| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.85/5 (Rank #79)
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| โค๏ธ Liked by members |
๐4 liked it ๐1 disliked it
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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: $1,792 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 7 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Good |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Too hot: 31ยฐC88ยฐF (feels 42ยฐC108ยฐF)
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| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ฅต Sweaty: 84%
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ Very high: 100%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ฑ Good: 42 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ Moderate: 83 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* |
Very low:
$677 / mo
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| ๐ English speaking* |
Bad |
| ๐ค People density |
๐งโโ๏ธ Low density: 5k ppl/kmยฒ (1 per 14x14m)
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| ๐ถ Walkability |
Great |
| 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 |
Bad |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Great |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Good |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Bad |
| 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) |
๐ฅ 31ยฐC 88ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (84%) = feels 42ยฐC 108ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 42 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 84 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
|
| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| ๐ธ 10 CNY in USD | USD 1.48 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | CNY 1,000 = USD 148 |
| 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 |
| โป๏ธ Return rate | ๐15% of visitors return |
| ๐ธ Visitors per year | 9,075,500 visitors |
| ๐ธ Tourists now | 173,932 tourists |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 14,000,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $8,126 / 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 83% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 17% |
| 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 | $1,792 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $1,026 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $2,699 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $771 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $833 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $1,217 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $566 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $50,438 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $39 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $40 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $434 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $4 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $23,736 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $3 / month |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Pretty safe
โ Lots of fun stuff to do
โ Warm now
โ Warm all year round
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 No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Pretty slow internet
โ Very hot in the summer
โ Very sweaty and humid now
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 | 1,414 people | 1,320 people | 1,200 people | 2,500 people | 1,500 people | 1,036 people | 1,714 people | 840 people | 780 people | 1,850 people | 1,350 people | 2,067 people |
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