⭐️ Total score |
1.96/5 (Rank #1204)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Way too expensive: $5,598 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 29Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 10°C50°F (feels 10°C50°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 79%
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
🎓 Education level* |
Very high |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,353 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Good |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Oceania |
🚩 Country | New Zealand |
🗓️ Average trip length | 3 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 29 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 10°C 50°F + 💦 Damp (79%) = feels 10°C 50°F
|
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 10 NZD in USD | USD 5.94 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NZD 1,000 = USD 594 |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | The Coffee Shack Wanaka |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 8% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 8,500 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $40,233 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 76% 👱♀️ 24% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Jetstar |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,598 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,760 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,542 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,298 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,708 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,542 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $899 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $221 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $116 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $402 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $25 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $26 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Very damp now
❌ Hospitals are bad
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
61
16° cool |
54
12° cool |
59
15° cool |
45
7° cold |
46
8° cold |
0° freezing |
41
5° cold |
43
6° cold |
37
3° cold |
52
11° cool |
46
8° cold |
59
15° cool |
Real |
61
16°
cool |
54
12°
cool |
58
15°
cool |
45
7°
cold |
46
8°
cold |
32
0°
freezing |
41
5°
very cold |
43
6°
very cold |
37
3°
very cold |
51
11°
cool |
46
8°
cold |
58
15°
cool |
Humidity |
too dry 30% |
too dry 29% |
nice 32% |
too dry 29% |
too dry 29% |
nice 33% |
nice 31% |
nice 30% |
too dry 28% |
nice 31% |
too dry 29% |
nice 33% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
rainy 137mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 56mm |
dry 49mm |
rainy 111mm |
rainy 62mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 104mm |
rainy 145mm |
rainy 67mm |
rainy 94mm |
rainy 130mm |
Cloud |
pockets 37% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 41% |
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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