| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.29/5 (Rank #281)
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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 Cheap: $852 / mo
|
| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 10 Mbps (avg)
|
| ๐ Fun |
Okay |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Hot: 26ยฐC79ยฐF (feels 30ยฐC86ยฐF)
|
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ Comfy: 90%
|
| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅต Very low: 5%
|
| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ฑ Good: 72 US AQI
|
| ๐ Safety |
Okay
|
| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Bad |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* |
Good
|
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
| ๐ค Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| ๐ Education level* |
Low |
| โก๏ธ Power grid |
Very bad
|
| ๐ Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Very poor:
$142 / mo
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| ๐ English speaking* |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Okay |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Bad |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Great |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Good |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Bad |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | India |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) | 10 Mbps |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ง 26ยฐC 79ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (90%) = feels 30ยฐC 86ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 72 US AQI |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
|
| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| ๐ธ 100 INR in USD | USD 1.05 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | INR 10,000 = USD 105 |
| ๐ธ Tipping | Yes, 7% |
| ๐ณ Cashless | ๐ต No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Cafe Coffee Day |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 3,100,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $1,706 / year |
| ๐ Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Religious |
| ๐ป Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| ๐ Apartment listings | 99Acres |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | Indigo |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Jet Airways |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $852 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $595 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $717 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $205 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $294 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $1,587 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $453 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $49,372 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $14 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $52 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $90 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $1 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $1 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $1,342 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $1 / month |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Very cheap to live
โ Pretty safe
โ Fast internet
โ Warm now
โ Warm all year round
โ Good air quality on average
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to do business
โ Democratic
โ People can speak basic English
โ Not many people smoke tobacco
โ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
โ Freedom of speech is weak
โ Not much to do
โ Difficult to make friends
โ Quality of education is low
โ Hospitals are bad
โ Roads can be dangerous
โ Not safe for women
โ Not family friendly
โ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
3493ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3595ยฐ hot |
3799ยฐ hot |
3697ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3493ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3493ยฐ hot |
| Real (median) |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2781°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 76% |
nice 69% |
sweaty 71% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 90% |
sweaty 90% |
sweaty 89% |
sweaty 89% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 78% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Rain | 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 Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 12mm |
dry 29mm |
rainy 81mm |
rainy 169mm |
rainy 313mm |
rainy 300mm |
rainy 354mm |
rainy 288mm |
rainy 265mm |
rainy 262mm |
rainy 187mm |
rainy 63mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 39% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 46% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 81% |
cloudy 88% |
cloudy 89% |
cloudy 88% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 85% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 52% |
| Air quality |
okay 72 US AQI |
okay 72 US AQI |
okay 72 US AQI |
okay 72 US AQI |
okay 72 US AQI |
okay 72 US AQI |
okay 72 US AQI |
okay 72 US AQI |
okay 72 US AQI |
okay 72 US AQI |
okay 72 US AQI |
okay 72 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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