⭐️ Total score |
2.87/5 (Rank #82)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍8 liked it 👎1 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,926 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 15Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 13°C55°F (feels 11°C52°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 92%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 20 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 23 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Great
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
Very high |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,506 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Sprawling: 2k ppl/km² (1 per 22x22m)
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🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Oceania |
🚩 Country | Australia |
🗓️ Average trip length | 15 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 15 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 13°C 55°F + 💦 Damp (92%) = feels 11°C 52°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 20 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 24 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Surry Hills |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Botany Bay |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10 AUD in USD | USD 6.57 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | AUD 100 = USD 66 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Fishburners |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Village Australia |
☕️ Best coffee place | MCA Café |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Cafe Hernandez |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍15% of visitors return |
📸 Visitors per year | 3,857,900 visitors |
📸 Tourists now | 73,936 tourists |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 4,300,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $54,069 / year |
😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ empty: 22x22m (484m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 54% 👱♀️ 46% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 79% 👱♀️ 21% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Kogan |
🏠 Apartment listings | Gumtree |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | JetStar |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Qantas |
🏥 Best hospital | East Sydney Private Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,926 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,004 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $7,080 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $2,023 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,161 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,268 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,812 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $987,795 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $101 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $107 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $263 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $13 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $15,171 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $59 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $9,580 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $27,512 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $91,425 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Good job opportunities
✅ Mild weather
✅ High food quality
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Good 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
❌ Isolated
❌ Can feel boring
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ 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 | 22°C / 72°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 17°C / 63°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 19°C / 66°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild |
Real (median) |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
19°C / 65°F
mild |
17°C / 62°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
Humidity |
nice 73% |
nice 77% |
nice 74% |
nice 71% |
damp 72% |
damp 71% |
nice 61% |
nice 61% |
nice 61% |
nice 66% |
nice 78% |
nice 76% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 81mm |
rainy 100mm |
rainy 88mm |
dry 27mm |
rainy 92mm |
rainy 94mm |
dry 43mm |
rainy 56mm |
dry 47mm |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 76mm |
Cloud |
pockets 42% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 33% |
cloudy 57% |
pockets 48% |
Air quality |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 22 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 7 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
Remote workers | 1,619 people | 1,419 people | 1,467 people | 1,222 people | 1,120 people | 800 people | 845 people | 930 people | 1,227 people | 1,180 people | 1,278 people | 1,809 people |
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