Budget-friendly Digital Nomad Cities in December
BUDGET-FRIENDLY DIGITAL NOMAD CITIES IN DECEMBER
Find Budget-friendly digital nomad destinations in December, ranked by seasonal weather, cost, events, hub activity, and air quality.
DESTINATIONS
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇹🇭 Bangkok
Thailand
|
84.7 | Dry comfort window | 26.9°C 2.9 rain |
$2,263 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇹🇭 Chiang Mai
Thailand
|
84.1 | Dry comfort window | 22.5°C 2.9 rain |
$2,041 | 1 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
Argentina
|
83.7 | Shoulder season | 23.5°C 7.2 rain |
$1,746 | 1 | City → |
| #4 |
🇲🇽 Mazatlán
Mexico
|
82.2 | Dry comfort window | 21.7°C 0.8 rain |
$2,744 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇺 Perth
Australia
|
82.1 | Dry comfort window | 23.5°C 1.5 rain |
$5,096 | 0 | City → |
| #6 |
🇲🇽 Puerto Escondido
Mexico
|
82.0 | Dry comfort window | 21.8°C 1.2 rain |
$3,535 | 0 | City → |
| #7 |
🇹🇭 Kanchanaburi
Thailand
|
81.4 | Dry comfort window | 25.4°C 2.7 rain |
$1,456 | 0 | City → |
| #8 |
🇪🇸 Los Cristianos
Spain
|
81.3 | Dry comfort window | 19.6°C 2.7 rain |
$3,056 | 0 | City → |
| #9 |
🇨🇱 Chillán
Chile
|
81.3 | Dry comfort window | 20.1°C 1.9 rain |
$1,922 | 0 | City → |
| #10 |
🇲🇽 Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
|
80.7 | Dry comfort window | 23.1°C 1.5 rain |
$2,368 | 0 | City → |
| #11 |
🇱🇦 Savannakhet
Laos
|
80.4 | Dry comfort window | 22.6°C 0.2 rain |
$1,112 | 0 | City → |
| #12 |
🇳🇪 Dosso
Niger
|
80.2 | Dry comfort window | 25.0°C 0.0 rain |
$599 | 0 | City → |
| #13 |
🇸🇳 Kafountine
Senegal
|
80.0 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 0.6 rain |
$1,414 | 0 | City → |
| #14 |
🇪🇬 Dahab
Egypt
|
79.9 | Dry comfort window | 20.4°C 1.2 rain |
$1,292 | 0 | City → |
| #15 |
🇮🇳 Bangalore
India
|
79.8 | Shoulder season | 21.0°C 5.6 rain |
$1,693 | 0 | City → |
| #16 |
🇸🇻 El Zonte
El Salvador
|
79.8 | Shoulder season | 27.2°C 4.5 rain |
$2,335 | 0 | City → |
| #17 |
🇹🇭 Nan
Thailand
|
79.6 | Dry comfort window | 21.8°C 2.5 rain |
$1,205 | 0 | City → |
| #18 |
🇹🇭 Mae Hong Son
Thailand
|
79.6 | Dry comfort window | 22.9°C 1.7 rain |
$1,346 | 0 | City → |
| #19 |
🇮🇳 Margao
India
|
79.6 | Dry comfort window | 26.1°C 2.9 rain |
$1,423 | 0 | City → |
| #20 |
🇨🇱 Iquique
Chile
|
79.5 | Dry comfort window | 20.1°C 0.0 rain |
$2,464 | 0 | City → |
| #21 |
🇬🇲 Sanyang
Gambia
|
79.4 | Dry comfort window | 25.0°C 0.4 rain |
$1,941 | 0 | City → |
| #22 |
🇳🇪 Tahoua
Niger
|
79.3 | Dry comfort window | 24.2°C 0.0 rain |
$810 | 0 | City → |
| #23 |
🇳🇪 Zinder
Niger
|
79.2 | Dry comfort window | 19.7°C 0.0 rain |
$1,046 | 0 | City → |
| #24 |
🇲🇽 Mérida
Mexico
|
79.1 | Shoulder season | 24.0°C 6.6 rain |
$2,831 | 0 | City → |
| #25 |
🇪🇬 Hurghada
Egypt
|
79.1 | Dry comfort window | 19.5°C 0.4 rain |
$1,374 | 0 | City → |
| #26 |
🇬🇲 Kotu
Gambia
|
79.1 | Dry comfort window | 25.7°C 0.4 rain |
$1,701 | 0 | City → |
| #27 |
🇦🇪 Dubai
United Arab Emirates
|
78.9 | Dry comfort window | 22.4°C 1.4 rain |
$5,242 | 0 | City → |
| #28 |
🇶🇦 Doha
Qatar
|
78.9 | Dry comfort window | 21.0°C 1.4 rain |
$2,926 | 0 | City → |
| #29 |
🇲🇽 San Pancho
Mexico
|
78.8 | Dry comfort window | 22.6°C 0.8 rain |
$1,534 | 0 | City → |
| #30 |
🇲🇽 Guadalajara
Mexico
|
78.8 | Shoulder season | 17.6°C 2.1 rain |
