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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.
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DESTINATIONS
Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events
#81 🇨🇱 Vina del Mar
Chile
 78.3 Dry comfort window 18.6°C
0.4 rain		 $2,688 0 City →
#82 🇬🇲 Fajara
Gambia
 78.2 Dry comfort window 25.6°C
0.4 rain		 $1,496 0 City →
#83 🇸🇻 El Tunco
El Salvador
 78.2 Shoulder season 27.2°C
4.5 rain		 $2,030 0 City →
#84 🇺🇾 Colonia del Sacramento
Uruguay
 78.2 Shoulder season 22.9°C
6.2 rain		 $2,808 0 City →
#85 🇸🇳 Ngaparou
Senegal
 78.2 Dry comfort window 26.0°C
0.4 rain		 $2,169 0 City →
#86 🇵🇪 Paracas
Peru
 78.2 Dry comfort window 21.7°C
0.0 rain		 $1,014 0 City →
#87 🇨🇮 Yamoussoukro
Ivory Coast
 78.1 Dry comfort window 26.5°C
2.3 rain		 $1,941 0 City →
#88 🇱🇦 Vientiane
Laos
 78.1 Dry comfort window 22.7°C
0.4 rain		 $1,740 0 City →
#89 🇨🇲 Bafoussam
Cameroon
 78.1 Dry comfort window 21.2°C
0.6 rain		 $1,524 0 City →
#90 🇱🇦 Thakhek
Laos
 78.0 Dry comfort window 22.3°C
0.6 rain		 $488 0 City →
#91 🇸🇻 El Zonte
El Salvador
 78.0 Shoulder season 27.2°C
4.5 rain		 $2,335 0 City →
#92 🇹🇬 Sokode
Togo
 78.0 Dry comfort window 26.1°C
0.0 rain		 $1,483 0 City →
#93 🇪🇸 Arrecife
Spain
 78.0 Dry comfort window 18.4°C
1.9 rain		 $3,143 0 City →
#94 🇮🇳 Kolkata
India
 78.0 Dry comfort window 20.2°C
1.5 rain		 $1,663 0 City →
#95 🇬🇲 Serrekunda
Gambia
 77.9 Dry comfort window 25.7°C
0.4 rain		 $1,014 0 City →
#96 🇪🇹 Bahir Dar
Ethiopia
 77.9 Dry comfort window 18.9°C
0.6 rain		 $1,036 0 City →
#97 🇦🇺 Exmouth
Australia
 77.9 Hot season 28.3°C
0.2 rain		 $5,412 0 City →
#98 🇴🇲 Muscat
Oman
 77.8 Dry comfort window 23.3°C
1.7 rain		 $2,453 0 City →
#99 🇺🇾 Carmelo
Uruguay
 77.8 Shoulder season 23.6°C
6.2 rain		 $2,805 0 City →
#100 🇲🇲 Hsipaw
Myanmar
 77.8 Dry comfort window 20.5°C
2.1 rain		 $1,698 0 City →
#101 🇬🇲 Brikama
Gambia
 77.7 Dry comfort window 24.4°C
0.2 rain		 $863 0 City →
#102 🇸🇻 San Miguel
El Salvador
 77.7 Shoulder season 27.5°C
3.3 rain		 $1,450 0 City →
#103 🇮🇷 Qeshm
Iran
 77.7 Dry comfort window 22.4°C
2.7 rain		 $572 0 City →
#104 🇬🇳 Nzérékoré
Guinea
 77.7 Dry comfort window 24.2°C
2.1 rain		 $673 0 City →
#105 🇹🇭 Koh Phi Phi
Thailand
 77.6 Dry comfort window 24.9°C
1.0 rain		 $2,419 0 City →
#106 🇨🇻 Sal Rei
Cape Verde
 77.6 Dry comfort window 23.5°C
1.7 rain		 $1,380 0 City →
#107 🇸🇻 Suchitoto
El Salvador
 77.6 Dry comfort window 25.4°C
3.1 rain		 $1,540 0 City →
#108 🇵🇪 Trujillo
Peru
 77.6 Dry comfort window 20.2°C
2.3 rain		 $1,521 0 City →
#109 🇪🇨 San Cristobal Island
Ecuador
 77.6 Dry comfort window 23.2°C
2.5 rain		 $2,120 0 City →
#110 🇳🇦 Sossusvlei
Namibia
 77.5 Dry comfort window 22.6°C
0.2 rain		 $1,351 0 City →
#111 🇪🇸 Telde
Spain
 77.5 Shoulder season 18.2°C
6.0 rain		 $2,946 0 City →
#112 🇳🇬 Enugu
Nigeria
 77.5 Hot season 28.0°C
0.4 rain		 $1,073 0 City →
#113 🇲🇲 Bagan
Myanmar
 77.5 Dry comfort window 23.8°C
0.4 rain		 $1,370 0 City →
#114 🇯🇴 Dead Sea
Jordan
 77.5 Dry comfort window 19.5°C
3.3 rain		 $1,418 0 City →
#115 🇶🇦 Doha
Qatar
 77.4 Dry comfort window 21.0°C
1.4 rain		 $2,926 0 City →
#116 🇨🇮 Daloa
Ivory Coast
 77.4 Dry comfort window 26.1°C
2.5 rain		 $1,418 0 City →
#117 🇹🇭 Trat
Thailand
 77.4 Dry comfort window 26.1°C
3.1 rain		 $921 0 City →
#118 🇸🇦 Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
 77.3 Dry comfort window 25.4°C
4.5 rain		 $3,680 0 City →
#119 🇵🇰 Gwadar
Pakistan
 77.3 Dry comfort window 21.3°C
1.4 rain		 $1,203 0 City →
#120 🇻🇳 Ninh Binh
Vietnam
 77.3 Shoulder season 24.7°C
6.2 rain		 $1,143 0 City →
BEST BY REGION

