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| ⭐️ Overall Score | 203 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | China |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 2 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 26°C 79°F + Humid (76%) = feels 28°C 82°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 😐 122 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 😷 168 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app (in country) | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | China Mobile |
| 💸 10 CNY in USD | USD 1.39 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CNY 1,000 = USD 139 |
| 💸 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 | 910,000 people |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| 👫 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 | $935 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $436 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,394 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $398 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $143 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $70 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $543 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $25 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $1 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $4 |
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⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 30° 86° 27° 81°AQI 93😷🚕4h$1,409 / mo2MbpsDon't believe the prices on here for an apartment. 686 usd/month refers to an apartment in a high c
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⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 29° 84° 27° 80°AQI 121😷✈️20min$1,770 / mo2MbpsI would say that Tokyo is probably the easiest major city to transition for a Westerner visiting Asi
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 21✈️3h$3,236 / mo27MbpsShanghai is a giant city and your experience really depends on a few factors like: 1) where you liv
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 29° 84° 27° 80°AQI 121😷✈️20min$1,770 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleHong Kong is a fabulous city - from big city living, to isolated beaches, outlying islands and hikes
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 34° 93° 28° 82°🥵AQI 79😷✈️1h$2,355 / 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 27° 81° 29° 83°AQI 63✈️2h$2,035 / mo🌇 Also went here2 peopleI would say that Tokyo is probably the easiest major city to transition for a Westerner visiting Asi
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 21✈️3h$3,236 / mo🌇 Also went here3 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 42° 108° 35° 96°🥵AQI 49✈️3h$1,078 / mo🌇 Also went here3 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 48° 118° 35° 94°🥵AQI 42✈️4h$1,431 / mo🌇 Also went here4 peopleSuper slimy vibe and good luck trying to meet anyone on a dating app who isn't a bar girl / working
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 42° 108° 32° 90°🥵AQI 36✈️4h$1,359 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleKuala Lumpur is a modern metropolitan filled with fun loving people and excellent choice of food, av
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 46° 115° 33° 91°🥵AQI 60✈️5h$1,230 / 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° 30° 87°🥵AQI 51✈️5h$2,715 / mo🌇 Also went here2 peopleI've been here for 5 months and have mixed feelings about Canggu. Weather: Since rainy season let u
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 35° 95° 29° 83°🥵AQI 25✈️6h$1,252 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleI spent 1 month and 4 days in Berlin, Great the city, functional, no too crowded, a lot of things to
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°AQI 35✈️11h$2,832 / mo🌇 Also went here2 peopleBeen there in January. Like Schonbrunn more than the old center of VIENNA. Honestly, I wouldn't go t
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 19° 66° 19° 66°AQI 38✈️11h$2,665 / mo🌇 Also went here2 peopleDuring winter is quite safe plus much cheaper. Some nightclubs are free and yet there is still a lot
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°AQI 39✈️13h$3,137 / mo🌇 Also went here2 people| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 5010° cold | 5010° cold | 6317° cool | 7323° mild | 7725° warm | 9133° hot | 10842° scorching | 11546° scorching | 8831° hot | 7323° mild | 6619° mild | 5211° cool |
| Real | 5010° cold | 5010° cold | 6317° cool | 7323° mild | 7725° warm | 8127° warm | 8630° very warm | 9133° hot | 8228° very warm | 7323° mild | 6619° mild | 5211° cool |
| Humidity | damp 82% | damp 87% | damp 78% | nice 84% | nice 74% | sweaty 93% | sweaty 95% | sweaty 81% | sweaty 77% | nice 78% | nice 76% | damp 76% |
| Rain | dry 34mm | rainy 55mm | rainy 70mm | rainy 61mm | rainy 61mm | rainy 107mm | rainy 109mm | rainy 81mm | dry 23mm | dry 15mm | dry 10mm | dry 47mm |
| Cloud | pockets 47% | cloudy 78% | cloudy 69% | cloudy 67% | pockets 45% | cloudy 79% | cloudy 84% | pockets 28% | pockets 22% | pockets 45% | pockets 43% | pockets 34% |
| Air quality | clean 120 US AQI | clean 118 US AQI | clean 126 US AQI | clean 111 US AQI | clean 98 US AQI | clean 82 US AQI | clean 67 US AQI | clean 78 US AQI | clean 91 US AQI | clean 103 US AQI | clean 119 US AQI | clean 148 US AQI |
| Sun | sunscreen 4 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI | sunscreen 6 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | sunscreen 6 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | sunscreen 6 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI |
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✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Very safe
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Safe for women
❌ 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
❌ 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
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ People smoking tobacco a lot
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