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| ⭐️ Total score | 143 reviews |
| ❤️ Liked by members | |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (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* | |
| 😤 People density | |
| 🚶 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 |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 13 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 25 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ -8°C 18°F + 💦 Damp (78%) = feels -10°C 14°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 25 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 21 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Billings Bridge - Alta Vista |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Greenbelt |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 10 CAD in USD | USD 7.02 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CAD 100 = USD 70 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | @TheSpace |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | HUB Ottawa |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍13% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 930,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,154 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ empty: 24x24m (576m²) per person |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 87% 👱♀️ 13% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Best Buy |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | West Jet |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Canada |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,454 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,213 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,490 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,569 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,849 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,840 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,235 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $133 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $60 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $84 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $12 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $18,875 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $58 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
| Sales tax (VAT/GST) | 13% |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,825 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $34,643 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $109,369 |
✅ Very clean city
✅ High personal liberties
✅ Very safe for women and LGBT
✅ Not that expensive
✅ Improving public transport
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ 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
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Internet varies in speed
❌ Downtown issues with addiction and homelessness
❌ Dirty and smelly areas
❌ Winters can be tough
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right 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 |
23
-5° freezing |
16
-9° freezing |
34
1° cold |
54
12° cool |
63
17° cool |
75
24° warm |
73
23° mild |
79
26° warm |
68
20° mild |
59
15° cool |
36
2° cold |
23
-5° freezing |
| Real |
27
-3°
freezing |
21
-6°
freezing |
37
3°
very cold |
55
13°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
74
24°
warm |
73
23°
mild |
79
26°
warm |
66
19°
mild |
58
15°
cool |
39
4°
very cold |
28
-2°
freezing |
| Humidity |
nice 38% |
nice 34% |
nice 31% |
nice 31% |
nice 31% |
nice 35% |
nice 39% |
nice 40% |
nice 37% |
nice 41% |
nice 37% |
nice 36% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 55mm |
rainy 64mm |
rainy 73mm |
dry 50mm |
rainy 54mm |
rainy 107mm |
rainy 117mm |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 100mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 80mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 47% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 45% |
| Air quality |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 350 people | 333 people | 240 people | 425 people | 500 people | 420 people | 560 people | 556 people | 417 people | 400 people | 343 people | 360 people |
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