⭐️ Total score |
2.78/5 (Rank #166)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍7 liked it 👎1 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,651 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 29Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 30°C86°F (feels 36°C97°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 76%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
😷 Unhealthy for some: 126 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Great
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🤮 Food safety* |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Okay
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💰 Income level* |
High:
$2,048 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Good |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | Taiwan |
🗓️ Average trip length | 5 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 29 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 30°C 86°F + 🥵 Sweaty (76%) = feels 36°C 97°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎☠️ 126 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 100 TWD in USD | USD 3.34 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | TWD 10,000 = USD 334 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,400,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $24,577 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 84% 👱♀️ 16% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | PCHome |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | EVA |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Asia |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,651 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,014 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,937 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $554 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $934 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,900 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $301 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $324,058 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $44 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $62 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $187 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $3 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $8,770 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $17 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $3 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Access to nature and outdoor activities
✅ Friendly people
✅ Very affordable
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good healthcare
✅ Many parks and museums
✅ Easy transportation and travel within Taiwan
✅ Rich culture and history
✅ Good remote work infrastructure
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality today
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Poor air quality
❌ Traffic and pedestrian safety issues
❌ Limited English proficiency
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 21°C / 70°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 28°C / 82°F warm | 30°C / 86°F warm | 41°C / 106°F scorching | 39°C / 102°F hot | 41°C / 106°F scorching | 38°C / 100°F hot | 40°C / 104°F hot | 34°C / 93°F hot | 28°C / 82°F warm | 23°C / 73°F mild |
Real (median) |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
24°C / 74°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
32°C / 89°F
hot |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
31°C / 88°F
hot |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
31°C / 88°F
hot |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
Humidity |
nice 68% |
nice 70% |
nice 74% |
sweaty 76% |
sweaty 77% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 76% |
nice 74% |
nice 71% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 2mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 34mm |
dry 24mm |
rainy 372mm |
rainy 317mm |
rainy 387mm |
rainy 203mm |
rainy 77mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 22mm |
Cloud |
pockets 32% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 38% |
cloudy 59% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 26% |
Air quality |
bad 120 US AQI |
bad 126 US AQI |
bad 126 US AQI |
bad 126 US AQI |
bad 126 US AQI |
bad 126 US AQI |
bad 126 US AQI |
bad 126 US AQI |
bad 126 US AQI |
bad 126* US AQI |
bad 126* US AQI |
bad 100 US AQI |
Sun |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
Remote workers | 550 people | 575 people | 514 people | 286 people | 480 people | 250 people | 267 people | 400 people | 343 people | 600 people | 350 people | 400 people |
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