| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
4.01/5 (Rank #21)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍13 liked it 👎1 disliked it
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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 |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,457 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 26 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Great |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 13°C56°F (feels 13°C55°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 76%
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| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😊 High: 67%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 38 US AQI
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
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| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Good |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Very high |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Great
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| 💰 Income level* |
Very rich:
$4,506 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Oceania |
| 🚩 Country | Australia |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 16 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 26 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 13°C 56°F + 💦 Damp (76%) = feels 13°C 55°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 38 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 25 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Fairfield |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Ivanhoe |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 10 AUD in USD | USD 7.18 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | AUD 100 = USD 72 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Hub Australia |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Electron Workshop |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | 1000 Pound Bend |
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Penny Farthing Espresso |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Cat Cafe |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍13% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 2,782,700 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 53,330 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 3,600,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $54,069 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 54% 👱♀️ 46% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 78% 👱♀️ 22% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Kogan |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | GumTree |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jetstar |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Qantas |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Melbourne Private Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,457 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,366 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $7,765 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,219 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,374 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $7,345 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,732 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $646,327 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $64 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $241 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $395 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $18 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $10 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $32,524 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $48 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $9,580 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $27,512 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $91,425 |
✅ Lots to do
✅ Good food
✅ Fast internet
✅ Very safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomads.com members here all year round
✅ 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+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Expensive
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
2272° mild |
2272° mild |
2068° mild |
1763° cool |
1457° cool |
1355° cool |
1152° cool |
1355° cool |
1559° cool |
1661° cool |
1661° cool |
2170° mild |
| Real (median) |
2272°
mild |
2272°
mild |
1966°
mild |
1762°
cool |
1457°
cool |
1456°
cool |
1254°
cool |
1456°
cool |
1660°
cool |
1661°
cool |
1661°
cool |
2068°
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 65% |
nice 66% |
nice 69% |
damp 70% |
damp 74% |
damp 80% |
damp 79% |
damp 76% |
damp 73% |
nice 69% |
nice 69% |
nice 65% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 52mm |
dry 28mm |
dry 45mm |
dry 34mm |
rainy 53mm |
rainy 61mm |
rainy 56mm |
dry 37mm |
rainy 65mm |
rainy 65mm |
rainy 65mm |
dry 29mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 52% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 61% |
cloudy 61% |
cloudy 68% |
cloudy 67% |
cloudy 67% |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 56% |
| Air quality |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
| Remote workers | 3,577 people | 4,389 people | 3,821 people | 3,247 people | 3,120 people | 2,250 people | 2,067 people | 2,682 people | 2,908 people | 2,700 people | 3,568 people | 4,418 people |
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