⭐️ Total score | 3.9/5 (Rank #64) |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Good |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Pricey: $3,090 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 19Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥶 A bit cold: 16°C61°F (feels 17°C63°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 💦 Damp: 86% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 4 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 33 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Great |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Great |
🎓 Education level* | Very high |
💰 Income level* | High: $3,353 / mo |
❤️ Liked by members | 👍100% liked it 👎0% disliked it |
🙊 English speaking* | Great |
😤 People density | 🧘♀️ Sprawling: 2k ppl/km² (22x22m) |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Good |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Hospitals | Great |
😄 Happiness* | Great |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Great |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Great |
👩 Female friendly | Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Great |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | Oceania |
🚩 Country | New Zealand |
⏱ Average trip length | 17 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 19 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 16°C 61°F + 💦 Damp (86%) = feels 17°C 63°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 4 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 33.75 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | 2Degrees |
💸 10 NZD in USD | USD 6.32 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NZD 100 = USD 63 |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
📸 Visitors per year | 2,625,100 visitors |
📸 Tourists now | 50,310 tourists |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,600,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $40,233 / year |
😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ empty: 22x22m (484m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | TradeMe |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jetstar |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air New Zealand |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,090 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,929 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,968 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,134 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $758 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $54 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,177 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $102 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 469 listings) | $2,112 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $69 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $13 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee | $3 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomad List members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomad List members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ 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
✅ Very family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomad List members right now
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Feels | 7222° mild | 7323° mild | 7021° mild | 6820° mild | 6317° cool | 6116° cool | 5513° cool | 5513° cool | 5915° cool | 6317° cool | 7021° mild | 7222° mild |
Real | 7222° mild | 7323° mild | 7021° mild | 6720° mild | 6317° cool | 6116° cool | 5714° cool | 5714° cool | 5915° cool | 6317° cool | 6921° mild | 7222° mild |
Humidity | nice 73% | nice 70% | nice 73% | nice 76% | damp 76% | damp 81% | damp 74% | damp 75% | damp 75% | damp 80% | nice 77% | nice 77% |
Rain | rainy 64mm | rainy 88mm | rainy 87mm | rainy 89mm | rainy 58mm | rainy 123mm | rainy 105mm | rainy 107mm | rainy 176mm | rainy 170mm | rainy 61mm | rainy 84mm |
Cloud | pockets 46% | cloudy 66% | cloudy 56% | cloudy 60% | cloudy 63% | cloudy 68% | cloudy 60% | cloudy 61% | cloudy 56% | cloudy 83% | cloudy 72% | cloudy 81% |
Air quality | clean 35 US AQI | clean 36 US AQI | clean 28 US AQI | clean 37 US AQI | clean 43 US AQI | clean 44 US AQI | clean 33 US AQI | clean 35 US AQI | clean 30 US AQI | clean 42 US AQI | clean 48 US AQI | clean 39 US AQI |
Sun | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI |
Remote workers | 754 people | 933 people | 622 people | 500 people | 457 people | 345 people | 354 people | 289 people | 369 people | 489 people | 800 people | 1,100 people |
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