| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
2.29/5 (Rank #1307)
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| ๐ Quality of life score |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Family score |
Bad |
| ๐ Community score |
Okay |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| ๐ต Cost |
๐ง Pricey: $3,913 / mo
|
| ๐ก Internet |
๐คฌ Unusably slow: 2 Mbps (avg)
|
| ๐ Fun |
Bad |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Hot: 28ยฐC82ยฐF (feels 33ยฐC91ยฐF)
|
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ฅต Sweaty: 86%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ฑ Good: 29 US AQI
|
| ๐ Safety |
Very bad
|
| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Bad |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* |
Good
|
| ๐ Education level* |
Low |
| โก๏ธ Power grid |
Very bad
|
| ๐ Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Very poor:
$203 / mo
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| ๐ English speaking* |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Bad |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Good |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Bad |
| ๐ Continent | Oceania |
| ๐ฉ Country | Papua New Guinea |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 21 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) | 2 Mbps |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ง 28ยฐC 82ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (86%) = feels 33ยฐC 91ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 29 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| ๐ธ 10 PGK in USD | USD 2.26 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | PGK 1,000 = USD 226 |
| ๐ณ Cashless | ๐ต No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ๐ป Best coworking space | Jurudaya Work Site |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Cafรฉ on the Edge |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 410,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $2,436 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 60% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 40% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 51% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 49% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 75% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 25% |
| ๐ Apartment listings | Hausples |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | Airlines PNG |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Air Niugini |
| ๐ฅ Best hospital | Port Moresby General Hospital |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $3,913 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $2,773 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $5,951 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $1,700 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $3,105 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $4,256 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $1,628 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $146,656 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $145 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $140 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $306 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $8 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $6,270 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $60 / month |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $8 / trip |
โ Warm now
โ Warm all year round
โ Good air quality on average
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Roads are very safe
โ Great freedom of speech
โ Democratic
โ Not many people smoke tobacco
โ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
โ Very expensive
โ Not safe at all
โ Very slow internet
โ Not much to do
โ Very sweaty and humid now
โ Difficult to do business
โ Quality of education is low
โ Hospitals are bad
โ People don't speak English well
โ Not safe for women
โ Not family friendly
โ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
3391ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3188ยฐ hot |
3188ยฐ hot |
3086ยฐ warm |
3086ยฐ warm |
3188ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
| Real (median) |
2883°
very warm |
2883°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2781°
very warm |
2781°
very warm |
2780°
warm |
2780°
warm |
2781°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2883°
very warm |
2883°
very warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 80% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 240mm |
rainy 226mm |
rainy 270mm |
rainy 192mm |
rainy 102mm |
rainy 58mm |
dry 35mm |
dry 40mm |
rainy 50mm |
rainy 69mm |
rainy 118mm |
rainy 200mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 86% |
cloudy 88% |
cloudy 89% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 70% |
cloudy 81% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people |
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