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| ๐ Nomad Score™ | 261 reviews |
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| 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* | |
| ๐ค People density | |
| 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) |
7 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Guangzhou 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 29ยฐC 84ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (59%) = feels 31ยฐC 88ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 62 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 84 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 1.50 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | CNY 1,000 = USD 150 |
| 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 |
| ๐ชจ Water hardness | Moderately hard ยท 111 mg/L |
| โป๏ธ Return rate | ๐15% of visitors return |
| ๐ธ Visitors per year | 9,075,500 visitors |
| ๐ธ Tourists now | 173,932 tourists |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 27,000,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $13,862 / year |
| ๐ค Population density | ๐งโโ๏ธ not busy: 14x14m (196mยฒ) per person |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 54% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 46% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 85% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 15% |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Non-religious |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | China Southern Airlines |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | China Eastern Airlines |
| ๐ฅ Best hospital | CanAm International Medical Centre |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $1,645 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $979 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $2,500 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $714 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $841 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $1,229 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $541 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $50,926 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $39 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $40 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $367 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $3 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $24,444 / year |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Kind people
โ Affordable to live
โ Pretty safe
โ Lots of fun stuff to do
โ Warm now
โ Warm all year round
โ Perfect humidity now
โ Good air quality today
โ Nomads.com members liked going here
โ Many Nomads.com members have been
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to do business
โ Great hospitals
โ Safe for women
โ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
โ Hard to get by with only English
โ Difficult to navigate without Chinese
โ Bar staff disinterested and looking down on foreigners
โ Few foreigners outside CBD
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Pretty slow internet
โ Very hot in the summer
โ Not many Nomads.com members right now
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) |
2068ยฐ mild |
2475ยฐ warm |
2475ยฐ warm |
2882ยฐ warm |
47117ยฐ scorching |
43109ยฐ scorching |
47117ยฐ scorching |
47117ยฐ scorching |
46115ยฐ scorching |
2882ยฐ warm |
2272ยฐ mild |
2068ยฐ mild |
| Real (median) |
2067°
mild |
2475°
warm |
2475°
warm |
2678°
warm |
3391°
hot |
3188°
hot |
3391°
hot |
3290°
hot |
3391°
hot |
2679°
warm |
2272°
mild |
2067°
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 58% |
nice 66% |
nice 74% |
nice 75% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 81% |
nice 75% |
nice 66% |
nice 65% |
| 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 Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 3mm |
rainy 72mm |
dry 48mm |
rainy 81mm |
rainy 200mm |
rainy 266mm |
rainy 125mm |
rainy 261mm |
rainy 111mm |
rainy 63mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 46mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 44% |
pockets 19% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 90% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 63% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 57% |
pockets 48% |
| Air quality |
bad 126 US AQI |
bad 106 US AQI |
bad 108 US AQI |
okay 95 US AQI |
okay 80 US AQI |
okay 63 US AQI |
okay 62 US AQI |
okay 71 US AQI |
okay 84 US AQI |
okay 95 US AQI |
bad 112 US AQI |
bad 112 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 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 | 1,457 people | 1,380 people | 1,200 people | 2,550 people | 1,740 people | 1,036 people | 1,800 people | 818 people | 1,050 people | 1,892 people | 1,733 people | 1,980 people |
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โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 32° 90° 29° 84° Has AC AQI 65 ๐ท ๐1h $1,374 / mo 10 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 31° 88° 29° 84° Has AC AQI 51 ๐ท ๐2h $1,444 / mo 12 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 31° 88° 29° 84° Has AC AQI 63 ๐ท ๐2h $1,165 / mo 8 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 30° 86° 28° 82° Has AC AQI 67 ๐ท ๐2h $1,788 / mo 9 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 31° 88° 28° 83° Has AC AQI 61 ๐ท ๐3h $1,050 / mo 9 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 32° 90° 29° 85° Has AC AQI 93 ๐ท ๐3h $2,609 / mo 9 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 30° 86° 29° 84° Has AC AQI 61 ๐ท ๐3h $1,961 / mo 10 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 31° 88° 30° 85° Has AC AQI 62 ๐ท ๐4h $4,802 / mo 91 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 31° 88° 30° 85° Has AC AQI 47 โ๏ธ11min $2,996 / mo 76 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 27° 81° 26° 78° Has AC AQI 44 โ๏ธ20min $1,449 / mo 9 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 32° 90° 31° 87° Has AC AQI 58 ๐ท โ๏ธ28min $1,448 / mo 91 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 36° 97° 30° 86° Has AC ๐ฅต AQI 136 ๐ท โ๏ธ29min $1,316 / mo 8 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 42° 108° 32° 89° Has AC AQI 91 ๐ท โ๏ธ2h $1,652 / mo 33 Mbps
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โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 10° 50° 12° 54° AQI 25 โ๏ธ12h $7,876 / mo 14 Mbps
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