| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.43/5 (Rank #197)
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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: $1,973 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 10 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Bad |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Hot: 30ยฐC85ยฐF (feels 37ยฐC99ยฐF)
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| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ฅต Sweaty: 87%
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ท Unhealthy for some: 103 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ท Unhealthy for some: 106 US AQI
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| ๐ Safety |
Good
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| 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
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| ๐ English speaking* |
Bad |
| ๐ค People density |
๐ค Dense: 17k ppl/kmยฒ (1 per 8x8m)
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| ๐ถ Walkability |
Great |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals |
Great |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Okay |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Great |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Good |
| 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 | 7 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
10 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Shenzhen is fast averaging 80 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~10 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
โ๏ธ 30ยฐC 85ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (87%) = feels 37ยฐC 99ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐๐ท 103 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐โ ๏ธ 106 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Upcoming neighborhood | Luohu |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
|
| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 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) |
| ๐ป Best coworking space | Archiposition |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| โป๏ธ Return rate | ๐15% of visitors return |
| ๐ธ Visitors per year | 12,962,000 visitors |
| ๐ธ Tourists now | 248,416 tourists |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 14,000,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $8,126 / year |
| ๐ค Population density | ๐ค crowded: 8x8m (64mยฒ) per person |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 48% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 52% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 90% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 10% |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Non-religious |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | Hong Kong Airlines |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates |
| ๐ฅ Best hospital | University of HK-Shenzhen |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $1,973 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $1,502 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $3,060 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $874 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $601 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $2,683 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $709 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $80,401 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $28 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $88 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $298 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $4 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $22,334 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $4 / month |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Pretty safe
โ Fast internet
โ Warm now
โ Warm all year round
โ Many Nomads.com members here all year round
โ Easy to do business
โ Great hospitals
โ Safe for women
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Not much to do
โ Very sweaty and humid now
โ Feels crowded
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) |
2068ยฐ mild |
2373ยฐ mild |
2577ยฐ warm |
3086ยฐ warm |
42108ยฐ scorching |
40104ยฐ hot |
42108ยฐ scorching |
39102ยฐ hot |
43109ยฐ scorching |
2882ยฐ warm |
2373ยฐ mild |
2170ยฐ mild |
| Real (median) |
2067°
mild |
2373°
mild |
2576°
warm |
2780°
warm |
3188°
hot |
3086°
very warm |
3188°
hot |
3086°
very warm |
3289°
hot |
2679°
warm |
2373°
mild |
2068°
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 65% |
nice 75% |
nice 79% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 89% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 81% |
nice 76% |
nice 68% |
nice 70% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 1mm |
rainy 54mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 49mm |
rainy 80mm |
rainy 288mm |
rainy 141mm |
rainy 226mm |
rainy 76mm |
dry 33mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 38mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 30% |
pockets 16% |
cloudy 50% |
cloudy 67% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 86% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 58% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 53% |
| Air quality |
bad 129 US AQI |
bad 106 US AQI |
bad 112 US AQI |
bad 104 US AQI |
okay 90 US AQI |
okay 67 US AQI |
okay 64 US AQI |
okay 77 US AQI |
bad 106 US AQI |
bad 110 US AQI |
bad 129 US AQI |
bad 132 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,650 people | 1,600 people | 1,550 people | 1,560 people | 1,892 people | 1,569 people | 1,338 people | 1,550 people | 1,500 people | 1,600 people | 1,909 people | 1,860 people |
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