| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.08/5 (Rank #646)
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| ๐ Quality of life score |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Family score |
Bad |
| ๐ Community score |
Okay |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| ๐ต Cost |
๐ Affordable: $1,227 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 8 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Bad |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅถ Too cold: 0ยฐC33ยฐF (feels -1ยฐC30ยฐF)
|
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ Comfy: 54%
|
| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ฑ Good: 40 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ Moderate: 90 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 |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals |
Bad |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Okay |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Great |
| 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 |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
8 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Zhangjiakou 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 0ยฐC 33ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (54%) = feels -1ยฐC 30ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 40 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 91 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 | 610,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $13,862 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 50% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 50% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| 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 | $1,227 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $631 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for couple | $1,757 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,619 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $463 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,129 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $881 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $225 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $130,308 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $53 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $29 / 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 | $4 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $5,392 / year |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Very safe
โ Perfect humidity now
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 Cold now
โ Gets very cold in the winter
โ Difficult to make friends
โ Quality of education is low
โ Hospitals are not that great
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) |
-719ยฐ freezing |
0ยฐ freezing |
643ยฐ cold |
948ยฐ cold |
2068ยฐ mild |
2373ยฐ mild |
2577ยฐ warm |
2373ยฐ mild |
1661ยฐ cool |
1152ยฐ cool |
-130ยฐ freezing |
-425ยฐ freezing |
| Real (median) |
-719°
freezing |
032°
freezing |
642°
very cold |
949°
cold |
1966°
mild |
2374°
warm |
2577°
warm |
2374°
warm |
1661°
cool |
1151°
cool |
-131°
freezing |
-425°
freezing |
| Humidity |
nice 58% |
nice 52% |
nice 52% |
nice 38% |
nice 39% |
nice 53% |
nice 69% |
nice 66% |
nice 64% |
nice 53% |
nice 64% |
nice 57% |
| 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 1mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 14mm |
dry 18mm |
dry 34mm |
rainy 64mm |
rainy 87mm |
rainy 82mm |
rainy 58mm |
dry 26mm |
dry 15mm |
dry 0mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 23% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 68% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 56% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 14% |
clear 4% |
| Air quality |
okay 94 US AQI |
okay 94 US AQI |
okay 95 US AQI |
okay 88 US AQI |
okay 96 US AQI |
okay 93 US AQI |
bad 106 US AQI |
okay 75 US AQI |
okay 69 US AQI |
okay 82 US AQI |
okay 91 US AQI |
okay 88 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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