Cities
๐ Dark mode
โค๏ธ Your favorites
๐ Nomad insurance
| ๐ Nomad Score™ | 22 reviews |
| ๐ Quality of life score | |
| ๐ถ Family score | |
| ๐ Community score | |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score | |
| ๐ต Cost | |
| ๐ก Internet | |
| ๐ Fun | |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) | |
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) | |
| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC | |
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual) | |
| ๐ Safety | |
| ๐ฉ Safe for women | |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* | |
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* | |
| ๐ค Lack of racism* | |
| ๐ Education level* | |
| โก๏ธ Power grid | |
| ๐ Resilience to climate change | |
| ๐ฐ Income level* | |
| ๐ English speaking* | |
| ๐ถ Walkability | |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* | |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* | |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* | |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals | |
| ๐ Happiness* | |
| ๐ธ Nightlife | |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city | |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from | |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating | |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners | |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* | |
| ๐ Startup Score |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | China |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 4 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
91 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Urumqi is fast averaging 728 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~91 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฅ 11ยฐC 52ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (58%) = feels 8ยฐC 46ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐๐ท 79 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 75 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
|
| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 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 |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 3,700,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $13,862 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 54% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 46% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 94% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 6% |
| 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 | $1,415 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $817 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,628 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $465 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,117 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $1,421 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $262 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $179,686 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $52 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $47 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $75 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $3 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $8,984 / year |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Very safe
โ Fast internet
โ Perfect humidity now
โ Good air quality usually
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 Not much to do
โ Cold now
โ Gets very cold in the winter
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) |
-1014ยฐ freezing |
-327ยฐ freezing |
337ยฐ cold |
1559ยฐ cool |
2373ยฐ mild |
2475ยฐ warm |
3188ยฐ hot |
2679ยฐ warm |
2373ยฐ mild |
948ยฐ cold |
-130ยฐ freezing |
-523ยฐ freezing |
| Real (median) |
-1014°
freezing |
-229°
freezing |
540°
very cold |
1559°
cool |
2373°
mild |
2475°
warm |
3188°
hot |
2780°
warm |
2373°
mild |
1050°
cold |
134°
very cold |
-523°
freezing |
| Humidity |
nice 65% |
nice 66% |
nice 61% |
nice 42% |
nice 35% |
nice 35% |
nice 33% |
nice 33% |
nice 33% |
nice 45% |
nice 54% |
nice 65% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 10mm |
dry 15mm |
dry 32mm |
dry 7mm |
rainy 50mm |
dry 25mm |
dry 27mm |
dry 22mm |
dry 22mm |
dry 34mm |
dry 26mm |
dry 9mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 68% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 58% |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 44% |
| Air quality |
bad 232 US AQI |
bad 198 US AQI |
bad 154 US AQI |
okay 75 US AQI |
okay 81 US AQI |
okay 73 US AQI |
okay 72 US AQI |
okay 71 US AQI |
okay 75 US AQI |
bad 103 US AQI |
bad 146 US AQI |
bad 180 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 720 people | 600 people | 1,000 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people |
|
|
||||||||||||
If you'd like to filter destinations based on their climate, try Nomads.com's Climate Finder
