⭐️ Total score |
3.1/5 (Rank #674)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Bad |
💵 Cost |
😝 Cheap: $801 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 31Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 28°C82°F (feels 35°C95°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 99%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
😷 Unhealthy for some: 104 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
😷 Unhealthy for some: 115 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
Low |
💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$142 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
🏥 Healthcare* |
Bad |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | India |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 31 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 28°C 82°F + 🥵 Sweaty (99%) = feels 35°C 95°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👎😷 104 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎☠️ 115 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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📱 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 | 1,100,000 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 | $801 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $457 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $804 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $230 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $104 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $52 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $544 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $25 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 21 listings) | $743 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $24 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $3 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee | $1 |
✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ 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 |
99
37° hot |
102
39° hot |
104
40° hot |
106
41° scorching |
97
36° hot |
97
36° hot |
93
34° hot |
93
34° hot |
91
33° hot |
99
37° hot |
95
35° hot |
97
36° hot |
Real |
86
30°
very warm |
88
31°
hot |
88
31°
hot |
88
31°
hot |
84
29°
very warm |
84
29°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
84
29°
very warm |
83
29°
very warm |
86
30°
very warm |
Humidity |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 74% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 90% |
sweaty 91% |
sweaty 89% |
sweaty 90% |
sweaty 89% |
sweaty 73% |
Rain |
rainy 92mm |
dry 26mm |
rainy 85mm |
rainy 171mm |
rainy 618mm |
rainy 300mm |
rainy 345mm |
rainy 279mm |
rainy 273mm |
rainy 472mm |
rainy 379mm |
rainy 57mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 61% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 88% |
overcast 93% |
overcast 95% |
overcast 96% |
overcast 93% |
overcast 94% |
overcast 97% |
pockets 46% |
Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 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 8 UVI |
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