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| ⭐️ Total score | 213 reviews |
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| 👌 Safety | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 😤 People density | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🏥 Healthcare* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
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| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | India |
| ⏱ Average trip time | 3 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 20 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 24°C 76°F + 😊 Comfy (75%) = feels 24°C 75°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 😐 103 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 😷 172 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | AirTel |
| 💸 100 INR in USD | USD 1.34 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | INR 10,000 = USD 134 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Coffee Culture -- The Ristorante Lounge |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 4,500,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $1,706 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 😤 crowded: 7x7m (49m²) per person |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Magic Bricks |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Air India Regional |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air India |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Asutosh Clinic |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $859 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $534 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $480 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $137 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $74 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $35 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $649 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $30 / night |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median from 25 listings) | $1,466 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $48 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $2 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Bad air quality year round
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 8127° warm | 8429° warm | 9032° hot | 10943° scorching | 11345° scorching | 11144° scorching | 10440° hot | 9937° hot | 9937° hot | 10038° hot | 9736° hot | 8831° hot |
| Real | 8127° warm | 8429° very warm | 8831° hot | 9535° hot | 9334° hot | 9032° hot | 8630° very warm | 8429° very warm | 8429° very warm | 8831° hot | 8831° hot | 8429° very warm |
| Humidity | nice 39% | nice 45% | nice 43% | nice 54% | nice 68% | sweaty 79% | sweaty 90% | sweaty 93% | sweaty 93% | sweaty 73% | nice 65% | nice 60% |
| Rain | dry 0mm | dry 0mm | dry 0mm | dry 1mm | dry 0mm | rainy 178mm | rainy 192mm | rainy 156mm | rainy 147mm | rainy 56mm | dry 26mm | dry 2mm |
| Cloud | clear 0% | clear 0% | clear 0% | clear 0% | clear 3% | cloudy 60% | overcast 94% | overcast 95% | overcast 97% | pockets 47% | pockets 28% | pockets 30% |
| Sun | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 13 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 6 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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