⭐️ Total score |
2.29/5 (Rank #522)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,173 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 24 Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Nice: 19°C67°F (feels 20°C68°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 68%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😊 High: 64%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 53 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
👩 Safe for women |
Great |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ 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
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | Canada |
🗓️ Average trip length | 29 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 24 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 19°C 67°F + 😊 Comfy (68%) = feels 20°C 68°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 53 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 26 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Oliver |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Grovenor |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10 CAD in USD | USD 7.23 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CAD 100 = USD 72 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Startup Edmonton |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 8% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 930,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,154 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 89% 👱♀️ 11% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Best Buy |
🏠 Apartment listings | VRBO |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | West Jet |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Canada |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,173 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,859 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,407 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,259 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,407 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,666 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $908 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $285,436 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $113 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $55 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $208 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $12 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $8,075 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $25 / 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
✅ Warm now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ 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
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ 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) | -7°C / 19°F freezing | -20°C / -4°F freezing | 1°C / 34°F cold | 6°C / 43°F cold | 12°C / 54°F cool | 21°C / 70°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 21°C / 70°F mild | 17°C / 63°F cool | 7°C / 45°F cold | -1°C / 30°F freezing | -17°C / 1°F freezing |
Real (median) |
-4°C / 25°F
freezing |
-15°C / 5°F
freezing |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
24°C / 74°F
warm |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
17°C / 62°F
cool |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
1°C / 34°F
very cold |
-13°C / 9°F
freezing |
Humidity |
nice 66% |
nice 61% |
nice 68% |
nice 53% |
nice 58% |
nice 59% |
nice 58% |
nice 60% |
nice 59% |
nice 54% |
nice 69% |
nice 62% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 14mm |
dry 14mm |
dry 19mm |
dry 19mm |
rainy 57mm |
dry 49mm |
dry 40mm |
dry 44mm |
dry 37mm |
dry 24mm |
dry 25mm |
dry 19mm |
Cloud |
pockets 33% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 35% |
Air quality |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
Remote workers | 309 people | 200 people | 309 people | 343 people | 360 people | 457 people | 417 people | 436 people | 422 people | 371 people | 255 people | 533 people |
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