| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.35/5 (Rank #232)
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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: $4,164 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 31 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 23°C73°F (feels 23°C73°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 67%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 15 US AQI
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 31 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Great |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Very high |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very rich:
$4,133 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Oceania |
| 🚩 Country | New Zealand |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 9 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 31 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 23°C 73°F + 😊 Comfy (67%) = feels 23°C 73°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 15 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Addington |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Woolston |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 10 NZD in USD | USD 5.56 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NZD 1,000 = USD 556 |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Ministryofawesome |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍12% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 260,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $49,591 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 86% 👱♀️ 14% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jetstar |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,164 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,032 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for couple | $6,053 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,478 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,565 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,869 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,874 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,200 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $389,402 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $88 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $160 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $250 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $14 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $21,562 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ 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
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
1864° cool |
1864° cool |
1763° cool |
1763° cool |
1254° cool |
948° cold |
846° cold |
948° cold |
1152° cool |
1254° cool |
1559° cool |
1763° cool |
| Real (median) |
1864°
cool |
1864°
cool |
1763°
cool |
1762°
cool |
1254°
cool |
1050°
cold |
948°
cold |
1050°
cold |
1253°
cool |
1355°
cool |
1559°
cool |
1763°
cool |
| Humidity |
nice 69% |
nice 69% |
damp 71% |
damp 74% |
damp 78% |
damp 83% |
damp 80% |
damp 78% |
damp 73% |
damp 77% |
damp 74% |
damp 74% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 32mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 17mm |
dry 35mm |
rainy 53mm |
rainy 59mm |
dry 29mm |
rainy 59mm |
dry 41mm |
rainy 55mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 58mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 68% |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 61% |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 66% |
pockets 43% |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 70% |
cloudy 69% |
cloudy 78% |
| Air quality |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
okay 66 US AQI |
okay 57 US AQI |
okay 50 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,477 people | 1,309 people | 1,527 people | 975 people | 720 people | 780 people | 600 people | 900 people | 733 people | 1,200 people | 1,333 people | 1,235 people |
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