| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.16/5 (Rank #471)
|
| ๐ Quality of life score |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Family score |
Okay |
| ๐ Community score |
Okay |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| ๐ต Cost |
๐ Affordable: $1,295 / mo
|
| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 9 Mbps (avg)
|
| ๐ Fun |
Okay |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Hot: 30ยฐC86ยฐF (feels 34ยฐC93ยฐF)
|
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ Comfy: 64%
|
| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ Moderate: 93 US AQI
|
| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ Moderate: 75 US AQI
|
| ๐ Safety |
Good
|
| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Okay |
| 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* |
Poor:
$1,155 / mo
|
| ๐ English speaking* |
Bad |
| ๐ค People density |
๐งโโ๏ธ Low density: 4k ppl/kmยฒ (1 per 15x15m)
|
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Great |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals |
Great |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Okay |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Great |
| 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) |
9 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Quanzhou is fast averaging 72 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~9 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
โ๏ธ 30ยฐC 86ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (64%) = feels 34ยฐC 93ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐๐ท 93 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 75 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
|
| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| ๐ธ 10 CNY in USD | USD 1.50 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | CNY 1,000 = USD 150 |
| 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 |
| ๐ฆท Fluoride added | ๐ซ No fluoride added |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 3,300,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $13,862 / year |
| ๐ค Population density | ๐งโโ๏ธ not busy: 15x15m (225mยฒ) per person |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 53% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 47% |
| 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 | $1,295 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $780 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,966 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $562 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $941 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $1,007 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $275 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $255,355 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $44 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $33 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $75 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $2 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $12,017 / year |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Very safe
โ Warm now
โ Warm all year round
โ Perfect humidity now
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to do business
โ Great hospitals
โ Safe for women
โ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Pretty slow internet
โ Not much to do
โ Very hot in the summer
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) |
1864ยฐ cool |
2170ยฐ mild |
2272ยฐ mild |
2475ยฐ warm |
3697ยฐ hot |
3697ยฐ hot |
45113ยฐ scorching |
42108ยฐ scorching |
46115ยฐ scorching |
3290ยฐ hot |
2272ยฐ mild |
2068ยฐ mild |
| Real (median) |
1763°
cool |
2170°
mild |
2271°
mild |
2474°
warm |
3085°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
3290°
hot |
3188°
hot |
3391°
hot |
2983°
very warm |
2272°
mild |
1966°
mild |
| Humidity |
damp 73% |
nice 76% |
nice 76% |
nice 75% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 74% |
nice 74% |
nice 72% |
| 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 1mm |
dry 34mm |
dry 29mm |
rainy 57mm |
rainy 174mm |
rainy 134mm |
rainy 76mm |
rainy 272mm |
rainy 77mm |
dry 25mm |
dry 20mm |
dry 39mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 30% |
