| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.04/5 (Rank #762)
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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: $1,279 / mo
|
| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 8 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Bad |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Hot: 27ยฐC80ยฐF (feels 32ยฐC90ยฐF)
|
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ฅต Sweaty: 95%
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ฑ Good: 47 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ท Unhealthy for some: 100 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* |
Very poor:
$677 / 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 |
Bad |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Bad |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | China |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
8 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Zhangzhou is fast averaging 64 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~8 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ง 27ยฐC 80ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (95%) = feels 32ยฐC 90ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 47 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐โ ๏ธ 101 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 | Starbucks |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 1,200,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $8,126 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 52% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 48% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| 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 | $1,279 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $801 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $2,213 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $632 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,112 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $770 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $476 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $178,540 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $52 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $25 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $74 / 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 | $24,296 / year |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Very safe
โ Warm now
โ Warm all year round
โ Good air quality today
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to do business
โ Safe for women
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Pretty slow internet
โ Not much to do
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) |
1661ยฐ cool |
1559ยฐ cool |
2170ยฐ mild |
2373ยฐ mild |
3391ยฐ hot |
3493ยฐ hot |
41106ยฐ scorching |
39102ยฐ hot |
3799ยฐ hot |
2882ยฐ warm |
2170ยฐ mild |
1763ยฐ cool |
| Real (median) |
1661°
cool |
1558°
cool |
2169°
mild |
2374°
warm |
2883°
very warm |
2983°
very warm |
3188°
hot |
3086°
hot |
3086°
very warm |
2679°
warm |
2171°
mild |
1763°
cool |
| Humidity |
damp 73% |
damp 75% |
nice 76% |
nice 74% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 81% |
nice 77% |
nice 76% |
damp 74% |
| 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 Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 2mm |
rainy 54mm |
dry 36mm |
rainy 50mm |
rainy 180mm |
rainy 173mm |
rainy 120mm |
rainy 276mm |
rainy 91mm |
dry 46mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 39mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 31% |
pockets 27% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 89% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 79% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 52% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 57% |
| Air quality |
bad 141 US AQI |
bad 140 US AQI |
bad 132 US AQI |
bad 106 US AQI |
okay 96 US AQI |
bad 111 US AQI |
bad 115 US AQI |
okay 85 US AQI |
okay 96 US AQI |
bad 111 US AQI |
bad 136 US AQI |
bad 137 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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