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| 🎒 Nomad Score™ | 52 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👩 Safe for women | |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Oceania |
| 🚩 Country | New Zealand |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 3 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 35 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 11°C 52°F + 💦 Damp (83%) = feels 11°C 52°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 17 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 10 NZD in USD | USD 5.98 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NZD 1,000 = USD 598 |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | The Coffee Shack Wanaka |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 7% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 13,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $40,233 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 66% 👱♀️ 34% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Jetstar |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $6,641 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,491 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,015 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,433 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $5,867 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,037 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $717,600 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $275 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $197 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $26 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ 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
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Very damp now
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
1661° cool |
1254° cool |
1559° cool |
745° cold |
846° cold |
032° freezing |
541° cold |
643° cold |
337° cold |
1152° cool |
846° cold |
1559° cool |
| Real (median) |
1661°
cool |
1254°
cool |
1558°
cool |
745°
cold |
847°
cold |
033°
very cold |
541°
very cold |
643°
very cold |
338°
very cold |
1151°
cool |
847°
cold |
1559°
cool |
| Humidity |
nice 68% |
nice 68% |
damp 72% |
damp 72% |
damp 75% |
damp 80% |
damp 78% |
damp 76% |
damp 71% |
damp 72% |
nice 69% |
damp 72% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 138mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 57mm |
dry 50mm |
rainy 111mm |
rainy 62mm |
rainy 104mm |
rainy 104mm |
rainy 145mm |
rainy 68mm |
rainy 94mm |
rainy 130mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 69% |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 69% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 76% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 900 people | 857 people | 700 people | 600 people | 0 people | 1,200 people | 720 people | 600 people | 600 people | 720 people | 900 people | 600 people |
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