| ⭐️ Total score |
1.7/5 (Rank #849)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,110 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 29 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Bad |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 31°C87°F (feels 39°C102°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 75%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Good: 65 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Great
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Great |
| 🌈 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
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 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 | 9 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 29 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌩 31°C 87°F + 🥵 Sweaty (75%) = feels 39°C 102°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 65 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 10 AUD in USD | USD 6.64 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | AUD 100 = USD 66 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Four Birds |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 5% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 120,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $54,069 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 54% 👱♀️ 46% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 54% 👱♀️ 46% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 87% 👱♀️ 13% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Kogan |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Virgin Australia |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Qantas |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Royal Darwin Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,110 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,749 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,864 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,675 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,265 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,133 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,356 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $373,888 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $106 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $103 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $364 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $6,146 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $42 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $3 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $9,580 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $27,512 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $91,425 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ 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
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 35°C / 95°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 31°C / 88°F hot | 30°C / 86°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 30°C / 86°F warm | 34°C / 93°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 37°C / 99°F hot | 37°C / 99°F hot |
| Real (median) |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
29°C / 83°F
very warm |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
30°C / 85°F
very warm |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
30°C / 85°F
very warm |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
31°C / 87°F
hot |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 90% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 75% |
nice 62% |
nice 67% |
nice 65% |
nice 63% |
nice 69% |
sweaty 71% |
sweaty 73% |
sweaty 77% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain |
rainy 308mm |
rainy 425mm |
rainy 272mm |
rainy 123mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 17mm |
dry 37mm |
rainy 167mm |
rainy 354mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 47% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 42% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 250 people | 267 people | 267 people | 200 people | 240 people | 240 people | 200 people | 267 people | 229 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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