Africa

Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events
#1 🇪🇬 Dahab
Egypt
 81.0 Dry comfort window 20.4°C
1.2 rain		 $1,292 0 City →
#2 🇪🇬 Sharm El Sheikh
Egypt
 80.2 Dry comfort window 20.1°C
0.6 rain		 $1,556 0 City →
#3 🇸🇳 Palmarin
Senegal
 79.9 Dry comfort window 25.3°C
0.4 rain		 $1,909 0 City →
#4 🇳🇦 Keetmanshoop
Namibia
 79.8 Dry comfort window 26.1°C
1.4 rain		 $1,972 0 City →
#5 🇸🇳 Saly
Senegal
 79.6 Dry comfort window 26.0°C
0.4 rain		 $2,126 0 City →

Antarctica

Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events
#1 🇦🇶 McMurdo Station
Antarctica
 52.7 Cold season -6.1°C
1.2 rain		 $4,280 0 City →
#2 🇦🇶 Villa Las Estrellas
Antarctica
 45.3 Cold season 0.3°C
14.5 rain		 $2,610 0 City →
#3 🇹🇫 Port-aux-Francais
French Southern Territories
 44.0 Rainy season 6.4°C
18.2 rain		 $3,408 0 City →

Asia

Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events
#1 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai
Thailand
 83.8 Dry comfort window 22.5°C
2.9 rain		 $2,041 1 City →
#2 🇹🇭 Bangkok
Thailand
 83.4 Dry comfort window 26.9°C
2.9 rain		 $2,263 0 City →
#3 🇮🇳 Pune
India
 82.8 Dry comfort window 22.0°C
1.2 rain		 $1,431 0 City →
#4 🇮🇳 Goa
India
 82.4 Dry comfort window 26.0°C
2.9 rain		 $1,479 0 City →
#5 🇹🇭 Ayutthaya
Thailand
 81.5 Dry comfort window 26.3°C
1.5 rain		 $1,380 0 City →

