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Hangzhou

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Hangzhou is well-regarded as one of the most livable cities in China, praised for its thriving economy and technological development. The city is described by multiple reviewers as open and inclusive, contributing to a comfortable environment for both locals and visitors. These characteristics make it attractive for living, working, and tourism alike.

Reviewers consistently highlighted the city's natural charm, especially the abundance of green spaces and scenic areas such as West Lake. These elements contribute to Hangzhou feeling both modern and steeped in history, offering a mix of cultural experience and outdoor recreation. Overall, feedback suggests Hangzhou is a pleasant, well-rounded city with much to offer.

AI-generated summary of reviews

Surprisingly green an pleasant city with all the ancient parks and strolls around the west lake area.

3 years ago

As one of the most livable cities in China, Hangzhou has developed economy and technology, many tourist attractions, an open and inclusive city!

6 years ago

✅ Developed economy and technology

✅ Many tourist attractions

✅ Open and inclusive city

✅ Green and pleasant environment

✅ Affordable to live

✅ Very safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Warm now

✅ Warm in the spring

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ Good air quality today

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot

✅ Easy to do business

✅ Great hospitals

✅ Very safe for women

✅ LGBTQ+ friendly

❌ Very crowded in summer

❌ Not LGBT-friendly

❌ Limited restaurant variety

❌ No freedom of speech

❌ No democracy

❌ Not much to do

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ 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

❌ People smoking tobacco a lot

❌ Marijuana is illegal

Jan

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Feels (median)

9°C / 48°F cold

13°C / 55°F cool

16°C / 61°F cool

20°C / 68°F mild

29°C / 84°F warm

36°C / 97°F hot

47°C / 117°F scorching

43°C / 109°F scorching

37°C / 99°F hot

21°C / 70°F mild

17°C / 63°F cool

14°C / 57°F cool

Real (median)

