⭐️ Total score | 2.63/5 (Rank #1197) |
👍 Quality of life score | Okay |
👶 Family score | Bad |
💵 Cost | 😝 Cheap: $888 / mo |
📡 Internet | 😡 Slow: 3Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥵 Too hot: 38°C100°F (feels 42°C108°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 37% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 😷 Unhealthy : 180 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 😷 Unhealthy for some: 109 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Good |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Okay |
🎓 Education level* | Low |
💰 Income level* | Very low: $142 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Okay |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Bad |
🏥 Healthcare* | Bad |
😄 Happiness* | Bad |
🍸 Nightlife | Bad |
📶 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 | Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Bad |
🎅 Startup Score | Bad |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | India |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 3 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 38°C 100°F + 😊 Comfy (37%) = feels 42°C 108°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👎☠️ 180 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎☠️ 109.5 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | Airtel |
💸 100 INR in USD | USD 1.28 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | INR 10,000 = USD 128 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 7% |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Coffee Day |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 690,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $1,706 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Magic bricks |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Indigo |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Jet Airways |
🏥 Best hospital | Alok Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $888 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $505 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $904 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $258 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $134 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $64 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $481 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $23 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 21 listings) | $650 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $21 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $4 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
☕️ Coffee | $1 |
✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Too hot in the summer
❌ Bad air quality today
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 7222° mild | 8127° warm | 8831° hot | 9334° hot | 10641° scorching | 11345° scorching | 11345° scorching | 10641° scorching | 10440° hot | 9334° hot | 8127° warm | 7323° mild |
Real | 7222° mild | 8228° very warm | 9133° hot | 9837° hot | 10038° hot | 9937° hot | 9334° hot | 8831° hot | 8630° very warm | 8831° hot | 8127° warm | 7323° mild |
Humidity | nice 47% | nice 33% | too dry 23% | too dry 14% | nice 33% | nice 47% | nice 68% | sweaty 81% | sweaty 90% | nice 54% | nice 40% | nice 55% |
Rain | dry 28mm | dry 1mm | dry 9mm | dry 3mm | rainy 63mm | rainy 55mm | rainy 343mm | rainy 422mm | rainy 323mm | dry 34mm | dry 9mm | dry 23mm |
Cloud | clear 5% | clear 6% | clear 7% | pockets 18% | pockets 43% | cloudy 51% | overcast 92% | cloudy 86% | cloudy 83% | pockets 21% | pockets 15% | pockets 21% |
Air quality | bad 142 US AQI | bad 126 US AQI | bad 141 US AQI | bad 149 US AQI | bad 123 US AQI | bad 111 US AQI | bad 108 US AQI | okay 89 US AQI | okay 77 US AQI | bad 136 US AQI | bad 145 US AQI | bad 145 US AQI |
Sun | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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