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Quality of life: Guangzhou performs above average in subjective well-being, jobs and wages, income and well-being, health, social connections, environmental quality, education and skills, work and leisure balance, housing and personal safety.
- Air quality: In some places, the level of air cleanliness is assessed as poor or mediocre.
- Safety: In general, the situation in Guangzhou is calm, the average level of safety, but in some areas there are exceptions. Please be vigilant.
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English: It will not be easy to communicate in Guangzhou directly with the locals – few people speak English, except for the staff of large hotels and restaurants.
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Workspaces: There is an great environment for working and lots of great coworking spots in Guangzhou.
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Fits for families: There are not so many places where you can spend a good time with your family and children, but almost all of them provide excellent service.
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Education: Secondary and higher education institutions provide a very mediocre level of knowledge, which indicates the need to reform them and introduce new, more effective programs and trained teachers.
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Nightlife: At the same time, the level of quality of services provided in most of these establishments is significantly high.
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LGBTQ friendly: The majority of respondents in Guangzhou are against equal rights for gays and lesbians.
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Traffic safety: Terrible road conditions, traffic in Guangzhou is extremely difficult.
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Female friendly: Despite the fact that women have equal rights with men and the attitude towards them is liberal, in some areas there are still many prohibitions against them. Decisions in the family are usually made by men, the influence of women in the family is very great.
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Racial tolerance: Many refugees, migrants or people with migratory backgrounds are subject to racism and discrimination.
- Internet: Slow-moving Internet in Guangzhou can interfere with normal work rhythm and communication.
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Startup friendly: Unfortunately, startup score in Guangzhou is pretty low. Most startups struggle due to different obstacles.
- Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $1600.
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Free WiFi: Unfortunately, there are very few points that provide free Wi-Fi, and those that do have a weak Internet signal, so in many cafes wifi Internet is available only at a low speed.
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Friendliness to outsiders: The locals are not super friendly to outsiders, but nevertheless polite.
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Entertainment: There are several places in Guangzhou where you can relax and have a good time with friends.
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Walkability: The area of Guangzhou is perfect for walking. There are a lot of quality walking paths, sidewalks. Traffic and road conditions are good organized.
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Level of happiness: The level of happiness and life satisfaction among the local population is quite average.
- Income: Unfortunately, the local population in Guangzhou has very low salaries as low as $700 a month.
