| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.12/5 (Rank #558)
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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: $1,865 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 9 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Bad |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ Perfect: 21ยฐC71ยฐF (feels 21ยฐC70ยฐF)
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| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ Comfy: 71%
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ท Unhealthy for some: 129 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ Moderate: 76 US AQI
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| ๐ Safety |
Good
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| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Okay |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* |
Good
|
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* |
Great
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| ๐ค Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| ๐ Education level* |
Mediocre |
| โก๏ธ Power grid |
Great
|
| ๐ Resilience to climate change |
Good
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| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Poor:
$1,155 / mo
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| ๐ English speaking* |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Bad |
| 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 |
Great |
| 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) |
9 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Kunshan is fast averaging 72 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~9 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
โ๏ธ 21ยฐC 71ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (71%) = feels 21ยฐC 70ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐๐ท 129 US AQI = ๐ฌ ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 77 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
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| 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) |
| ๐ป Best coworking space | Regus |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐ฆท Fluoride added | ๐ซ No fluoride added |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 2,100,000 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 | $1,865 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $1,175 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $2,736 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $782 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,546 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $1,832 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $481 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $315,438 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $72 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $60 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $75 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $3 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
โ Affordable to live
โ Very safe
โ Warm now
โ Warm in the spring
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) |
745ยฐ cold |
1254ยฐ cool |
1254ยฐ cool |
2068ยฐ mild |
2475ยฐ warm |
3391ยฐ hot |
41106ยฐ scorching |
42108ยฐ scorching |
3595ยฐ hot |
2170ยฐ mild |
1864ยฐ cool |
1355ยฐ cool |
| Real (median) |
947°
cold |
1355°
cool |
1355°
cool |
1966°
mild |
2475°
warm |
2983°
very warm |
3188°
hot |
3188°
hot |
2984°
very warm |
2170°
mild |
1864°
cool |
1355°
cool |
| Humidity |
damp 73% |
damp 77% |
damp 79% |
nice 72% |
nice 74% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 81% |
nice 75% |
damp 71% |
nice 67% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 18mm |
dry 49mm |
rainy 85mm |
rainy 61mm |
rainy 138mm |
rainy 152mm |
rainy 174mm |
rainy 167mm |
rainy 65mm |
rainy 54mm |
rainy 52mm |
dry 3mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 61% |
cloudy 67% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 56% |
pockets 28% |
| Air quality |
bad 109 US AQI |
bad 101 US AQI |
bad 105 US AQI |
bad 103 US AQI |
okay 90 US AQI |
okay 78 US AQI |
okay 76 US AQI |
okay 63 US AQI |
okay 68 US AQI |
okay 77 US AQI |
okay 91 US AQI |
bad 117 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 1,200 people | 0 people |
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