Europe

Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events
#1 🇪🇸 Maspalomas
Spain
 82.5 Dry comfort window 19.4°C
2.9 rain		 $3,794 0 City →
#2 🇪🇸 Arrecife
Spain
 78.0 Dry comfort window 18.4°C
1.9 rain		 $3,143 0 City →
#3 🇪🇸 Telde
Spain
 77.5 Shoulder season 18.2°C
6.0 rain		 $2,946 0 City →
#4 🇪🇸 El Cotillo
Spain
 77.1 Dry comfort window 19.0°C
3.1 rain		 $3,726 0 City →
#5 🇵🇹 Porto Santo
Portugal
 75.6 Shoulder season 18.8°C
7.4 rain		 $3,235 0 City →

North America

Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events
#1 🇲🇽 Cabo San Lucas
Mexico
 80.6 Dry comfort window 22.6°C
1.2 rain		 $2,989 0 City →
#2 🇲🇽 Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
 80.4 Dry comfort window 23.1°C
1.5 rain		 $2,368 0 City →
#3 🇲🇽 Oaxaca
Mexico
 80.0 Shoulder season 17.6°C
0.4 rain		 $2,680 0 City →
#4 🇲🇽 Todos Santos
Mexico
 80.0 Dry comfort window 19.2°C
2.5 rain		 $2,000 0 City →
#5 🇲🇽 Zihuatanejo
Mexico
 79.4 Dry comfort window 26.6°C
1.4 rain		 $1,700 0 City →

Oceania

Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events
#1 🇦🇺 Fremantle
Australia
 82.9 Dry comfort window 22.9°C
1.5 rain		 $3,948 0 City →
#2 🇦🇺 Geraldton
Australia
 81.3 Dry comfort window 24.5°C
0.8 rain		 $4,226 0 City →
#3 🇦🇺 Mildura
Australia
 80.6 Dry comfort window 24.0°C
2.9 rain		 $4,103 0 City →
#4 🇦🇺 Exmouth
Australia
 77.9 Hot season 28.3°C
0.2 rain		 $5,412 0 City →
#5 🇦🇺 Canberra
Australia
 76.8 Shoulder season 18.6°C
7.5 rain		 $4,807 0 City →

South America

Rank City Score Season Weather Cost Events
#1 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
Argentina
 81.6 Shoulder season 23.5°C
7.2 rain		 $1,746 1 City →
#2 🇨🇱 Santiago
Chile
 80.4 Dry comfort window 20.8°C
0.4 rain		 $2,633 0 City →
#3 🇵🇪 Ica
Peru
 79.5 Dry comfort window 23.1°C
0.8 rain		 $1,536 0 City →
#4 🇪🇨 Salinas
Ecuador
 79.3 Dry comfort window 24.0°C
2.7 rain		 $2,210 0 City →
#5 🇦🇷 La Plata
Argentina
 79.0 Shoulder season 22.6°C
7.0 rain		 $1,452 0 City →
EVENTS IN DECEMBER
EventPlaceDate
BGC Digital Nomads + Expats (Dec) 🇵🇭 Manila Dec 10 View →
AWD - After Work Drinks 🇪🇸 Alicante Dec 25 View →
AWD - After Work Drinks 🇪🇸 Alicante Dec 25 View →
📸 Arkadaş buluşması & fotoğraf gezisi / Make friends & Photowalk Meetup 🇹🇷 Ankara Dec 26 View →
📸 Salida fotográfica & nuevas amistades 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires Dec 26 View →
📸 Salida fotográfica & nuevas amistades Dec 26 View →
📸 لقاءات ودية و جولة تصوير فوتوغرافي / Rencontres amicales & Balade photo 🇲🇦 Tangier Dec 26 View →
📸 พบปะสังสรรค์ & เดินถ่ายภาพ / Make friends & Photowalk Meetup 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai Dec 26 View →
The Sunday afternoon Socialise conversation at the Fire...... 🇨🇭 Zurich Dec 27 View →
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