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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2001 |
🇮🇹 Cinque Terre
Italy
|
47.8 | Cold season | 8.2°C 11.6 rain |
$3,062 | 0 | City → |
| #2002 |
🇩🇪 Karlsruhe
Germany
|
47.8 | Cold season | 4.1°C 11.2 rain |
$3,772 | 0 | City → |
| #2003 |
🇨🇭 Montreux
Switzerland
|
47.8 | Cold season | 5.7°C 14.5 rain |
$7,611 | 0 | City → |
| #2004 |
🇧🇦 Tuzla
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
47.8 | Cold season | 3.6°C 9.7 rain |
$1,124 | 0 | City → |
| #2005 |
🇸🇪 Örebro
Sweden
|
47.8 | Cold season | -0.9°C 11.0 rain |
$3,099 | 0 | City → |
| #2006 |
🇸🇲 Serravalle
San Marino
|
47.7 | Cold season | 7.2°C 9.1 rain |
$2,576 | 0 | City → |
| #2007 |
🇸🇪 Luleå
Sweden
|
47.7 | Cold season | -5.5°C 13.0 rain |
$3,182 | 0 | City → |
| #2008 |
🇲🇪 Žabljak
Montenegro
|
47.7 | Cold season | -0.2°C 12.8 rain |
$2,721 | 0 | City → |
| #2009 |
🇸🇪 Linkoping
Sweden
|
47.7 | Cold season | 0.1°C 9.5 rain |
$3,602 | 0 | City → |
| #2010 |
🇨🇿 Ostrava
Czech Republic
|
47.7 | Cold season | 1.4°C 10.8 rain |
$2,495 | 0 | City → |
| #2011 |
🇩🇪 Cologne
Germany
|
47.7 | Cold season | 5.0°C 13.5 rain |
$3,709 | 0 | City → |
| #2012 |
🇨🇿 Olomouc
Czech Republic
|
47.7 | Cold season | 1.3°C 9.5 rain |
$2,523 | 0 | City → |
| #2013 |
🇵🇱 Lodz
Poland
|
47.7 | Cold season | 0.9°C 10.3 rain |
$2,529 | 0 | City → |
| #2014 |
🇵🇱 Szczecin
Poland
|
47.7 | Cold season | 2.3°C 9.3 rain |
$2,653 | 0 | City → |
| #2015 |
🇮🇹 Siena
Italy
|
47.7 | Cold season | 7.0°C 9.9 rain |
$3,275 | 0 | City → |
| #2016 |
🇩🇪 Nuremberg
Germany
|
47.7 | Cold season | 2.4°C 10.8 rain |
$3,916 | 0 | City → |
| #2017 |
🇷🇴 Sighisoara
Romania
|
47.7 | Cold season | 1.5°C 8.9 rain |
$1,429 | 0 | City → |
| #2018 |
🇦🇹 Linz
Austria
|
47.6 | Cold season | 1.9°C 11.2 rain |
$3,304 | 0 | City → |
| #2019 |
🇺🇸 Ann Arbor
United States
|
47.6 | Cold season | 0.2°C 10.6 rain |
$5,225 | 0 | City → |
| #2020 |
🇳🇱 Delft
Netherlands
|
47.6 | Cold season | 5.8°C 13.4 rain |
$3,331 | 0 | City → |
| #2021 |
🇳🇱 Nijmegen
Netherlands
|
47.6 | Cold season | 5.2°C 13.0 rain |
$3,354 | 0 | City → |
| #2022 |
🇲🇪 Berane
Montenegro
|
47.6 | Cold season | 3.6°C 12.0 rain |
$1,675 | 0 | City → |
| #2023 |
🇬🇱 Ilulissat
Greenland
|
47.6 | Cold season | -8.0°C 7.4 rain |
$3,598 | 0 | City → |
| #2024 |
🇳🇱 Rotterdam
Netherlands
|
47.6 | Cold season | 5.8°C 12.2 rain |
$3,753 | 0 | City → |
| #2025 |
🇨🇦 Winnipeg
Canada
|
47.6 | Cold season | -10.6°C 8.1 rain |
$3,262 | 0 | City → |
| #2026 |
🇫🇮 Espoo
Finland
|
47.6 | Cold season | -2.3°C 13.4 rain |
$4,027 | 0 | City → |
| #2027 |
🇦🇿 Shamakhi
Azerbaijan
|
47.5 | Cold season | 2.8°C 8.1 rain |
$1,507 | 0 | City → |
| #2028 |
🇸🇪 Lund
Sweden
|
47.5 | Cold season | 2.8°C 12.2 rain |
$3,496 | 0 | City → |
| #2029 |
🇨🇿 Hradec Kralove
Czech Republic
|
47.5 | Cold season | 1.4°C 11.4 rain |
$2,287 | 0 | City → |
| #2030 |
🇨🇿 Plzeň
Czech Republic
|
47.5 | Cold season | 1.8°C 10.8 rain |
$2,432 | 0 | City → |
| #2031 |
🇨🇦 Burlington
Canada
|
47.5 | Cold season | 1.0°C 11.4 rain |
$4,381 | 0 | City → |
| #2032 |
🇪🇪 Parnu
Estonia
|
47.5 | Cold season | -0.9°C 13.5 rain |
$2,630 | 0 | City → |
| #2033 |
🇸🇲 San Marino
San Marino
|
47.5 | Cold season | 4.7°C 9.7 rain |
$3,391 | 0 | City → |
| #2034 |
🇫🇷 Nancy
France
|
47.5 | Cold season | 4.1°C 12.6 rain |
$2,914 | 0 | City → |
| #2035 |
🇬🇧 Birmingham
United Kingdom
|
47.5 | Cold season | 5.8°C 12.4 rain |
$4,157 | 0 | City → |
| #2036 |
🇺🇦 Lviv
Ukraine
|
47.5 | Cold season | 0.6°C 11.0 rain |
$1,782 | 0 | City → |
| #2037 |
🇸🇰 Piešťany
Slovakia
|
47.4 | Cold season | 1.8°C 9.3 rain |
$1,932 | 0 | City → |
| #2038 |
🇭🇺 Győr
Hungary
|
47.4 | Cold season | 2.7°C 8.1 rain |
$2,155 | 0 | City → |
| #2039 |
🇳🇱 Groningen
Netherlands
|
47.4 | Cold season | 5.0°C 13.2 rain |
$3,498 | 0 | City → |
| #2040 |
🇲🇪 Rožaje
Montenegro
|
47.4 | Cold season | 2.7°C 10.8 rain |
$1,698 | 0 | City → |
BEST BY REGION
Africa
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇨🇻 Sal
Cape Verde
|
80.4 | Dry comfort window | 23.7°C 1.2 rain |
$2,217 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇪🇬 Dahab
