🏆 Nomad Score™ | 3.29/5 |
💵 Cost | 🙂 Okay: $2,861 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 11Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🌞 Perfect: 28°C83°F |
💦 Humidity (now) | 🥵 Too humid: 84% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 25 µg/m3 |
👌 Safety | Good |
👍 Quality of life | Good |
🚶 Walkability | Okay |
✌️ Peace | Good |
🚦 Traffic safety | Okay |
🏥 Healthcare | Great |
😄 Happiness | Great |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Bad |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Great |
🙊 English speaking | Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech | Good |
🤚🏿🤚🏻 Racial tolerance | Good |
👩 Female friendly | Good |
🌈 LGBT friendly | Good |
🎅 Startup Score | Bad |
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🌍 Region | Oceania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
🚩 Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
⏱ Average trip duration | 11 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 11 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
⛅️ Weather | 🌤 28°C 83°F + 💦 Humid (84%) + 💨 6km/h = Feels like 32°C 90°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 25 µg/m3 equal to 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
🚕 Best taxi app | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
📱 Best wireless carrier | Optus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
💸 10 AUD in USD | USD 6.88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: AUD 100 | USD 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
💸 Tipping | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
💳 Cashless society | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
💻 Best coworking space | Cospaces | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
🚰 Safe tap water | 👌 Yes, drinkable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
♻️ Return rate | 8% of visitors return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
👨👩👧👦 Population | 580,000 people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
👫 Gender ratio | 👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
💻 Online electronics shop | Kogan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jetstar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Qantas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
beachsurfingairportwarm nowwarmhotclean airgood air qualityfast internethigh humidityfreedom of pressdemocracyfreedommany womenfriendly people |
💵 Nomad Cost™ | $2,861 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,062 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,401 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,257 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,031 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $182 / month |
🏨 Hotel | $1,676 / month |
🏨 Hotel | $79 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (135 listings) | $2,859 / month |
🏠 Airbnb | $94 / night |
🍝 Dinner | $8 |
🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee | $3 |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $9,580 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $27,512 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $91,425 |
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✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm all year round
✅ 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
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Very friendly to LGBT
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very humid now
❌ Not many nomads go here
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are pretty bad
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