⭐️ Total score |
2.01/5 (Rank #1131)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $8,449 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 22 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Great |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 26°C79°F (feels 28°C82°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 77%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
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👌 Safety |
Good
|
👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Okay |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Oceania |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 7 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 22 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 26°C 79°F + 😊 Comfy (77%) = feels 28°C 82°F
|
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Jack in the Box |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Kuleana.work |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👎4% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 67,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 60% 👱♀️ 40% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | American Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | Mahelona Medical Center |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $8,449 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,601 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $8,769 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $2,505 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $6,298 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,190 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $1,100,000 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $295 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $345 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $25 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ 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
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 21°C / 70°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 24°C / 75°F warm | 23°C / 73°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild |
Real (median) |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
24°C / 74°F
warm |
24°C / 74°F
warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
Humidity |
nice 85% |
nice 85% |
nice 88% |
nice 81% |
nice 81% |
nice 81% |
nice 83% |
nice 81% |
nice 81% |
nice 82% |
nice 85% |
nice 87% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
dry 32mm |
dry 31mm |
dry 46mm |
rainy 55mm |
rainy 62mm |
rainy 55mm |
dry 27mm |
rainy 57mm |
rainy 56mm |
rainy 74mm |
rainy 73mm |
dry 44mm |
Cloud |
pockets 26% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 37% |
Sun |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 280 people | 200 people | 200 people | 267 people | 267 people | 267 people | 400 people | 200 people | 280 people | 300 people |
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