⭐️ Total score | 2.79/5 (Rank #1062) |
👍 Quality of life score | Okay |
👶 Family score | Bad |
💵 Cost | 😝 Cheap: $673 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 28Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥵 Too hot: 40°C104°F (feels 41°C106°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 🌵 Too dry: 24% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 😷 Unhealthy : 186 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | ☠️ Very unhealthy: 261 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Great |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Good |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Bad |
🎓 Education level* | Low |
💰 Income level* | Very low: $142 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Okay |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Bad |
🏥 Hospitals | Bad |
😄 Happiness* | Bad |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Bad |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Okay |
👩 Female friendly | Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Okay |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | India |
⏱ Average trip length | 16 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 28 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 40°C 104°F + 🌵 Too dry (24%) = feels 41°C 106°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👎☠️ 186 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎☠️ 261 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 | Tramp Tree Cafe |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Tramp Tree Cafe |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 2,900,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $1,706 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | propertywala |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | IndiGo |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air India |
🏥 Best hospital | Sahara Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $673 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $405 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $580 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $166 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $55 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $71 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $216 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $10 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 124 listings) | $739 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $24 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $3 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
☕️ Coffee | $1 |
✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not much to do
❌ Too hot in the summer
❌ Very dry air now
❌ Bad air quality year round
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not that great
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Not family friendly
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 6820° mild | 7725° warm | 8831° hot | 9535° hot | 10440° hot | 10641° scorching | 10943° scorching | 10641° scorching | 10641° scorching | 9535° hot | 8127° warm | 7222° mild |
Real | 6619° mild | 7725° warm | 9032° hot | 9937° hot | 9535° hot | 9133° hot | 9133° hot | 8831° hot | 8831° hot | 8831° hot | 7926° warm | 7222° mild |
Humidity | nice 69% | nice 57% | too dry 27% | too dry 14% | nice 47% | nice 67% | sweaty 72% | sweaty 82% | sweaty 82% | nice 60% | nice 57% | nice 55% |
Rain | dry 1mm | dry 6mm | dry 3mm | dry 5mm | rainy 87mm | rainy 185mm | rainy 278mm | rainy 273mm | rainy 344mm | rainy 81mm | dry 0mm | dry 13mm |
Cloud | pockets 15% | clear 6% | clear 7% | pockets 12% | pockets 44% | cloudy 63% | cloudy 88% | overcast 90% | cloudy 79% | pockets 17% | pockets 11% | pockets 30% |
Air quality | bad 187 US AQI | bad 261 US AQI | bad 261 US AQI | bad 261 US AQI | bad 261 US AQI | bad 261 US AQI | bad 261 US AQI | bad 261 US AQI | bad 261 US AQI | bad 261* US AQI | bad 261* US AQI | bad 197 US AQI |
Sun | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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