⭐️ Total score |
3.22/5 (Rank #412)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,478 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 17Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Great |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 12°C53°F (feels 11°C52°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 70%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 38 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 25 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 |
💰 Income level* |
High:
$3,513 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Good |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Great |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | Canada |
⏱ Average trip length | 13 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 17 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 12°C 53°F + 😊 Comfy (70%) = feels 11°C 52°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 38 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 25.5 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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📱 Best wireless carrier | Wind |
💸 10 CAD in USD | USD 7.77 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CAD 100 = USD 78 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Balzac's Coffee Roasters |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | ON Williams Fresh Cafe |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 230,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,154 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
⛪️ 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 | St. Mary's General Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,478 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,872 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,170 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,191 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $769 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $368 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,573 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $121 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 107 listings) | $1,938 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $64 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $12 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee | $4 |
✅ 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
✅ Good hospitals
✅ 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 very cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
23
-5° freezing |
14
-10° freezing |
37
3° cold |
54
12° cool |
59
15° cool |
75
24° warm |
75
24° warm |
77
25° warm |
70
21° mild |
64
18° cool |
37
3° cold |
28
-2° freezing |
Real |
28
-2°
freezing |
22
-6°
freezing |
41
5°
very cold |
54
12°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
74
24°
warm |
75
24°
warm |
77
25°
warm |
70
21°
mild |
63
17°
cool |
41
5°
very cold |
34
1°
very cold |
Humidity |
damp 78% |
damp 71% |
nice 68% |
nice 67% |
nice 64% |
nice 75% |
nice 84% |
nice 82% |
nice 79% |
damp 88% |
damp 75% |
damp 76% |
Rain |
dry 41mm |
rainy 51mm |
rainy 51mm |
rainy 68mm |
dry 48mm |
rainy 147mm |
rainy 111mm |
rainy 75mm |
rainy 134mm |
rainy 119mm |
dry 45mm |
rainy 84mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 81% |
cloudy 73% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 65% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 48% |
pockets 43% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 84% |
Air quality |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
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