| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.12/5 (Rank #570)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,469 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 36 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 13°C55°F (feels 12°C54°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 82%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😊 High: 64%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 10 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 18 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Great
|
| 👩 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 rich:
$4,642 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | Canada |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 2 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 36 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 13°C 55°F + 💦 Damp (82%) = feels 12°C 54°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 10 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 18 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | City Centre |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Whalley |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 10 CAD in USD | USD 7.14 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CAD 100 = USD 71 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Beta Collective |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Cuatro Coffee |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Blenz Coffee |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 450,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $55,698 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Best Buy |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Kijiji |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | West Jet |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Canada |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Surrey Memorial Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,469 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,014 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,997 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,713 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,780 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,889 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,340 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $934,848 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $130 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $128 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $143 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $18 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $12,132 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
✅ 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
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
541° cold |
337° cold |
745° cold |
1152° cool |
1457° cool |
1966° mild |
2373° mild |
2068° mild |
1661° cool |
1050° cold |
745° cold |
134° cold |
| Real (median) |
643°
very cold |
439°
very cold |
745°
cold |
1152°
cool |
1457°
cool |
1965°
mild |
2373°
mild |
2068°
mild |
1661°
cool |
1050°
cold |
745°
cold |
236°
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 84% |
damp 81% |
damp 80% |
damp 74% |
damp 75% |
nice 74% |
nice 75% |
nice 76% |
damp 80% |
damp 83% |
damp 84% |
damp 82% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 315mm |
rainy 193mm |
rainy 141mm |
dry 25mm |
rainy 84mm |
rainy 64mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 34mm |
rainy 146mm |
rainy 296mm |
rainy 450mm |
rainy 306mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 78% |
pockets 38% |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 46% |
cloudy 60% |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 86% |
cloudy 82% |
| Air quality |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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