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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #41 |
🇸🇻 Suchitoto
El Salvador
|
78.2 | Dry comfort window | 25.4°C 3.1 rain |
$1,540 | 0 | City → |
| #42 |
🇪🇹 Arba Minch
Ethiopia
|
78.1 | Dry comfort window | 22.9°C 1.2 rain |
$988 | 0 | City → |
| #43 |
🇵🇰 Karachi
Pakistan
|
78.1 | Dry comfort window | 21.1°C 0.6 rain |
$1,447 | 0 | City → |
| #44 |
🇹🇭 Chiang Rai
Thailand
|
78.1 | Dry comfort window | 21.0°C 5.0 rain |
$1,441 | 0 | City → |
| #45 |
🇮🇳 Goa
India
|
78.1 | Dry comfort window | 26.0°C 2.9 rain |
$1,479 | 0 | City → |
| #46 |
🇪🇬 El Gouna
Egypt
|
78.1 | Dry comfort window | 19.0°C 0.4 rain |
$2,569 | 0 | City → |
| #47 |
🇪🇬 Nuweiba
Egypt
|
78.0 | Dry comfort window | 18.4°C 0.6 rain |
$637 | 0 | City → |
| #48 |
🇹🇭 Chiang Dao
Thailand
|
78.0 | Shoulder season | 22.2°C 7.0 rain |
$1,429 | 0 | City → |
| #49 |
🇸🇦 Medina
Saudi Arabia
|
77.9 | Dry comfort window | 19.7°C 2.3 rain |
$3,320 | 0 | City → |
| #50 |
🇲🇽 Zipolite
Mexico
|
77.8 | Dry comfort window | 26.3°C 1.4 rain |
$1,391 | 0 | City → |
| #51 |
🇪🇬 Cairo
Egypt
|
77.8 | Shoulder season | 16.7°C 1.5 rain |
$2,035 | 0 | City → |
| #52 |
🇲🇽 Cuernavaca
Mexico
|
77.8 | Shoulder season | 17.6°C 1.2 rain |
$2,484 | 0 | City → |
| #53 |
🇦🇷 Cordoba
Argentina
|
77.6 | Shoulder season | 24.3°C 8.5 rain |
$1,532 | 0 | City → |
| #54 |
🇨🇻 Tarrafal
Cape Verde
|
77.6 | Dry comfort window | 24.1°C 1.7 rain |
$1,794 | 0 | City → |
| #55 |
🇮🇳 Mumbai
India
|
77.6 | Dry comfort window | 25.2°C 0.4 rain |
$2,008 | 0 | City → |
| #56 |
🇸🇻 Playa El Tunco
El Salvador
|
77.6 | Shoulder season | 27.3°C 4.5 rain |
$2,130 | 0 | City → |
| #57 |
🇪🇬 Marsa Alam
Egypt
|
77.6 | Dry comfort window | 21.1°C 0.6 rain |
$1,332 | 0 | City → |
| #58 |
🇲🇽 Mazunte
Mexico
|
77.6 | Dry comfort window | 26.2°C 1.4 rain |
$2,278 | 0 | City → |
| #59 |
🇲🇽 Cabo San Lucas
Mexico
|
77.5 | Dry comfort window | 22.6°C 1.2 rain |
$2,989 | 0 | City → |
| #60 |
🇲🇽 Sayulita
Mexico
|
77.5 | Dry comfort window | 24.3°C 1.7 rain |
$3,398 | 0 | City → |
| #61 |
🇳🇦 Sossusvlei
Namibia
|
77.5 | Dry comfort window | 22.6°C 0.2 rain |
$1,351 | 0 | City → |
| #62 |
🇦🇷 Mendoza
Argentina
|
77.5 | Dry comfort window | 24.8°C 3.5 rain |
$1,432 | 0 | City → |
| #63 |
🇹🇭 Pattaya
Thailand
|
77.5 | Dry comfort window | 26.5°C 3.7 rain |
$2,038 | 0 | City → |
| #64 |
🇴🇲 Muscat
Oman
|
77.5 | Dry comfort window | 23.3°C 1.7 rain |
$2,453 | 0 | City → |
| #65 |
🇲🇲 Yangon
Myanmar
|
77.3 | Dry comfort window | 26.3°C 1.4 rain |
$2,539 | 0 | City → |
| #66 |
🇬🇼 Bolama
Guinea-Bissau
|
77.2 | Shoulder season | 27.1°C 0.4 rain |
$1,430 | 0 | City → |
| #67 |
🇬🇲 Banjul
Gambia
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 25.7°C 0.4 rain |
$701 | 0 | City → |
| #68 |
🇹🇭 Phitsanulok
Thailand
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 24.9°C 1.4 rain |
$1,357 | 0 | City → |
| #69 |
🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 23.1°C 1.2 rain |
$4,746 | 0 | City → |
| #70 |
🇮🇷 Qeshm
Iran
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 22.4°C 2.7 rain |
$572 | 0 | City → |
| #71 |
🇲🇲 Mandalay
Myanmar
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 23.6°C 1.5 rain |
$1,672 | 0 | City → |
| #72 |
🇵🇪 Lima
Peru
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 19.9°C 1.7 rain |
$2,277 | 0 | City → |
| #73 |
🇬🇲 Kololi
Gambia
|
77.0 | Dry comfort window | 25.4°C 0.8 rain |
$667 | 0 | City → |
| #74 |
🇰🇭 Siem Reap
Cambodia
|
77.0 | Dry comfort window | 25.3°C 4.1 rain |
$1,287 | 0 | City → |
| #75 |
🇨🇫 Bouar
Central African Republic
|
76.9 | Dry comfort window | 24.9°C 0.2 rain |
$1,014 | 0 | City → |
| #76 |
🇬🇲 Bakau
Gambia
|
76.9 | Dry comfort window | 25.6°C 0.4 rain |
$971 | 0 | City → |
| #77 |
🇳🇪 Niamey
Niger
|
76.8 | Dry comfort window | 25.9°C 0.0 rain |
$1,182 | 0 | City → |
| #78 |
🇳🇬 Lagos
Nigeria
|
76.8 | Shoulder season | 27.7°C 5.2 rain |
$2,208 | 0 | City → |
| #79 |
🇲🇷 Rosso
Mauritania
|
76.8 | Dry comfort window | 24.7°C 0.8 rain |
$550 | 0 | City → |
| #80 |
🇦🇺 Adelaide
Australia
|
76.8 | Dry comfort window | 20.1°C 4.3 rain |
$4,561 | 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 → |