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| ⭐️ Total score | 114 reviews |
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| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🏥 Healthcare* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
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| 🌍 Continent | Oceania |
| 🚩 Country | New Zealand |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 30 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 12°C 53°F + 😊 Comfy (68%) = feels 12°C 54°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 10 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 💸 10 NZD in USD | USD 5.60 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NZD 1,000 = USD 560 |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | The Exchange |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | FrontRoom |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 13,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $40,233 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 83% 👱♀️ 17% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Jetstar |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Queenstown Medical Centre |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,262 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,801 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $7,346 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,099 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,591 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,505 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,695 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $75 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $148 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $370 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $26 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $3 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomad List members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomad List members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Not many Nomad List members right now
❌ Hospitals are bad
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| Feels | 6418° cool | 7021° mild | 6418° cool | 5915° cool | 5211° cool | 5211° cool | 489° cold | 5010° cold | 5211° cool | 5915° cool | 6116° cool | 6317° cool |
| Real | 6418° cool | 7021° mild | 6418° cool | 5815° cool | 5211° cool | 5111° cool | 489° cold | 5010° cold | 5211° cool | 5915° cool | 6116° cool | 6317° cool |
| Humidity | nice 62% | nice 59% | nice 62% | nice 60% | nice 60% | nice 65% | nice 61% | nice 62% | nice 59% | nice 62% | nice 61% | nice 65% |
| Rain | rainy 176mm | dry 45mm | rainy 57mm | rainy 66mm | rainy 110mm | rainy 77mm | rainy 87mm | rainy 107mm | rainy 173mm | rainy 70mm | rainy 93mm | rainy 121mm |
| Cloud | cloudy 81% | cloudy 65% | cloudy 55% | cloudy 69% | cloudy 69% | cloudy 78% | cloudy 74% | cloudy 82% | cloudy 70% | cloudy 77% | cloudy 78% | cloudy 79% |
| Sun | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 2 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 |
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