| ⭐️ Total score |
2.87/5 (Rank #83)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍8 liked it 👎1 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,207 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 18 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 21°C70°F (feels 21°C70°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 41%
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| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😥 Medium: 60%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 21 US AQI
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 23 US AQI
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| 👌 Safety |
Great
|
| 👩 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
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,506 / mo
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| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Sprawling: 2k ppl/km² (1 per 22x22m)
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| 🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Oceania |
| 🚩 Country | Australia |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 15 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 18 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 21°C 70°F + 😊 Comfy (41%) = feels 21°C 70°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 21 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 24 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Surry Hills |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Botany Bay |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 10 AUD in USD | USD 6.49 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | AUD 100 = USD 65 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Fishburners |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Village Australia |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | MCA Café |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Cafe Hernandez |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍15% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 3,857,900 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 73,936 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 4,300,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $54,069 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ empty: 22x22m (484m²) per person |
| 👫 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 | East Sydney Private Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,207 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,217 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,990 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,997 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,356 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,233 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,789 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $973,482 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $110 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $139 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $260 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $13 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $14,978 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $58 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $9,580 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $27,512 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $91,425 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Good job opportunities
✅ Mild weather
✅ High food quality
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here
✅ Many Nomads.com members here all year round
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Good 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
❌ Very expensive
❌ Isolated
❌ Can feel boring
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 23°C / 73°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 17°C / 63°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 19°C / 66°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild |
| Real (median) |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
19°C / 65°F
mild |
17°C / 62°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 73% |
nice 77% |
nice 74% |
nice 71% |
damp 72% |
damp 71% |
nice 61% |
nice 61% |
nice 61% |
nice 66% |
nice 78% |
nice 76% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 81mm |
rainy 100mm |
rainy 88mm |
dry 27mm |
rainy 92mm |
rainy 94mm |
dry 43mm |
rainy 56mm |
dry 47mm |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 76mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 42% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 33% |
cloudy 57% |
pockets 48% |
| Air quality |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,555 people | 1,429 people | 1,418 people | 1,222 people | 1,150 people | 810 people | 845 people | 872 people | 1,118 people | 1,133 people | 1,296 people | 1,870 people |
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