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| ⭐️ Total score | 212 reviews |
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| 😝 Fun | |
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| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| ❤️ Liked by members | |
| 🙊 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 time | 6 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 30 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 15°C 59°F + 💦 Damp (73%) = feels 15°C 59°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 10 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Vodafone |
| 💸 10 NZD in USD | USD 7.15 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NZD 100 = USD 72 |
| 💳 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 |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jetstar |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Jetstar |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Queenstown Medical Centre |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,568 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,263 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,598 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,314 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $930 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $267 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,289 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $107 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (62 listings) | $3,191 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $105 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $11 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $4 |
✅ Pretty 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
❌ Too expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomad List members right now
❌ Hospitals are not that great
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| Feels | 6820° mild | 6619° mild | 6619° mild | 5513° cool | 5412° cool | 457° cold | 468° cold | 468° cold | 5211° cool | 5211° cool | 6116° cool | 5714° cool |
| Real | 6619° mild | 6418° cool | 6619° mild | 5513° cool | 5412° cool | 457° cold | 468° cold | 468° cold | 5211° cool | 5211° cool | 6016° cool | 5714° cool |
| Humidity | nice 67% | nice 62% | nice 73% | damp 72% | damp 77% | damp 74% | damp 82% | damp 74% | nice 68% | damp 72% | nice 67% | nice 70% |
| Rain | dry 48mm | dry 29mm | dry 39mm | dry 44mm | dry 40mm | rainy 111mm | dry 38mm | dry 41mm | dry 27mm | rainy 57mm | rainy 60mm | rainy 92mm |
| Cloud | cloudy 55% | pockets 41% | pockets 42% | pockets 40% | cloudy 71% | cloudy 54% | cloudy 76% | cloudy 69% | cloudy 63% | cloudy 80% | cloudy 76% | cloudy 80% |
| Sun | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 6 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 | seek shade 5 UVI |
| Remote workers | 343 people | 480 people | 433 people | 229 people | 200 people | 250 people | 367 people | 229 people | 200 people | 400 people | 480 people | 500 people |
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 39° 102° 30° 86°🥵AQI 9✈️13h$996 / mo🌇 Also went here42 peopleI've been living in SF since 2014 and I have to say Cost of Living is misrepresented. It's a lot more expensive now (2020) than posted. 1-bdr in center is $3,500-$4,000 + $200-$300 for parking + $100-$200 for utilities. Almost impossible to find month-to-month rent, so this is for 1-year lease. Coffee for two + a pastry is easily $20. Dinner for two never less than $50, unless it's fast food (+20% tips are expected) and if you want actually something good it's at least $100 for two. Airbnb is $1
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