Frontpage
๐ Dark mode
โค๏ธ Your favorites
๐ Nomad insurance
| ๐ Nomad Score™ | 132 reviews |
| โค๏ธ Liked by members | |
| ๐ Quality of life score | |
| ๐ถ Family score | |
| ๐ Community score | |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score | |
| ๐ต Cost | |
| ๐ก Internet | |
| ๐ Fun | |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) | |
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) | |
| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC | |
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual) | |
| ๐ Safety | |
| ๐ฉ Safe for women | |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* | |
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* | |
| ๐ค Lack of racism* | |
| ๐ Education level* | |
| โก๏ธ Power grid | |
| ๐ Resilience to climate change | |
| ๐ฐ Income level* | |
| ๐ English speaking* | |
| ๐ค People density | |
| ๐ถ Walkability | |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* | |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* | |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* | |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals | |
| ๐ Happiness* | |
| ๐ธ Nightlife | |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city | |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from | |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating | |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners | |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* | |
| ๐ Startup Score |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | China |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 6 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
6 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Chengdu is fast averaging 48 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~6 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
โ๏ธ 31ยฐC 89ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (76%) = feels 41ยฐC 106ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐๐ท 102 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐โ ๏ธ 101 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ง Best neighborhood to stay | Wuhou District |
| 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) |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Nu Cafe |
| โ๏ธ Best alt. coffee place | Dou Dou Cafe |
| ๐ช Best 24/7 coffee place | Aoting Garden Hotel |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| โป๏ธ Return rate | 10% of visitors return |
| ๐ธ Visitors per year | 1,740,000 visitors |
| ๐ธ Tourists now | 33,347 tourists |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 6,200,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $8,126 / year |
| ๐ค Population density | ๐คจ busy: 13x13m (169mยฒ) per person |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 54% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 46% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 82% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 18% |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Non-religious |
| ๐ Apartment listings | Wimdu |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | Hainan |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Air China |
| ๐ฅ Best hospital | ParkwayHealth China |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $1,410 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $923 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $2,267 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $648 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $807 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $1,272 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $470 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $252,927 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $38 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $42 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $188 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $3 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $14,878 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $3 / month |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Very affordable
โ Friendly people
โ Lots to do
โ Affordable to live
โ Pretty safe
โ Warm now
โ Warm in the spring
โ Nomads.com members liked going here
โ Many Nomads.com members have been
โ Easy to do business
โ Good hospitals
โ Very safe for women
โ LGBTQ+ friendly
โ Pollution
โ Hard to get in
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Pretty slow internet
โ Not much to do
โ Gets cold in the winter
โ Very sweaty and humid now
โ Not many Nomads.com members right now
โ Feels crowded
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) |
948ยฐ cold |
846ยฐ cold |
1966ยฐ mild |
2068ยฐ mild |
2475ยฐ warm |
3188ยฐ hot |
3595ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3086ยฐ warm |
1864ยฐ cool |
1355ยฐ cool |
846ยฐ cold |
| Real (median) |
948°
cold |
847°
cold |
1965°
mild |
1966°
mild |
2475°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2780°
warm |
1864°
cool |
1355°
cool |
846°
cold |
| Humidity |
damp 71% |
nice 69% |
nice 68% |
nice 70% |
nice 68% |
sweaty 73% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 82% |
nice 81% |
damp 74% |
damp 71% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 8mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 22mm |
rainy 53mm |
rainy 51mm |
rainy 63mm |
rainy 297mm |
rainy 199mm |
rainy 138mm |
dry 46mm |
dry 19mm |
dry 8mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 85% |
cloudy 89% |
cloudy 89% |
cloudy 88% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 85% |
cloudy 84% |
overcast 92% |
cloudy 86% |
cloudy 81% |
