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| 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 |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 2 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
8 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Xining is fast averaging 64 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~8 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฅ 14ยฐC 57ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (51%) = feels 13ยฐC 55ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐๐ท 107 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 85 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| 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 |
| ๐ฆท Fluoride added | ๐ซ No fluoride added |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 1,400,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $13,862 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 53% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 47% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| 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 | $1,391 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $907 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $2,621 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $749 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,115 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $1,036 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $477 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $164,062 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $52 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $34 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $75 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $2 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
โ Affordable to live
โ Very safe
โ Perfect humidity now
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 Cold now
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 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) |
-523ยฐ freezing |
0ยฐ freezing |
643ยฐ cold |
643ยฐ cold |
1559ยฐ cool |
1355ยฐ cool |
2068ยฐ mild |
1864ยฐ cool |
1050ยฐ cold |
745ยฐ cold |
0ยฐ freezing |
-425ยฐ freezing |
| Real (median) |
-523°
freezing |
032°
freezing |
643°
cold |
642°
very cold |
1558°
cool |
1356°
cool |
2068°
mild |
1864°
cool |
1051°
cool |
745°
cold |
032°
freezing |
-425°
freezing |
| Humidity |
nice 41% |
nice 38% |
nice 40% |
nice 48% |
nice 47% |
nice 60% |
nice 62% |
nice 67% |
nice 69% |
nice 64% |
nice 47% |
nice 44% |
| 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 3mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 11mm |
rainy 51mm |
dry 47mm |
rainy 80mm |
rainy 82mm |
rainy 60mm |
rainy 89mm |
dry 34mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 3mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 34% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 70% |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 68% |
cloudy 69% |
cloudy 64% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 38% |
| Air quality |
bad 153 US AQI |
bad 138 US AQI |
bad 121 US AQI |
bad 120 US AQI |
bad 107 US AQI |
okay 83 US AQI |
okay 88 US AQI |
okay 77 US AQI |
okay 83 US AQI |
okay 95 US AQI |
bad 141 US AQI |
bad 160 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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