| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.64/5 (Rank #38)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍1 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,350 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 11 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Bad |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 34°C93°F (feels 45°C113°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 68%
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| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 5%
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Good: 66 US AQI
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| 👌 Safety |
Good
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| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
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| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Low |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Very bad
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| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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| 💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$142 / mo
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| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 😤 People density |
🤨 Busy: 14k ppl/km² (1 per 8x8m)
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| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | India |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 9 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 11 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 34°C 93°F + 😊 Comfy (68%) = feels 45°C 113°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 66 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 100 INR in USD | USD 1.05 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | INR 10,000 = USD 105 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 7% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 💻 Best coworking space | The Startup Center |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍14% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 5,186,300 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 99,395 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 6,700,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $1,706 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🤨 busy: 8x8m (64m²) per person |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 91% 👱♀️ 9% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Magicbricks |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | IndiGo |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,350 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $691 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,003 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $287 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,001 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,654 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $473 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $94,129 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $47 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $54 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $252 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $2 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $1 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $1,307 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $1 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very hot in the summer
❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
3188° hot |
3086° warm |
3595° hot |
41106° scorching |
41106° scorching |
41106° scorching |
41106° scorching |
42108° scorching |
40104° hot |
38100° hot |
3086° warm |
3188° hot |
| Real (median) |
2882°
very warm |
2781°
warm |
3086°
very warm |
3290°
hot |
3290°
hot |
3391°
hot |
3290°
hot |
3290°
hot |
3188°
hot |
3086°
very warm |
2780°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 71% |
sweaty 71% |
sweaty 72% |
sweaty 71% |
nice 67% |
sweaty 71% |
sweaty 74% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 78% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 17mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 39mm |
dry 47mm |
rainy 74mm |
rainy 116mm |
rainy 116mm |
rainy 234mm |
rainy 235mm |
rainy 61mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 35% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 39% |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 90% |
cloudy 87% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 61% |
pockets 48% |
| Air quality |
bad 137 US AQI |
bad 108 US AQI |
okay 63 US AQI |
okay 56 US AQI |
okay 69 US AQI |
okay 72 US AQI |
okay 75 US AQI |
okay 67 US AQI |
okay 66 US AQI |
okay 64 US AQI |
bad 107 US AQI |
bad 114 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
| Remote workers | 850 people | 840 people | 1,000 people | 840 people | 1,029 people | 1,000 people | 873 people | 840 people | 900 people | 1,000 people | 800 people | 1,067 people |
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