| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
2.54/5 (Rank #1282)
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| ๐ Quality of life score |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Family score |
Okay |
| ๐ Community score |
Okay |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| ๐ต Cost |
๐ณ Extremely expensive: $6,549 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 7 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Okay |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Hot: 29ยฐC84ยฐF (feels 35ยฐC95ยฐF)
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| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ฅต Sweaty: 83%
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| ๐ Safety |
Good
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| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Bad |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* |
Good
|
| ๐ค Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| ๐ Education level* |
Mediocre |
| โก๏ธ Power grid |
Good
|
| ๐ Resilience to climate change |
Great
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| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Very poor:
$351 / mo
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| ๐ English speaking* |
Good |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Bad |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Good |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Okay |
| ๐ Continent | Oceania |
| ๐ฉ Country | Samoa |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 7 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) | 7 Mbps |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฅ 29ยฐC 84ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (83%) = feels 35ยฐC 95ยฐF
|
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| ๐ธ 10 WST in USD | USD 3.66 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | WST 1,000 = USD 366 |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | The Coffee Bean Cafe |
| โ๏ธ Best alt. coffee place | Tanoa Apia |
| ๐ช Best 24/7 coffee place | Tanoa Apia |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 40,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $4,214 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 50% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 50% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 52% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 48% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 78% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 22% |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Non-religious |
| ๐ Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Fiji Airways |
| ๐ฅ Best hospital | Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $6,549 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $3,432 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $3,501 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $1,000 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $2,869 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $4,571 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $1,306 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $152,054 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $134 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $150 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $193 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $48 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $2,198 / year |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $19 / trip |
โ Very safe
โ Warm now
โ Warm all year round
โ Good air quality on average
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ High quality of education
โ Roads are very safe
โ Great freedom of speech
โ Everyone speaks English
โ Not many people smoke tobacco
โ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
โ Extremely expensive
โ Pretty slow internet
โ Not much to do
โ Very sweaty and humid now
โ Difficult to do business
โ Hospitals are bad
โ Not safe for women
โ Not family friendly
โ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
3290ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3188ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3188ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
| Real (median) |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2883°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2781°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2781°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 81% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 185mm |
rainy 348mm |
rainy 201mm |
rainy 123mm |
rainy 118mm |
rainy 146mm |
rainy 83mm |
rainy 149mm |
rainy 72mm |
rainy 113mm |
rainy 190mm |
rainy 172mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 85% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 58% |
pockets 42% |
cloudy 59% |
pockets 32% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 70% |
cloudy 70% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 1,000 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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