- Income: Unfortunately, the local population has very low salaries as low as $700 a month.
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Startup friendly: Unfortunately, startup score in Qingdao is pretty low. Most startups struggle due to different obstacles.
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Entertainment: There are many interesting places, where you can take a fun with your friends or to spend romantic date.
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Walkability: The area of Qingdao is perfect for walking. There are a lot of quality walking paths, sidewalks. Traffic and road conditions are good organized.
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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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Female friendly: The relationship between men and women is quite liberal, a woman has all the rights and freedoms. But the way of life in society continues to be patriarchal.
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Fits for families: Unfortunately, Qingdao does not provide the necessary infrastructure for families with children. There are no children’s entertainment centers, mini-clubs, children’s pools, etc.
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Freedom of speech:
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LGBTQ friendly: The attitude towards the LGBT community by the majority of citizens of Qingdao is fine.
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English: It will not be easy to communicate in Qingdao directly with the locals – few people speak English, except for the staff of large hotels and restaurants.
- Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $1700.
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Traffic safety: Terrible road conditions, traffic in Qingdao is extremely difficult.
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Friendliness to outsiders: The locals are not super friendly to outsiders, but nevertheless polite.
- Safety: In general, the situation is calm, the average level of safety, but in some areas there are exceptions. Please be vigilant.
- Internet: Slow-moving Internet in Qingdao can interfere with normal work rhythm and communication.
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Workspaces: Unfortunately, it is hard to find places to work from.
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Free WiFi: Almost half of all cafes, restaurants and gas stations have free wi-fi. But there are cases when you have to pay for Wi-Fi, the cost is usually indicated in the check.
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Quality of life: Qingdao 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.
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Level of happiness: The level of happiness and life satisfaction among the local population is quite average.
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Racial tolerance: Many refugees, migrants or people with migratory backgrounds are subject to racism and discrimination.
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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 in Qingdao.
