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| ๐ Nomad Score™ | 3 reviews |
| ๐ Quality of life score | |
| ๐ถ Family score | |
| ๐ Community score | |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score | |
| ๐ต Cost | |
| ๐ก Internet | |
| ๐ Fun | |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) | |
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) | |
| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC | |
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual) | |
| ๐ Safety | |
| ๐ฉ Safe for women | |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* | |
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* | |
| ๐ค Lack of racism* | |
| ๐ Education level* | |
| โก๏ธ Power grid | |
| ๐ Resilience to climate change | |
| ๐ฐ Income level* | |
| ๐ English speaking* | |
| ๐ถ Walkability | |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* | |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* | |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* | |
| ๐ Happiness* | |
| ๐ธ Nightlife | |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city | |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from | |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating | |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners | |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* | |
| ๐ Startup Score |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | China |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
9 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Datong is fast averaging 72 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~9 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
โ๏ธ 17ยฐC 63ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (70%) = feels 17ยฐC 63ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 58 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 54 US AQI |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
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| 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) |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 1,600,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $8,126 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 53% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 47% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 50% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 50% |
| 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 | $2,633 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $1,543 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $2,666 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $762 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,052 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $1,527 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $478 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $126,873 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $49 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $50 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $75 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $18 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
โ Very safe
โ Lots of fun stuff to do
โ Good air quality on average
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to do business
โ Safe for women
โ LGBTQ+ friendly
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Expensive
โ Pretty slow internet
โ Gets very cold in the winter
โ Difficult to make friends
โ Quality of education is low
โ Hospitals are bad
โ Roads can be dangerous
โ People don't speak English well
โ Not family friendly
โ People smoking tobacco a lot
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
-523ยฐ freezing |
337ยฐ cold |
948ยฐ cold |
1254ยฐ cool |
2068ยฐ mild |
2577ยฐ warm |
2984ยฐ warm |
2577ยฐ warm |
2170ยฐ mild |
1152ยฐ cool |
236ยฐ cold |
-327ยฐ freezing |
| Real (median) |
-328°
freezing |
540°
very cold |
1049°
cold |
1254°
cool |
1966°
mild |
2576°
warm |
2781°
warm |
2577°
warm |
2170°
mild |
1152°
cool |
337°
very cold |
-131°
freezing |
| Humidity |
nice 52% |
nice 48% |
nice 44% |
nice 40% |
nice 37% |
nice 45% |
nice 62% |
nice 62% |
nice 61% |
nice 53% |
nice 58% |
nice 52% |
| 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 Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 0mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 19mm |
dry 25mm |
dry 40mm |
rainy 66mm |
rainy 96mm |
rainy 56mm |
dry 40mm |
dry 35mm |
dry 17mm |
dry 0mm |
| Cloud |
clear 9% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 46% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 61% |
cloudy 63% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 15% |
clear 6% |
| Air quality |
bad 126 US AQI |
bad 109 US AQI |
bad 101 US AQI |
okay 78 US AQI |
okay 63 US AQI |
okay 51 US AQI |
okay 56 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
okay 67 US AQI |
okay 92 US AQI |
bad 132 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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