⭐️ Total score | 2.75/5 (Rank #1116) |
👍 Quality of life score | Okay |
👶 Family score | Bad |
💵 Cost | 😙 Affordable: $1,052 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 30Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥵 Too hot: 30°C86°F (feels 37°C99°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 🥵 Sweaty: 79% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 😷 Unhealthy : 153 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 😐 Moderate: 81 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Great |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Good |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Bad |
🎓 Education level* | Low |
💰 Income level* | Very low: $142 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Bad |
🚶 Walkability | Bad |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Bad |
🏥 Hospitals | Bad |
😄 Happiness* | Bad |
🍸 Nightlife | Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Bad |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Okay |
👩 Female friendly | Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Bad |
🎅 Startup Score | Bad |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | India |
⏱ Average trip length | 14 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 30 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 30°C 86°F + 🥵 Sweaty (79%) = feels 37°C 99°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👎☠️ 153 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 81 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | AirTel |
💸 100 INR in USD | USD 1.29 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | INR 10,000 = USD 129 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 7% |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Coffee Day |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 810,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $1,706 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | IndiGo |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air India |
🏥 Best hospital | Narayana Health Guwahati |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,052 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $555 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $995 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $284 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $90 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $99 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $524 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $25 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 255 listings) | $695 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $23 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $5 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee | $2 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Bad air quality today
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 7323° mild | 8127° warm | 8831° hot | 9736° hot | 9535° hot | 10641° scorching | 10641° scorching | 10038° hot | 10943° scorching | 9535° hot | 8228° warm | 7524° warm |
Real | 7323° mild | 7926° warm | 8630° very warm | 9032° hot | 8429° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8429° very warm | 8831° hot | 8429° very warm | 7926° warm | 7524° warm |
Humidity | nice 73% | nice 57% | nice 46% | nice 55% | sweaty 82% | sweaty 92% | sweaty 94% | sweaty 96% | sweaty 89% | sweaty 84% | nice 76% | nice 73% |
Rain | dry 9mm | dry 8mm | dry 32mm | rainy 69mm | rainy 252mm | rainy 458mm | rainy 440mm | rainy 538mm | rainy 274mm | rainy 167mm | dry 5mm | dry 5mm |
Cloud | pockets 34% | pockets 19% | pockets 24% | pockets 38% | cloudy 65% | cloudy 87% | overcast 96% | overcast 97% | cloudy 73% | pockets 33% | pockets 34% | pockets 40% |
Air quality | bad 216 US AQI | bad 170 US AQI | bad 170 US AQI | bad 170 US AQI | bad 170 US AQI | okay 85 US AQI | okay 77 US AQI | okay 71 US AQI | okay 74 US AQI | bad 113 US AQI | bad 135 US AQI | bad 180 US AQI |
Sun | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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