| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.21/5 (Rank #416)
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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: $1,288 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 9 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Okay |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Hot: 28ยฐC83ยฐF (feels 31ยฐC88ยฐF)
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| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ Comfy: 63%
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ฑ Good: 43 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+ |
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
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| 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 28ยฐC 83ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (63%) = feels 31ยฐC 88ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 43 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 75 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
|
| 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 | 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 | $1,288 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $776 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,956 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $559 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $936 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $1,001 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $274 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $254,008 |
| 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 | $11,953 / 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 Good air quality today
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 |
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