| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.48/5 (Rank #175)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Bad |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,214 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 11 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Bad |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 29°C84°F (feels 35°C95°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 81%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 5%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 60 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Good: 66 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Good |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Low |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Very bad
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very poor:
$225 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 😤 People density |
🤨 Busy: 14k ppl/km² (1 per 8x8m)
|
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 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 | 9 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 11 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 29°C 84°F + 🥵 Sweaty (81%) = feels 35°C 95°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 60 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 66 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Ward 132 |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 100 INR in USD | USD 1.06 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | INR 10,000 = USD 106 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 7% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍13% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 5,186,300 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 99,395 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 11,000,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $2,702 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🤨 busy: 8x8m (64m²) per person |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 91% 👱♀️ 9% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Magicbricks |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | IndiGo |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,214 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $721 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for couple | $1,618 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,179 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $337 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,020 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,551 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $182 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $95,836 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $48 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $51 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $53 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $2 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $2,168 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very hot in the summer
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
3290° hot |
3086° warm |
3595° hot |
41106° scorching |
41106° scorching |
41106° scorching |
41106° scorching |
42108° scorching |
40104° hot |
38100° hot |
3086° warm |
3290° hot |
| Real (median) |
2882°
very warm |
2781°
warm |
3086°
very warm |
3290°
hot |
3290°
hot |
3391°
hot |
3290°
hot |
3290°
hot |
3188°
hot |
3086°
very warm |
2780°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 71% |
sweaty 71% |
sweaty 72% |
sweaty 71% |
nice 67% |
sweaty 71% |
sweaty 74% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 78% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 17mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 39mm |
dry 48mm |
rainy 74mm |
rainy 116mm |
rainy 116mm |
rainy 234mm |
rainy 235mm |
rainy 61mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 36% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 39% |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 90% |
cloudy 87% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 61% |
pockets 48% |
| Air quality |
bad 137 US AQI |
bad 108 US AQI |
okay 63 US AQI |
okay 56 US AQI |
okay 69 US AQI |
okay 72 US AQI |
okay 75 US AQI |
okay 67 US AQI |
okay 66 US AQI |
okay 64 US AQI |
bad 107 US AQI |
bad 114 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
| Remote workers | 831 people | 900 people | 1,000 people | 840 people | 1,029 people | 1,000 people | 927 people | 800 people | 900 people | 943 people | 800 people | 1,020 people |
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