damp 76% |
nice 77% |
nice 76% |
damp 82% |
damp 83% |
damp 85% |
damp 79% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 237mm |
rainy 90mm |
rainy 74mm |
dry 36mm |
rainy 53mm |
rainy 67mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 7mm |
rainy 90mm |
rainy 189mm |
rainy 295mm |
rainy 175mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 39% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 50% |
| Air quality |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 12 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 400 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 267 people | 267 people | 350 people | 200 people | 267 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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