Nomad List| 🏆 Nomad Score™ | 173 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Oceania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚩 Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 6 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 28 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛅️ Weather | ☀️ 16°C 62°F + 💦 Not humid (59%) + 💨 4km/h = Feels like 16°C 61°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 5 µg/m3 equal to / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚕 Best taxi app | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Vodafone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 10 NZD in USD | USD 6.54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: NZD 100 | USD 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💳 Cashless society | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ☕️ Best coffee place | The Exchange | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | FrontRoom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 👌 Yes, drinkable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♻️ Return rate | 11% of visitors return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 13,000 people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jetstar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Jetstar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏥 Best hospital | Queenstown Medical Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| islandmaori settlementresort townbeachessurfingairportmildmild nowclean airgood air qualityfast internethigh cost of livingfreedom of pressdemocracyfreedommany womenfriendly people | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $3,935 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,449 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,205 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,201 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $851 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $244 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $2,913 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $136 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (1 listings) | $4,437 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $145 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $10 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $4 |
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✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ 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
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Safe for women
✅ LGBT friendly
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Expensive
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Not many nomads go here
❌ Hospitals are pretty bad
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