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| ⭐️ Total score | 4 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | Canada |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 25 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 11°C 52°F + 💦 Damp (83%) = feels 10°C 50°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 51 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 10 CAD in USD | USD 7.24 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CAD 100 = USD 72 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | The Creative Space |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Tip & Sip |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 140,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,154 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Best Buy |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | West Jet |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Canada |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,869 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,481 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,840 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,668 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,456 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,342 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,418 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $557,143 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $115 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $77 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $400 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $14 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $18,088 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $43 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,825 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $34,643 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $109,369 |
✅ Very 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) | -5°C / 23°F freezing | -8°C / 18°F freezing | 0°C / 32°F freezing | 5°C / 41°F cold | 14°C / 57°F cool | 21°C / 70°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 18°C / 64°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool | 1°C / 34°F cold | -3°C / 27°F freezing |
| Real (median) |
-4°C / 26°F
freezing |
-6°C / 21°F
freezing |
2°C / 35°F
very cold |
5°C / 41°F
very cold |
14°C / 56°F
cool |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
14°C / 56°F
cool |
2°C / 36°F
very cold |
-1°C / 30°F
freezing |
| Humidity |
damp 85% |
damp 79% |
nice 70% |
nice 70% |
nice 63% |
nice 68% |
nice 80% |
nice 78% |
damp 77% |
damp 87% |
damp 79% |
damp 81% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain |
dry 45mm |
dry 41mm |
rainy 60mm |
rainy 71mm |
dry 48mm |
rainy 90mm |
rainy 85mm |
rainy 82mm |
rainy 83mm |
rainy 86mm |
rainy 52mm |
rainy 73mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 40% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 42% |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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