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| ⭐️ Overall Score | 208 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | China |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 2 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 25°C 77°F + Humid (84%) = feels 25°C 77°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 59 US AQI 🍃 good |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 😷 166 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app (in country) | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | China Mobile |
| 💸 10 CNY in USD | USD 1.41 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CNY 1,000 = USD 141 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners because WeChat is very hard to set up) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 3,000,000 people |
| 😤 Population density | 🤨 busy: 11x11m (121m²) per person |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 55% 👱♀️ 45% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 56% 👱♀️ 44% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Ganji |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Hainan |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | China Southern Airlines |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $860 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $549 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,729 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $494 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $199 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $71 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $467 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $22 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (212 listings) | $717 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $24 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $1 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $4 |
Based on Guiyang's cost of living, here's selected remote jobs that would cover your costs:
 | Sales Consultant (2pm-10pm EST) @ Sticker Mule |
 | Customer Support Specialist @ SkyVerge |
I lived in Chongqing for about 5 years. I mostly love this place but it's not easy for Westerners un
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 41° 106° 33° 91°🥵AQI 85😷✈️26min$776 / mo2MbpsMy favorite place in China. Best months of the year are April to October. Any who loves rivers, moun
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°AQI 34✈️33min$1,065 / mo2MbpsI lived and worked (at a law firm) in Chengdu for about 3 months. I absolutely loved the city! It's
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 36° 97° 32° 89°🥵AQI 102😷✈️41min$984 / mo2MbpsI lived in Hanoi for 3 full months and I really loved it. Hanoi has a big foreigner district calle
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 51° 124° 35° 95°🥵AQI 78😷✈️50min$915 / mo10MbpsI lived and worked (at a law firm) in Chengdu for about 3 months. I absolutely loved the city! It's
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 36° 97° 32° 89°🥵AQI 102😷✈️41min$984 / mo2MbpsI lived and worked (at a law firm) in Chengdu for about 3 months. I absolutely loved the city! It's
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 36° 97° 32° 89°🥵AQI 102😷✈️41min$984 / mo🌇 Also went here4 peopleChiang Mai used to be N.1 for the digital nomad life. It is still great and you can find really chea
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 44° 111° 33° 91°🥵AQI 40✈️2h$1,088 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleDefinitely check out The Key (on near Zhong Xiao Dun Hua station) if living here for more than a mon
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 43° 109° 32° 90°🥵AQI 40✈️2h$1,846 / mo🌇 Also went here4 peopleShanghai is a giant city and your experience really depends on a few factors like: 1) where you liv
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 60✈️2h$1,853 / mo🌇 Also went here4 peopleDon't believe the prices on here for an apartment. 686 usd/month refers to an apartment in a high c
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌦 Feels 44° 111° 32° 89°🥵AQI 31✈️2h$1,487 / mo🌇 Also went here4 peoplePhnom Penh has plenty of air conditioned cafes and some co-working spaces, so it's quite possible to
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 46° 115° 33° 91°🥵AQI 74✈️2h$1,231 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleDefinitely an underrated place for nomads - Huge city with a small town feel. Lots of different neig
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 32° 90° 31° 87°🥵AQI 167😷✈️2h$2,191 / mo🌇 Also went here4 peopleSpend a few hours and learn the Korean alphabet (not that hard) and Google some names of Korean dish
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 30° 86° 28° 82°AQI 97😷✈️3h$2,181 / mo🌇 Also went here4 peopleThey say you get what you pay for. After having traveled the previous 4 months in India, Cambodia,
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 37° 99° 31° 87°🥵AQI 55✈️4h$2,704 / mo🌇 Also went here4 peopleits very possible to be a digital nomad in japan - 3 months tourist visa on arrival. free wifi at st
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 29° 84° 27° 81°AQI 35✈️4h$2,449 / mo🌇 Also went here4 peopleA lot more things to do there on Summer than on Winter, even though the city is beautiful both seaso
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 15° 59° 16° 60°AQI 33✈️9h$3,416 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleRome has tourist fatigue. Servers are curt and it's hard to find a decent restaurant.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 25✈️11h$3,738 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleI have been living in London for over 2 years as a student. It's ridiculously expensive. However, th
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 14° 57° 15° 58°AQI 18✈️12h$4,643 / mo🌇 Also went here4 peopleGreat vibe and lovely people (I was surprised at the number of foreigners even in January!), fun nig
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°AQI 32✈️14h$2,141 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleHaving spent a total of two weeks in London on two separate occasions and having lived in NYC for tw
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 25° 77° 25° 78°AQI 35✈️17h$4,746 / mo🌇 Also went here4 people| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 457° cold | 489° cold | 5714° cool | 7222° mild | 6820° mild | 7524° warm | 7524° warm | 8831° hot | 7323° mild | 6418° cool | 5714° cool | 5010° cold |
| Real | 468° cold | 4910° cold | 5714° cool | 7222° mild | 6619° mild | 7424° warm | 7524° warm | 8127° warm | 7323° mild | 6418° cool | 5714° cool | 5010° cold |
| Humidity | damp 79% | damp 73% | damp 71% | nice 80% | nice 93% | nice 98% | nice 97% | sweaty 82% | nice 83% | nice 90% | damp 80% | damp 75% |
| Rain | dry 21mm | dry 12mm | dry 36mm | rainy 77mm | rainy 99mm | rainy 237mm | rainy 110mm | dry 39mm | dry 34mm | rainy 56mm | dry 20mm | dry 10mm |
| Cloud | cloudy 79% | cloudy 59% | cloudy 64% | cloudy 59% | cloudy 84% | overcast 90% | overcast 95% | cloudy 50% | cloudy 51% | cloudy 86% | overcast 97% | cloudy 85% |
| Air quality | clean 108 US AQI | clean 125 US AQI | clean 118 US AQI | clean 116 US AQI | clean 99 US AQI | clean 72 US AQI | clean 66 US AQI | clean 88 US AQI | clean 82 US AQI | clean 86 US AQI | clean 104 US AQI | clean 124 US AQI |
| Sun | sunscreen 5 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | sunscreen 6 UVI | sunscreen 6 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI |
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✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Very safe
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality today
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Safe for women
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very humid now
❌ Bad air quality year round
❌ Not many members go here
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not great
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very democratic
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ People smoking tobacco a lot
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