9°C / 48°F
cold

13°C / 55°F
cool

15°C / 59°F
cool

19°C / 66°F
mild

26°C / 79°F
warm

29°C / 83°F
very warm

32°C / 90°F
hot

31°C / 88°F
hot

30°C / 85°F
very warm

21°C / 70°F
mild

17°C / 62°F
cool

14°C / 56°F
cool

Humidity

nice
60%

damp
80%

damp
84%

nice
81%

nice
85%

sweaty
93%

sweaty
88%

sweaty
89%

sweaty
85%

nice
80%

damp
72%

nice
65%

Most common

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

Rain

dry
10mm

rainy
81mm

rainy
131mm

rainy
60mm

rainy
169mm

rainy
280mm

rainy
192mm

rainy
154mm

rainy
108mm

rainy
63mm

dry
46mm

dry
6mm

Cloud

pockets
31%

pockets
44%

cloudy
59%

cloudy
60%

cloudy
62%

cloudy
60%

cloudy
52%

pockets
41%

pockets
48%

pockets
43%

pockets
24%

Air quality

bad
152 US AQI

bad
144 US AQI

bad
139 US AQI

bad
136 US AQI

bad
121 US AQI

bad
106 US AQI

okay
81 US AQI

okay
82 US AQI

okay
94 US AQI

bad
112 US AQI

bad
133 US AQI

bad
155 US AQI

Sun

seek shade
4 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

Remote workers

200 people

280 people

200 people

367 people

280 people

350 people

244 people

300 people

320 people

280 people

200 people

233 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Shaoxing

China

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 27° 81° 26° 80° AQI 95 😷

🚕2h

$1,508 / mo

87 Mbps

Huzhou

China

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 29° 84° 27° 80° AQI 78 😷

🚕2h

$3,509 / mo

87 Mbps

Jiaxing

China

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 76° AQI 70 😷

🚕3h

$2,768 / mo

87 Mbps

Yiwu

China

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°

🚕4h

$1,190 / mo

87 Mbps

Cixi

China

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°

✈️11min

$1,864 / mo

87 Mbps

Suzhou

China

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 95 😷

✈️11min

$1,850 / mo

87 Mbps

Kunshan

China

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 27° 81° 26° 79°

✈️11min

$2,183 / mo

87 Mbps

Ningbo

China

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 78 😷

✈️11min

$1,766 / mo

86 Mbps

Wuxi

China

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73° AQI 87 😷

✈️12min

$1,417 / mo

86 Mbps

Changshu

China

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°

✈️13min

$1,689 / mo

87 Mbps

Changzhou

China

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 102 😷

✈️14min

$1,323 / mo

87 Mbps

Wuhu

China

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 27° 81° 26° 79° AQI 147 😷

✈️15min

$1,630 / mo

87 Mbps

Shanghai

China

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 117 😷

✈️15min

$1,848 / mo

🌇 Also went here41 people

Taipei

Taiwan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 76° AQI 63 😷

✈️48min

$2,182 / mo

🌇 Also went here24 people

Seoul

South Korea

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 72 😷

✈️1h

$2,511 / mo

🌇 Also went here27 people

Hong Kong

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 74°

✈️1h

$2,811 / mo

🌇 Also went here34 people

Beijing

China

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 27° 81° 30° 86° 🥵 AQI 76 😷

✈️1h

$2,396 / mo

🌇 Also went here29 people

Tokyo

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety great

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 42

✈️3h

$3,453 / mo

🌇 Also went here24 people

Chiang Mai

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 39° 102° 31° 88° 🥵 AQI 20

✈️3h

$1,060 / mo

🌇 Also went here32 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 41° 106° 34° 93° 🥵 AQI 64 😷

✈️4h

$1,515 / mo

🌇 Also went here42 people

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 37° 99° 30° 86° 🥵 AQI 59 😷

✈️5h

$1,414 / mo

🌇 Also went here27 people

Singapore

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety great

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🌧 Feels 31° 88° 28° 82°

✈️5h

$4,254 / mo

🌇 Also went here35 people

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 65° AQI 75 😷

✈️11h

$3,660 / mo

🌇 Also went here24 people

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 67° AQI 53 😷

✈️12h

$6,023 / mo

🌇 Also went here28 people

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 72° AQI 57 😷

✈️12h

$5,394 / mo

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Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 65° AQI 46

✈️13h

$5,213 / mo

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New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 67°

✈️16h

$7,708 / mo

🌇 Also went here27 people

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The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	2.85/5 (Rank #105) 69 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍2 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $1,436 / mo
📡 Internet	🚀 Super fast: 87Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Bad
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥵 Hot: 26°C80°F (feels 27°C81°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 59%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Good: 61 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	😐 Moderate: 99 US AQI
👌 Safety	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Good
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Bad
🎓 Education level*	Mediocre
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very low: $677 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
😤 People density	🧘‍♀️ Low density: 6k ppl/km² (1 per 13x13m)
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Okay
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Great
🖥 Places to work from	Bad
❄️ A/C or heating	Good
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Bad
👩 Female friendly	Good
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Okay
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Asia
🚩 Country	China
🗓️ Average trip length	6 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	87 Mbps ⚠️ Internet in Hangzhou is fast averaging 696 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~87 Mbps.
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌥 26°C 80°F + 😊 Comfy (59%) = feels 27°C 81°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 61 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👎😷 100 US AQI = 🚬 / day
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Didi
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 10 CNY in USD	USD 1.37
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	CNY 1,000 = USD 137
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners because WeChat is very hard to set up)
💻 Best coworking space	Allface
☕️ Best coffee place	Starbucks
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	👍12% of visitors return
📸 Visitors per year	900,000 visitors
📸 Tourists now	17,248 tourists
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	9,500,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$8,126 / year
😤 Population density	🤨 busy: 13x13m (169m²) per person
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 56% 👱‍♀️ 44%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 56% 👱‍♀️ 44%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 80% 👱‍♀️ 20%
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
🏠 Apartment listings	Sublet
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	China Eastern
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Air China
🏥 Best hospital	North American International Hospital

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$1,436 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$965 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$2,178 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$622 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$626 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$1,442 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$389 / month
🏠 Median home price	$466,073
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$29 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$47 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$127 / month
🍛 Dinner	$4
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$0
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$1
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$4
👩‍🏫 International school	$19,459 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$2 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$2 / trip