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| ๐ Nomad Score™ | 16 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 | 4 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
5 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Changsha is fast averaging 40 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~5 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฅ 20ยฐC 68ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (78%) = feels 20ยฐC 68ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐๐ท 124 US AQI = ๐ฌ ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐โ ๏ธ 103 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 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 |
| ๐ฆท Fluoride added | ๐ซ No fluoride added |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 3,500,000 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 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 | $3,022 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $2,396 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,768 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $505 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,188 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $7,687 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $2,196 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $179,351 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $56 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $252 / 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 | $3 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $16,814 / year |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Pretty safe
โ Warm now
โ Warm in the spring
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to do business
โ Great hospitals
โ Safe for women
โ LGBTQ+ friendly
โ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Very expensive
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 People smoking tobacco a lot
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
846ยฐ cold |
948ยฐ cold |
1457ยฐ cool |
1763ยฐ cool |
2373ยฐ mild |
3290ยฐ hot |
39102ยฐ hot |
40104ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
1966ยฐ mild |
1559ยฐ cool |
1152ยฐ cool |
| Real (median) |
846°
cold |
947°
cold |
1457°
cool |
1763°
cool |
2374°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
3187°
hot |
3087°
hot |
2883°
very warm |
1967°
mild |
1560°
cool |
1151°
cool |
| Humidity |
damp 72% |
damp 85% |
damp 86% |
damp 87% |
nice 86% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 75% |
nice 76% |
damp 71% |
nice 69% |
| Most common | 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 | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 27mm |
rainy 107mm |
rainy 163mm |
rainy 209mm |
rainy 279mm |
rainy 153mm |
rainy 139mm |
rainy 156mm |
dry 38mm |
rainy 73mm |
rainy 71mm |
dry 30mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 86% |
cloudy 87% |
cloudy 85% |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 77% |
pockets 39% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 67% |
cloudy 65% |
| Air quality |
bad 164 US AQI |
bad 152 US AQI |
bad 138 US AQI |
bad 124 US AQI |
bad 109 US AQI |
okay 81 US AQI |
okay 78 US AQI |
okay 84 US AQI |
bad 103 US AQI |
bad 118 US AQI |
bad 152 US AQI |
bad 161 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 600 people | 1,800 people | 600 people | 600 people | 1,200 people | 900 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people |
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