$2,506 | 0 | City → |
| #31 |
🇹🇭 Ko Chang
Thailand
|
78.8 | Dry comfort window | 26.6°C 3.9 rain |
$1,861 | 0 | City → |
| #32 |
🇪🇬 Sharm El Sheikh
Egypt
|
78.8 | Dry comfort window | 20.1°C 0.6 rain |
$1,556 | 0 | City → |
| #33 |
🇨🇲 Ngaoundéré
Cameroon
|
78.5 | Dry comfort window | 22.2°C 0.0 rain |
$1,483 | 0 | City → |
| #34 |
🇱🇦 Luang Prabang
Laos
|
78.5 | Dry comfort window | 21.3°C 2.7 rain |
$1,713 | 0 | City → |
| #35 |
🇹🇼 Tainan
Taiwan
|
78.4 | Dry comfort window | 19.4°C 2.9 rain |
$2,116 | 0 | City → |
| #36 |
🇳🇪 Maradi
Niger
|
78.4 | Dry comfort window | 22.4°C 0.0 rain |
$733 | 0 | City → |
| #37 |
🇮🇳 Mysore
India
|
78.4 | Shoulder season | 22.2°C 6.0 rain |
$1,036 | 0 | City → |
| #38 |
🇸🇻 Sonsonate
El Salvador
|
78.2 | Dry comfort window | 25.9°C 4.5 rain |
$1,550 | 0 | City → |
| #39 |
🇨🇫 Mbaïki
Central African Republic
|
78.2 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 2.5 rain |
$1,846 | 0 | City → |
| #40 |
🇹🇭 Nakhon Ratchasima
Thailand
|
78.2 | Dry comfort window | 23.6°C 1.4 rain |
$1,398 | 0 | City → |
BEST BY REGION
Africa
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇳🇪 Dosso
Niger
|
80.2 | Dry comfort window | 25.0°C 0.0 rain |
$599 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇸🇳 Kafountine
Senegal
|
80.0 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 0.6 rain |
$1,414 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇪🇬 Dahab
Egypt
|
79.9 | Dry comfort window | 20.4°C 1.2 rain |
$1,292 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇬🇲 Sanyang
Gambia
|
79.4 | Dry comfort window | 25.0°C 0.4 rain |
$1,941 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇳🇪 Tahoua
Niger
|
79.3 | Dry comfort window | 24.2°C 0.0 rain |
$810 | 0 | City → |
Antarctica
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇶 McMurdo Station
Antarctica
|
55.9 | Cold season | -6.1°C 1.2 rain |
$4,280 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇶 Villa Las Estrellas
Antarctica
|
48.4 | Cold season | 0.3°C 14.5 rain |
$2,610 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇹🇫 Port-aux-Francais
French Southern Territories
|
46.3 | Rainy season | 6.4°C 18.2 rain |
$3,408 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇦🇶 Palmer Station
Antarctica
|
44.3 | Rainy season | -0.1°C 17.2 rain |
$1,080 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇶 Port Lockroy
Antarctica
|
43.8 | Cold season | -0.4°C 15.7 rain |
$7,300 | 0 | City → |
Asia
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇹🇭 Bangkok
Thailand
|
84.7 | Dry comfort window | 26.9°C 2.9 rain |
$2,263 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇹🇭 Chiang Mai
Thailand
|
84.1 | Dry comfort window | 22.5°C 2.9 rain |
$2,041 | 1 | City → |
| #3 |
🇹🇭 Kanchanaburi
Thailand
|
81.4 | Dry comfort window | 25.4°C 2.7 rain |
$1,456 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇱🇦 Savannakhet
Laos
|
80.4 | Dry comfort window | 22.6°C 0.2 rain |
$1,112 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇮🇳 Bangalore
India
|
79.8 | Shoulder season | 21.0°C 5.6 rain |
$1,693 | 0 | City → |
Europe
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇪🇸 Los Cristianos
Spain
|
81.3 | Dry comfort window | 19.6°C 2.7 rain |
$3,056 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇪🇸 Fuerteventura
