| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.02/5 (Rank #882)
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| ๐ Quality of life score |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Family score |
Bad |
| ๐ Community score |
Okay |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| ๐ต Cost |
๐ Affordable: $1,759 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 9 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Bad |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅถ A bit cold: 17ยฐC63ยฐF (feels 17ยฐC63ยฐF)
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| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ฆ Damp: 81%
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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: 122 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ท Unhealthy for some: 132 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
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| ๐ค Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| ๐ Education level* |
Mediocre |
| โก๏ธ Power grid |
Great
|
| ๐ Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Poor:
$1,155 / mo
|
| ๐ English speaking* |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Great |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals |
Bad |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Okay |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Bad |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | China |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
9 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Luoyang is fast averaging 72 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~9 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฅ 17ยฐC 63ยฐF + ๐ฆ Damp (81%) = feels 17ยฐC 63ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐๐ท 122 US AQI = ๐ฌ ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐โ ๏ธ 133 US AQI = ๐ฌ ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
|
| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| ๐ธ 10 CNY in USD | USD 1.50 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | CNY 1,000 = USD 150 |
| 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 |
| ๐ฆท Fluoride added | ๐ซ No fluoride added |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 1,700,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $13,862 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 51% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 49% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 80% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 20% |
| 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 | $1,759 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $1,089 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,613 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $461 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,120 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $2,556 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $730 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $142,343 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $52 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $84 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $75 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $4 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Very safe
โ Warm in the spring
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to do business
โ Safe for women
โ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Pretty slow internet
โ Not much to do
โ Gets cold in the winter
โ Very damp now
โ Difficult to make friends
โ Quality of education is low
โ Hospitals are not that great
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) |
337ยฐ cold |
439ยฐ cold |
1254ยฐ cool |
1763ยฐ cool |
2475ยฐ warm |
3086ยฐ warm |
3391ยฐ hot |
2984ยฐ warm |
2373ยฐ mild |
1661ยฐ cool |
846ยฐ cold |
541ยฐ cold |
| Real (median) |
439°
very cold |
439°
very cold |
1254°
cool |
1763°
cool |
2476°
warm |
2883°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2780°
warm |
2373°
mild |
1661°
cool |
847°
cold |
642°
very cold |
| Humidity |
nice 48% |
nice 49% |
nice 58% |
nice 55% |
nice 49% |
nice 55% |
sweaty 72% |
sweaty 74% |
nice 74% |
nice 67% |
nice 56% |
nice 47% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 4mm |
dry 18mm |
dry 24mm |
dry 44mm |
dry 38mm |
dry 48mm |
rainy 176mm |
rainy 165mm |
rainy 107mm |
rainy 54mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 8mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 37% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 67% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 70% |
cloudy 69% |
cloudy 70% |
cloudy 59% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 42% |
| Air quality |
bad 198 US AQI |
bad 181 US AQI |
bad 168 US AQI |
bad 156 US AQI |
bad 145 US AQI |
bad 136 US AQI |
bad 127 US AQI |
bad 129 US AQI |
bad 126 US AQI |
bad 149 US AQI |
bad 169 US AQI |
bad 159 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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