Quality of life in Halifax
Halifax, Canada, is among the top cities with a free business environment. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in housing, safety and healthcare.
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Halifax, Canada, is among the top cities with a free business environment. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in housing, safety and healthcare.
Large apartment | $1300.00 |
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Medium apartment | $1100.00 |
Rent index [score] | 0.71 |
Small apartment | $870.00 |
5km taxi ride | $8.00 |
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A Cappuccino | $3.10 |
A beer | $2.50 |
A kilogram of Apples | $3.40 |
Bread | $0.81 |
Inflation [score] | 0.49 |
Lunch | $14.00 |
Monthly fitness club membership | $45.00 |
Monthly public transport | $60.00 |
Movie ticket | $10.00 |
Price of a meal at a restaurant | $67.54 |
Average monthly increase in number of startups | 1 |
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Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.20 |
Coworking spaces [score] | 0.30 |
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co | 9 |
Meetups [score] | 0.15 |
Meetups groups | 20 |
Meetups members | 5247 |
Number of investors | 16 |
Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 193 |
Number of upcoming meetup events | 3 |
Startup climate scene [score] | 0.38 |
Startup events | 108 |
Startup events [score] | 0.68 |
Startups [score] | 0.53 |
Total number of startups | 61 |
Venture capital [score] | 0.23 |
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Airport hub | 28 |
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Airport hub [score] | 0.20 |
Intercity train connectivity [score] | 0.12 |
Traffic handling [score] | 0.77 |
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Business freedom | 81.80 |
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Business freedom [score] | 0.80 |
Freedom from corruption | 81.00 |
Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.89 |
Lack of labor restrictions | 72.60 |
Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 0.67 |
Time to open a business | 1.50 |
Time to open a business [score] | 1.00 |
Crime rate [score] | 0.60 |
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Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 2 |
Guns per 100 residents | 31 |
Lack of gun related deaths [score] | 0.95 |
Lack of guns [score] | 0.83 |
Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score] | 0.89 |
Healthcare expenditure [score] | 0.91 |
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Healthcare quality [score] | 0.77 |
Life expectancy (years) | 82.17 |
Life expectancy [score] | 0.93 |
Best university in ranking | Dalhousie University |
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Best university ranking | 275 |
Country mean scores in PISA math test | 515.43 |
Country mean scores in PISA reading test | 523.12 |
Country mean scores in PISA science test | 525.44 |
PISA math ranking (high school) | 9 |
PISA ranking | 5 |
PISA ranking (high school) [score] | 0.97 |
PISA reading (high school) | 2 |
PISA science (high school) | 6 |
Percent of happy students | 0.79 |
Percent of low performers in PISA math test | 0.14 |
Percent of low performers in PISA reading test | 0.11 |
Percent of low performers in PISA science test | 0.10 |
Percent of top performers in PISA math test | 0.16 |
Percent of top performers in PISA reading test | 0.13 |
Percent of top performers in PISA science test | 0.11 |
University quality [score] | 0.12 |
Air quality [score] | 0.89 |
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Cleanliness [score] | 0.66 |
Drinking water quality [score] | 0.76 |
Urban greenery [score] | 0.74 |
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 1.27 |
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Currency for urban area | CAD |
GDP growth rate | 0.03 |
GDP growth rate [score] | 0.45 |
GDP per capita | $44843.44 |
GDP per capita [score] | 0.72 |
Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 0.96 |
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Income tax level [score] | 0.50 |
Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.21 |
Time overhead to file company taxes | 131 |
VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.05 |
Download speed (Mbps) | 54.66 |
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Internet access (download) [score] | 0.66 |
Internet access (upload) [score] | 0.57 |
Upload speed (Mbps) | 14.50 |
Art galleries | 34 |
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Art galleries [score] | 0.47 |
Cinemas | 13 |
Cinemas [score] | 0.43 |
Comedy clubs | 11 |
Comedy clubs [score] | 0.60 |
Concert venues | 53 |
Concerts [score] | 0.48 |
Historical sites | 28 |
Historical sites [score] | 0.46 |
Museums | 19 |
Museums [score] | 0.33 |
Performing art venues | 48 |
Performing arts [score] | 0.47 |
Sport venues | 16 |
Sports [score] | 0.45 |
Zoos | 5 |
Zoos [score] | 0.47 |
Homosexuality acceptance (percent of the surveyed population in favor) | 0.80 |
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LGBT Equality Index | 82.02 |
LGBT Equality Index [score] | 0.84 |
LGBT adoption rights | ✔ Legal |
LGBT age of consent | ✖ Unequal |
LGBT blood donation regulations | ✖ Banned (5-year deferral) |
LGBT conversion therapy regulations | Varies by Region |
LGBT discrimination legality | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination legality | Sexual orientation only |
LGBT gender changing rights | Varies by Region |
LGBT homosexuality rights | ✔ Legal |
LGBT housing discrimination legality | Varies by Region |
LGBT marriage rights | ✔ Legal |
Tolerance towards minorities [score] | 0.73 |
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.12 |
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Median peak in meters | 90.00 |
Seaside access | 1.00 |
Urban area elevation (meters) | 23.00 |
Water access [score] | 0.69 |
Costs of living in Halifax are in the 188th place of all 248 Teleport cities and the most expensive in Canada. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.
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Software Engineer salaries in Halifax are above average. For this job type, Halifax ranks 115th for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Halifax.
The overall crime rate puts Halifax in position 124 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.
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Halifax is the capital city of Nova Scotia and the largest city in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada. The city's origins and rich maritime history derive from a strategic location and one of the world's great natural harbours. In the 19th and early 20th century, Halifax was the entry point for European immigration to Canada. Today, Halifax is a busy Atlantic seaport and the economic and cultural hub of Eastern Canada.
Halifax is the provincial and regional hub of Nova Scotia. It is, however, a small city by North American standards (2016 pop. 425,900). Rather than feeling relegated to 'second-fiddle' status, this dichotomy is celebrated by residents who take pride in their slower pace and warm hospitality.
The area around Halifax has been inhabited by native Mi'kmaq for millennia. Modern Halifax was founded on June 21, 1749 as a British military outpost. Easily defended and featuring the world's second largest natural harbour, Halifax proved its worth during the Seven Years' War against the French and later in the American Revolutionary War, and as the base grew in size and importance, a significant population of merchants and other civilians sprung up in its wake.
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