Egypt
|
80.1 | Dry comfort window | 20.4°C 1.2 rain |
$1,292 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇳🇦 Keetmanshoop
Namibia
|
79.8 | Dry comfort window | 26.1°C 1.4 rain |
$1,972 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇸🇳 Cap Skirring
Senegal
|
79.4 | Dry comfort window | 26.0°C 0.6 rain |
$1,667 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇨🇻 Mindelo
Cape Verde
|
79.3 | Dry comfort window | 23.7°C 1.5 rain |
$2,046 | 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 → |
| #4 |
🇦🇶 Palmer Station
Antarctica
|
41.8 | Rainy season | -0.1°C 17.2 rain |
$1,080 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇶 Port Lockroy
Antarctica
|
41.4 | Cold season | -0.4°C 15.7 rain |
$7,300 | 0 | City → |
Asia
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇹🇭 Chiang Mai
Thailand
|
84.7 | Dry comfort window | 22.5°C 2.9 rain |
$2,041 | 1 | City → |
| #2 |
🇹🇭 Bangkok
Thailand
|
83.9 | 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 |
🇹🇭 Ayutthaya
Thailand
|
82.4 | Dry comfort window | 26.3°C 1.5 rain |
$1,380 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇹🇭 Chon Buri
Thailand
|
82.0 | Dry comfort window | 26.3°C 1.9 rain |
$1,663 | 0 | City → |
Europe
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇪🇸 Costa Adeje
Spain
|
83.1 | Dry comfort window | 19.7°C 2.7 rain |
$4,177 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇪🇸 Maspalomas
Spain
|
81.6 | Dry comfort window | 19.4°C 2.9 rain |
$3,794 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇪🇸 Arrecife
Spain
|
78.0 | Dry comfort window | 18.4°C 1.9 rain |
$3,143 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇪🇸 Telde
Spain
|
77.0 | Shoulder season | 18.2°C 6.0 rain |
$2,946 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇪🇸 El Cotillo
Spain
|
76.2 | Dry comfort window | 19.0°C 3.1 rain |
$3,726 | 0 | City → |
North America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇲🇽 Cabo San Lucas
Mexico
|
81.5 | 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 |
🇲🇽 Mazatlán
Mexico
|
79.2 | Dry comfort window | 21.7°C 0.8 rain |
$2,744 | 0 | City → |
Oceania
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇺 Fremantle
Australia
|
82.4 | Dry comfort window | 22.9°C 1.5 rain |
$3,948 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇺 Mildura
Australia
|
81.1 | Dry comfort window | 24.0°C 2.9 rain |
$4,103 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇺 Geraldton
Australia
|
80.8 | Dry comfort window | 24.5°C 0.8 rain |
$4,226 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇦🇺 Exmouth
Australia
|
77.9 | Hot season | 28.3°C 0.2 rain |
$5,412 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇺 Margaret River
Australia
|
76.4 | Dry comfort window | 18.8°C 3.7 rain |
$3,437 | 0 | City → |
South America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇷 Neuquen
Argentina
|
81.1 | Dry comfort window | 23.8°C 1.7 rain |
$1,808 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
Argentina
|
80.7 | Shoulder season | 23.5°C 7.2 rain |
$1,746 | 1 | City → |
| #3 |
🇵🇪 Mancora
Peru
|
80.2 | Dry comfort window | 24.6°C 1.4 rain |
$2,213 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇨🇱 Santiago
Chile
|
79.6 | Dry comfort window | 20.8°C 0.4 rain |
$2,633 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇷 Mendoza
Argentina
|
79.5 | Dry comfort window | 24.8°C 3.5 rain |
$1,432 | 0 | City → |
EVENTS IN DECEMBER
| Event | Place | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BGC Digital Nomads (Dec) | 🇵🇭 Manila | Dec 10 | View → |
| AWD - After Work Drinks | 🇪🇸 Alicante | Dec 25 | View → |
| AWD - After Work Drinks | 🇪🇸 Alicante | Dec 25 | View → |
| 📸 Salida fotográfica & nuevas amistades | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires | Dec 26 | View → |
| 📸 Arkadaş buluşması & fotoğraf gezisi / Make friends & Photowalk Meetup | 🇹🇷 Ankara | Dec 26 | View → |
| 📸 لقاءات ودية و جولة تصوير فوتوغرافي / Rencontres amicales & Balade photo | 🇲🇦 Tangier | Dec 26 | View → |
| 📸 Salida fotográfica & nuevas amistades | 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 → |