| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.05/5 (Rank #723)
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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
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| ๐ต Cost |
๐ Affordable: $1,378 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 10 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Okay |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Hot: 30ยฐC85ยฐF (feels 34ยฐC93ยฐF)
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| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ฅต Sweaty: 73%
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ท Unhealthy for some: 125 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ Moderate: 97 US AQI
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| ๐ Safety |
Good
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| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Okay |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* |
Good
|
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* |
Great
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| ๐ค Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| ๐ Education level* |
Mediocre |
| โก๏ธ Power grid |
Great
|
| ๐ Resilience to climate change |
Good
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| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Poor:
$1,155 / mo
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| ๐ English speaking* |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Bad |
| 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 |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Bad |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | China |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 6 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
10 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Foshan 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 30ยฐC 85ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (73%) = feels 34ยฐC 93ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐๐ท 125 US AQI = ๐ฌ ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 98 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
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| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| ๐ธ 10 CNY in USD | USD 1.50 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | CNY 1,000 = USD 150 |
| ๐ธ Tipping | No |
| ๐ณ Cashless | ๐ต No, cash only (esp. for foreigners because WeChat is very hard to set up) |
| ๐ป Best coworking space | Regus |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐ฆท Fluoride added | ๐ซ No fluoride added |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 9,000,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $13,862 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 53% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 47% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 75% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 25% |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Non-religious |
| ๐ Apartment listings | Ganji |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | Hainan |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | China Southern Airlines |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $1,378 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $772 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,799 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $514 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,122 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $1,027 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $300 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $195,271 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $53 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $34 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $75 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $4 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $23,232 / year |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Very safe
โ Fast internet
โ Warm now
โ Warm all year round
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to do business
โ Safe for women
โ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Not much to do
โ Very hot in the summer
โ Very sweaty and humid now
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) |
2068ยฐ mild |
2475ยฐ warm |
2577ยฐ warm |
2882ยฐ warm |
46115ยฐ scorching |
42108ยฐ scorching |
46115ยฐ scorching |
46115ยฐ scorching |
44111ยฐ scorching |
2882ยฐ warm |
2272ยฐ mild |
2068ยฐ mild |
| Real (median) |
2067°
mild |
2475°
warm |
2577°
warm |
2679°
warm |
3391°
hot |
3188°
hot |
3391°
hot |
3290°
hot |
3290°
hot |
2679°
warm |
2272°
mild |
1966°
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 58% |
nice 67% |
nice 74% |
nice 74% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 79% |
nice 75% |
nice 67% |
nice 65% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 4mm |
rainy 69mm |
rainy 50mm |
rainy 100mm |
rainy 178mm |
rainy 273mm |
rainy 131mm |
rainy 243mm |
rainy 89mm |
rainy 62mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 45mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 46% |
pockets 20% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 82% |
cloudy 81% |
cloudy 89% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 82% |
cloudy 65% |
pockets 50% |
cloudy 59% |
pockets 49% |
| Air quality |
bad 123 US AQI |
bad 106 US AQI |
bad 110 US AQI |
bad 103 US AQI |
okay 85 US AQI |
okay 74 US AQI |
okay 72 US AQI |
okay 86 US AQI |
okay 98 US AQI |
bad 110 US AQI |
bad 127 US AQI |
bad 117 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 1,200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 1,200 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 1,200 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people |
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