| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.22/5 (Rank #361)
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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: $1,059 / mo
|
| ๐ก Internet |
๐ Super fast: 91 Mbps (avg)
|
| ๐ Fun |
Bad |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ Perfect: 24ยฐC76ยฐF (feels 24ยฐC75ยฐF)
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| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ Comfy: 63%
|
| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ Moderate: 58 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ท Unhealthy for some: 101 US AQI
|
| ๐ Safety |
Good
|
| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Good |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 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 |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Bad |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Okay |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Okay |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Good |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Bad |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | China |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
91 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Nanyang is fast averaging 728 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~91 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฅ 24ยฐC 76ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (63%) = feels 24ยฐC 75ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 58 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐โ ๏ธ 102 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) |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Nanyang Old Coffee |
| ๐ช Best 24/7 coffee place | 1983 Cafe Nanyang |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 780,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $8,126 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 52% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 48% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Non-religious |
| ๐ Apartment listings | Sublet |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | Air China |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Air China |
| ๐ฅ Best hospital | NTU Chinese Medicine Clinic |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $1,059 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $512 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,438 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $411 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $353 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $501 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $224 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $134,196 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $17 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $16 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $327 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $2 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $22,360 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $2 / month |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Very safe
โ Fast internet
โ Warm now
โ Warm in the spring
โ Perfect humidity now
โ Good air quality today
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to do business
โ Very safe for women
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Not much to do
โ Gets cold in the winter
โ Difficult to make friends
โ Quality of education is low
โ Hospitals are bad
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) |
643ยฐ cold |
643ยฐ cold |
1254ยฐ cool |
1763ยฐ cool |
2475ยฐ warm |
3188ยฐ hot |
3493ยฐ hot |
3188ยฐ hot |
2475ยฐ warm |
1763ยฐ cool |
1050ยฐ cold |
846ยฐ cold |
| Real (median) |
643°
cold |
642°
very cold |
1254°
cool |
1763°
cool |
2475°
warm |
2983°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2781°
very warm |
2475°
warm |
1763°
cool |
1050°
cool |
846°
cold |
| Humidity |
nice 59% |
nice 60% |
nice 68% |
nice 63% |
nice 64% |
nice 64% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 79% |
nice 75% |
nice 69% |
nice 60% |
nice 56% |
| 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 6mm |
dry 22mm |
dry 43mm |
rainy 62mm |
rainy 75mm |
rainy 66mm |
rainy 201mm |
rainy 173mm |
rainy 86mm |
rainy 59mm |
dry 17mm |
dry 8mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 58% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 39% |
| Air quality |
bad 188 US AQI |
bad 173 US AQI |
bad 151 US AQI |
bad 126 US AQI |
bad 118 US AQI |
bad 105 US AQI |
okay 90 US AQI |
okay 97 US AQI |
okay 98 US AQI |
bad 115 US AQI |
bad 161 US AQI |
bad 179 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 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 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people |
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