| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.01/5 (Rank #784)
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| ๐ Quality of life score |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Family score |
Bad |
| ๐ Community score |
Okay |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| ๐ต Cost |
๐ Affordable: $1,847 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 12 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Okay |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Too hot: 31ยฐC88ยฐF (feels 40ยฐC104ยฐF)
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| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ฅต Sweaty: 79%
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ Moderate: 61 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ Moderate: 80 US AQI
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| ๐ Safety |
Good
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| 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
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| ๐ English speaking* |
Bad |
| ๐ค People density |
๐งโโ๏ธ Low density: 4k ppl/kmยฒ (1 per 15x15m)
|
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Great |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals |
Okay |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Okay |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Great |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Good |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Bad |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | China |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 4 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
12 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Suzhou is fast averaging 96 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~12 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
โ๏ธ 31ยฐC 88ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (79%) = feels 40ยฐC 104ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 61 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 81 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 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 | Kalerm Company |
| โ๏ธ Best alt. coffee place | Dio Coffee |
| ๐ช Best 24/7 coffee place | Pingjiangfu Suzhou |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| โป๏ธ Return rate | ๐12% of visitors return |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 7,700,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $8,126 / year |
| ๐ค Population density | ๐งโโ๏ธ not busy: 15x15m (225mยฒ) per person |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 52% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 48% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 79% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 21% |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Non-religious |
| ๐ Apartment listings | FullHome |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | Hainan |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Air China |
| ๐ฅ Best hospital | Singhealth Medical Clinic |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $1,847 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $1,149 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $2,483 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $709 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $467 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $1,801 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $452 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $372,002 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $22 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $59 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $427 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $4 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $21,595 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $3 / month |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Very safe
โ Fast internet
โ Warm now
โ Warm in the spring
โ Good air quality today
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to do business
โ Good hospitals
โ Very safe for women
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Not much to do
โ Gets cold in the winter
โ Very sweaty and humid now
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) |
643ยฐ cold |
1254ยฐ cool |
1254ยฐ cool |
1864ยฐ cool |
2475ยฐ warm |
3391ยฐ hot |
3799ยฐ hot |
38100ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
2170ยฐ mild |
1661ยฐ cool |
1152ยฐ cool |
| Real (median) |
745°
cold |
1254°
cool |
1355°
cool |
1864°
cool |
2475°
warm |
2983°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2068°
mild |
1661°
cool |
1253°
cool |
| Humidity |
damp 73% |
damp 76% |
damp 78% |
nice 71% |
nice 73% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 79% |
nice 74% |
damp 71% |
nice 68% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 9mm |
dry 49mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 59mm |
rainy 147mm |
rainy 150mm |
rainy 176mm |
rainy 167mm |
rainy 59mm |
rainy 71mm |
dry 46mm |
dry 3mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 61% |
cloudy 67% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 59% |
cloudy 56% |
pockets 28% |
| Air quality |
bad 130 US AQI |
bad 121 US AQI |
bad 123 US AQI |
bad 115 US AQI |
okay 97 US AQI |
okay 84 US AQI |
okay 73 US AQI |
okay 65 US AQI |
okay 78 US AQI |
okay 91 US AQI |
bad 112 US AQI |
bad 136 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 1,200 people | 800 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 900 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people |
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