Changelog

City scores Jaipur

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• Accommodation cost 7.8 ⁠9
• Air quality 3.2 ⁠3.9
• Cafes with wifi 7 ⁠6
• Cost of living 8.1 ⁠9
• Coworking quality 5.8 ⁠7.2
• Digital nomad visa availability 0.6 ⁠1.5
• Ease of business registration 3.6 ⁠4.7
• Ease of opening bank account 3.4 ⁠4.3
• Environmental quality 4.9 ⁠4.2
• Fitness facilities 6.5 ⁠7

noise-pollution: 3.7 -> 4.8; reassessed from the cited finding and peer calibration (https://www.numbeo.com/pollution/in/Jaipur).

City scores Delhi

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• Accommodation cost 7.5 ⁠8.7
• Air quality 1.9 ⁠0
• Cost of living 7.8 ⁠8.8
• Digital nomad visa availability 0.6 ⁠1.5
• Freedom of speech 4.6 ⁠3.2
• Green spaces 4.4 ⁠6.2
• Gym membership cost 7 ⁠8
• Healthcare quality 6.5 ⁠7.4
• Healthy food options 6.5 ⁠7.2
• Internet speed 7.9 ⁠7
• Language learning opportunities 6.2 ⁠7
• Local payment services 8.7 ⁠7.2
• Local sim card availability 8.6 ⁠7.5
• Political stability 6 ⁠5.8
• Power grid reliability 6.2 ⁠8
• Seasonal variety 5.4 ⁠7
• Startup scene 7.7 ⁠8.5
• Tax friendliness 4.6 ⁠4.8
• Visa ease 4.3 ⁠5.5
• Weather 3.6 ⁠4.5
• Yoga studios 8.5 ⁠8

Local SIM Card Availability (local-sim-card-availability): 8.6 -> 7.5; Matches researched Bangalore 7.5, below Hanoi 9.0; reduces the old assumption of frictionless tourist SIM purchase. Source

City scores Bangalore

• Tax friendliness 3.6 ⁠4.8
• Time zone favorability 7.1 ⁠6.8
• Transportation cost 8.1 ⁠8.4
• Visa ease 5.6 ⁠5.5
• Vpn reliability 7.7 ⁠6.8
• Weather 7 ⁠7.8
• Work life balance 5.9 ⁠5.3

local-sim-card-availability: 8.8 -> 7.5; reassessed using the cited evidence and calibration (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bangalore).