| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.59/5 (Rank #125)
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| ๐ Quality of life score |
Good |
| ๐ถ Family score |
Okay |
| ๐ Community score |
Okay |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| ๐ต Cost |
๐ Affordable: $1,338 / mo
|
| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 12 Mbps (avg)
|
| ๐ Fun |
Great |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Hot: 29ยฐC84ยฐF (feels 37ยฐC99ยฐF)
|
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ฅต Sweaty: 92%
|
| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ฑ Great: 23 US AQI
|
| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ฑ Good: 60 US AQI
|
| ๐ Safety |
Great
|
| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Good |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Good |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* |
Good
|
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
| ๐ค Lack of racism* |
Good |
| ๐ Education level* |
Mediocre |
| โก๏ธ Power grid |
Great
|
| ๐ Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Very low:
$677 / mo
|
| ๐ English speaking* |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Bad |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Okay |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Great |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Good |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Okay |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | China |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 3 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
12 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Haikou is fast averaging 96 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~12 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ง 29ยฐC 84ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (92%) = feels 37ยฐC 99ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 23 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 61 US AQI |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
|
| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| ๐ธ 10 CNY in USD | USD 1.48 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | CNY 1,000 = USD 148 |
| ๐ธ Tipping | No |
| ๐ณ Cashless | ๐ต No, cash only (esp. for foreigners because WeChat is very hard to set up) |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 2,900,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $8,126 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 54% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 46% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 83% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 17% |
| 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 | $1,338 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $833 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,967 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $562 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $871 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $922 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $371 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $296,586 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $41 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $30 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $74 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $4 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $19,278 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $1 / month |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Very safe
โ Fast internet
โ Lots of fun stuff to do
โ Warm now
โ Warm all year round
โ Good air quality on average
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to do business
โ People can speak basic English
โ Very safe for women
โ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Very sweaty and humid now
โ Difficult to make friends
โ Quality of education is low
โ Hospitals are bad
โ Roads can be dangerous
โ Not family friendly
โ People smoking tobacco a lot
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
1966ยฐ mild |
2170ยฐ mild |
2475ยฐ warm |
3188ยฐ hot |
40104ยฐ hot |
43109ยฐ scorching |
41106ยฐ scorching |
42108ยฐ scorching |
3595ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
2475ยฐ warm |
2170ยฐ mild |
| Real (median) |
1966°
mild |
2170°
mild |
2475°
warm |
2781°
warm |
3188°
hot |
3289°
hot |
3188°
hot |
3188°
hot |
2984°
very warm |
2781°
warm |
2475°
warm |
2170°
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 80% |
nice 81% |
nice 80% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 86% |
nice 80% |
nice 81% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 13mm |
dry 47mm |
dry 25mm |
rainy 81mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 146mm |
rainy 123mm |
rainy 213mm |
rainy 130mm |
rainy 168mm |
dry 45mm |
dry 42mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 46% |
pockets 32% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 82% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 61% |
cloudy 73% |
| Air quality |
okay 79 US AQI |
okay 78 US AQI |
okay 70 US AQI |
okay 69 US AQI |
okay 61 US AQI |
okay 54 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
okay 61 US AQI |
okay 74 US AQI |
okay 81 US AQI |
okay 83 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 1,200 people |
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