⭐️ Total score |
2.6/5 (Rank #329)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍2 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $6,146 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 24Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 13°C55°F (feels 13°C55°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 75%
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👌 Safety |
Good
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🤮 Food safety* |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
🎓 Education level* |
Very high |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,353 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Oceania |
🚩 Country | New Zealand |
🗓️ Average trip length | 3 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 24 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 13°C 55°F + 💦 Damp (75%) = feels 13°C 55°F
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🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10 NZD in USD | USD 5.72 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NZD 1,000 = USD 572 |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | The Coffee Shack Wanaka |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 8% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 8,500 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $40,233 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 74% 👱♀️ 26% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Jetstar |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $6,146 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,926 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,372 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,249 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $5,900 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,485 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $865 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $276 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $147 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $387 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $24 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $25 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ 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
❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
61
16° cool |
54
12° cool |
59
15° cool |
45
7° cold |
46
8° cold |
0° freezing |
41
5° cold |
43
6° cold |
37
3° cold |
52
11° cool |
46
8° cold |
59
15° cool |
Real |
61
16°
cool |
54
12°
cool |
58
15°
cool |
45
7°
cold |
46
8°
cold |
32
0°
freezing |
41
5°
very cold |
43
6°
very cold |
37
3°
very cold |
51
11°
cool |
46
8°
cold |
58
15°
cool |
Humidity |
too dry 30% |
too dry 29% |
nice 32% |
too dry 29% |
too dry 29% |
nice 33% |
nice 31% |
nice 30% |
too dry 28% |
nice 31% |
too dry 29% |
nice 33% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
rainy 137mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 56mm |
dry 49mm |
rainy 111mm |
rainy 62mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 104mm |
rainy 145mm |
rainy 67mm |
rainy 94mm |
rainy 130mm |
Cloud |
pockets 37% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 41% |
Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
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