| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.45/5 (Rank #186)
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| ๐ Quality of life score |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Family score |
Bad |
| ๐ Community score |
Okay |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| ๐ต Cost |
๐ Affordable: $1,675 / mo
|
| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 10 Mbps (avg)
|
| ๐ Fun |
Okay |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ Perfect: 24ยฐC76ยฐF (feels 24ยฐC75ยฐF)
|
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ Comfy: 71%
|
| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ฑ Good: 50 US AQI
|
| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ Moderate: 83 US AQI
|
| ๐ Safety |
Okay
|
| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Okay |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* |
Good
|
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
| ๐ค Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| ๐ Education level* |
Mediocre |
| โก๏ธ Power grid |
Great
|
| ๐ Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Very poor:
$677 / mo
|
| ๐ English speaking* |
Bad |
| ๐ค People density |
๐งโโ๏ธ Low density: 7k ppl/kmยฒ (1 per 12x12m)
|
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Great |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals |
Bad |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Okay |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Great |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Bad |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | China |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 5 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
10 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Dalian is fast averaging 80 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~10 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
โ๏ธ 24ยฐC 76ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (71%) = feels 24ยฐC 75ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 50 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 83 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
|
| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| ๐ธ 10 CNY in USD | USD 1.49 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | CNY 1,000 = USD 149 |
| ๐ธ Tipping | No |
| ๐ณ Cashless | ๐ต No, cash only (esp. for foreigners because WeChat is very hard to set up) |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐ธ Visitors per year | 940,000 visitors |
| ๐ธ Tourists now | 18,015 tourists |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 2,800,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $8,126 / year |
| ๐ค Population density | ๐คจ busy: 12x12m (144mยฒ) per person |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 51% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 49% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 91% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 9% |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Non-religious |
| ๐ Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | China Southern |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $1,675 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $1,116 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $2,145 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $613 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $708 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $2,113 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $404 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $238,212 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $33 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $69 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $219 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $4 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $18,089 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $4 / month |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Pretty safe
โ Fast internet
โ Warm now
โ Good air quality today
โ Easy to do business
โ Safe for women
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Not much to do
โ Gets cold in the winter
โ Feels crowded
โ Difficult to make friends
โ Quality of education is low
โ Hospitals are not that great
โ Roads can be dangerous
โ People don't speak English well
โ Not family friendly
โ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
โ People smoking tobacco a lot
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
0ยฐ freezing |
-032ยฐ freezing |
337ยฐ cold |
846ยฐ cold |
1661ยฐ cool |
2068ยฐ mild |
2577ยฐ warm |
2984ยฐ warm |
2373ยฐ mild |
1661ยฐ cool |
846ยฐ cold |
337ยฐ cold |
| Real (median) |
-032°
freezing |
337°
very cold |
541°
very cold |
1050°
cold |
1661°
cool |
2067°
mild |
2577°
warm |
2679°
warm |
2373°
mild |
1661°
cool |
1050°
cold |
643°
very cold |
| Humidity |
nice 63% |
nice 64% |
nice 69% |
nice 64% |
damp 72% |
nice 83% |
nice 87% |
nice 80% |
nice 75% |
nice 66% |
nice 62% |
nice 61% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 9mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 37mm |
dry 32mm |
rainy 88mm |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 76mm |
rainy 53mm |
dry 35mm |
dry 30mm |
dry 2mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 49% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 70% |
cloudy 69% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 50% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 32% |
| Air quality |
bad 103 US AQI |
bad 110 US AQI |
bad 116 US AQI |
okay 98 US AQI |
okay 89 US AQI |
okay 86 US AQI |
okay 81 US AQI |
okay 64 US AQI |
okay 74 US AQI |
okay 79 US AQI |
okay 77 US AQI |
okay 88 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 900 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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