| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.48/5 (Rank #178)
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| ๐ Quality of life score |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Family score |
Okay |
| ๐ Community score |
Okay |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| ๐ต Cost |
๐ Affordable: $1,859 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 9 Mbps (avg)
|
| ๐ Fun |
Bad |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Hot: 25ยฐC78ยฐF (feels 29ยฐC84ยฐF)
|
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ Comfy: 97%
|
| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ฑ Good: 44 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ Moderate: 99 US AQI
|
| ๐ Safety |
Good
|
| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Good |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Okay |
| 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 |
| ๐ค People density |
๐งโโ๏ธ Low density: 6k ppl/kmยฒ (1 per 13x13m)
|
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Bad |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals |
Great |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Okay |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Great |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Good |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Bad |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | China |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 6 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
9 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Hangzhou is fast averaging 72 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~9 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ง 25ยฐC 78ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (97%) = feels 29ยฐC 84ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 44 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 100 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) |
| ๐ป Best coworking space | Allface |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| โป๏ธ Return rate | ๐13% of visitors return |
| ๐ธ Visitors per year | 900,000 visitors |
| ๐ธ Tourists now | 17,248 tourists |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 7,400,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $8,126 / year |
| ๐ค Population density | ๐คจ busy: 13x13m (169mยฒ) per person |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 81% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 19% |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Non-religious |
| ๐ Apartment listings | Sublet |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | China Eastern |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Air China |
| ๐ฅ Best hospital | North American International Hospital |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $1,859 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $1,169 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $2,866 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $819 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $738 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $1,566 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $621 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $505,862 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $35 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $51 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $417 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $4 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $35,934 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $2 / month |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Developed economy and technology
โ Many tourist attractions
โ Open and inclusive city
โ Green and pleasant environment
โ Affordable to live
โ Pretty safe
โ Warm now
โ Warm in the spring
โ Good air quality today
โ Easy to do business
โ Great hospitals
โ Very safe for women
โ LGBTQ+ friendly
โ Very crowded in summer
โ Not LGBT-friendly
โ Limited restaurant variety
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 hot in the summer
โ Feels crowded
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) |
948ยฐ cold |
1355ยฐ cool |
1661ยฐ cool |
2170ยฐ mild |
2984ยฐ warm |
3493ยฐ hot |
46115ยฐ scorching |
42108ยฐ scorching |
38100ยฐ hot |
2170ยฐ mild |
1763ยฐ cool |
1457ยฐ cool |
| Real (median) |
948°
cold |
1355°
cool |
1559°
cool |
1967°
mild |
2679°
warm |
2983°
very warm |
3290°
hot |
3188°
hot |
3086°
very warm |
2170°
mild |
1762°
cool |
1456°
cool |
| Humidity |
damp 70% |
damp 80% |
damp 81% |
nice 79% |
nice 80% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 82% |
nice 78% |
damp 75% |
damp 71% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | 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 10mm |
rainy 81mm |
rainy 131mm |
rainy 61mm |
rainy 169mm |
rainy 281mm |
rainy 193mm |
rainy 154mm |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 64mm |
dry 47mm |
dry 6mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 50% |
cloudy 69% |
cloudy 68% |
cloudy 70% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 87% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 62% |
pockets 36% |
| Air quality |
bad 152 US AQI |
bad 144 US AQI |
bad 139 US AQI |
bad 136 US AQI |
bad 121 US AQI |
bad 106 US AQI |
okay 81 US AQI |
okay 82 US AQI |
okay 94 US AQI |
bad 112 US AQI |
bad 133 US AQI |
bad 155 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 1,000 people | 800 people | 1,300 people | 900 people | 960 people | 709 people | 900 people | 1,000 people | 900 people | 600 people | 686 people |
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