⭐️ Total score |
2.67/5 (Rank #661)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,240 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 6Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 30°C85°F (feels 39°C102°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 87%
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👌 Safety |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid |
Good
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
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💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$351 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Oceania |
🚩 Country | Samoa |
⏱ Average trip length | 7 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 6 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 30°C 85°F + 🥵 Sweaty (87%) = feels 39°C 102°F
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🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10 WST in USD | USD 3.71 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | WST 1,000 = USD 371 |
☕️ Best coffee place | The Coffee Bean Cafe |
☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Tanoa Apia |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Tanoa Apia |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 36,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $4,214 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 80% 👱♀️ 20% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Fiji Airways |
🏥 Best hospital | Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,240 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,019 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,877 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,108 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,077 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,662 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $783 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $97 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $87 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $183 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $12 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee | $3 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too expensive
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
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Real |
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Humidity |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 80% |
Rain |
rainy 185mm |
rainy 352mm |
rainy 201mm |
rainy 123mm |
rainy 118mm |
rainy 136mm |
rainy 83mm |
rainy 166mm |
rainy 72mm |
rainy 113mm |
rainy 190mm |
rainy 172mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 61% |
cloudy 90% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 56% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 42% |
cloudy 57% |
pockets 32% |
cloudy 60% |
cloudy 68% |
cloudy 61% |
Sun |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
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avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
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