Name: Chifeng
Rating: 2.63 (1 reviews)

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🎒 Nomad Score™	2.63/5 (Rank #1206) 1 reviews
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Bad
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	🙂 Okay: $2,627 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 11 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Bad
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Freezing : -8°C17°F (feels -12°C10°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	💦 Damp: 74%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	😥 Medium: 60%
💨 Air quality (now)	😐 Moderate: 68 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Good: 73 US AQI
👌 Safety	Great
👩 Safe for women	Okay
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Okay
🤮 Food safety*	Good
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Bad
🎓 Education level*	Mediocre
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very low: $677 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
😄 Happiness*	Okay
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Bad
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Okay
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Bad
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Asia
🚩 Country	China
📡 Internet speed (avg)	11 Mbps ⚠️ Internet in Chifeng is fast averaging 88 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~11 Mbps.
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌤 -8°C 17°F + 💦 Damp (74%) = feels -12°C 10°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 68 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👎😷 74 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Didi
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 10 CNY in USD	USD 1.46
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	CNY 1,000 = USD 146
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners because WeChat is very hard to set up)
☕️ Best coffee place	Starbucks
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	1,200,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$8,126 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 56% 👱‍♀️ 44%
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
🏠 Apartment listings	Ganji
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Hainan
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	China Southern Airlines

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$2,627 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$7,600 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$15,616 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$4,462 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$408 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$4,846 / month
🏠 Median home price	$51,034
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$19 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$110 / month
🍛 Dinner	$3
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$0
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$2
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$4
👩‍🏫 International school	$11,665 / year
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$1 / trip

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