⭐️ Total score | 3.39/5 (Rank #252) |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Good |
💵 Cost | 🙂 Okay: $2,708 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 22Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥶 Too cold: 9°C49°F (feels 6°C43°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 64% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 13 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 12 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Great |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Great |
🎓 Education level* | Very high |
💰 Income level* | High: $3,353 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Great |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Good |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Hospitals | Good |
😄 Happiness* | Great |
🍸 Nightlife | Good |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Good |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Great |
👩 Female friendly | Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Great |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | Oceania |
🚩 Country | New Zealand |
⏱ Average trip length | 6 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 22 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 9°C 49°F + 😊 Comfy (64%) = feels 6°C 43°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 13 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 12 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | Spark |
💸 10 NZD in USD | USD 6.15 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NZD 100 = USD 61 |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Strictly Coffee |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 130,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $40,233 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Air New Zealand |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air New Zealand |
🏥 Best hospital | Spire Health |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,708 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,568 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,135 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $896 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $553 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $203 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,853 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $87 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 63 listings) | $2,045 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $67 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $9 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee | $3 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ 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
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the summer
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 6317° cool | 6418° cool | 6116° cool | 6116° cool | 5412° cool | 5211° cool | 489° cold | 489° cold | 5412° cool | 5513° cool | 6116° cool | 5915° cool |
Real | 6317° cool | 6418° cool | 6116° cool | 6016° cool | 5412° cool | 5211° cool | 5010° cold | 5010° cold | 5513° cool | 5714° cool | 6116° cool | 5915° cool |
Humidity | damp 76% | damp 77% | damp 74% | nice 70% | nice 65% | damp 73% | nice 67% | nice 67% | nice 66% | damp 77% | damp 74% | damp 78% |
Rain | rainy 149mm | dry 30mm | dry 29mm | dry 44mm | rainy 83mm | rainy 71mm | rainy 62mm | rainy 52mm | dry 44mm | rainy 62mm | rainy 74mm | rainy 101mm |
Cloud | cloudy 78% | cloudy 68% | cloudy 71% | cloudy 71% | cloudy 62% | cloudy 79% | cloudy 68% | cloudy 71% | cloudy 69% | cloudy 89% | cloudy 74% | cloudy 87% |
Air quality | clean 12 US AQI | okay 64 US AQI | okay 64 US AQI | okay 64 US AQI | okay 64 US AQI | okay 64 US AQI | clean 9 US AQI | clean 10 US AQI | clean 12 US AQI | clean 9 US AQI | clean 13 US AQI | clean 9 US AQI |
Sun | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI |
Remote workers | 267 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 300 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 400 people |
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