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| ⭐️ Total score | 113 reviews |
| ❤️ Liked by members | |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👩 Safe for women | |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | Canada |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 10 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 23 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 17°C 63°F + 💦 Damp (80%) = feels 17°C 63°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 27 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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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 | The Dock |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Space Station |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Discovery Coffee |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍16% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 86,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,154 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 44% 👱♀️ 56% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 85% 👱♀️ 15% |
| 🏞 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 | Victoria General Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,983 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,036 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,527 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,865 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,169 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,502 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,543 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $723,298 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $195 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $115 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $18 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $14,001 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $29 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $8 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Good weather
✅ Walkable
✅ Close to nature
✅ Active tech scene
✅ Pretty 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
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Very expensive
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 7°C / 45°F cold | 6°C / 43°F cold | 8°C / 46°F cold | 10°C / 50°F cold | 13°C / 55°F cool | 13°C / 55°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 11°C / 52°F cool | 8°C / 46°F cold | 5°C / 41°F cold |
| Real (median) |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
7°C / 44°F
cold |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
10°C / 50°F
cold |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
17°C / 62°F
cool |
17°C / 62°F
cool |
15°C / 58°F
cool |
11°C / 52°F
cool |
9°C / 47°F
cold |
6°C / 42°F
very cold |
| Humidity |
nice 69% |
damp 72% |
nice 58% |
nice 69% |
damp 74% |
damp 71% |
damp 71% |
damp 74% |
damp 78% |
damp 84% |
damp 84% |
damp 81% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain |
rainy 147mm |
rainy 94mm |
rainy 64mm |
dry 36mm |
dry 42mm |
dry 31mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 42mm |
rainy 107mm |
rainy 159mm |
rainy 156mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 41% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 11% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 41% |
| Air quality |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 300 people | 200 people | 267 people | 267 people | 289 people | 291 people | 367 people | 400 people | 444 people | 267 people | 260 people | 320 people |
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