Current weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Based on Urumqi's cost of living, here's selected remote jobs that would cover your costs:
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 24 โ๏ธ1h $2,816 / mo 35 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 13° 55° 14° 56° AQI 42 โ๏ธ1h $1,985 / mo 9 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐จ Feels -3° 27° 1° 34° AQI 31 โ๏ธ2h $2,097 / mo 8 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ2h $2,064 / mo 6 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels -2° 28° 1° 34° AQI 6 โ๏ธ2h $2,171 / mo 6 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 9° 48° 10° 50° AQI 74 ๐ท โ๏ธ2h $1,396 / mo 8 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 2° 36° 6° 43° AQI 50 โ๏ธ2h $1,405 / mo 34 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 20° 68° 19° 66° AQI 116 ๐ท โ๏ธ2h $2,361 / mo 4 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 19° 66° 18° 64° AQI 93 ๐ท โ๏ธ2h $1,133 / mo 12 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 1° 34° 4° 40° AQI 69 ๐ท โ๏ธ2h $2,102 / mo 7 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 8° 46° 8° 47° AQI 77 ๐ท โ๏ธ2h $1,489 / mo 6 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 2° 36° 6° 43° AQI 8 โ๏ธ2h $2,008 / mo 11 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 20° 68° 20° 68° AQI 20 โ๏ธ10h $4,700 / mo 101 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 29° 84° 27° 80° Has AC AQI 21 โ๏ธ6h $4,550 / mo 25 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 40° 104° 31° 87° Has AC AQI 69 ๐ท โ๏ธ5h $1,658 / mo 33 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 35° 95° 30° 86° Has AC AQI 54 ๐ท โ๏ธ4h $1,098 / mo 25 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 39° 102° 30° 87° Has AC โ๏ธ17h $4,774 / mo 13 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 28° 82° 26° 78° Has AC AQI 30 โ๏ธ6h $2,465 / mo 22 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฆ Feels 34° 93° 29° 84° Has AC AQI 21 โ๏ธ5h $2,386 / mo 23 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 11° 52° 12° 54° AQI 50 โ๏ธ4h $3,495 / mo 36 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 38 โ๏ธ6h $5,343 / mo 86 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 21° 70° 21° 69° AQI 25 โ๏ธ4h $1,836 / mo 10 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 17 โ๏ธ14h $8,050 / mo 21 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 27° 81° 26° 78° Has AC AQI 56 ๐ท โ๏ธ15h $6,624 / mo 103 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 19° 66° 19° 66° โ๏ธ3h $1,438 / mo ๐ Also went here10 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 11° 52° 12° 54° AQI 9 โ๏ธ3h $2,513 / mo ๐ Also went here11 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 21° 70° 21° 69° AQI 25 โ๏ธ4h $1,836 / mo ๐ Also went here13 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 36° 97° 31° 89° Has AC AQI 93 ๐ท โ๏ธ4h $1,644 / mo ๐ Also went here12 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 11° 52° 12° 54° AQI 50 โ๏ธ4h $3,495 / mo ๐ Also went here13 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 36° 97° 32° 89° Has AC AQI 70 ๐ท โ๏ธ5h $2,991 / mo ๐ Also went here13 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 40° 104° 31° 87° Has AC AQI 69 ๐ท โ๏ธ5h $1,658 / mo ๐ Also went here15 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 29° 84° 27° 80° Has AC AQI 21 โ๏ธ6h $4,550 / mo ๐ Also went here11 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 20° 68° 20° 67° AQI 59 ๐ท โ๏ธ6h $3,399 / mo ๐ Also went here12 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 41° 106° 30° 87° Has AC AQI 151 ๐ท โ๏ธ6h $1,847 / mo ๐ Also went here11 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 44° 111° 32° 90° Has AC AQI 99 ๐ท โ๏ธ7h $6,026 / mo ๐ Also went here12 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 9° 48° 12° 53° AQI 58 ๐ท โ๏ธ8h $7,879 / mo ๐ Also went here10 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 11° 52° 13° 55° AQI 47 โ๏ธ8h $7,140 / mo ๐ Also went here11 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 9° 48° 11° 52° AQI 46 โ๏ธ8h $8,619 / mo ๐ Also went here11 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 13° 55° 14° 58° AQI 15 โ๏ธ14h $8,815 / mo ๐ Also went here11 people
Can't login? See the FAQ
Nomads.com
By signing up, you agree to our terms of service and community guidelines.
One-time-payment: $19.99
Billed once. Then never again. 7-day money back guarantee
Nomads.com members
work remotely at
Nomads.com
๐ Thanks for signing up! I hope you like my site. I put a lot of effort into making it for years!
๐ฌ First, please go to your email and click the confirm link first to verify your email address
โ๏ธ Check your spam folder if you can't find it, because we got reports it ends up there sometimes
๐ After you confirm your email we'll send you an email with more info
๐ฉโ๐ป You can start using Nomads.com's member-only features now!
