| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.16/5 (Rank #475)
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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 |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,135 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 30 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 15°C59°F (feels 14°C57°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 92%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 42 US AQI
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 27 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Great |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Very high |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very rich:
$3,353 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Oceania |
| 🚩 Country | New Zealand |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 14 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 30 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 15°C 59°F + 💦 Damp (92%) = feels 14°C 57°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 42 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 28 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Petone |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 10 NZD in USD | USD 5.85 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NZD 1,000 = USD 585 |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Enspiral Space |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | In Good Company |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍12% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 150,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $40,233 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 80% 👱♀️ 20% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | TradeMe |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jetstar |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air New Zealand |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,135 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,959 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,867 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,676 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,068 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,124 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,269 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $582,239 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $97 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $135 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $219 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $14 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $8 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $13,474 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $30 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ 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
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Very damp now
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
1864° cool |
1763° cool |
1559° cool |
1457° cool |
1457° cool |
1152° cool |
1254° cool |
1050° cold |
1152° cool |
1355° cool |
1457° cool |
1661° cool |
| Real (median) |
1864°
cool |
1864°
cool |
1660°
cool |
1559°
cool |
1559°
cool |
1355°
cool |
1355°
cool |
1254°
cool |
1355°
cool |
1457°
cool |
1559°
cool |
1661°
cool |
| Humidity |
nice 78% |
damp 78% |
damp 78% |
damp 80% |
damp 80% |
damp 81% |
damp 80% |
damp 79% |
damp 78% |
damp 81% |
damp 81% |
damp 82% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 19mm |
rainy 57mm |
rainy 72mm |
rainy 68mm |
rainy 83mm |
rainy 94mm |
rainy 102mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 79mm |
rainy 77mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 71mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 50% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 61% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 61% |
cloudy 61% |
cloudy 63% |
| Air quality |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,800 people | 1,440 people | 1,440 people | 771 people | 1,200 people | 780 people | 1,000 people | 975 people | 933 people | 1,629 people | 1,250 people | 1,523 people |
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