⭐️ Total score |
1.85/5 (Rank #1256)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Bad |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,827 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🤬 Unusably slow: 2Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 27°C81°F (feels 32°C90°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 86%
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👌 Safety |
Good
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🤮 Food safety* |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Okay
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💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$258 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Okay |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Oceania |
🚩 Country | Vanuatu |
🗓️ Average trip length | 28 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 2 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 27°C 81°F + 🥵 Sweaty (86%) = feels 32°C 90°F
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🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 1,000 XPF in USD | USD 9.03 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | XPF 10,000 = USD 90 |
☕️ Best coffee place | Blue Marlin |
☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Emily's Cafe |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
📸 Visitors per year | 109,000 visitors |
📸 Tourists now | 2,089 tourists |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 44,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $3,097 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 33% 👱♀️ 67% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Singapore Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | VANUATU PRIVATE HOSPITAL |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,827 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,298 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,752 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,643 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,428 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,830 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,297 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $161 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $60 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $144 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $13 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $7,036 / year |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too expensive
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
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82
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82
28° warm |
79
26° warm |
79
26° warm |
77
25° warm |
77
25° warm |
77
25° warm |
79
26° warm |
81
27° warm |
82
28° warm |
Real |
82
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very warm |
83
29°
very warm |
82
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very warm |
82
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very warm |
79
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78
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77
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76
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warm |
76
25°
warm |
79
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81
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82
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Humidity |
nice 44% |
nice 40% |
nice 43% |
nice 43% |
nice 42% |
nice 38% |
nice 42% |
nice 37% |
nice 39% |
nice 43% |
nice 42% |
nice 43% |
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Rain |
rainy 197mm |
rainy 131mm |
rainy 252mm |
rainy 125mm |
rainy 146mm |
dry 14mm |
rainy 71mm |
dry 30mm |
dry 38mm |
rainy 110mm |
rainy 104mm |
rainy 168mm |
Cloud |
pockets 48% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 35% |
Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
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