| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.12/5 (Rank #585)
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| ๐ Quality of life score |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Family score |
Bad |
| ๐ Community score |
Okay |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| ๐ต Cost |
๐ Affordable: $1,376 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 9 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Bad |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅถ Too cold: 14ยฐC58ยฐF (feels 14ยฐC57ยฐF)
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| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ฆ Damp: 89%
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ Moderate: 97 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ Moderate: 84 US AQI
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| ๐ Safety |
Good
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| 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* |
Poor:
$1,155 / mo
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| ๐ English speaking* |
Bad |
| ๐ค People density |
๐งโโ๏ธ Low density: 8k ppl/kmยฒ (1 per 11x11m)
|
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Bad |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Okay |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Good |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 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 | 1 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
9 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Guiyang is fast averaging 72 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~9 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฅ 14ยฐC 58ยฐF + ๐ฆ Damp (89%) = feels 14ยฐC 57ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐๐ท 97 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 85 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Upcoming neighborhood | Guanshanhu |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
|
| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| ๐ธ 10 CNY in USD | USD 1.50 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | CNY 1,000 = USD 150 |
| 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 | Starbucks |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐ฆท Fluoride added | ๐ซ No fluoride added |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 2,700,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $13,862 / year |
| ๐ค Population density | ๐คจ busy: 11x11m (121mยฒ) per person |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 55% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 45% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Non-religious |
| ๐ Apartment listings | Ganji |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | Hainan |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | China Southern Airlines |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $1,376 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $626 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,833 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $524 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,671 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $937 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $211 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $149,739 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $78 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $31 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $75 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $1 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
โ Affordable to live
โ Very safe
โ Easy to do business
โ Safe for women
โ LGBTQ+ friendly
โ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Pretty slow internet
โ Not much to do
โ Cold now
โ Gets cold in the winter
โ Very damp now
โ Feels crowded
โ Difficult to make friends
โ Quality of education is low
โ Hospitals are bad
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 |
745ยฐ cold |
1355ยฐ cool |
1661ยฐ cool |
2170ยฐ mild |
2373ยฐ mild |
2577ยฐ warm |
2475ยฐ warm |
2373ยฐ mild |
1559ยฐ cool |
1152ยฐ cool |
846ยฐ cold |
| Real (median) |
643°
very cold |
745°
cold |
1355°
cool |
1660°
cool |
2169°
mild |
2374°
warm |
2576°
warm |
2475°
warm |
2373°
mild |
1560°
cool |
1152°
cool |
846°
cold |
| Humidity |
damp 80% |
damp 85% |
damp 83% |
damp 86% |
nice 87% |
nice 89% |
nice 87% |
nice 88% |
nice 84% |
damp 87% |
damp 83% |
damp 78% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 46mm |
rainy 70mm |
rainy 50mm |
rainy 118mm |
rainy 190mm |
rainy 242mm |
rainy 187mm |
rainy 169mm |
rainy 108mm |
rainy 108mm |
rainy 67mm |
dry 39mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 89% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 85% |
cloudy 89% |
cloudy 87% |
cloudy 88% |
cloudy 82% |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 88% |
cloudy 85% |
cloudy 88% |
| Air quality |
bad 108 US AQI |
bad 125 US AQI |
bad 118 US AQI |
bad 116 US AQI |
okay 99 US AQI |
okay 72 US AQI |
okay 66 US AQI |
okay 88 US AQI |
okay 82 US AQI |
okay 86 US AQI |
bad 104 US AQI |
bad 124 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 1,200 people | 0 people | 900 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people |
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