| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.13/5 (Rank #505)
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| ๐ Quality of life score |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Family score |
Okay |
| ๐ Community score |
Okay |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| ๐ต Cost |
๐ Affordable: $1,512 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 7 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Bad |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ Perfect: 24ยฐC74ยฐF (feels 24ยฐC75ยฐF)
|
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ Comfy: 78%
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ Moderate: 57 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ท Unhealthy for some: 109 US AQI
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| ๐ Safety |
Good
|
| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Good |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* |
Good
|
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
| ๐ค Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| ๐ Education level* |
Mediocre |
| โก๏ธ Power grid |
Great
|
| ๐ Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Very poor:
$677 / mo
|
| ๐ English speaking* |
Bad |
| ๐ค People density |
๐งโโ๏ธ Low density: 9k ppl/kmยฒ (1 per 11x11m)
|
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Great |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals |
Good |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Okay |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Great |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Good |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Bad |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | China |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 5 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
7 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Harbin is fast averaging 56 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~7 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฅ 24ยฐC 74ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (78%) = feels 24ยฐC 75ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 57 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐โ ๏ธ 110 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Upcoming neighborhood | ๅ ฑไน่ก้ |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
|
| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| ๐ธ 10 CNY in USD | USD 1.49 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | CNY 1,000 = USD 149 |
| ๐ธ Tipping | No |
| ๐ณ Cashless | ๐ต No, cash only (esp. for foreigners because WeChat is very hard to set up) |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Harbin Walker Coffee Hotel |
| โ๏ธ Best alt. coffee place | USABUCKS Coffee |
| ๐ช Best 24/7 coffee place | Holiday Inn-Harbin City Centre |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| โป๏ธ Return rate | ๐13% of visitors return |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 4,400,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $8,126 / year |
| ๐ค Population density | ๐คจ busy: 11x11m (121mยฒ) per person |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 79% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 21% |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Non-religious |
| ๐ Apartment listings | Roomorama |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | China Flying Dragon Aviation |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Air China |
| ๐ฅ Best hospital | Jewish Private Hospital |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $1,512 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $749 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,759 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $502 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,000 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $1,156 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $323 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $178,883 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $47 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $38 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $352 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $2 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $10,435 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $3 / month |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Very safe
โ Warm now
โ Good air quality today
โ Easy to do business
โ Good hospitals
โ Very safe for women
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Pretty slow internet
โ Not much to do
โ Gets very cold in the winter
โ Feels crowded
โ Difficult to make friends
โ Quality of education is low
โ Roads can be dangerous
โ People don't speak English well
โ Not family friendly
โ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
โ People smoking tobacco a lot
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
-22-8ยฐ freezing |
-1210ยฐ freezing |
236ยฐ cold |
1152ยฐ cool |
1864ยฐ cool |
2475ยฐ warm |
3493ยฐ hot |
2373ยฐ mild |
2068ยฐ mild |
1254ยฐ cool |
-425ยฐ freezing |
-163ยฐ freezing |
| Real (median) |
-171°
freezing |
-917°
freezing |
439°
very cold |
1253°
cool |
1864°
cool |
2474°
warm |
2984°
very warm |
2373°
mild |
1966°
mild |
1254°
cool |
-229°
freezing |
-1112°
freezing |
| Humidity |
damp 72% |
damp 74% |
nice 68% |
nice 44% |
nice 53% |
nice 65% |
sweaty 77% |
nice 77% |
nice 72% |
nice 61% |
damp 80% |
damp 78% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 7mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 18mm |
dry 14mm |
rainy 66mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 145mm |
rainy 141mm |
rainy 82mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 20mm |
dry 7mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 41% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 61% |
cloudy 68% |
cloudy 67% |
cloudy 70% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 35% |
| Air quality |
bad 172 US AQI |
bad 160 US AQI |
bad 149 US AQI |
bad 124 US AQI |
bad 116 US AQI |
bad 112 US AQI |
bad 108 US AQI |
okay 95 US AQI |
bad 108 US AQI |
bad 124 US AQI |
bad 131 US AQI |
bad 136 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,000 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 900 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people |
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