2.91/5
59 reviews
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Edmonton

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Compared to other Canadian cities rent is affordable, but it's unfortunately such a depressive place to live, due to the harsh and long winters. You get about 2-3 months of fantastic weather, and between 5-8 months of absolutely oppressive cold. It has some decent local culture for its size, but a distinct lack of fun nightlife. Public transit is absolutely horrendous. People can be a bit close-minded. Quality of life is otherwise comparable to other big NA cities. Taxes are on the low side. It's very out of the way - there's no real reason to come here as a tourist because Calgary is closer to everything interesting.

5 years ago

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ 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

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)

❌ Very expensive

❌ Not much to do

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets very cold in the winter

❌ Very damp now

❌ Difficult to make friends

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ High alcohol consumption

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feels (median)

-719°
freezing

-20-4°
freezing

134°
cold

643°
cold

1254°
cool

2170°
mild

2475°
warm

2170°
mild

1763°
cool

745°
cold

-130°
freezing

-171°
freezing

Real (median)

-425°
freezing

-155°
freezing

337°
very cold

745°
cold

1254°
cool

2068°
mild

2474°
warm

2068°
mild

1762°
cool

846°
cold

134°
very cold

-139°
freezing

Humidity

nice
66%

nice
61%

nice
68%

nice
53%

nice
58%

nice
59%

nice
58%

nice
60%

nice
59%

nice
54%

nice
69%

nice
62%

Most common

☀️ Clear

Rain

dry
14mm

dry
19mm

rainy
57mm

dry
49mm

dry
40mm

dry
44mm

dry
37mm

dry
24mm

dry
25mm

dry
19mm

Cloud

pockets
33%

pockets
28%

pockets
35%

pockets
33%

pockets
37%

pockets
36%

pockets
28%

pockets
34%

pockets
26%

pockets
33%

pockets
35%

Air quality

clean
29 US AQI

clean
26 US AQI

clean
33 US AQI

clean
25 US AQI

clean
31 US AQI

clean
26 US AQI

clean
29 US AQI

clean
33 US AQI

clean
20 US AQI

clean
34 US AQI

clean
29 US AQI

Remote workers

950 people

600 people

927 people

1,029 people

1,140 people

1,350 people

1,246 people

1,309 people

1,267 people

1,050 people

750 people

1,500 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Calgary

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels -3° 27° -1° 30° AQI 54 😷

✈️22min

$3,629 / mo

26 Mbps

Banff

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels -16° 3° -11° 12°

✈️24min

$6,122 / mo

38 Mbps

Fort McMurray

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌨 Feels -14° 7° -14° 7°

✈️30min

$4,542 / mo

27 Mbps

Grande Prairie

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels -3° 27° -1° 30°

✈️32min

$2,856 / mo

25 Mbps

Revelstoke

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety bad

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🌫 Feels 3° 37° 3° 37°

✈️34min

$3,894 / mo

33 Mbps

Lethbridge

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels -2° 28° 1° 35°

✈️34min

$3,863 / mo

26 Mbps

Saskatoon

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels -19° -2° -14° 7°

✈️39min

$3,425 / mo

26 Mbps

Kelowna

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 4° 39° 5° 41°

✈️46min

$4,729 / mo

26 Mbps

Sandpoint, ID

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 2° 36° 3° 37°

✈️50min

$3,673 / mo

29 Mbps

Great Falls, MT

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 6° 43° 7° 45°

✈️55min

$4,089 / mo

33 Mbps

Coeur d'Alene, ID

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 1° 34° 3° 38°

✈️55min

$4,513 / mo

62 Mbps

Regina

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels -19° -2° -13° 8°

✈️56min

$3,038 / mo

26 Mbps

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 13° 55° 14° 58° AQI 64 😷

✈️9h

$6,496 / mo

21 Mbps

Toronto

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌨 Feels -7° 19° -4° 24° AQI 25

✈️4h

$4,268 / mo

26 Mbps

Vancouver

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 6° 43° 7° 44° AQI 20

✈️1h

$4,875 / mo

25 Mbps

Calgary

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels -3° 27° -1° 30° AQI 54 😷

