⭐️ Total score |
2.92/5 (Rank #69)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍3 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,409 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 25 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 11°C52°F (feels 9°C48°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 84%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 33 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 27 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Great
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👩 Safe for women |
Great |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
🤮 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 |
Great |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Oceania |
🚩 Country | New Zealand |
🗓️ Average trip length | 13 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 25 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 11°C 52°F + 💦 Damp (84%) = feels 9°C 48°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 33 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 28 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10 NZD in USD | USD 5.92 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NZD 1,000 = USD 592 |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Enspiral Space |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | In Good Company |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 210,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $40,233 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 80% 👱♀️ 20% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | TradeMe |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jetstar |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air New Zealand |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,409 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,448 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $6,284 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,795 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,973 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,073 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,518 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $590,463 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $92 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $68 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $311 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $11 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $11,945 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $30 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Very damp now
❌ 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 | 17°C / 63°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool | 11°C / 52°F cool | 12°C / 54°F cool | 10°C / 50°F cold | 10°C / 50°F cold | 13°C / 55°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool |
Real (median) |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
16°C / 60°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
14°C / 57°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
Humidity |
nice 77% |
damp 78% |
damp 76% |
damp 78% |
damp 76% |
damp 79% |
damp 75% |
damp 74% |
damp 73% |
damp 80% |
damp 80% |
damp 83% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 18mm |
rainy 57mm |
rainy 72mm |
rainy 68mm |
rainy 83mm |
rainy 94mm |
rainy 102mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 79mm |
rainy 77mm |
dry 38mm |
rainy 70mm |
Cloud |
pockets 35% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 48% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 41% |
cloudy 51% |
Air quality |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
Sun |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
Remote workers | 573 people | 500 people | 486 people | 257 people | 400 people | 260 people | 333 people | 367 people | 311 people | 514 people | 436 people | 508 people |
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