| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.04/5 (Rank #708)
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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: $1,611 / mo
|
| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 11 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Bad |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Hot: 25ยฐC78ยฐF (feels 27ยฐC81ยฐF)
|
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ Comfy: 72%
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ Moderate: 79 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ Moderate: 77 US AQI
|
| 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* |
Very poor:
$677 / mo
|
| ๐ English speaking* |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Bad |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals |
Okay |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Okay |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Okay |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Bad |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | China |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
11 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Shaoxing is fast averaging 88 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~11 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
โ๏ธ 25ยฐC 78ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (72%) = feels 27ยฐC 81ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐๐ท 79 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 77 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
|
| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| ๐ธ 10 CNY in USD | USD 1.49 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | CNY 1,000 = USD 149 |
| 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 |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 2,300,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $8,126 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 48% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 52% |
| 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 | $1,611 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $1,111 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $2,106 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $602 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,016 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $2,033 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $432 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $281,657 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $48 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $67 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $75 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $4 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $24,834 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $3 / month |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Very safe
โ Fast internet
โ Warm now
โ Warm in the spring
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to do business
โ Good hospitals
โ Safe for women
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Not much to do
โ Gets 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) |
745ยฐ cold |
745ยฐ cold |
1355ยฐ cool |
1864ยฐ cool |
2475ยฐ warm |
3086ยฐ warm |
40104ยฐ hot |
3799ยฐ hot |
3086ยฐ warm |
2068ยฐ mild |
1559ยฐ cool |
1050ยฐ cold |
| Real (median) |
744°
cold |
745°
cold |
1355°
cool |
1865°
mild |
2475°
warm |
2679°
warm |
3087°
hot |
3085°
very warm |
2780°
warm |
2067°
mild |
1559°
cool |
1049°
cold |
| Humidity |
nice 70% |
damp 80% |
damp 80% |
nice 77% |
nice 82% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 81% |
nice 79% |
damp 76% |
damp 72% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 10mm |
rainy 79mm |
rainy 144mm |
rainy 64mm |
rainy 197mm |
rainy 295mm |
rainy 182mm |
rainy 162mm |
rainy 128mm |
rainy 70mm |
rainy 68mm |
dry 7mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 87% |
cloudy 82% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 65% |
pockets 33% |
| Air quality |
bad 125 US AQI |
bad 113 US AQI |
bad 109 US AQI |
okay 97 US AQI |
okay 91 US AQI |
okay 77 US AQI |
okay 63 US AQI |
okay 63 US AQI |
okay 77 US AQI |
bad 103 US AQI |
bad 107 US AQI |
bad 137 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people |
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