| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
2.91/5 (Rank #518)
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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 Cheap: $985 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 6 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Bad |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ Perfect: 24ยฐC76ยฐF (feels 24ยฐC75ยฐF)
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| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ Comfy: 82%
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ Moderate: 91 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ Moderate: 86 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 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Very low:
$677 / mo
|
| ๐ English speaking* |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Bad |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals |
Bad |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Okay |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Bad |
| 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 |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
6 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Jilin is fast averaging 48 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~6 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฅ 24ยฐC 76ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (82%) = feels 24ยฐC 75ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐๐ท 91 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 86 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
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| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| ๐ธ 10 CNY in USD | USD 1.48 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | CNY 1,000 = USD 148 |
| 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 |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 2,000,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $8,126 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 50% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 50% |
| 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 | $985 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $950 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $2,371 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $678 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $389 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $475 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $103,813 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $18 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $74 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $2 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $15,572 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $1 / month |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Very cheap to live
โ Very safe
โ Warm now
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to do business
โ Safe for women
โ LGBTQ+ friendly
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Pretty slow internet
โ Not much to do
โ Gets very 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) |
-163ยฐ freezing |
-719ยฐ freezing |
643ยฐ cold |
1457ยฐ cool |
2272ยฐ mild |
2577ยฐ warm |
3391ยฐ hot |
2475ยฐ warm |
2170ยฐ mild |
1457ยฐ cool |
0ยฐ freezing |
-818ยฐ freezing |
| Real (median) |
-1211°
freezing |
-425°
freezing |
846°
cold |
1558°
cool |
2272°
mild |
2577°
warm |
3085°
very warm |
2475°
warm |
2170°
mild |
1457°
cool |
032°
freezing |
-524°
freezing |
| Humidity |
nice 60% |
nice 56% |
nice 44% |
nice 35% |
nice 38% |
nice 55% |
nice 66% |
nice 68% |
nice 64% |
nice 52% |
nice 67% |
nice 62% |
| 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 Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 2mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 12mm |
rainy 76mm |
rainy 111mm |
rainy 103mm |
dry 17mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 0mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 21% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 42% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 11% |
| Air quality |
bad 164 US AQI |
bad 160 US AQI |
bad 144 US AQI |
bad 121 US AQI |
bad 107 US AQI |
okay 86 US AQI |
okay 86 US AQI |
okay 66 US AQI |
okay 71 US AQI |
bad 107 US AQI |
bad 122 US AQI |
bad 135 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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