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| ⭐️ Total score | 195 reviews |
| ❤️ Liked by members | |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 💨 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 | Oceania |
| 🚩 Country | New Zealand |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 13 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 23 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 14°C 57°F + 😊 Comfy (63%) = feels 12°C 54°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 21 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 28 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 10 NZD in USD | USD 5.75 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NZD 1,000 = USD 575 |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Enspiral Space |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | In Good Company |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 210,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $40,233 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 80% 👱♀️ 20% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | TradeMe |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jetstar |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air New Zealand |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,392 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,420 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,098 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,742 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,025 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,189 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,473 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $572,025 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $95 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $72 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $302 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $10 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $11,591 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $29 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Very family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 18°C / 64°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool | 11°C / 52°F cool | 12°C / 54°F cool | 10°C / 50°F cold | 10°C / 50°F cold | 13°C / 55°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool |
| Real (median) |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
16°C / 60°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
14°C / 57°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
| Humidity |
nice 77% |
damp 78% |
damp 76% |
damp 78% |
damp 76% |
damp 79% |
damp 75% |
damp 74% |
damp 73% |
damp 80% |
damp 80% |
damp 83% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 18mm |
rainy 57mm |
rainy 72mm |
rainy 68mm |
rainy 83mm |
rainy 94mm |
rainy 102mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 79mm |
rainy 77mm |
dry 38mm |
rainy 70mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 35% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 48% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 41% |
cloudy 51% |
| Air quality |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
| Remote workers | 587 people | 500 people | 486 people | 257 people | 400 people | 260 people | 333 people | 343 people | 311 people | 514 people | 436 people | 508 people |
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