pockets 29% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 70% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 58% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 57% |
| Air quality |
okay 99 US AQI |
bad 102 US AQI |
bad 106 US AQI |
bad 107 US AQI |
okay 82 US AQI |
okay 66 US AQI |
okay 71 US AQI |
okay 76 US AQI |
okay 75 US AQI |
okay 81 US AQI |
okay 80 US AQI |
okay 92 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people |
|
|
||||||||||||
If you'd like to filter destinations based on their climate, try Nomads.com's Climate Finder
Current weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Based on Quanzhou's cost of living, here's selected remote jobs that would cover your costs:
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked very bad ๐ฎ Safety mediocre Tap to open โ๏ธ Feels 34° 93° 29° 84° Has AC AQI 94 ๐ท ๐2h $1,909 / mo 20 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked very bad ๐ฎ Safety good Tap to open โ๏ธ Feels 31° 88° 28° 82° Has AC AQI 95 ๐ท ๐2h $1,805 / mo 7 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked very bad ๐ฎ Safety good Tap to open โ๏ธ Feels 34° 93° 29° 84° Has AC AQI 90 ๐ท ๐2h $1,225 / mo 8 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked very bad ๐ฎ Safety good Tap to open โ๏ธ Feels 33° 91° 29° 84° Has AC AQI 85 ๐ท ๐3h $1,291 / mo 8 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked very bad ๐ฎ Safety mediocre Tap to open โ๏ธ Feels 33° 91° 29° 85° Has AC AQI 81 ๐ท โ๏ธ12min $1,631 / mo 6 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Okay ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked very bad ๐ฎ Safety good Tap to open โ๏ธ Feels 33° 91° 30° 85° Has AC AQI 87 ๐ท โ๏ธ18min $2,554 / mo 24 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked very bad ๐ฎ Safety good Tap to open ๐ฅ Feels 32° 90° 29° 83° Has AC AQI 100 ๐ท โ๏ธ21min $1,452 / mo 91 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked good ๐ฎ Safety good Tap to open ๐ฅ Feels 34° 93° 29° 85° Has AC AQI 82 ๐ท โ๏ธ22min $1,704 / mo 19 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Okay ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked mediocre ๐ฎ Safety great Tap to open โ๏ธ Feels 32° 90° 28° 83° Has AC AQI 60 ๐ท โ๏ธ24min $2,630 / mo 23 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked good ๐ฎ Safety great Tap to open ๐ฅ Feels 35° 95° 30° 85° Has AC AQI 71 ๐ท โ๏ธ25min $2,018 / mo 37 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked very bad ๐ฎ Safety good Tap to open ๐ฅ Feels 30° 86° 27° 80° Has AC AQI 84 ๐ท โ๏ธ27min $1,453 / mo 9 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked very bad ๐ฎ Safety good Tap to open โ๏ธ Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 105 ๐ท โ๏ธ29min $1,392 / mo 9 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked good ๐ฎ Safety mediocre Tap to open ๐ฅ Feels 35° 95° 30° 86° Has AC AQI 93 ๐ท โ๏ธ46min $1,649 / mo 7 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ง Very expensive ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked mediocre ๐ฎ Safety good Tap to open ๐ซ Feels 40° 104° 31° 87° Has AC AQI 94 ๐ท โ๏ธ4h $4,113 / mo 96 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked very bad ๐ฎ Safety mediocre Tap to open โ๏ธ Feels 28° 82° 26° 78° Has AC AQI 145 ๐ท โ๏ธ49min $1,865 / mo 9 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked good ๐ฎ Safety good Tap to open ๐ง Feels 34° 93° 28° 82° Barely AC ๐ฅต AQI 87 ๐ท โ๏ธ5h $2,000 / mo 14 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked very bad ๐ฎ Safety mediocre Tap to open ๐ฅ Feels 32° 90° 28° 82° Has AC AQI 85 ๐ท โ๏ธ42min $1,975 / mo 10 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ง Pricey ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked good ๐ฎ Safety bad Tap to open ๐ฅ Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 78 ๐ท โ๏ธ18h $3,175 / mo 21 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked mediocre ๐ฎ Safety bad Tap to open ๐ฅ Feels 30° 86° 27° 81° Barely AC ๐ฅต AQI 58 ๐ท โ๏ธ24h $1,837 / mo 11 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked bad ๐ฎ Safety mediocre Tap to open ๐ฅ Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 90 ๐ท โ๏ธ1h $1,842 / mo 10 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Okay ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked mediocre ๐ฎ Safety mediocre Tap to open ๐ฅ Feels 31° 88° 27° 