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| ⭐️ Total score | 136 reviews |
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| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
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| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Oceania |
| 🚩 Country | New Zealand |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 13 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 19 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 13°C 56°F + 💦 Damp (94%) = feels 11°C 52°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 15 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 27.5 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 10 NZD in USD | USD 5.74 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NZD 1,000 = USD 574 |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍12% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 210,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $40,233 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 82% 👱♀️ 18% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | TradeMe |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jetstar |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air New Zealand |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,860 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,582 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $3,347 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $956 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $689 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $215 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,551 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $119 / night |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,023 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $66 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $8 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $3 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ 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
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Very family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomad List members right now
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| Feels |
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19° mild |
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14° cool |
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13° cool |
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12° cool |
52
11° cool |
54
12° cool |
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16° cool |
63
17° cool |
66
19° mild |
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| Humidity |
nice 77% |
nice 78% |
nice 76% |
damp 78% |
damp 76% |
damp 79% |
damp 75% |
damp 74% |
damp 73% |
damp 80% |
damp 80% |
nice 83% |
| Rain |
dry 19mm |
rainy 54mm |
rainy 80mm |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 85mm |
rainy 86mm |
rainy 110mm |
rainy 118mm |
rainy 121mm |
rainy 67mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 197mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 46% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 61% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 81% |
| Air quality |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
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One of the best cities in Europe. Beautiful, wide streets, perfect weather. Huge tech scene & everything you can imagine. Food is next level. You can take the train and in 20 mins you will be in a nice uncrowded beach. The airport is a massive hub to go anywhere. FC Barcelona, huge huge football atmosphere. Tons of beautiful coworkings. Internet is ultra fast. Prices are expensive, but so is everything right now :(
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