| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.97/5 (Rank #986)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
1% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,357 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 33 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Bad |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 15°C59°F (feels 14°C57°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 73%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😊 High: 64%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 26 US AQI
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| 👌 Safety |
Great
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Good |
| 🌈 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 |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | Canada |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 9 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 33 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 15°C 59°F + 💦 Damp (73%) = feels 14°C 57°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 25 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 27 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 10 CAD in USD | USD 7.05 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CAD 100 = USD 70 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | The Dock |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Space Station |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Discovery Coffee |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| 🪨 Water hardness | Soft · 17 mg/L |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍15% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 250,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $55,698 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 44% 👱♀️ 56% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 81% 👱♀️ 19% |
| 🏞 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 | Victoria General Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,357 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,421 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,765 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,933 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,867 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,604 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,535 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $704,367 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $181 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $151 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $229 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $19 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $22,951 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Good weather
✅ Walkable
✅ Close to nature
✅ Active tech scene
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ 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
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Very expensive
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ 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) |
745° cold |
643° cold |
846° cold |
1050° cold |
1355° cool |
1355° cool |
1763° cool |
1864° cool |
1559° cool |
1152° cool |
846° cold |
541° cold |
| Real (median) |
745°
cold |
744°
cold |
847°
cold |
1051°
cool |
1355°
cool |
1355°
cool |
1762°
cool |
1763°
cool |
1558°
cool |
1152°
cool |
947°
cold |
642°
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 78% |
damp 78% |
damp 70% |
damp 74% |
damp 77% |
damp 74% |
damp 73% |
damp 74% |
damp 78% |
damp 84% |
damp 85% |
damp 84% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 147mm |
rainy 94mm |
rainy 65mm |
dry 36mm |
dry 42mm |
dry 31mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 42mm |
rainy 108mm |
rainy 159mm |
rainy 156mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 76% |
pockets 48% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 44% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 82% |
cloudy 83% |
| Air quality |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 867 people | 600 people | 800 people | 867 people | 900 people | 927 people | 1,100 people | 1,200 people | 1,309 people | 771 people | 840 people | 1,100 people |
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