| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.03/5 (Rank #854)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
19% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $6,581 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 26 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 22°C71°F (feels 22°C72°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 87%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😥 Medium: 60%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 5 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Good |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Very high |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Great
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very rich:
$5,428 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Oceania |
| 🚩 Country | Australia |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 10 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 26 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 22°C 71°F + 😊 Comfy (87%) = feels 22°C 72°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 5 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 10 AUD in USD | USD 7.01 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | AUD 100 = USD 70 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | The Top Shop |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Startinno |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| ♻️ Return rate | 9% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 6,300 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $65,130 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 75% 👱♀️ 25% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Kogan |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Singapore Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Byron Central Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $6,581 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,669 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $9,343 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,669 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,731 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,417 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $1,296,120 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $222 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $247 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $18 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $8 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $12,639 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ 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
✅ Safe for women
✅ Very family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ 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) |
2577° warm |
2577° warm |
2475° warm |
2170° mild |
1966° mild |
1864° cool |
1763° cool |
1864° cool |
2170° mild |
2272° mild |
2373° mild |
2475° warm |
| Real (median) |
2577°
warm |
2577°
warm |
2475°
warm |
2171°
mild |
1966°
mild |
1763°
cool |
1762°
cool |
1865°
mild |
2067°
mild |
2271°
mild |
2373°
mild |
2475°
warm |
| Humidity |
nice 76% |
nice 76% |
nice 77% |
nice 73% |
nice 72% |
damp 72% |
nice 68% |
nice 68% |
nice 69% |
nice 75% |
nice 75% |
nice 77% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 128mm |
rainy 161mm |
rainy 136mm |
rainy 87mm |
rainy 93mm |
dry 46mm |
rainy 64mm |
dry 20mm |
dry 45mm |
rainy 81mm |
rainy 107mm |
rainy 114mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 58% |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 67% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 40% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 64% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
| Remote workers | 800 people | 1,125 people | 800 people | 1,000 people | 667 people | 675 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 1,400 people | 840 people | 900 people |
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