| ⭐️ Total score |
2.01/5 (Rank #1136)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Bad |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,253 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 13 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Bad |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 28°C83°F (feels 31°C88°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 76%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 5%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Good: 60 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Low |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Very bad
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$142 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Okay |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | India |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 13 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 28°C 83°F + 🥵 Sweaty (76%) = feels 31°C 88°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 60 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 100 INR in USD | USD 1.11 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | INR 10,000 = USD 111 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 7% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Caffe Bene |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 40,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $1,706 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 73% 👱♀️ 27% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Lion |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Garuda |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,253 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $921 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,593 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $455 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $771 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,992 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $357 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $61,192 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $36 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $65 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $98 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $1 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $1 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Democratic
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 35°C / 95°F hot | 38°C / 100°F hot | 39°C / 102°F hot | 40°C / 104°F hot | 37°C / 99°F hot | 36°C / 97°F hot | 34°C / 93°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 36°C / 97°F hot |
| Real (median) |
30°C / 85°F
very warm |
31°C / 88°F
hot |
31°C / 88°F
hot |
31°C / 88°F
hot |
30°C / 85°F
very warm |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
29°C / 83°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
29°C / 83°F
very warm |
29°C / 83°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 74% |
sweaty 71% |
sweaty 76% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 89% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 76% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 9mm |
dry 19mm |
rainy 54mm |
rainy 128mm |
rainy 221mm |
rainy 267mm |
rainy 263mm |
rainy 213mm |
rainy 199mm |
rainy 234mm |
rainy 178mm |
rainy 67mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 39% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 42% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 58% |
cloudy 60% |
pockets 30% |
| Air quality |
bad 146 US AQI |
bad 118 US AQI |
bad 100 US AQI |
okay 80 US AQI |
okay 67 US AQI |
okay 50 US AQI |
okay 50 US AQI |
clean 45 US AQI |
okay 60 US AQI |
okay 60 US AQI |
okay 95 US AQI |
bad 115 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
| Remote workers | 280 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 233 people |
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