⭐️ Total score |
2.61/5 (Rank #315)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍1 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,166 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 10Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 29°C85°F (feels 32°C90°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 63%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
😷 Unhealthy for some: 110 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Good: 66 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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🤮 Food safety* |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
Low |
⚡️ Power grid |
Very bad
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$142 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
😤 People density |
🤨 Busy: 14k ppl/km² (1 per 8x8m)
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🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Okay |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
🏥 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 |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | India |
🗓️ Average trip length | 9 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 10 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 29°C 85°F + 😊 Comfy (63%) = feels 32°C 90°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👎😷 110 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 66 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 100 INR in USD | USD 1.17 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | INR 10,000 = USD 117 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 7% |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
💻 Best coworking space | The Startup Center |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 👍16% of visitors return |
📸 Visitors per year | 5,186,300 visitors |
📸 Tourists now | 99,395 tourists |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 6,700,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $1,706 / year |
😤 Population density | 🤨 busy: 8x8m (64m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 90% 👱♀️ 10% |
🏞 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 | $1,166 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $573 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,123 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $321 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $716 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,049 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $175 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $34 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $34 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $282 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $2 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
👩🏫 International school | $1,462 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $1 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality usually
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very hot in the summer
❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here
❌ 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
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Feels |
82
28° warm |
81
27° warm |
86
30° warm |
91
33° hot |
91
33° hot |
91
33° hot |
91
33° hot |
91
33° hot |
88
31° hot |
86
30° warm |
81
27° warm |
81
27° warm |
Real |
82
28°
very warm |
81
27°
warm |
86
30°
very warm |
90
32°
hot |
90
32°
hot |
91
33°
hot |
90
32°
hot |
90
32°
hot |
88
31°
hot |
86
30°
very warm |
80
27°
warm |
82
28°
very warm |
Humidity |
nice 40% |
nice 36% |
nice 38% |
nice 39% |
nice 39% |
nice 35% |
nice 37% |
nice 38% |
nice 39% |
nice 41% |
nice 45% |
nice 38% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 17mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 39mm |
dry 47mm |
rainy 74mm |
rainy 116mm |
rainy 116mm |
rainy 234mm |
rainy 235mm |
rainy 61mm |
Cloud |
pockets 35% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 40% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 58% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 61% |
pockets 31% |
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 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
Remote workers | 236 people | 280 people | 333 people | 300 people | 333 people | 350 people | 311 people | 250 people | 333 people | 333 people | 267 people | 300 people |
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