| Air quality |
bad 167 US AQI |
bad 158 US AQI |
bad 145 US AQI |
bad 130 US AQI |
bad 121 US AQI |
bad 101 US AQI |
okay 90 US AQI |
bad 101 US AQI |
okay 89 US AQI |
bad 106 US AQI |
bad 142 US AQI |
bad 160 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 840 people | 900 people | 1,200 people | 1,000 people | 1,371 people | 933 people | 1,500 people | 800 people | 764 people | 1,350 people | 2,100 people | 825 people |
|
|
||||||||||||
If you'd like to filter destinations based on their climate, try Nomads.com's Climate Finder
Current weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Based on Chengdu's cost of living, here's selected remote jobs that would cover your costs:
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 49° 120° 35° 95° Has AC ๐ฅต AQI 97 ๐ท โ๏ธ22min $1,409 / mo 12 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 34° 93° 29° 84° Has AC AQI 74 ๐ท โ๏ธ34min $1,176 / mo 8 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 32° 90° 28° 82° Has AC AQI 46 โ๏ธ41min $1,371 / mo 9 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 25° 77° 25° 76° AQI 76 ๐ท โ๏ธ48min $1,501 / mo 6 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 38° 100° 30° 87° Has AC ๐ฅต AQI 91 ๐ท โ๏ธ49min $823 / mo 9 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ซ Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 57 ๐ท โ๏ธ51min $2,013 / mo 6 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 39° 102° 30° 86° Has AC ๐ฅต AQI 59 ๐ท โ๏ธ55min $1,069 / mo 8 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 24° 75° 24° 76° AQI 76 ๐ท โ๏ธ56min $1,387 / mo 8 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 39° 102° 30° 85° Has AC ๐ฅต AQI 63 ๐ท โ๏ธ1h $1,241 / mo 8 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 38° 100° 30° 86° Has AC ๐ฅต AQI 63 ๐ท โ๏ธ1h $1,057 / mo 91 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 45° 113° 31° 89° Has AC ๐ฅต AQI 21 โ๏ธ1h $1,131 / mo 8 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 44° 111° 32° 89° Has AC ๐ฅต AQI 61 ๐ท โ๏ธ1h $1,223 / mo 9 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 18 โ๏ธ13h $5,174 / mo 100 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 18° 64° 18° 65° AQI 26 โ๏ธ11h $6,785 / mo 15 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 38° 100° 31° 87° Has AC AQI 32 โ๏ธ3h $1,643 / mo 32 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 30° 86° 27° 80° Has AC AQI 38 โ๏ธ12h $7,433 / mo 38 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 39° 102° 31° 87° Has AC AQI 21 โ๏ธ2h $1,789 / mo 10 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 39° 102° 32° 89° Has AC AQI 85 ๐ท โ๏ธ4h $6,113 / mo 102 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 39° 102° 31° 88° Has AC AQI 13 โ๏ธ19h $4,682 / mo 13 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 39° 102° 31° 87° Has AC AQI 68 ๐ท โ๏ธ4h $3,929 / mo 25 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฆ Feels 35° 95° 29° 84° Has AC AQI 12 โ๏ธ2h $3,075 / mo 76 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 21° 70° 20° 68° AQI 50 โ๏ธ11h $8,578 / mo 23 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 23° 73° 23° 73° AQI 30 โ๏ธ11h $9,364 / mo 31 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฆ Feels 35° 95° 29° 84° Has AC AQI 12 โ๏ธ2h $3,075 / mo ๐ Also went here77 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ซ Feels 37° 99° 30° 85° Has AC AQI 43 โ๏ธ2h $1,326 / mo ๐ Also went here58 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 38° 100° 30° 86° Has AC ๐ฅต AQI 38 โ๏ธ2h $2,492 / mo ๐ Also went here65 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 39° 102° 31° 87° Has AC AQI 21 โ๏ธ2h $1,789 / mo ๐ Also went here75 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 38° 100° 31° 87° Has AC AQI 32 โ๏ธ3h $1,643 / mo ๐ Also went here87 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 38° 100° 30° 86° Has AC AQI 3 โ๏ธ3h $1,420 / mo ๐ Also went here55 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 38° 100° 30° 86° Has AC AQI 61 ๐ท โ๏ธ3h $3,481 / mo ๐ Also went here54 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 41° 106° 34° 93° Has AC AQI 103 ๐ท โ๏ธ4h $1,839 / mo ๐ Also went here58 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 39° 102° 32° 89° Has AC AQI 85 ๐ท โ๏ธ4h $6,113 / mo ๐ Also went here71 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 39° 102° 31° 87° Has AC AQI 68 ๐ท โ๏ธ4h $3,929 / mo ๐ Also went here68 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 18° 64° 18° 65° AQI 26 โ๏ธ11h $6,785 / mo ๐ Also went here54 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 37 โ๏ธ11h $7,543 / mo ๐ Also went here67 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 21° 70° 20° 68° AQI 50 โ๏ธ11h $8,578 / mo ๐ Also went here61 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 30° 86° 27° 80° Has AC AQI 38 โ๏ธ12h $7,433 / mo ๐ Also went here57 people
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 18 โ๏ธ13h $5,174 / mo ๐ Also went here54 people
Can't login? See the FAQ
Nomads.com
By signing up, you agree to our terms of service and community guidelines.
One-time-payment: $19.99
Billed once. Then never again. 7-day money back guarantee
โ 7-day money back guarantee
Nomads.com members
work remotely at
Nomads.com
๐ Thanks for signing up! I hope you like my site. I put a lot of effort into making it for years!
๐ฌ First, please go to your email and click the confirm link first to verify your email address
โ๏ธ Check your spam folder if you can't find it, because we got reports it ends up there sometimes
๐ After you confirm your email we'll send you an email with more info
๐ฉโ๐ป You can start using Nomads.com's member-only features now!
