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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #161 |
🇲🇱 Bamako
Mali
|
76.2 | Dry comfort window | 26.1°C 0.4 rain |
$2,431 | 0 | City → |
| #162 |
🇦🇴 Namibe
Angola
|
76.2 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 4.1 rain |
$867 | 0 | City → |
| #163 |
🇸🇱 Makeni
Sierra Leone
|
76.2 | Dry comfort window | 26.2°C 2.3 rain |
$1,207 | 0 | City → |
| #164 |
🇮🇳 Visakhapatnam
India
|
76.2 | Dry comfort window | 23.7°C 5.0 rain |
$1,351 | 0 | City → |
| #165 |
🇹🇭 Khao Sok
Thailand
|
76.1 | Dry comfort window | 24.2°C 3.9 rain |
$1,761 | 0 | City → |
| #166 |
🇧🇯 Bohicon
Benin
|
76.1 | Hot season | 28.3°C 1.5 rain |
$1,800 | 0 | City → |
| #167 |
🇸🇦 Al Ahsa
Saudi Arabia
|
76.1 | Shoulder season | 17.7°C 2.1 rain |
$2,981 | 0 | City → |
| #168 |
🇩🇴 La Romana
Dominican Republic
|
76.1 | Shoulder season | 24.9°C 7.0 rain |
$1,686 | 0 | City → |
| #169 |
🇹🇩 Moundou
Chad
|
76.0 | Dry comfort window | 25.4°C 0.0 rain |
$1,206 | 0 | City → |
| #170 |
🇮🇳 Jodhpur
India
|
76.0 | Dry comfort window | 18.5°C 0.4 rain |
$1,326 | 0 | City → |
| #171 |
🇳🇦 Opuwo
Namibia
|
76.0 | Shoulder season | 25.2°C 6.4 rain |
$724 | 0 | City → |
| #172 |
🇲🇲 Hpa-An
Myanmar
|
76.0 | Dry comfort window | 26.0°C 1.7 rain |
$572 | 0 | City → |
| #173 |
🇹🇭 Koh Kood
Thailand
|
76.0 | Shoulder season | 27.3°C 4.8 rain |
$1,708 | 0 | City → |
| #174 |
🇬🇼 Gabu
Guinea-Bissau
|
75.9 | Dry comfort window | 25.1°C 0.4 rain |
$1,501 | 0 | City → |
| #175 |
🇸🇦 Al Khobar
Saudi Arabia
|
75.9 | Dry comfort window | 19.3°C 2.7 rain |
$3,867 | 0 | City → |
| #176 |
🇴🇲 Duqm
Oman
|
75.8 | Dry comfort window | 23.5°C 0.4 rain |
$2,614 | 0 | City → |
| #177 |
🇦🇷 Cordoba
Argentina
|
75.8 | Shoulder season | 24.3°C 8.5 rain |
$1,532 | 0 | City → |
| #178 |
🇿🇦 Paternoster
South Africa
|
75.8 | Dry comfort window | 18.9°C 2.5 rain |
$2,564 | 0 | City → |
| #179 |
🇬🇼 Bolama
Guinea-Bissau
|
75.7 | Shoulder season | 27.1°C 0.4 rain |
$1,430 | 0 | City → |
| #180 |
🇳🇬 Kaduna
Nigeria
|
75.7 | Dry comfort window | 23.5°C 0.0 rain |
$342 | 0 | City → |
| #181 |
🇳🇮 Las Penitas
Nicaragua
|
75.7 | Shoulder season | 27.7°C 5.0 rain |
$830 | 0 | City → |
| #182 |
🇸🇻 Sonsonate
El Salvador
|
75.7 | Dry comfort window | 25.9°C 4.5 rain |
$1,550 | 0 | City → |
| #183 |
🇧🇩 Khulna
Bangladesh
|
75.7 | Dry comfort window | 19.9°C 1.2 rain |
$1,169 | 0 | City → |
| #184 |
🇨🇱 Antofagasta
Chile
|
75.7 | Dry comfort window | 18.9°C 0.2 rain |
$2,508 | 0 | City → |
| #185 |
🇾🇪 Mukalla
Yemen
|
75.7 | Dry comfort window | 24.6°C 0.6 rain |
$1,845 | 0 | City → |
| #186 |
🇧🇩 Sylhet
Bangladesh
|
75.6 | Dry comfort window | 19.6°C 1.9 rain |
$1,108 | 0 | City → |
| #187 |
🇧🇩 Narayanganj
Bangladesh
|
75.6 | Dry comfort window | 20.3°C 1.4 rain |
$1,279 | 0 | City → |
| #188 |
🇵🇹 Porto Santo
Portugal
|
75.6 | Shoulder season | 18.8°C 7.4 rain |
$3,235 | 0 | City → |
| #189 |
🇮🇱 Eilat
Israel
|
75.6 | Shoulder season | 17.7°C 1.0 rain |
$4,255 | 0 | City → |
| #190 |
🇿🇦 Stellenbosch
South Africa
|
75.6 | Shoulder season | 21.1°C 5.6 rain |
$2,773 | 0 | City → |
| #191 |
🇬🇹 Monterrico
Guatemala
|
75.6 | Dry comfort window | 27.0°C 2.3 rain |
$1,575 | 0 | City → |
| #192 |
🇸🇦 Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
|
75.6 | Dry comfort window | 19.2°C 2.9 rain |
$3,640 | 0 | City → |
| #193 |
🇸🇭 Georgetown
Saint Helena
|
75.5 | Dry comfort window | 24.4°C 0.4 rain |
$4,297 | 0 | City → |
| #194 |
🇳🇪 Zinder
Niger
|
75.5 | Dry comfort window | 19.7°C 0.0 rain |
$1,046 | 0 | City → |
| #195 |
🇰🇪 Eldoret
Kenya
|
75.4 | Shoulder season | 18.0°C 5.2 rain |
$1,603 | 0 | City → |
| #196 |
🇨🇫 Bouar
Central African Republic
|
75.4 | Dry comfort window | 24.9°C 0.2 rain |
$1,014 | 0 | City → |
| #197 |
🇪🇨 Puerto López
Ecuador
|
75.3 | Shoulder season | 23.6°C 6.8 rain |
$1,100 | 0 | City → |
| #198 |
🇸🇴 Berbera
Somalia
|
75.3 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 1.5 rain |
$1,835 | 0 | City → |
| #199 |
🇨🇲 Limbe
Cameroon
|
75.3 | Shoulder season | 27.8°C 1.5 rain |
$1,629 | 0 | City → |
| #200 |
🇪🇨 Montañita
Ecuador
|
75.3 | Shoulder season | 23.6°C 5.6 rain |
$1,925 | 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 → |