| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
2.78/5 (Rank #1201)
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| ๐ Quality of life score |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Family score |
Bad |
| ๐ Community score |
Okay |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| ๐ต Cost |
๐ Affordable: $1,955 / mo
|
| ๐ก Internet |
๐คฌ Unusably slow: 2 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Bad |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Hot: 26ยฐC79ยฐF (feels 28ยฐC82ยฐF)
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| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ Comfy: 70%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ Moderate: 54 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ฑ Good: 73 US AQI
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| ๐ Safety |
Bad
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| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Bad |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* |
Good
|
| ๐ค Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| โก๏ธ Power grid |
Very bad
|
| ๐ Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Very poor:
$108 / mo
|
| ๐ English speaking* |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Okay |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Great |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Okay |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Bad |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | North Korea |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) | 2 Mbps |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฅ 26ยฐC 79ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (70%) = feels 28ยฐC 82ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 54 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 73 US AQI |
| ๐ Power | 115V230V 60Hz50Hz |
| ๐ณ Cashless | ๐ต No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 270,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $1,300 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 44% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 56% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 51% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 49% |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Religious |
| ๐ Apartment listings | Korea DPR |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | Air Koryo |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Air Koryo |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $1,955 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $869 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,516 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $433 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,314 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $1,237 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $150 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $85,000 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $62 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $41 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $360 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $4 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Warm now
โ Good air quality on average
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Roads are pretty safe
โ Not many people smoke tobacco
โ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Not very safe
โ Very slow internet
โ Not much to do
โ Gets very cold in the winter
โ Hospitals are bad
โ People don't speak English well
โ Not safe for women
โ Not family friendly
โ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
-621ยฐ freezing |
0ยฐ freezing |
643ยฐ cold |
1050ยฐ cold |
1763ยฐ cool |
2272ยฐ mild |
2882ยฐ warm |
2577ยฐ warm |
2170ยฐ mild |
1457ยฐ cool |
439ยฐ cold |
-228ยฐ freezing |
| Real (median) |
-621°
freezing |
032°
freezing |
643°
very cold |
1049°
cold |
1763°
cool |
2271°
mild |
2578°
warm |
2577°
warm |
2170°
mild |
1457°
cool |
439°
very cold |
-229°
freezing |
| Humidity |
nice 65% |
nice 68% |
nice 69% |
nice 62% |
nice 68% |
nice 79% |
nice 84% |
nice 82% |
nice 77% |
damp 73% |
damp 75% |
nice 67% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | 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 |
| Rain |
dry 11mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 29mm |
rainy 54mm |
rainy 61mm |
rainy 110mm |
rainy 119mm |
rainy 224mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 52mm |
dry 2mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 39% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 60% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 19% |
| Air quality |
bad 126 US AQI |
bad 132 US AQI |
bad 126 US AQI |
bad 102 US AQI |
okay 93 US AQI |
okay 76 US AQI |
okay 69 US AQI |
okay 61 US AQI |
okay 71 US AQI |
okay 90 US AQI |
bad 107 US AQI |
bad 122 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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