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| ๐ Nomad Score™ | 4 reviews |
| 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* | |
| ๐ค People density | |
| 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) |
12 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Dongguan is fast averaging 96 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~12 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฅ 29ยฐC 84ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (81%) = feels 35ยฐC 95ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 19 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐โ ๏ธ 102 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ง Best neighborhood to stay | Nancheng Subdistrict |
| 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) |
| ๐ป Best coworking space | Regus |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 9,600,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $8,126 / year |
| ๐ค Population density | ๐คจ busy: 14x14m (196mยฒ) per person |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 44% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 56% |
| 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 | $1,422 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $724 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,862 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $532 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,648 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $918 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $353 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $357,207 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $77 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $30 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $75 / 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 | $25,704 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $3 / month |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Pretty safe
โ Fast internet
โ Warm now
โ Warm all year round
โ Good air quality today
โ Easy to do business
โ Safe for women
โ LGBTQ+ friendly
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Not much to do
โ Very hot in the summer
โ Very sweaty and humid now
โ Feels crowded
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) |
2068ยฐ mild |
2475ยฐ warm |
2781ยฐ warm |
3086ยฐ warm |
45113ยฐ scorching |
44111ยฐ scorching |
45113ยฐ scorching |
42108ยฐ scorching |
45113ยฐ scorching |
3086ยฐ warm |
2373ยฐ mild |
2068ยฐ mild |
| Real (median) |
2067°
mild |
2475°
warm |
2678°
warm |
2781°
warm |
3290°
hot |
3188°
hot |
3290°
hot |
3188°
hot |
3290°
hot |
2781°
warm |
2373°
mild |
1966°
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 60% |
nice 67% |
nice 73% |
sweaty 75% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 90% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 74% |
nice 64% |
nice 65% |
| Most common | 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 Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 2mm |
rainy 59mm |
dry 35mm |
rainy 60mm |
rainy 173mm |
rainy 260mm |
rainy 139mm |
rainy 267mm |
rainy 109mm |
dry 27mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 37mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 36% |
pockets 28% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 89% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 62% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 49% |
| Air quality |
bad 158 US AQI |
bad 154 US AQI |
bad 128 US AQI |
bad 108 US AQI |
okay 95 US AQI |
bad 110 US AQI |
bad 119 US AQI |
okay 92 US AQI |
okay 97 US AQI |
bad 106 US AQI |
bad 131 US AQI |
bad 137 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 5 UVI |
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avoid sun 6 UVI |
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avoid sun 7 UVI |
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| Remote workers | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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