✈️22min

$3,629 / mo

26 Mbps

Brussels

Belgium

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 61° AQI 16

✈️9h

$4,323 / mo

35 Mbps

Kelowna

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 4° 39° 5° 41°

✈️46min

$4,729 / mo

26 Mbps

Kraków

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 1° 34° 3° 38° AQI 43

✈️10h

$2,535 / mo

36 Mbps

Las Vegas, NV

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety bad

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 71°

✈️3h

$4,374 / mo

76 Mbps

Puerto Vallarta

Mexico

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety bad

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☀️ Feels 29° 84° 28° 83°

✈️5h

$3,167 / mo

12 Mbps

Birmingham

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 56°

✈️9h

$4,099 / mo

24 Mbps

Vienna

Austria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 10° 50° 11° 52° AQI 34

✈️10h

$3,655 / mo

20 Mbps

Calgary

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels -3° 27° -1° 30° AQI 54 😷

✈️22min

$3,629 / mo

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Vancouver

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 6° 43° 7° 44° AQI 20

✈️1h

$4,875 / mo

🌇 Also went here27 people

San Francisco, CA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety bad

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 17° 63°

✈️3h

$5,664 / mo

🌇 Also went here21 people

Los Angeles, CA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety bad

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☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 66 😷

✈️3h

$5,059 / mo

🌇 Also went here16 people

Toronto

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌨 Feels -7° 19° -4° 24° AQI 25

✈️4h

$4,268 / mo

🌇 Also went here25 people

Montreal

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels -15° 5° -11° 12°

✈️4h

$3,786 / mo

🌇 Also went here18 people

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌤 Feels -4° 25° -1° 30°

✈️4h

$7,083 / mo

🌇 Also went here23 people

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 60° AQI 46

✈️9h

$5,797 / mo

🌇 Also went here30 people

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌫 Feels 17° 63° 17° 63° AQI 52 😷

✈️10h

$5,503 / mo

🌇 Also went here18 people

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 7° 45° 8° 47° AQI 57 😷

✈️10h

$4,140 / mo

🌇 Also went here16 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 53 😷

✈️10h

$3,939 / mo

🌇 Also went here16 people

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌫 Feels 15° 59° 15° 58° AQI 87 😷

✈️10h

$4,516 / mo

🌇 Also went here23 people

Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 60°

✈️11h

$5,333 / mo

🌇 Also went here16 people

Chiang Mai

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 29° 84° 27° 80° AQI 21

✈️15h

$1,303 / mo

🌇 Also went here19 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 42° 108° 32° 90° 🥵 AQI 76 😷

✈️16h

$1,643 / mo

🌇 Also went here22 people

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

🎒 Nomad Score™	2.91/5 (Rank #702) 59 reviews
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	🧐 Pricey: $3,156 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 26 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Bad
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Freezing : -2°C29°F (feels -4°C25°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	💦 Damp: 75%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	😊 High: 64%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Good: 41 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
👩 Safe for women	Great
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🤝 Lack of racism*	Great
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Great
💰 Income level*	Very high: $3,513 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Great
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Okay
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Okay
🍸 Nightlife	Bad
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Great
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	North America
🚩 Country	Canada
🗓️ Average trip length	29 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	26 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌥 -2°C 29°F + 💦 Damp (75%) = feels -4°C 25°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 41 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 26 US AQI
🔌 Power	115V 60Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 10 CAD in USD	USD 7.31
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	CAD 100 = USD 73
💸 Tipping	Yes, 15%
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
💻 Best coworking space	Startup Edmonton
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	8% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	930,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$42,154 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 49% 👱‍♀️ 51%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 53% 👱‍♀️ 47%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 89% 👱‍♀️ 11%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Best Buy
🏠 Apartment listings	VRBO
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	West Jet
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Air Canada

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$3,156 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,878 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$4,458 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,274 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$2,294 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$1,675 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$918 / month
🏠 Median home price	$288,349
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$107 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$55 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$210 / month
🍛 Dinner	$12
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$5
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$4
👩‍🏫 International school	$8,168 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$26 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$4 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$12,825
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$34,643
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$109,369