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| ⭐️ Total score | 193 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👮♀️ 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 | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Oceania |
| 🚩 Country | New Zealand |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 20 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 12°C 54°F + 😊 Comfy (63%) = feels 12°C 54°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 23 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Vodafone |
| 💸 10 NZD in USD | USD 6.50 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NZD 100 = USD 65 |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | The Coffee Shack Wanaka |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 9% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 8,500 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $40,233 / year |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Jetstar |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,852 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,161 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $3,848 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,099 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $796 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $214 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,610 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $169 / night |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median from 16 listings) | $3,597 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $118 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $10 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $3 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Hospitals are bad
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels |
70
21° mild |
73
23° mild |
66
19° mild |
61
16° cool |
54
12° cool |
54
12° cool |
50
10° cold |
52
11° cool |
54
12° cool |
61
16° cool |
66
19° mild |
68
20° mild |
| Real |
68
20°
mild |
73
23°
mild |
66
19°
mild |
61
16°
cool |
54
12°
cool |
53
12°
cool |
50
10°
cold |
52
11°
cool |
54
12°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
65
19°
mild |
66
19°
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 59% |
nice 58% |
nice 63% |
nice 57% |
nice 58% |
nice 66% |
nice 62% |
nice 60% |
nice 55% |
nice 61% |
nice 58% |
nice 65% |
| Rain |
rainy 143mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 57mm |
dry 50mm |
rainy 95mm |
rainy 62mm |
rainy 105mm |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 156mm |
rainy 68mm |
rainy 94mm |
rainy 115mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 67% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 52% |
cloudy 68% |
cloudy 70% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 82% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 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 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
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