| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.22/5 (Rank #357)
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| ๐ Quality of life score |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Family score |
Okay |
| ๐ Community score |
Okay |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| ๐ต Cost |
๐ Affordable: $1,718 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 9 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Good |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ Perfect: 24ยฐC75ยฐF (feels 24ยฐC75ยฐF)
|
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ Comfy: 66%
|
| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ Moderate: 52 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ Moderate: 99 US AQI
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| ๐ Safety |
Good
|
| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Good |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Okay |
| 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: 5k ppl/kmยฒ (1 per 14x14m)
|
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Okay |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals |
Good |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Okay |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Good |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Okay |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Good |
| 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 | 7 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
9 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Nanjing is fast averaging 72 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~9 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฅ 24ยฐC 75ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (66%) = feels 24ยฐC 75ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 52 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 99 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) |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Maan Coffee |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| โป๏ธ Return rate | 5% of visitors return |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 6,800,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $8,126 / year |
| ๐ค Population density | ๐งโโ๏ธ not busy: 14x14m (196mยฒ) per person |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 57% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 43% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 80% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 20% |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Non-religious |
| ๐ Apartment listings | Sublet |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | China Eastern |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Air China |
| ๐ฅ Best hospital | General Hospital of Nanjing Military Base |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $1,718 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $1,119 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $2,569 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $734 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,020 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $548 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $521,586 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $48 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $201 / 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 | $22,354 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $2 / month |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Very safe
โ Lots of fun stuff to do
โ Warm now
โ Warm in the spring
โ Good air quality today
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to do business
โ Great hospitals
โ Very safe for women
โ LGBTQ+ friendly
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Pretty slow internet
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 People smoking tobacco a lot
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
745ยฐ cold |
1254ยฐ cool |
1355ยฐ cool |
1864ยฐ cool |
2577ยฐ warm |
3799ยฐ hot |
40104ยฐ hot |
3697ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
2170ยฐ mild |
1763ยฐ cool |
1254ยฐ cool |
| Real (median) |
947°
cold |
1355°
cool |
1355°
cool |
1864°
cool |
2577°
warm |
3086°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2983°
very warm |
2170°
mild |
1762°
cool |
1253°
cool |
| Humidity |
nice 69% |
damp 74% |
damp 76% |
nice 71% |
nice 75% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 80% |
nice 75% |
nice 70% |
nice 61% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 29mm |
dry 36mm |
rainy 82mm |
dry 45mm |
rainy 125mm |
rainy 87mm |
rainy 216mm |
rainy 161mm |
rainy 59mm |
rainy 59mm |
dry 38mm |
dry 10mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 81% |
cloudy 67% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 64% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 39% |
| Air quality |
bad 155 US AQI |
bad 144 US AQI |
bad 139 US AQI |
bad 124 US AQI |
bad 110 US AQI |
bad 108 US AQI |
okay 87 US AQI |
okay 80 US AQI |
okay 91 US AQI |
bad 101 US AQI |
bad 118 US AQI |
bad 145 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 600 people | 750 people | 700 people | 600 people | 800 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 700 people |
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