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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #121 |
🇻🇳 Mui Ne
Vietnam
|
77.3 | Dry comfort window | 26.1°C 5.0 rain |
$1,324 | 0 | City → |
| #122 |
🇦🇪 Saadiyat Island
United Arab Emirates
|
77.3 | Dry comfort window | 22.8°C 1.4 rain |
$7,393 | 0 | City → |
| #123 |
🇲🇽 Valladolid
Mexico
|
77.2 | Shoulder season | 24.2°C 7.5 rain |
$1,774 | 0 | City → |
| #124 |
🇸🇳 Ziguinchor
Senegal
|
77.2 | Dry comfort window | 26.0°C 0.4 rain |
$1,841 | 0 | City → |
| #125 |
🇿🇦 Franschhoek
South Africa
|
77.2 | Shoulder season | 20.2°C 6.4 rain |
$2,894 | 0 | City → |
| #126 |
🇨🇲 Dschang
Cameroon
|
77.2 | Dry comfort window | 20.9°C 2.3 rain |
$1,219 | 0 | City → |
| #127 |
🇳🇬 Abuja
Nigeria
|
77.2 | Shoulder season | 27.4°C 0.0 rain |
$1,718 | 0 | City → |
| #128 |
🇪🇸 El Cotillo
Spain
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 19.0°C 3.1 rain |
$3,726 | 0 | City → |
| #129 |
🇸🇻 Santa Ana
El Salvador
|
76.9 | Dry comfort window | 24.5°C 4.5 rain |
$1,560 | 0 | City → |
| #130 |
🇨🇲 Garoua
Cameroon
|
76.9 | Shoulder season | 27.5°C 0.0 rain |
$1,321 | 0 | City → |
| #131 |
🇿🇦 Jeffreys Bay
South Africa
|
76.9 | Shoulder season | 20.5°C 6.6 rain |
$1,403 | 0 | City → |
| #132 |
🇬🇭 Kumasi
Ghana
|
76.8 | Shoulder season | 27.1°C 3.9 rain |
$2,899 | 0 | City → |
| #133 |
🇶🇦 Al Wakrah
Qatar
|
76.8 | Dry comfort window | 20.4°C 1.5 rain |
$2,843 | 0 | City → |
| #134 |
🇻🇳 Vung Tau
Vietnam
|
76.8 | Shoulder season | 26.7°C 7.0 rain |
$1,433 | 0 | City → |
| #135 |
🇦🇺 Canberra
Australia
|
76.8 | Shoulder season | 18.6°C 7.5 rain |
$4,807 | 0 | City → |
| #136 |
🇰🇭 Phnom Penh
Cambodia
|
76.8 | Shoulder season | 26.5°C 5.8 rain |
$1,629 | 0 | City → |
| #137 |
🇰🇭 Battambang
Cambodia
|
76.7 | Shoulder season | 25.5°C 5.2 rain |
$1,317 | 0 | City → |
| #138 |
🇧🇩 Chittagong
Bangladesh
|
76.7 | Dry comfort window | 20.7°C 1.5 rain |
$1,410 | 0 | City → |
| #139 |
🇬🇳 Kindia
Guinea
|
76.7 | Dry comfort window | 26.3°C 0.8 rain |
$1,209 | 0 | City → |
| #140 |
🇧🇫 Koudougou
Burkina Faso
|
76.7 | Dry comfort window | 25.3°C 0.0 rain |
$1,620 | 0 | City → |
| #141 |
🇪🇬 Taba
Egypt
|
76.7 | Dry comfort window | 18.6°C 2.3 rain |
$463 | 0 | City → |
| #142 |
🇲🇦 Taghazout
Morocco
|
76.7 | Shoulder season | 17.7°C 3.5 rain |
$1,857 | 0 | City → |
| #143 |
🇳🇪 Dosso
Niger
|
76.7 | Dry comfort window | 25.0°C 0.0 rain |
$599 | 0 | City → |
| #144 |
🇧🇩 Cox's Bazar
Bangladesh
|
76.5 | Dry comfort window | 21.8°C 1.5 rain |
$1,312 | 0 | City → |
| #145 |
🇲🇽 Taxco
Mexico
|
76.5 | Shoulder season | 17.3°C 2.1 rain |
$1,660 | 0 | City → |
| #146 |
🇲🇱 Sikasso
Mali
|
76.5 | Dry comfort window | 25.0°C 0.2 rain |
$1,164 | 0 | City → |
| #147 |
🇲🇽 León
Mexico
|
76.5 | Shoulder season | 16.0°C 2.1 rain |
$2,433 | 0 | City → |
| #148 |
🇬🇼 Cacheu
Guinea-Bissau
|
76.5 | Dry comfort window | 25.7°C 0.2 rain |
$1,460 | 0 | City → |
| #149 |
🇲🇦 Tamraght
Morocco
|
76.5 | Dry comfort window | 18.0°C 3.3 rain |
$2,036 | 0 | City → |
| #150 |
🇨🇲 Maroua
Cameroon
|
76.5 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 0.0 rain |
$1,585 | 0 | City → |
| #151 |
🇻🇳 Phan Thiet
Vietnam
|
76.4 | Shoulder season | 26.3°C 5.2 rain |
$1,496 | 0 | City → |
| #152 |
🇦🇺 Margaret River
Australia
|
76.4 | Dry comfort window | 18.8°C 3.7 rain |
$3,437 | 0 | City → |
| #153 |
🇨🇷 Liberia
Costa Rica
|
76.4 | Dry comfort window | 26.2°C 4.3 rain |
$1,697 | 0 | City → |
| #154 |
🇺🇸 Naples
United States
|
76.3 | Shoulder season | 20.2°C 5.4 rain |
$4,550 | 0 | City → |
| #155 |
🇬🇼 Bubaque
Guinea-Bissau
|
76.3 | Shoulder season | 27.1°C 0.4 rain |
$1,371 | 0 | City → |
| #156 |
🇳🇬 Jos
Nigeria
|
76.3 | Dry comfort window | 21.2°C 0.0 rain |
$753 | 0 | City → |
| #157 |
🇲🇷 Nema
Mauritania
|
76.3 | Dry comfort window | 24.5°C 0.2 rain |
$1,449 | 0 | City → |
| #158 |
🇴🇲 Ibri
Oman
|
76.3 | Dry comfort window | 21.4°C 0.8 rain |
$1,860 | 0 | City → |
| #159 |
🇳🇦 Walvis Bay
Namibia
|
76.3 | Dry comfort window | 18.6°C 0.2 rain |
$2,326 | 0 | City → |
| #160 |
🇨🇴 Minca
Colombia
|
76.2 | Shoulder season | 23.6°C 6.4 rain |
$1,791 | 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
| Event | Place | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 → |