| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.98/5 (Rank #856)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,331 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 37 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 22°C71°F (feels 22°C72°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 97%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😊 High: 64%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 19 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 24 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 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
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Great
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,513 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | Canada |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 14 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 37 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 22°C 71°F + 😊 Comfy (97%) = feels 22°C 72°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 19 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 24 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 10 CAD in USD | USD 7.25 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CAD 100 = USD 72 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | The Hub |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Shft |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍15% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 220,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,154 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 80% 👱♀️ 20% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Best Buy |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | RentDonkey |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Porter |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Canada |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,331 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,473 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,724 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,921 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,776 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,991 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,514 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $399,289 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $177 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $164 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $217 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $18 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $15,593 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $24 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,825 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $34,643 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $109,369 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ 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+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ 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) |
-327° freezing |
-425° freezing |
032° freezing |
846° cold |
1254° cool |
2170° mild |
2170° mild |
2272° mild |
2068° mild |
1559° cool |
643° cold |
-228° freezing |
| Real (median) |
133°
very cold |
-130°
freezing |
337°
very cold |
1049°
cold |
1254°
cool |
2068°
mild |
2170°
mild |
2272°
mild |
1967°
mild |
1558°
cool |
846°
cold |
134°
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 86% |
damp 80% |
damp 72% |
damp 79% |
damp 79% |
nice 83% |
nice 87% |
nice 86% |
nice 83% |
damp 80% |
damp 83% |
damp 82% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 107mm |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 105mm |
rainy 100mm |
rainy 69mm |
rainy 94mm |
rainy 67mm |
rainy 116mm |
rainy 80mm |
rainy 133mm |
rainy 135mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 82% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 50% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 58% |
cloudy 52% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 60% |
| Air quality |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 733 people | 600 people | 1,050 people | 1,400 people | 1,200 people | 1,000 people | 1,125 people | 785 people | 1,000 people | 1,114 people | 1,200 people | 771 people |
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