⭐️ Total score |
2.7/5 (Rank #224)
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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 |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,240 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 34Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Nice: 19°C66°F (feels 20°C68°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🌵 Too dry: 25%
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👌 Safety |
Good
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🤮 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* |
Okay |
🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Okay |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
🖥 Places to work from |
Okay |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | India |
🗓️ Average trip length | 14 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 34 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 19°C 66°F + 🌵 Too dry (25%) = feels 20°C 68°F
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🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 100 INR in USD | USD 1.17 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | INR 10,000 = USD 117 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 7% |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
☕️ Best coffee place | Caffe Bene |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 👍16% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 19,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $1,706 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 84% 👱♀️ 16% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Lion |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Garuda |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,240 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,196 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,382 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $966 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $664 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,158 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $936 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $31 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $38 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $77 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $2 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $1 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Democratic
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very dry air now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
50
10° cold |
55
13° cool |
61
16° cool |
66
19° mild |
72
22° mild |
75
24° warm |
72
22° mild |
72
22° mild |
68
20° mild |
68
20° mild |
61
16° cool |
50
10° cold |
Real |
49
10°
cold |
55
13°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
66
19°
mild |
72
22°
mild |
74
24°
warm |
72
22°
mild |
72
22°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
60
16°
cool |
50
10°
cold |
Humidity |
too dry 19% |
too dry 20% |
too dry 17% |
too dry 16% |
too dry 27% |
too dry 27% |
nice 46% |
nice 45% |
nice 42% |
too dry 24% |
too dry 15% |
too dry 20% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 52mm |
rainy 99mm |
rainy 64mm |
dry 45mm |
rainy 113mm |
rainy 328mm |
rainy 176mm |
rainy 106mm |
dry 24mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 45mm |
Cloud |
pockets 17% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 32% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 37% |
clear 10% |
clear 6% |
pockets 26% |
Sun |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
Remote workers | 300 people | 250 people | 367 people | 480 people | 267 people | 267 people | 200 people | 280 people | 250 people | 250 people | 200 people | 250 people |
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