Changelog

City scores Victoria

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• Accommodation cost 2.9 ⁠3.4
• Air conditioning 4.3 ⁠5.8
• Air quality 8.7 ⁠9.6
• Airport connectivity 6.8 ⁠5.8
• Cost of living 3.8 ⁠3.5
• Coworking quality 6.3 ⁠7.8
• Coworking spaces availability 5.9 ⁠6.8
• Currency stability 9.1 ⁠8.4
• Cycling 7.8 ⁠8
• Digital nomad visa availability 2.7 ⁠5.5
• Ease of opening bank account 4.7 ⁠5.5
• Female friendly 8.6 ⁠7.8
• Freedom of speech 9.1 ⁠7.9
• Freelance ecosystem 5 ⁠6
• Healthcare affordability 4.6 ⁠4.3

noise-pollution: 7.5 -> 6.5; rescored from opened evidence and Canadian/anchor comparisons (https://engage.victoria.ca/noisebylaw).

City scores Vancouver

• Air conditioning 4.3 ⁠5.8
• Air quality 7.4 ⁠10
• Blockchain crypto adoption 6.5 ⁠5
• Cost of living 2.3 ⁠2.6
• Currency stability 8.9 ⁠8.4
• Digital nomad visa availability 1.3 ⁠5.5
• Ease of opening bank account 5 ⁠5.5
• Female friendly 8.4 ⁠7.8
• Food groceries 3.6 ⁠3.5
• Freedom of speech 9 ⁠7.9
• Gym membership cost 3.8 ⁠4.8
• Internet speed 8.8 ⁠8.5
• Local sim card availability 7.9 ⁠8.7
• Political stability 8.8 ⁠8.3
• Power grid reliability 9 ⁠8.5
• Public wifi availability 7.7 ⁠8.3
• Racial tolerance 8.4 ⁠7.9
• Remote job opportunities 8.1 ⁠7.1
• Safety 8.2 ⁠7.3
• Tax friendliness 3.5 ⁠4.3
• Time zone favorability 7.3 ⁠6.5
• Transportation cost 4.6 ⁠5.3
• Visa ease 6.3 ⁠7.3
• Weather 7.1 ⁠6.3

food-groceries 3.6 -> 3.5; tied with Toronto to respect the matching meal, grocery and dining cost ordering (https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Vancouver).