⭐️ Total score | 3.41/5 (Rank #233) |
👍 Quality of life score | Okay |
👶 Family score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 😝 Cheap: $906 / mo |
📡 Internet | 😡 Slow: 5Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🌞 Perfect: 24°C76°F (feels 24°C75°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 89% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Good: 53 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Good |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Bad |
🎓 Education level* | Low |
💰 Income level* | Very low: $142 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Okay |
🚶 Walkability | Bad |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Bad |
🏥 Healthcare* | Bad |
😄 Happiness* | Bad |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Okay |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Okay |
👩 Female friendly | Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Bad |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | India |
⏱ Average trip length | 35 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 5 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌦 24°C 76°F + 😊 Comfy (89%) = feels 24°C 75°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 53 US AQI 🍃 OK |
🔌 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 | 990,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $1,706 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | 99Acres |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Indigo |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Jet Airways |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $906 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $555 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $924 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $264 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $77 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $51 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $455 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $21 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 68 listings) | $1,106 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $36 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $3 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee | $2 |
✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ 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 | 8630° warm | 8429° warm | 9535° hot | 10239° hot | 9937° hot | 9032° hot | 8630° warm | 8831° hot | 9032° hot | 8630° warm | 7725° warm | 8228° warm |
Real | 8127° warm | 8228° very warm | 9032° hot | 9032° hot | 8630° very warm | 8228° very warm | 7926° warm | 8127° warm | 8127° warm | 7926° warm | 7725° warm | 7926° warm |
Humidity | sweaty 72% | nice 55% | nice 47% | nice 65% | sweaty 78% | sweaty 79% | nice 88% | sweaty 85% | sweaty 86% | nice 90% | nice 93% | nice 77% |
Rain | dry 33mm | dry 16mm | dry 6mm | rainy 109mm | rainy 190mm | rainy 108mm | rainy 112mm | rainy 101mm | rainy 97mm | rainy 279mm | rainy 257mm | dry 40mm |
Cloud | pockets 49% | pockets 27% | pockets 28% | cloudy 67% | cloudy 82% | overcast 91% | overcast 98% | overcast 96% | overcast 95% | overcast 92% | overcast 94% | pockets 46% |
Air quality | okay 86 US AQI | okay 53** US AQI | okay 53** US AQI | okay 53** US AQI | okay 53** US AQI | okay 53** US AQI | okay 53** US AQI | okay 53** US AQI | okay 53** US AQI | okay 53** US AQI | okay 53** US AQI | okay 84 US AQI |
Sun | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people |
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