⭐️ Total score |
2.22/5 (Rank #651)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Bad |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,257 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 11Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 36°C97°F (feels 35°C95°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
🌵 Too dry: 21%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
😷 Unhealthy : 172 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
🎓 Education level* |
Low |
⚡️ Power grid |
Very bad
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$142 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
😤 People density |
😤 Dense: 23k ppl/km² (1 per 7x7m)
|
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Okay |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | India |
🗓️ Average trip length | 9 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 11 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 36°C 97°F + 🌵 Too dry (21%) = feels 35°C 95°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎☠️ 172 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 100 INR in USD | USD 1.17 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | INR 10,000 = USD 117 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 7% |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
☕️ Best coffee place | Coffee Culture -- The Ristorante Lounge |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 4,500,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $1,706 / year |
😤 Population density | 😤 crowded: 7x7m (49m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Magic Bricks |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Air India Regional |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air India |
🏥 Best hospital | Asutosh Clinic |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,257 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $757 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,238 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $354 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $876 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,561 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $204 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $41 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $51 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $110 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $3 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
👩🏫 International school | $743 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $1 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality today
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Very dry air now
❌ Bad air quality year round
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
77
25° warm |
77
25° warm |
82
28° warm |
88
31° hot |
90
32° hot |
86
30° warm |
88
31° hot |
84
29° warm |
84
29° warm |
84
29° warm |
81
27° warm |
77
25° warm |
Real |
77
25°
warm |
79
26°
warm |
86
30°
very warm |
90
32°
hot |
90
32°
hot |
86
30°
very warm |
86
30°
very warm |
84
29°
very warm |
84
29°
very warm |
86
30°
very warm |
84
29°
very warm |
77
25°
warm |
Humidity |
too dry 28% |
too dry 20% |
too dry 22% |
too dry 27% |
nice 32% |
nice 38% |
nice 43% |
nice 41% |
nice 45% |
nice 33% |
too dry 25% |
nice 31% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
rainy 143mm |
rainy 340mm |
rainy 136mm |
rainy 177mm |
dry 27mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 3mm |
Cloud |
pockets 11% |
clear 6% |
clear 6% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 39% |
cloudy 60% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 58% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 15% |
Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
Remote workers | 250 people | 200 people | 0 people | 400 people | 200 people | 200 people | 300 people | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 300 people |
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