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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1601 |
🇮🇪 Cobh
Ireland
|
45.5 | Cold season | 7.9°C 14.9 rain |
$3,160 | 0 | City → |
| #1602 |
🇧🇪 Tournai
Belgium
|
45.4 | Cold season | 5.6°C 11.4 rain |
$3,472 | 0 | City → |
| #1603 |
🇧🇾 Mogilev
Belarus
|
45.4 | Cold season | -2.0°C 13.4 rain |
$1,118 | 0 | City → |
| #1604 |
🇨🇦 Kamloops
Canada
|
45.4 | Cold season | -2.3°C 12.6 rain |
$4,100 | 0 | City → |
| #1605 |
🇲🇩 Bălți
Moldova
|
45.4 | Cold season | 1.4°C 8.3 rain |
$1,772 | 0 | City → |
| #1606 |
🇳🇴 Tromsø
Norway
|
45.3 | Cold season | -5.5°C 12.6 rain |
$4,656 | 0 | City → |
| #1607 |
🇮🇸 Husavik
Iceland
|
45.3 | Cold season | -3.1°C 14.9 rain |
$4,215 | 0 | City → |
| #1608 |
🇬🇧 Whitby
United Kingdom
|
45.3 | Cold season | 6.8°C 14.5 rain |
$3,631 | 0 | City → |
| #1609 |
🇦🇶 Villa Las Estrellas
Antarctica
|
45.3 | Cold season | 0.3°C 14.5 rain |
$2,610 | 0 | City → |
| #1610 |
🇸🇪 Lund
Sweden
|
45.3 | Cold season | 2.8°C 12.2 rain |
$3,496 | 0 | City → |
| #1611 |
🇸🇪 Kiruna
Sweden
|
45.2 | Cold season | -10.2°C 12.4 rain |
$3,863 | 0 | City → |
| #1612 |
🇷🇺 Saratov
Russia
|
45.2 | Cold season | -4.2°C 9.1 rain |
$1,853 | 0 | City → |
| #1613 |
🇷🇺 Moscow
Russia
|
45.1 | Cold season | -4.7°C 13.9 rain |
$3,814 | 0 | City → |
| #1614 |
🇸🇪 Helsingborg
Sweden
|
45.1 | Cold season | 2.8°C 11.4 rain |
$3,490 | 0 | City → |
| #1615 |
🇲🇩 Soroca
Moldova
|
45.0 | Cold season | 1.7°C 8.9 rain |
$1,196 | 0 | City → |
| #1616 |
🇩🇰 Skagen
Denmark
|
45.0 | Cold season | 4.0°C 13.9 rain |
$3,803 | 0 | City → |
| #1617 |
🇧🇾 Gomel
Belarus
|
45.0 | Cold season | -1.2°C 12.2 rain |
$1,252 | 0 | City → |
| #1618 |
🇷🇺 Novosibirsk
Russia
|
44.8 | Cold season | -12.9°C 12.8 rain |
$2,296 | 0 | City → |
| #1619 |
🇧🇪 Blankenberge
Belgium
|
44.8 | Cold season | 6.5°C 13.4 rain |
$3,819 | 0 | City → |
| #1620 |
🇮🇪 Waterford
Ireland
|
44.8 | Cold season | 7.3°C 13.7 rain |
$4,425 | 0 | City → |
| #1621 |
🇬🇱 Qaqortoq
Greenland
|
44.7 | Cold season | -6.3°C 9.3 rain |
$3,350 | 0 | City → |
| #1622 |
🇺🇸 Whitefish
United States
|
44.6 | Cold season | -2.9°C 13.4 rain |
$3,830 | 0 | City → |
| #1623 |
🇺🇦 Kharkiv
Ukraine
|
44.6 | Cold season | -0.6°C 12.0 rain |
$1,447 | 0 | City → |
| #1624 |
🇷🇺 Chelyabinsk
Russia
|
44.6 | Cold season | -10.4°C 9.1 rain |
$1,797 | 0 | City → |
| #1625 |
🇬🇧 Penzance
United Kingdom
|
44.5 | Rainy season | 9.5°C 18.0 rain |
$3,390 | 0 | City → |
| #1626 |
🇬🇱 Nuuk
Greenland
|
44.5 | Cold season | -5.4°C 10.8 rain |
$4,436 | 0 | City → |
| #1627 |
🇧🇾 Borisov
Belarus
|
44.4 | Cold season | -1.7°C 13.0 rain |
$799 | 0 | City → |
| #1628 |
🇱🇹 Palanga
Lithuania
|
44.4 | Rainy season | 1.2°C 16.1 rain |
$2,733 | 0 | City → |
| #1629 |
🇮🇸 Reykjavik
Iceland
|
44.2 | Cold season | -0.6°C 15.7 rain |
$6,601 | 0 | City → |
| #1630 |
🇹🇫 Port-aux-Francais
French Southern Territories
|
44.0 | Rainy season | 6.4°C 18.2 rain |
$3,408 | 0 | City → |
| #1631 |
🇮🇸 Egilsstadir
Iceland
|
43.9 | Cold season | -2.3°C 14.3 rain |
$5,760 | 0 | City → |
| #1632 |
🇬🇧 Liverpool
United Kingdom
|
43.8 | Rainy season | 6.5°C 17.0 rain |
$3,803 | 0 | City → |
| #1633 |
🇬🇧 Cardiff
United Kingdom
|
43.6 | Rainy season | 7.2°C 16.8 rain |
$3,823 | 0 | City → |
| #1634 |
🇨🇦 Victoria
Canada
|
43.6 | Rainy season | 5.0°C 19.0 rain |
$4,038 | 0 | City → |
| #1635 |
🇸🇾 Homs
Syria
|
43.6 | Cold season | 10.0°C 5.8 rain |
$143,247 | 0 | City → |
| #1636 |
🇮🇸 Kopavogur
Iceland
|
43.6 | Cold season | -0.6°C 15.7 rain |
$6,615 | 0 | City → |
| #1637 |
🇱🇻 Liepāja
Latvia
|
43.5 | Rainy season | 1.6°C 16.3 rain |
$2,288 | 0 | City → |
| #1638 |
🇱🇻 Liepaja
Latvia
|
43.5 | Cold season | 1.3°C 15.3 rain |
$2,641 | 0 | City → |
| #1639 |
🇬🇧 Chester
United Kingdom
|
43.4 | Cold season | 6.3°C 15.1 rain |
$3,804 | 0 | City → |
| #1640 |
🇬🇧 Sheffield
United Kingdom
|
43.4 | Cold season | 5.9°C 15.5 rain |
$3,943 | 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 → |