| ⭐️ Total score |
2.13/5 (Rank #864)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,067 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🤬 Unusably slow: 1 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 24°C76°F (feels 24°C75°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 79%
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Okay |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| 💰 Income level* |
Mediocre:
$1,392 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Oceania |
| 🚩 Country | Cook Islands |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 3 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 1 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 24°C 76°F + 😊 Comfy (79%) = feels 24°C 75°F
|
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 10 NZD in USD | USD 5.61 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NZD 1,000 = USD 561 |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | The Cafe |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Coco Latte |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 161,000 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 3,086 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 5,400 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $16,698 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 71% 👱♀️ 29% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air New Zealand |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Rarotonga Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,067 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,697 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $3,047 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $871 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,526 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,773 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $561 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $374,855 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $118 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $91 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $216 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $8 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $56 / month |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Very expensive
❌ Unusably slow internet
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 30°C / 86°F warm | 31°C / 88°F hot | 31°C / 88°F hot | 29°C / 84°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 24°C / 75°F warm | 24°C / 75°F warm | 23°C / 73°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 24°C / 75°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm |
| Real (median) |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
24°C / 74°F
warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
24°C / 74°F
warm |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
25°C / 76°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 82% |
nice 78% |
nice 79% |
nice 75% |
nice 81% |
nice 78% |
nice 80% |
nice 76% |
nice 80% |
nice 85% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain |
rainy 96mm |
rainy 190mm |
rainy 190mm |
rainy 148mm |
rainy 133mm |
rainy 72mm |
rainy 92mm |
rainy 79mm |
rainy 89mm |
rainy 90mm |
rainy 59mm |
rainy 198mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 32% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 40% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 300 people | 0 people | 300 people | 0 people |
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