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| ๐ Nomad Score™ | 56 reviews |
| ๐ Quality of life score | |
| ๐ถ Family score | |
| ๐ Community score | |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score | |
| ๐ต Cost | |
| ๐ก Internet | |
| ๐ Fun | |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) | |
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) | |
| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC | |
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual) | |
| ๐ Safety | |
| ๐ฉ Safe for women | |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* | |
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* | |
| ๐ค Lack of racism* | |
| ๐ Education level* | |
| โก๏ธ Power grid | |
| ๐ Resilience to climate change | |
| ๐ฐ Income level* | |
| ๐ English speaking* | |
| ๐ถ Walkability | |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* | |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* | |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* | |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals | |
| ๐ Happiness* | |
| ๐ธ Nightlife | |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city | |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from | |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating | |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners | |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* | |
| ๐ Startup Score |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | China |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 7 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
6 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Kunming is fast averaging 48 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~6 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฆ 25ยฐC 77ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (79%) = feels 25ยฐC 77ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 30 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 71 US AQI |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ง Best neighborhood to stay | Xishan District |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
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| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 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) |
| ๐ป Best coworking space | Regus |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| โป๏ธ Return rate | ๐12% of visitors return |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 3,200,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $8,126 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 93% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 7% |
| 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 | $2,013 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $1,076 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $2,710 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $774 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $2,240 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $1,466 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $476 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $238,017 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $105 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $48 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $74 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $3 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
โ Very safe
โ Warm now
โ Warm in the spring
โ Good air quality on average
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to do business
โ Good hospitals
โ Safe for women
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Pretty slow internet
โ Not much to do
โ Gets cold in the winter
โ Difficult to make friends
โ Quality of education is low
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) |
1254ยฐ cool |
1763ยฐ cool |
2170ยฐ mild |
2373ยฐ mild |
2577ยฐ warm |
2373ยฐ mild |
2272ยฐ mild |
2170ยฐ mild |
2170ยฐ mild |
1763ยฐ cool |
1457ยฐ cool |
1254ยฐ cool |
| Real (median) |
1254°
cool |
1762°
cool |
2170°
mild |
2373°
mild |
2576°
warm |
2373°
mild |
2272°
mild |
2170°
mild |
2170°
mild |
1762°
cool |
1457°
cool |
1254°
cool |
| Humidity |
damp 72% |
nice 62% |
nice 48% |
nice 52% |
nice 60% |
nice 78% |
nice 82% |
nice 84% |
nice 80% |
damp 82% |
damp 77% |
damp 75% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | 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 |
| Rain |
dry 11mm |
dry 21mm |
dry 1mm |
rainy 50mm |
rainy 51mm |
rainy 167mm |
rainy 262mm |
rainy 221mm |
rainy 92mm |
rainy 93mm |
dry 32mm |
dry 19mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 36% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 40% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 88% |
overcast 90% |
overcast 90% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 72% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 43% |
| Air quality |
okay 77 US AQI |
bad 100 US AQI |
bad 117 US AQI |
bad 105 US AQI |
okay 86 US AQI |
okay 62 US AQI |
okay 63 US AQI |
okay 75 US AQI |
okay 67 US AQI |
okay 65 US AQI |
okay 81 US AQI |
okay 78 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 750 people | 900 people | 771 people | 720 people | 840 people | 771 people | 900 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 686 people |
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