81° Has AC AQI 60 ๐ท โ๏ธ43min $2,976 / mo 76 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked very bad ๐ฎ Safety mediocre Tap to open ๐ฅ Feels 19° 66° 18° 65° AQI 50 โ๏ธ25h $2,241 / mo 17 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ง Pricey ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked mediocre ๐ฎ Safety mediocre Tap to open ๐ฅ Feels 21° 70° 21° 69° AQI 58 ๐ท โ๏ธ25h $3,444 / mo 14 Mbps ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked very bad ๐ฎ Safety mediocre Tap to open ๐ฅ Feels 32° 90° 28° 82° Has AC AQI 85 ๐ท โ๏ธ42min $1,975 / mo ๐ Also went here2 people ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked very bad ๐ฎ Safety mediocre Tap to open โ๏ธ Feels 28° 82° 26° 78° Has AC AQI 145 ๐ท โ๏ธ49min $1,865 / mo ๐ Also went here2 people ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked bad ๐ฎ Safety mediocre Tap to open ๐ฅ Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 90 ๐ท โ๏ธ1h $1,842 / mo ๐ Also went here2 people ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked very bad ๐ฎ Safety bad Tap to open ๐ฅ Feels 41° 106° 32° 90° Some AC ๐ฅต AQI 81 ๐ท โ๏ธ2h $1,639 / mo ๐ Also went here2 people ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked good ๐ฎ Safety mediocre Tap to open ๐ฅ Feels 20° 68° 19° 66° AQI 112 ๐ท โ๏ธ2h $1,442 / mo ๐ Also went here3 people ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Okay ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked good ๐ฎ Safety good Tap to open ๐ฅ Feels 19° 66° 19° 65° AQI 39 โ๏ธ3h $2,556 / mo ๐ Also went here3 people ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked good ๐ฎ Safety good Tap to open โ๏ธ Feels 38° 100° 30° 87° Has AC ๐ฅต AQI 70 ๐ท โ๏ธ3h $1,547 / mo ๐ Also went here2 people ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked mediocre ๐ฎ Safety mediocre Tap to open ๐ฆ Feels 44° 111° 33° 92° Has AC AQI 63 ๐ท โ๏ธ3h $1,704 / mo ๐ Also went here2 people ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked good ๐ฎ Safety mediocre Tap to open ๐ฅ Feels 39° 102° 30° 86° Has AC AQI 45 โ๏ธ4h $1,429 / mo ๐ Also went here2 people ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked good ๐ฎ Safety mediocre Tap to open ๐ฅ Feels 41° 106° 31° 88° Has AC AQI 82 ๐ท โ๏ธ4h $2,028 / mo ๐ Also went here2 people ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ง Very expensive ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked mediocre ๐ฎ Safety good Tap to open ๐ซ Feels 40° 104° 31° 87° Has AC AQI 94 ๐ท โ๏ธ4h $4,113 / mo ๐ Also went here2 people ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ Affordable ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked very bad ๐ฎ Safety bad Tap to open ๐ฅ Feels 39° 102° 31° 87° Has AC AQI 72 ๐ท โ๏ธ4h $1,524 / mo ๐ Also went here2 people ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ณ Extremely expensive ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked good ๐ฎ Safety good Tap to open ๐ฅ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 27 โ๏ธ10h $7,657 / mo ๐ Also went here2 people ร
โญ๏ธ OverallAll ๐ต Cost ๐ณ Extremely expensive ๐ก InternetWiFi ๐ Good ๐ Liked mediocre ๐ฎ Safety mediocre Tap to open ๐ซ Feels 9° 48° 10° 50° AQI 94 ๐ท โ๏ธ13h $6,492 / mo ๐ Also went here2 people ร
Can't login? See the FAQ
What stops you from joining? And what would you pay for instead?
Thank you! I read every answer.


















By signing up, you agree to our terms of service and community guidelines.
One-time-payment: $19.99
Billed once. Then never again. 7-day money back guarantee
One-time-payment: $1
Billed once. Then never again. 7-day money back guarantee
Limited free access to city pages, cost of living data and rankings for 1,500+ cities, and we'll email you a 50% off membership code in the next few days.
By continuing, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Nomads.com members
work remotely at









๐ Thanks for signing up! I hope you like my site. I put a lot of effort into making it for years!
๐ฌ First, please go to your email and click the confirm link first to verify your email address
โ๏ธ Check your spam folder if you can't find it, because we got reports it ends up there sometimes
๐ After you confirm your email we'll send you an email with more info
๐ฉโ๐ป You can start using Nomads.com's member-only features now!
