| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
2.87/5 (Rank #616)
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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: $1,216 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 8 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Bad |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Hot: 26ยฐC79ยฐF (feels 29ยฐC84ยฐF)
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| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ฅต Sweaty: 79%
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ Moderate: 57 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ Moderate: 75 US AQI
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| ๐ Safety |
Good
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| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Okay |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Okay |
| 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 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Very low:
$677 / mo
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| ๐ English speaking* |
Bad |
| 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 |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Bad |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | China |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
8 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Changchun is fast averaging 64 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~8 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฅ 26ยฐC 79ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (79%) = feels 29ยฐC 84ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 57 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 76 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 1.48 |
| 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 |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 3,200,000 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 | Ganji |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | Hainan |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | China Southern Airlines |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $1,216 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $808 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,987 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $568 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $703 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $371 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $118,643 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $33 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $74 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $3 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $15,572 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $3 / month |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Very safe
โ Warm now
โ Good air quality today
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to do business
โ Great hospitals
โ Safe for women
โ LGBTQ+ friendly
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Pretty slow internet
โ Not much to do
โ Gets very cold in the winter
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 People smoking tobacco a lot
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
-20-4ยฐ freezing |
-916ยฐ freezing |
541ยฐ cold |
1355ยฐ cool |
2170ยฐ mild |
2475ยฐ warm |
3391ยฐ hot |
2373ยฐ mild |
2170ยฐ mild |
1254ยฐ cool |
-523ยฐ freezing |
-1112ยฐ freezing |
| Real (median) |
-155°
freezing |
-622°
freezing |
745°
cold |
1456°
cool |
2169°
mild |
2474°
warm |
2983°
very warm |
2373°
mild |
2169°
mild |
1355°
cool |
-228°
freezing |
-719°
freezing |
| Humidity |
nice 69% |
nice 70% |
nice 57% |
nice 40% |
nice 49% |
nice 67% |
sweaty 78% |
nice 80% |
nice 73% |
nice 61% |
damp 77% |
damp 72% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 5mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 20mm |
rainy 94mm |
rainy 147mm |
rainy 146mm |
rainy 55mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 18mm |
dry 2mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 30% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 42% |
cloudy 52% |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 58% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 25% |
| Air quality |
bad 149 US AQI |
bad 139 US AQI |
bad 135 US AQI |
bad 108 US AQI |
okay 89 US AQI |
okay 77 US AQI |
okay 74 US AQI |
okay 55 US AQI |
okay 66 US AQI |
bad 102 US AQI |
bad 104 US AQI |
bad 122 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people |
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