| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.02/5 (Rank #868)
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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: $1,074 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 8 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Bad |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ Perfect: 22ยฐC72ยฐF (feels 22ยฐC72ยฐF)
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| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ Comfy: 88%
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ท Unhealthy : 154 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ Moderate: 98 US AQI
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| ๐ Safety |
Good
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| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Okay |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* |
Good
|
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* |
Great
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| 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
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| ๐ English speaking* |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Great |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals |
Bad |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Okay |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Great |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 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 Yichang is fast averaging 64 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~8 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฅ 22ยฐC 72ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (88%) = feels 22ยฐC 72ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐โ ๏ธ 154 US AQI = ๐ฌ ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 99 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
|
| 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) |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐ฆท Fluoride added | ๐ซ No fluoride added |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 1,300,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $13,862 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 54% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 46% |
| 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 | $1,074 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $713 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,878 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $537 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $971 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $760 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $478 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $127,031 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $45 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $25 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $75 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $2 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $1 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $9,590 / 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 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 Bad air quality today
โ Difficult to make friends
โ Quality of education is low
โ Hospitals are not that great
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) |
846ยฐ cold |
745ยฐ cold |
1457ยฐ cool |
1864ยฐ cool |
2373ยฐ mild |
3188ยฐ hot |
3595ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
2984ยฐ warm |
1966ยฐ mild |
1254ยฐ cool |
1050ยฐ cold |
| Real (median) |
846°
cold |
745°
cold |
1457°
cool |
1864°
cool |
2374°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2780°
warm |
1967°
mild |
1253°
cool |
1050°
cold |
| Humidity |
nice 65% |
nice 70% |
damp 75% |
damp 75% |
nice 75% |
sweaty 77% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 77% |
nice 71% |
nice 67% |
nice 63% |
| 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 16mm |
dry 27mm |
rainy 69mm |
rainy 89mm |
rainy 113mm |
rainy 74mm |
rainy 209mm |
rainy 194mm |
rainy 75mm |
rainy 50mm |
dry 23mm |
dry 10mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 70% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 86% |
cloudy 86% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 81% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 63% |
| Air quality |
bad 191 US AQI |
bad 172 US AQI |
bad 145 US AQI |
bad 125 US AQI |
bad 105 US AQI |
bad 108 US AQI |
okay 85 US AQI |
okay 89 US AQI |
okay 92 US AQI |
bad 103 US AQI |
bad 147 US AQI |
bad 177 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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