Spain
|
75.2 | Shoulder season | 17.0°C 2.7 rain |
$3,501 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇪🇸 Costa Adeje
Spain
|
74.6 | Dry comfort window | 19.7°C 2.7 rain |
$4,177 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇪🇸 El Medano
Spain
|
74.4 | Dry comfort window | 19.7°C 2.7 rain |
$3,634 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇪🇸 Maspalomas
Spain
|
73.5 | Dry comfort window | 19.4°C 2.9 rain |
$3,794 | 0 | City → |
North America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇲🇽 Mazatlán
Mexico
|
82.2 | Dry comfort window | 21.7°C 0.8 rain |
$2,744 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇲🇽 Puerto Escondido
Mexico
|
82.0 | Dry comfort window | 21.8°C 1.2 rain |
$3,535 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇲🇽 Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
|
80.7 | Dry comfort window | 23.1°C 1.5 rain |
$2,368 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇸🇻 El Zonte
El Salvador
|
79.8 | Shoulder season | 27.2°C 4.5 rain |
$2,335 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇲🇽 Mérida
Mexico
|
79.1 | Shoulder season | 24.0°C 6.6 rain |
$2,831 | 0 | City → |
Oceania
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇺 Perth
Australia
|
82.1 | Dry comfort window | 23.5°C 1.5 rain |
$5,096 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇺 Adelaide
Australia
|
76.8 | Dry comfort window | 20.1°C 4.3 rain |
$4,561 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇺 Geraldton
Australia
|
76.1 | Dry comfort window | 24.5°C 0.8 rain |
$4,226 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇦🇺 Fremantle
Australia
|
76.0 | Dry comfort window | 22.9°C 1.5 rain |
$3,948 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇺 Mildura
Australia
|
75.3 | Dry comfort window | 24.0°C 2.9 rain |
$4,103 | 0 | City → |
South America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
Argentina
|
83.7 | Shoulder season | 23.5°C 7.2 rain |
$1,746 | 1 | City → |
| #2 |
🇨🇱 Chillán
Chile
|
81.3 | Dry comfort window | 20.1°C 1.9 rain |
$1,922 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇨🇱 Iquique
Chile
|
79.5 | Dry comfort window | 20.1°C 0.0 rain |
$2,464 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇦🇷 Cordoba
Argentina
|
77.6 | Shoulder season | 24.3°C 8.5 rain |
$1,532 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇷 Mendoza
Argentina
|
77.5 | Dry comfort window | 24.8°C 3.5 rain |
$1,432 | 0 | City → |
EVENTS IN DECEMBER
| Event | Place | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afterwork Digital Nomad & Remote Worker [Bi-weekly] | 🇫🇷 Montpellier | Dec 4 | View → |
| Sprachencafe- let's speak German together | 🇦🇹 Innsbruck | Dec 8 | View → |
| Freelancer Networking Mixer in Paris | 🇫🇷 Marseille | Dec 8 | View → |
| Freelancer Networking Mixer in Paris | 🇫🇷 Marseille | Dec 8 | View → |
| BGC Digital Nomads (Dec) | 🇵🇭 Manila | Dec 10 | View → |
| Afterwork Digital Nomad & Remote Worker [Bi-weekly] | 🇫🇷 Montpellier | Dec 18 | View → |
| Sprachencafe- let's speak German together | 🇦🇹 Innsbruck | Dec 22 | View → |
| Freelancer Networking Mixer in Paris | 🇫🇷 Marseille | Dec 22 | View → |
| Freelancer Networking Mixer in Paris | 🇫🇷 Marseille | Dec 22 | View → |
| AWD - After Work Drinks | 🇪🇸 Alicante | Dec 25 | View → |