| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.08/5 (Rank #616)
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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: $1,504 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 6 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Bad |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅถ A bit cold: 16ยฐC60ยฐF (feels 16ยฐC61ยฐF)
|
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ฆ Damp: 84%
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ Moderate: 65 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ Moderate: 92 US AQI
|
| ๐ Safety |
Good
|
| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Okay |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 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 |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Okay |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals |
Great |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Okay |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Bad |
| 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 |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 14 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
6 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Lanzhou is fast averaging 48 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~6 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฆ 16ยฐC 60ยฐF + ๐ฆ Damp (84%) = feels 16ยฐC 61ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 65 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 92 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 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 | Starbucks |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 2,300,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $8,126 / year |
| 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 | 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 | $1,504 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $826 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $2,175 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $621 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,114 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $385 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $178,883 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $52 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $75 / 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 | $52,174 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $2 / month |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Very safe
โ Good air quality today
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to do business
โ Great hospitals
โ Safe for women
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Pretty slow internet
โ Not much to do
โ Cold now
โ Gets very cold in the winter
โ Very damp now
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 Hostile towards LGBTQ+
โ People smoking tobacco a lot
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
-327ยฐ freezing |
643ยฐ cold |
1152ยฐ cool |
1254ยฐ cool |
2170ยฐ mild |
2475ยฐ warm |
2984ยฐ warm |
2475ยฐ warm |
2170ยฐ mild |
948ยฐ cold |
439ยฐ cold |
-130ยฐ freezing |
| Real (median) |
-327°
freezing |
642°
very cold |
1152°
cool |
1254°
cool |
2067°
mild |
2474°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
2474°
warm |
2169°
mild |
948°
cold |
439°
very cold |
-130°
freezing |
| Humidity |
nice 53% |
nice 46% |
nice 44% |
nice 53% |
nice 42% |
nice 54% |
nice 55% |
nice 55% |
nice 63% |
nice 65% |
nice 51% |
nice 52% |
| Most common | 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 | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 3mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 27mm |
dry 29mm |
dry 39mm |
dry 45mm |
dry 14mm |
rainy 56mm |
dry 46mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 2mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 46% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 45% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 76% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 68% |
cloudy 61% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 40% |
| Air quality |
bad 148 US AQI |
bad 140 US AQI |
bad 126 US AQI |
bad 122 US AQI |
bad 111 US AQI |
okay 99 US AQI |
okay 86 US AQI |
okay 83 US AQI |
okay 86 US AQI |
bad 105 US AQI |
bad 136 US AQI |
bad 159 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 1,200 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people |
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