⭐️ Total score |
3.04/5 (Rank #25)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍6 liked it 👎3 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Good |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,311 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 23Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 28°C83°F (feels 31°C88°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 75%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 68 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
😐 Moderate: 85 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Great
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🤮 Food safety* |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Okay
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💰 Income level* |
High:
$2,048 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
😤 People density |
😤 Dense: 15k ppl/km² (1 per 8x8m)
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🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Good |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | Taiwan |
🗓️ Average trip length | 13 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 23 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 28°C 83°F + 🥵 Sweaty (75%) = feels 31°C 88°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 68 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 85 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Da'an South |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Nangang |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 100 TWD in USD | USD 3.29 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | TWD 10,000 = USD 329 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
💻 Best coworking space | CLBC |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Citron |
☕️ Best coffee place | Picnic |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | McDonalds |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 👍14% of visitors return |
📸 Visitors per year | 9,318,900 visitors |
📸 Tourists now | 178,596 tourists |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 2,700,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $24,577 / year |
😤 Population density | 😤 crowded: 8x8m (64m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 81% 👱♀️ 19% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | PCHome |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | EVA |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Asia |
🏥 Best hospital | Taipei Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,311 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,284 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,004 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $858 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,468 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,724 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $643 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $723,562 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $69 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $57 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $467 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $5 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $16,528 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $17 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $3 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Very clean
✅ Friendly people
✅ Very affordable
✅ Fast internet
✅ Great public transportation
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality today
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here
✅ Many Nomads.com members here all year round
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Food can be bland
❌ Limited housing options
❌ Can feel boring or slow-paced
❌ Rainy or gloomy weather
❌ Very hot in the summer
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Feels crowded
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 16°C / 61°F cool | 20°C / 68°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 39°C / 102°F hot | 38°C / 100°F hot | 42°C / 108°F scorching | 39°C / 102°F hot | 36°C / 97°F hot | 29°C / 84°F warm | 21°C / 70°F mild | 18°C / 64°F cool |
Real (median) |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
31°C / 87°F
hot |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
32°C / 89°F
hot |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
Humidity |
damp 79% |
nice 76% |
nice 83% |
nice 82% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 75% |
sweaty 78% |
nice 83% |
damp 80% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 96mm |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 98mm |
rainy 122mm |
rainy 183mm |
rainy 276mm |
rainy 232mm |
rainy 302mm |
rainy 132mm |
rainy 242mm |
rainy 142mm |
rainy 122mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 54% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 29% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 57% |
Air quality |
okay 77 US AQI |
okay 85 US AQI |
okay 85 US AQI |
okay 85 US AQI |
okay 85 US AQI |
okay 85 US AQI |
okay 85 US AQI |
okay 85 US AQI |
okay 85 US AQI |
okay 85* US AQI |
okay 70 US AQI |
okay 68 US AQI |
Sun |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
Remote workers | 2,357 people | 2,000 people | 2,571 people | 1,747 people | 1,829 people | 1,025 people | 1,414 people | 1,012 people | 1,329 people | 1,675 people | 2,000 people | 2,171 people |
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