⭐️ Total score |
2.25/5 (Rank #600)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,785 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 25Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 7°C44°F (feels 7°C45°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 80%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 18 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Great
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
|
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,513 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | Canada |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 25 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 7°C 44°F + 💦 Damp (80%) = feels 7°C 45°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 18 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | City Centre |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Whalley |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 10 CAD in USD | USD 7.05 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CAD 100 = USD 70 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Beta Collective |
☕️ Best coffee place | Cuatro Coffee |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Blenz Coffee |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 520,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,154 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Best Buy |
🏠 Apartment listings | Kijiji |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | West Jet |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Canada |
🏥 Best hospital | Surrey Memorial Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,785 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,285 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,150 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,471 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,370 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,538 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,184 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $158 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $83 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $141 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $13 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $2,466 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $26 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ 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
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
43
6° cold |
36
2° cold |
45
7° cold |
52
11° cool |
57
14° cool |
64
18° cool |
73
23° mild |
68
20° mild |
61
16° cool |
50
10° cold |
45
7° cold |
34
1° cold |
Real |
43
6°
very cold |
38
4°
very cold |
45
7°
cold |
52
11°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
64
18°
cool |
73
23°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
61
16°
cool |
49
10°
cold |
45
7°
cold |
36
2°
very cold |
Humidity |
nice 40% |
nice 39% |
nice 38% |
nice 34% |
nice 36% |
nice 36% |
nice 37% |
nice 38% |
nice 40% |
nice 42% |
nice 41% |
nice 39% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 315mm |
rainy 192mm |
rainy 140mm |
dry 25mm |
rainy 83mm |
rainy 64mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 34mm |
rainy 146mm |
rainy 296mm |
rainy 449mm |
rainy 305mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 44% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 52% |
Air quality |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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