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| ⭐️ Total score | 17 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 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* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | Canada |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 124 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 35 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 4°C 39°F + 💦 Damp (75%) = feels 2°C 36°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 26 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 6.93 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CAD 100 = USD 69 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 7% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 100,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,154 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 86% 👱♀️ 14% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Best Buy |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Kijiji |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Canada |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,444 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,082 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,200 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,486 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,797 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,587 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,246 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $131 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $52 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $252 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $13 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $10,398 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $11 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Pretty 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 very 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 |
25
-4° freezing |
16
-9° freezing |
37
3° cold |
52
11° cool |
59
15° cool |
73
23° mild |
72
22° mild |
77
25° warm |
70
21° mild |
63
17° cool |
36
2° cold |
30
-1° freezing |
| Real |
29
-2°
freezing |
23
-5°
freezing |
41
5°
very cold |
53
12°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
73
23°
mild |
72
22°
mild |
76
25°
warm |
68
20°
mild |
63
17°
cool |
39
4°
very cold |
35
2°
very cold |
| Humidity |
nice 44% |
nice 41% |
nice 36% |
nice 35% |
nice 32% |
nice 36% |
nice 40% |
nice 39% |
nice 39% |
nice 44% |
nice 40% |
nice 42% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
dry 41mm |
rainy 57mm |
rainy 60mm |
rainy 79mm |
dry 48mm |
rainy 98mm |
rainy 99mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 82mm |
rainy 84mm |
dry 45mm |
rainy 79mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 49% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 37% |
cloudy 52% |
| 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 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 280 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 225 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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