⭐️ Total score |
2.95/5 (Rank #48)
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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: $3,467 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 29Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 16°C61°F (feels 16°C61°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 65%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 18 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 31 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Great
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🤮 Food safety* |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
🎓 Education level* |
Very high |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,353 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Oceania |
🚩 Country | New Zealand |
🗓️ Average trip length | 9 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 29 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 16°C 61°F + 😊 Comfy (65%) = feels 16°C 61°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 18 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10 NZD in USD | USD 6.02 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NZD 100 = USD 60 |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | C-Lab |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Ministryofawesome |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍12% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 370,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $40,233 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 87% 👱♀️ 13% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jetstar |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,467 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,045 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,599 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,314 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,084 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,949 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $979 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $418,952 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $98 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $64 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $416 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $13 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $8,033 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $13 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ 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+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Very expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 18°C / 64°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 12°C / 54°F cool | 9°C / 48°F cold | 8°C / 46°F cold | 9°C / 48°F cold | 10°C / 50°F cold | 12°C / 54°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool |
Real (median) |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
17°C / 62°F
cool |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
10°C / 50°F
cold |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
10°C / 50°F
cold |
11°C / 52°F
cool |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
Humidity |
nice 71% |
nice 71% |
nice 70% |
nice 70% |
damp 71% |
damp 79% |
damp 72% |
nice 70% |
nice 65% |
damp 75% |
damp 74% |
damp 79% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 31mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 35mm |
rainy 53mm |
rainy 58mm |
dry 29mm |
rainy 59mm |
dry 40mm |
rainy 55mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 57mm |
Cloud |
pockets 44% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 45% |
cloudy 54% |
Air quality |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
okay 66 US AQI |
okay 57 US AQI |
okay 50 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
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