| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.18/5 (Rank #464)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Bad |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
6% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😝 Cheap: $810 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 35 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Bad |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 16°C62°F (feels 16°C61°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 73%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 5%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 92 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Good: 68 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 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 |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | India |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 14 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 35 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌫 16°C 62°F + 💦 Damp (73%) = feels 16°C 61°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👎😷 92 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 68 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 100 INR in USD | USD 1.05 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | INR 10,000 = USD 105 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 7% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Caffe Bene |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍15% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 19,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $2,702 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 82% 👱♀️ 18% |
| 🏞 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 | $810 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $574 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $803 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $229 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $317 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,380 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $394 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $47,411 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $15 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $45 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $69 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $1 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $1 |
✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality usually
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Democratic
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp 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) |
1050° cold |
1355° cool |
1661° cool |
1966° mild |
2272° mild |
2475° warm |
2373° mild |
2272° mild |
2170° mild |
2068° mild |
1661° cool |
1050° cold |
| Real (median) |
1049°
cold |
1355°
cool |
1661°
cool |
1966°
mild |
2272°
mild |
2475°
warm |
2373°
mild |
2272°
mild |
2169°
mild |
2068°
mild |
1660°
cool |
1050°
cold |
| Humidity |
nice 41% |
nice 44% |
nice 39% |
nice 35% |
nice 42% |
nice 47% |
nice 80% |
nice 83% |
nice 77% |
nice 49% |
nice 35% |
nice 40% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 52mm |
rainy 99mm |
rainy 64mm |
dry 45mm |
rainy 113mm |
rainy 329mm |
rainy 176mm |
rainy 106mm |
dry 25mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 45mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 17% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 50% |
cloudy 68% |
pockets 46% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 54% |
clear 10% |
clear 6% |
pockets 47% |
| Air quality |
okay 68 US AQI |
okay 68 US AQI |
okay 68 US AQI |
okay 68 US AQI |
okay 68 US AQI |
okay 68 US AQI |
okay 68 US AQI |
okay 68 US AQI |
okay 68 US AQI |
okay 92 US AQI |
okay 68 US AQI |
okay 68 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
| Remote workers | 900 people | 750 people | 1,114 people | 1,500 people | 750 people | 857 people | 600 people | 800 people | 720 people | 700 people | 600 people | 720 people |
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