⭐️ Total score | 3.41/5 (Rank #220) |
👍 Quality of life score | Okay |
👶 Family score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 😝 Cheap: $678 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 30Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥵 Too hot: 37°C99°F (feels 42°C108°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 39% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 😐 Moderate: 95 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 😐 Moderate: 85 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Great |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Good |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Bad |
🎓 Education level* | Low |
💰 Income level* | Very low: $142 / mo |
❤️ Liked by members | 👍100% liked it 👎0% disliked it |
🙊 English speaking* | Okay |
😤 People density | 🧘♀️ Low density: 9k ppl/km² (10x10m) |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Bad |
🏥 Hospitals | Great |
😄 Happiness* | Bad |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Bad |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Okay |
👩 Female friendly | Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Bad |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | India |
⏱ Average trip length | 19 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 30 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 37°C 99°F + 😊 Comfy (39%) = feels 42°C 108°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👎😷 95 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 85 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) |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 👍18% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 7,000,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $1,706 / year |
😤 Population density | 🤨 busy: 10x10m (100m²) per person |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 56% 👱♀️ 44% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Magicbricks |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | IndiGo |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $678 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $402 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $438 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $125 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $77 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $52 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $523 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $24 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 144 listings) | $1,015 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $33 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $1 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
☕️ Coffee | $0 |
✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Nomad List members liked going here a lot
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not much to do
❌ Not many Nomad List members go here
❌ Feels crowded
❌ 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 | 8630° warm | 8228° warm | 9032° hot | 10038° hot | 10440° hot | 10038° hot | 9133° hot | 9535° hot | 9334° hot | 9334° hot | 8831° hot | 8429° warm |
Real | 8228° very warm | 8228° very warm | 9133° hot | 9535° hot | 9334° hot | 8731° hot | 8228° very warm | 8429° very warm | 8228° very warm | 8429° very warm | 8127° warm | 8127° warm |
Humidity | nice 61% | nice 43% | nice 30% | nice 42% | nice 53% | sweaty 75% | sweaty 89% | sweaty 82% | sweaty 90% | sweaty 78% | sweaty 83% | nice 63% |
Rain | dry 4mm | dry 2mm | dry 3mm | dry 25mm | rainy 60mm | rainy 147mm | rainy 290mm | rainy 181mm | rainy 246mm | rainy 98mm | rainy 76mm | dry 5mm |
Cloud | pockets 23% | pockets 16% | pockets 18% | pockets 44% | cloudy 66% | overcast 94% | overcast 95% | overcast 94% | overcast 95% | cloudy 74% | cloudy 80% | pockets 31% |
Air quality | bad 167 US AQI | bad 153 US AQI | bad 147 US AQI | bad 133 US AQI | bad 124 US AQI | okay 86 US AQI | okay 76 US AQI | okay 66 US AQI | okay 84 US AQI | bad 133 US AQI | bad 153 US AQI | bad 164 US AQI |
Sun | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 333 people | 360 people | 300 people | 320 people | 240 people | 0 people | 200 people | 400 people | 320 people | 350 people | 300 people |
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌧 Feels 41° 106° 32° 89°🥵AQI 34✈️4h$3,608 / mo🌇 Also went here18 people×Hong Kong is a great city with dense urban areas but also nature and hiking routes only 15 minutes away. There are restaurants for every taste and budget, from the best US fast casual chains to high end Michelin star restaurants. It's also extremely safe, despite recent political instability.
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°AQI 37✈️7h$1,138 / mo🌇 Also went here15 people×I absolutely love living in this city. It's very clean, safe and things generally always work! This is something I miss when I travel to other cities in Europe and rest of the world. Also co-working spaces are growing tons. Though night life might be pretty "boring", it truly is what you make it. Get to know other expats and friends through meetups or friend of a friend, and you'll have an awesome time here!
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 17° 63° 17° 62°AQI 17✈️9h$3,711 / mo🌇 Also went here17 people×I spent a month here in January. It's beautiful, and there are plenty of touristy things to do, however the city is very expensive. There are plenty of places to shop, which is the main reason why I went. There are also plenty of WeWorks scattered across the city if you need somewhere consistent to work. The people weren't rude to me, but that's because I always greet people in French before asking for help or information, so to avoid rudeness, I'd suggest learning basic greetings and how to ask
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 18° 64° 17° 62°AQI 25✈️10h$4,426 / mo🌇 Also went here16 people×How did you guys classified Penge as rich? It is one of the worst neighbourhood I have ever been in London, the ammount of people I know that have been robbed there is appalling.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°AQI 38✈️10h$5,022 / mo🌇 Also went here18 people×I've lived in New York City - Brooklyn - for over 20 years. For visiting tourists, the best neighborhood to stay in is NOT Bushwick. Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Ft. Green or Brooklyn Heights is preferable. Plenty of good transportation in those areas - subway, buses or Uber. Easy access to beaches in Long Island and New Jersey. There's plenty to do in NYC. Great restaurants, Broadway plays (!), and in the summer you frequently can catch a free concert.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌦 Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°AQI 6✈️17h$5,566 / mo🌇 Also went here20 people×I've been living in SF since 2014 and I have to say Cost of Living is misrepresented. It's a lot more expensive now (2020) than posted. 1-bdr in center is $3,500-$4,000 + $200-$300 for parking + $100-$200 for utilities. Almost impossible to find month-to-month rent, so this is for 1-year lease. Coffee for two + a pastry is easily $20. Dinner for two never less than $50, unless it's fast food (+20% tips are expected) and if you want actually something good it's at least $100 for two. Airbnb is $1
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun bad👮 Safety mediocreTap to open☀️ Feels 18° 64° 17° 63°AQI 46✈️18h$7,275 / mo🌇 Also went here22 people×