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| ⭐️ Total score | 10 reviews |
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| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 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 | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 15 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 29°C 84°F + 😊 Comfy (56%) = feels 31°C 88°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👎☠️ 187 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎☠️ 172 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 💸 100 INR in USD | USD 1.22 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | INR 10,000 = USD 122 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 7% |
| 💳 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 |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 60% 👱♀️ 40% |
| 🏞 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 | $2,252 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $6,909 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $13,723 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $3,921 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $621 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $4,498 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $29 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $32 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $2 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $0 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Easy to do business
✅ 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
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 8429° warm | 8831° hot | 9937° hot | 10943° scorching | 10440° hot | 10943° scorching | 10239° hot | 10038° hot | 9736° hot | 9937° hot | 9133° hot | 8429° warm |
| Real | 8228° very warm | 8731° hot | 9334° hot | 9535° hot | 9133° hot | 9032° hot | 8630° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8429° very warm | 8831° hot | 8831° hot | 8127° warm |
| Humidity | nice 56% | nice 41% | nice 43% | nice 54% | nice 63% | sweaty 76% | sweaty 86% | sweaty 81% | sweaty 89% | nice 66% | nice 50% | nice 62% |
| Rain | dry 3mm | dry 1mm | dry 1mm | dry 2mm | rainy 95mm | rainy 131mm | rainy 317mm | rainy 136mm | rainy 566mm | dry 41mm | dry 12mm | dry 27mm |
| Cloud | pockets 10% | clear 2% | clear 2% | pockets 20% | pockets 36% | cloudy 58% | overcast 94% | cloudy 89% | overcast 92% | pockets 35% | cloudy 57% | pockets 18% |
| Sun | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI |
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