| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.43/5 (Rank #233)
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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: $1,139 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 8 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Bad |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Hot: 26ยฐC78ยฐF (feels 27ยฐC81ยฐF)
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| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ Comfy: 67%
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ท Unhealthy for some: 110 US AQI
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| 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 |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Great |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Okay |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Bad |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | China |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 4 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
8 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Guilin is fast averaging 64 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~8 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
โ๏ธ 26ยฐC 78ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (67%) = feels 27ยฐC 81ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐โ ๏ธ 111 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 1.50 |
| 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 |
| โป๏ธ Return rate | ๐2% of visitors return |
| ๐ธ Visitors per year | 2,531,500 visitors |
| ๐ธ Tourists now | 48,516 tourists |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 980,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $13,862 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 53% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 47% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 97% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 3% |
| 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 | $1,139 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $595 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,295 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $370 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,113 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $940 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $225 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $134,803 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $52 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $31 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $75 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $2 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Very safe
โ Warm now
โ Warm in the spring
โ Good air quality today
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to do business
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 Gets cold in the winter
โ Difficult to make friends
โ Quality of education is low
โ Hospitals are bad
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) |
1254ยฐ cool |
1254ยฐ cool |
1661ยฐ cool |
2068ยฐ mild |
2984ยฐ warm |
3595ยฐ hot |
40104ยฐ hot |
38100ยฐ hot |
3595ยฐ hot |
2272ยฐ mild |
1763ยฐ cool |
1457ยฐ cool |
| Real (median) |
1254°
cool |
1253°
cool |
1661°
cool |
2068°
mild |
2578°
warm |
2983°
very warm |
3187°
hot |
3086°
hot |
3085°
very warm |
2271°
mild |
1763°
cool |
1457°
cool |
| Humidity |
nice 67% |
damp 78% |
damp 86% |
nice 88% |
nice 90% |
sweaty 89% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 79% |
nice 77% |
damp 76% |
damp 72% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 10mm |
rainy 106mm |
rainy 163mm |
rainy 208mm |
rainy 350mm |
rainy 371mm |
rainy 238mm |
rainy 152mm |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 75mm |
rainy 93mm |
dry 6mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 89% |
overcast 91% |
cloudy 89% |
cloudy 87% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 61% |
| Air quality |
bad 138 US AQI |
bad 123 US AQI |
bad 107 US AQI |
bad 110 US AQI |
okay 98 US AQI |
okay 78 US AQI |
okay 73 US AQI |
okay 84 US AQI |
bad 112 US AQI |
bad 102 US AQI |
bad 130 US AQI |
bad 132 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 600 people | 800 people | 900 people | 900 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 1,800 people | 800 people |
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