⭐️ Total score |
2.11/5 (Rank #921)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,263 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 18Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 30°C85°F (feels 33°C91°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 62%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Good: 65 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Great
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
Very high |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
|
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,506 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Oceania |
🚩 Country | Australia |
🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 18 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 30°C 85°F + 😊 Comfy (62%) = feels 33°C 91°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 65 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10 AUD in USD | USD 6.42 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | AUD 100 = USD 64 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Four Birds |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 6% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 120,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $54,069 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 54% 👱♀️ 46% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 54% 👱♀️ 46% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 90% 👱♀️ 10% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Kogan |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Virgin Australia |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Qantas |
🏥 Best hospital | Royal Darwin Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,263 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,702 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,667 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,619 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,878 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,209 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,310 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $361,561 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $135 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $105 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $351 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $15 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $5,939 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $40 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $3 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $9,580 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $27,512 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $91,425 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ 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+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ 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) | 35°C / 95°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 31°C / 88°F hot | 30°C / 86°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 30°C / 86°F warm | 34°C / 93°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 37°C / 99°F hot | 37°C / 99°F hot |
Real (median) |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
29°C / 83°F
very warm |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
30°C / 85°F
very warm |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
30°C / 85°F
very warm |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
31°C / 87°F
hot |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
Humidity |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 90% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 75% |
nice 62% |
nice 67% |
nice 65% |
nice 63% |
nice 69% |
sweaty 71% |
sweaty 73% |
sweaty 77% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
rainy 308mm |
rainy 425mm |
rainy 272mm |
rainy 123mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 17mm |
dry 37mm |
rainy 167mm |
rainy 354mm |
Cloud |
pockets 47% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 42% |
Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
Remote workers | 267 people | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people | 240 people | 200 people | 200 people | 267 people | 229 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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