| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3/5 (Rank #779)
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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: $1,593 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 10 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Okay |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ Perfect: 23ยฐC73ยฐF (feels 23ยฐC73ยฐF)
|
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ Comfy: 88%
|
| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ท Unhealthy for some: 132 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ท Unhealthy for some: 103 US AQI
|
| ๐ Safety |
Okay
|
| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Okay |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Okay |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* |
Good
|
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
| ๐ค Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| ๐ Education level* |
Mediocre |
| โก๏ธ Power grid |
Great
|
| ๐ Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Very poor:
$677 / mo
|
| ๐ English speaking* |
Bad |
| ๐ค People density |
๐งโโ๏ธ Low density: 4k ppl/kmยฒ (1 per 15x15m)
|
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Bad |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals |
Good |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Okay |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Okay |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Good |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Bad |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | China |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 4 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
10 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Zhengzhou is fast averaging 80 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~10 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ง 23ยฐC 73ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (88%) = feels 23ยฐC 73ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐๐ท 132 US AQI = ๐ฌ ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐โ ๏ธ 104 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Upcoming neighborhood | Xingyang |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
|
| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| ๐ธ 10 CNY in USD | USD 1.49 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | CNY 1,000 = USD 149 |
| ๐ธ Tipping | No |
| ๐ณ Cashless | ๐ต No, cash only (esp. for foreigners because WeChat is very hard to set up) |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 4,900,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $8,126 / year |
| ๐ค Population density | ๐งโโ๏ธ not busy: 15x15m (225mยฒ) per person |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 54% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 46% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Non-religious |
| ๐ Apartment listings | Sublet |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | China Southern |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Air China |
| ๐ฅ Best hospital | First Affiliated University Hospital |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $1,593 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $641 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,351 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $386 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,450 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $1,103 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $194 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $223,894 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $68 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $36 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $328 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $2 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $22,389 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $2 / month |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Pretty safe
โ Fast internet
โ Warm now
โ Warm in the spring
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to do business
โ Good hospitals
โ Safe for women
โ LGBTQ+ friendly
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Not much to do
โ Gets cold in the winter
โ Difficult to make friends
โ Quality of education is low
โ Roads can be dangerous
โ People don't speak English well
โ Not family friendly
โ People smoking tobacco a lot
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
643ยฐ cold |
1355ยฐ cool |
1559ยฐ cool |
2068ยฐ mild |
2781ยฐ warm |
38100ยฐ hot |
38100ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
2882ยฐ warm |
1966ยฐ mild |
1559ยฐ cool |
745ยฐ cold |
| Real (median) |
744°
cold |
1355°
cool |
1558°
cool |
1966°
mild |
2780°
warm |
3392°
hot |
3188°
hot |
2984°
very warm |
2679°
warm |
1864°
cool |
1559°
cool |
846°
cold |
| Humidity |
nice 48% |
nice 52% |
nice 59% |
nice 54% |
nice 48% |
nice 53% |
sweaty 71% |
sweaty 73% |
sweaty 73% |
nice 65% |
nice 55% |
nice 47% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 3mm |
dry 17mm |
dry 25mm |
dry 38mm |
dry 31mm |
dry 45mm |
rainy 189mm |
rainy 151mm |
rainy 88mm |
dry 43mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 7mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 37% |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 67% |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 69% |
cloudy 67% |
cloudy 61% |
cloudy 57% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 32% |
| Air quality |
bad 190 US AQI |
bad 172 US AQI |
bad 153 US AQI |
bad 143 US AQI |
bad 129 US AQI |
bad 105 US AQI |
okay 95 US AQI |
bad 102 US AQI |
bad 102 US AQI |
bad 118 US AQI |
bad 159 US AQI |
bad 156 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 800 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 900 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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