⭐️ Total score |
2.17/5 (Rank #834)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,485 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 23 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Great |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 7°C45°F (feels 6°C43°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 94%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😊 High: 64%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 21 US AQI
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👌 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
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | Canada |
🗓️ Average trip length | 6 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 23 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 7°C 45°F + 💦 Damp (94%) = feels 6°C 43°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 21 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10 CAD in USD | USD 7.12 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CAD 100 = USD 71 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | co+lab |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Prospera Place |
☕️ Best coffee place | The Bean Scene Coffee House |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Tim Hortons |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍21% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 130,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,154 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 67% 👱♀️ 33% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Best Buy |
🏠 Apartment listings | Kijiji |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | West Jet |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Canada |
🏥 Best hospital | Interior Health Authority Okanagan |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,485 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,429 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,275 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,507 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,969 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,108 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,265 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $690,383 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $233 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $102 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $247 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $11 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $17,296 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $30 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ 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+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | -1°C / 30°F freezing | 1°C / 34°F cold | 5°C / 41°F cold | 6°C / 43°F cold | 10°C / 50°F cold | 14°C / 57°F cool | 24°C / 75°F warm | 22°C / 72°F mild | 13°C / 55°F cool | 11°C / 52°F cool | 1°C / 34°F cold | -3°C / 27°F freezing |
Real (median) |
-1°C / 30°F
freezing |
1°C / 34°F
very cold |
5°C / 41°F
very cold |
6°C / 42°F
very cold |
10°C / 50°F
cold |
14°C / 57°F
cool |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
11°C / 51°F
cool |
1°C / 33°F
very cold |
-3°C / 28°F
freezing |
Humidity |
damp 76% |
nice 68% |
nice 66% |
nice 52% |
nice 53% |
nice 50% |
nice 38% |
nice 51% |
nice 57% |
nice 63% |
damp 71% |
damp 72% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | |||||
Rain |
dry 34mm |
dry 33mm |
dry 19mm |
dry 19mm |
dry 27mm |
dry 23mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 25mm |
dry 23mm |
dry 49mm |
dry 42mm |
dry 50mm |
Cloud |
pockets 42% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 31% |
clear 6% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 43% |
Air quality |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
okay 86 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 267 people | 250 people | 200 people | 200 people | 267 people | 289 people | 275 people | 200 people | 250 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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