⭐️ Total score |
2.78/5 (Rank #164)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍4 liked it 👎1 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Good |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,111 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 18Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 23°C73°F (feels 23°C73°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 71%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 45 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 33 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 |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Oceania |
🚩 Country | Australia |
🗓️ Average trip length | 13 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 18 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 23°C 73°F + 😊 Comfy (71%) = feels 23°C 73°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 45 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 34 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10 AUD in USD | USD 6.45 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | AUD 100 = USD 65 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | River City Labs |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | The Edge |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍14% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 2,100,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $54,069 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 54% 👱♀️ 46% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 80% 👱♀️ 20% |
🏞 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 |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,111 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,726 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,834 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,667 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,700 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,178 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,298 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $501,329 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $126 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $104 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $213 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $15 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $10,608 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $48 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $9,580 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $27,512 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $91,425 |
✅ Relaxed atmosphere
✅ Walkable in central areas
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here
✅ Many Nomads.com members here all year round
✅ 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+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Growing rapidly
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 30°C / 86°F warm | 30°C / 86°F warm | 28°C / 82°F warm | 22°C / 72°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 24°C / 75°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm |
Real (median) |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
19°C / 65°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
Humidity |
sweaty 76% |
sweaty 73% |
nice 76% |
nice 73% |
nice 74% |
nice 72% |
nice 67% |
nice 69% |
nice 64% |
nice 74% |
nice 78% |
nice 79% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 90mm |
rainy 74mm |
rainy 100mm |
dry 48mm |
dry 43mm |
dry 36mm |
dry 30mm |
dry 15mm |
dry 17mm |
rainy 75mm |
rainy 87mm |
rainy 109mm |
Cloud |
pockets 39% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 36% |
cloudy 56% |
pockets 44% |
Air quality |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
Remote workers | 700 people | 815 people | 613 people | 508 people | 543 people | 383 people | 500 people | 509 people | 517 people | 508 people | 640 people | 680 people |
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