| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.33/5 (Rank #286)
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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: $1,795 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 7 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Bad |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Too hot: 32ยฐC89ยฐF (feels 39ยฐC102ยฐF)
|
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ฅต Sweaty: 71%
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ Moderate: 83 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ฑ Good: 71 US AQI
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| ๐ Safety |
Good
|
| 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* |
Poor:
$1,155 / mo
|
| ๐ English speaking* |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Great |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Okay |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Great |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Okay |
| 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 | 4 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
7 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Xiamen is fast averaging 56 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~7 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
โ๏ธ 32ยฐC 89ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (71%) = feels 39ยฐC 102ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐๐ท 83 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 71 US AQI |
| 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 | Starbucks |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐ฆท Fluoride added | ๐ซ No fluoride added |
| โป๏ธ Return rate | ๐12% of visitors return |
| ๐ธ Visitors per year | 1,090,000 visitors |
| ๐ธ Tourists now | 20,890 tourists |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 4,600,000 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 86% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 14% |
| 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 | $1,795 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $1,129 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,838 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $525 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,483 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $2,459 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $349 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $777,152 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $69 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $81 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $75 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $3 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $24,398 / year |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Very safe
โ Warm now
โ Warm in the spring
โ Good air quality usually
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 Pretty slow internet
โ Not much to do
โ Gets cold in the winter
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 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) |
1559ยฐ cool |
1457ยฐ cool |
1864ยฐ cool |
2272ยฐ mild |
3086ยฐ warm |
3493ยฐ hot |
3697ยฐ hot |
3697ยฐ hot |
3493ยฐ hot |
2984ยฐ warm |
2170ยฐ mild |
1864ยฐ cool |
| Real (median) |
1559°
cool |
1458°
cool |
1865°
mild |
2271°
mild |
2780°
warm |
2883°
very warm |
3085°
very warm |
3085°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2680°
warm |
2171°
mild |
1763°
cool |
| Humidity |
damp 72% |
damp 76% |
nice 77% |
nice 77% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 73% |
nice 72% |
damp 71% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 1mm |
dry 46mm |
dry 34mm |
rainy 54mm |
rainy 174mm |
rainy 148mm |
rainy 98mm |
rainy 248mm |
rainy 67mm |
rainy 51mm |
dry 15mm |
dry 42mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 28% |
pockets 23% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 69% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 58% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 57% |
| Air quality |
okay 86 US AQI |
okay 85 US AQI |
okay 92 US AQI |
okay 89 US AQI |
okay 80 US AQI |
okay 61 US AQI |
okay 62 US AQI |
okay 70 US AQI |
okay 71 US AQI |
okay 81 US AQI |
okay 77 US AQI |
okay 73 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,200 people | 900 people | 1,400 people | 600 people | 600 people | 1,200 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 840 people | 840 people | 1,050 people |
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