⭐️ Total score |
2.8/5 (Rank #474)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,685 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 17Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 6°C44°F (feels 6°C43°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 94%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 13 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 17 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,513 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Good |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
🏥 Healthcare* |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Great |
🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | Canada |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 17 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 6°C 44°F + 💦 Damp (94%) = feels 6°C 43°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 13 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 17.5 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10 CAD in USD | USD 7.50 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CAD 100 = USD 75 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Sumas Mountain |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 120,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,154 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Best Buy |
🏠 Apartment listings | Kijiji |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | West Jet |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Canada |
🏥 Best hospital | Abbotsford Regional Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,685 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,230 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,470 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,277 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,148 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,247 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $869 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $101 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $74 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $198 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $17 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee | $3 |
💰 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
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
❌ Too expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
45
7° cold |
41
5° cold |
48
9° cold |
55
13° cool |
61
16° cool |
72
22° mild |
75
24° warm |
73
23° mild |
66
19° mild |
55
13° cool |
50
10° cold |
36
2° cold |
Real |
46
8°
cold |
43
6°
very cold |
48
9°
cold |
55
13°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
71
22°
mild |
75
24°
warm |
73
23°
mild |
66
19°
mild |
55
13°
cool |
50
10°
cold |
39
4°
very cold |
Humidity |
damp 79% |
damp 77% |
damp 73% |
nice 68% |
damp 71% |
nice 67% |
nice 70% |
nice 73% |
nice 79% |
damp 82% |
damp 83% |
damp 78% |
Rain |
rainy 239mm |
rainy 218mm |
rainy 135mm |
rainy 54mm |
rainy 92mm |
rainy 57mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 34mm |
rainy 211mm |
rainy 278mm |
rainy 553mm |
rainy 266mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 71% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 68% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 21% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 84% |
overcast 91% |
cloudy 84% |
Air quality |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
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