| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.42/5 (Rank #146)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍1 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,283 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 26 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Great |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 23°C73°F (feels 23°C73°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 80%
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| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😊 High: 64%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 50 US AQI
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
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| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Great |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
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
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| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | Canada |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 23 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 26 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 23°C 73°F + 😊 Comfy (80%) = feels 23°C 73°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 50 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 26 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 10 CAD in USD | USD 7.17 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CAD 100 = USD 72 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Treehaus |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Work Place One |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Balzac's Coffee Roasters |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | ON Williams Fresh Cafe |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 230,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,154 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 91% 👱♀️ 9% |
| 🏞 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 | St. Mary's General Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,283 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,523 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,187 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,482 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,645 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,368 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,274 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $530,816 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $171 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $110 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $401 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $12 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $18 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Good hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Very family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
-523° freezing |
-916° freezing |
337° cold |
1152° cool |
1559° cool |
2373° mild |
2272° mild |
2577° warm |
2170° mild |
1763° cool |
236° cold |
-130° freezing |
| Real (median) |
-228°
freezing |
-523°
freezing |
541°
very cold |
1253°
cool |
1559°
cool |
2373°
mild |
2272°
mild |
2576°
warm |
2068°
mild |
1762°
cool |
439°
very cold |
134°
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 84% |
damp 80% |
damp 76% |
damp 72% |
nice 70% |
nice 74% |
nice 77% |
nice 76% |
nice 75% |
damp 84% |
damp 80% |
damp 83% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
dry 41mm |
rainy 57mm |
rainy 59mm |
rainy 78mm |
dry 48mm |
rainy 98mm |
rainy 100mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 82mm |
rainy 84mm |
dry 44mm |
rainy 78mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 73% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 65% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 69% |
cloudy 67% |
cloudy 83% |
| Air quality |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 800 people | 600 people | 800 people | 900 people | 900 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people |
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