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| ๐ Quality of life score | |
| ๐ถ Family score | |
| ๐ Community score | |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score | |
| ๐ต Cost | |
| ๐ก Internet | |
| ๐ Fun | |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) | |
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) | |
| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC | |
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual) | |
| ๐ Safety | |
| ๐ฉ Safe for women | |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* | |
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* | |
| ๐ค Lack of racism* | |
| ๐ Education level* | |
| โก๏ธ Power grid | |
| ๐ Resilience to climate change | |
| ๐ฐ Income level* | |
| ๐ English speaking* | |
| ๐ถ Walkability | |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* | |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* | |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* | |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals | |
| ๐ Happiness* | |
| ๐ธ Nightlife | |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city | |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from | |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating | |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners | |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* | |
| ๐ Startup Score |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | China |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
91 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Shantou 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 30ยฐC 86ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (89%) = feels 40ยฐC 104ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 34 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 77 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
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| 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 | Jinguan Hotel |
| โ๏ธ Best alt. coffee place | Regency Grand Hotel |
| ๐ช Best 24/7 coffee place | GreenTree Alliance Hotel |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 3,800,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $8,126 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 50% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 50% |
| 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 | Hainan |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Air China |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $1,225 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $784 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,733 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $495 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $466 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $1,343 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $298 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $178,534 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $22 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $44 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $204 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $2 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $22,317 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $7 / 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 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 Very sweaty and humid 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) |
1661ยฐ cool |
1864ยฐ cool |
1966ยฐ mild |
2272ยฐ mild |
3290ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3595ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3595ยฐ hot |
3086ยฐ warm |
2272ยฐ mild |
1966ยฐ mild |
| Real (median) |
1661°
cool |
1864°
cool |
1966°
mild |
2272°
mild |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2781°
warm |
2272°
mild |
1966°
mild |
| Humidity |
damp 76% |
nice 79% |
nice 79% |
nice 81% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 89% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 78% |
nice 75% |
nice 75% |
| 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 Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 2mm |
dry 46mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 11mm |
rainy 94mm |
rainy 231mm |
rainy 110mm |
rainy 221mm |
rainy 52mm |
rainy 59mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 35mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 24% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 85% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 67% |
pockets 41% |
cloudy 50% |
cloudy 52% |
cloudy 54% |
| Air quality |
okay 93 US AQI |
okay 96 US AQI |
okay 95 US AQI |
okay 91 US AQI |
okay 80 US AQI |
okay 59 US AQI |
okay 56 US AQI |
okay 66 US AQI |
okay 77 US AQI |
okay 88 US AQI |
okay 87 US AQI |
okay 96 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people |
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