⭐️ Total score |
2.22/5 (Rank #635)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,157 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 25Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Freezing
: -1°C30°F (feels -3°C27°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 76%
|
💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 37 US AQI
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
🤮 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* |
Okay |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
🏥 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 |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | Canada |
🗓️ Average trip length | 29 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 25 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 -1°C 30°F + 💦 Damp (76%) = feels -3°C 27°F
|
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 37 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 26 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Oliver |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Grovenor |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10 CAD in USD | USD 6.95 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CAD 100 = USD 70 |
💸 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 | $3,157 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,760 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,240 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,211 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,687 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,490 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $873 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $126 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $49 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $200 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $11 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $7,770 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $24 / 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 |
✅ 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 |
19
-7° freezing |
-4
-20° freezing |
34
1° cold |
43
6° cold |
54
12° cool |
70
21° mild |
75
24° warm |
70
21° mild |
63
17° cool |
45
7° cold |
30
-1° freezing |
1
-17° freezing |
Real |
25
-4°
freezing |
5
-15°
freezing |
37
3°
very cold |
45
7°
cold |
54
12°
cool |
68
20°
mild |
74
24°
warm |
68
20°
mild |
62
17°
cool |
46
8°
cold |
34
1°
very cold |
9
-13°
freezing |
Humidity |
nice 33% |
nice 31% |
nice 34% |
too dry 27% |
too dry 29% |
too dry 30% |
too dry 29% |
nice 30% |
too dry 29% |
too dry 27% |
nice 34% |
nice 31% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 14mm |
dry 14mm |
dry 19mm |
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 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 20 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
Remote workers | 309 people | 200 people | 309 people | 338 people | 378 people | 457 people | 417 people | 436 people | 422 people | 371 people | 255 people | 533 people |
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