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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2201 |
🇦🇶 Villa Las Estrellas
Antarctica
|
45.3 | Cold season | 0.3°C 14.5 rain |
$2,610 | 0 | City → |
| #2202 |
🇰🇿 Nur-Sultan
Kazakhstan
|
45.2 | Cold season | -10.4°C 9.3 rain |
$1,923 | 0 | City → |
| #2203 |
🇺🇦 Dnipro
Ukraine
|
45.2 | Cold season | 1.1°C 11.4 rain |
$1,941 | 0 | City → |
| #2204 |
🇬🇱 Qaqortoq
Greenland
|
45.2 | Cold season | -6.3°C 9.3 rain |
$3,350 | 0 | City → |
| #2205 |
🇨🇦 Jasper
Canada
|
45.2 | Cold season | -9.2°C 13.0 rain |
$2,877 | 0 | City → |
| #2206 |
🇧🇾 Grodno
Belarus
|
45.2 | Cold season | -0.2°C 11.0 rain |
$1,529 | 0 | City → |
| #2207 |
🇷🇺 Saratov
Russia
|
45.2 | Cold season | -4.2°C 9.1 rain |
$1,853 | 0 | City → |
| #2208 |
🇷🇺 Rostov-on-Don
Russia
|
45.1 | Cold season | 0.8°C 10.6 rain |
$2,284 | 0 | City → |
| #2209 |
🇷🇺 Kazan
Russia
|
45.1 | Cold season | -7.3°C 11.6 rain |
$2,379 | 0 | City → |
| #2210 |
🇺🇦 Kharkiv
Ukraine
|
45.1 | Cold season | -0.6°C 12.0 rain |
$1,447 | 0 | City → |
| #2211 |
🇬🇱 Nuuk
Greenland
|
45.0 | Cold season | -5.4°C 10.8 rain |
$4,436 | 0 | City → |
| #2212 |
🇧🇾 Gomel
Belarus
|
45.0 | Cold season | -1.2°C 12.2 rain |
$1,252 | 0 | City → |
| #2213 |
🇧🇾 Borisov
Belarus
|
44.9 | Cold season | -1.7°C 13.0 rain |
$799 | 0 | City → |
| #2214 |
🇯🇵 Takayama
Japan
|
44.9 | Rainy season | 2.0°C 17.2 rain |
$2,421 | 0 | City → |
| #2215 |
🇱🇹 Klaipėda
Lithuania
|
44.8 | Cold season | 1.6°C 15.9 rain |
$2,567 | 0 | City → |
| #2216 |
🇷🇺 Novosibirsk
Russia
|
44.8 | Cold season | -12.9°C 12.8 rain |
$2,296 | 0 | City → |
| #2217 |
🇬🇧 Whitby
United Kingdom
|
44.8 | Cold season | 6.8°C 14.5 rain |
$3,631 | 0 | City → |
| #2218 |
🇬🇧 St Ives
United Kingdom
|
44.8 | Cold season | 7.3°C 12.8 rain |
$3,724 | 0 | City → |
| #2219 |
🇧🇪 Blankenberge
Belgium
|
44.8 | Cold season | 6.5°C 13.4 rain |
$3,819 | 0 | City → |
| #2220 |
🇮🇪 Waterford
Ireland
|
44.8 | Cold season | 7.3°C 13.7 rain |
$4,425 | 0 | City → |
| #2221 |
🇮🇸 Reykjavik
Iceland
|
44.7 | Cold season | -0.6°C 15.7 rain |
$6,601 | 0 | City → |
| #2222 |
🇺🇸 Buffalo
United States
|
44.6 | Cold season | 1.1°C 15.5 rain |
$2,910 | 0 | City → |
| #2223 |
🇺🇸 Whitefish
United States
|
44.6 | Cold season | -2.9°C 13.4 rain |
$3,830 | 0 | City → |
| #2224 |
🇷🇺 Chelyabinsk
Russia
|
44.6 | Cold season | -10.4°C 9.1 rain |
$1,797 | 0 | City → |
| #2225 |
🇬🇧 Penzance
United Kingdom
|
44.5 | Rainy season | 9.5°C 18.0 rain |
$3,390 | 0 | City → |
| #2226 |
🇨🇦 Kamloops
Canada
|
44.5 | Cold season | -2.3°C 12.6 rain |
$4,100 | 0 | City → |
| #2227 |
🇬🇧 Glasgow
United Kingdom
|
44.5 | Rainy season | 4.9°C 18.2 rain |
$4,464 | 0 | City → |
| #2228 |
🇬🇧 Liverpool
United Kingdom
|
44.3 | Rainy season | 6.5°C 17.0 rain |
$3,803 | 0 | City → |
| #2229 |
🇷🇺 Moscow
Russia
|
44.3 | Cold season | -4.7°C 13.9 rain |
$3,814 | 0 | City → |
| #2230 |
🇧🇱 Colombier
Saint Barthelemy
|
44.1 | Cold season | 3.7°C 12.2 rain |
$4,551 | 0 | City → |
| #2231 |
🇱🇻 Liepāja
Latvia
|
44.0 | Rainy season | 1.6°C 16.3 rain |
$2,288 | 0 | City → |
| #2232 |
🇹🇫 Port-aux-Francais
French Southern Territories
|
44.0 | Rainy season | 6.4°C 18.2 rain |
$3,408 | 0 | City → |
| #2233 |
🇱🇹 Palanga
Lithuania
|
43.9 | Rainy season | 1.2°C 16.1 rain |
$2,733 | 0 | City → |
| #2234 |
🇮🇸 Egilsstadir
Iceland
|
43.9 | Cold season | -2.3°C 14.3 rain |
$5,760 | 0 | City → |
| #2235 |
🇰🇵 Mount Paektu
North Korea
|
43.8 | Cold season | -22.9°C 12.0 rain |
$575 | 0 | City → |
| #2236 |
🇺🇸 Seattle
United States
|
43.8 | Rainy season | 5.8°C 19.5 rain |
$5,410 | 0 | City → |
| #2237 |
🇸🇾 Palmyra
Syria
|
43.8 | Cold season | 9.3°C 3.5 rain |
$96,850 | 0 | City → |
| #2238 |
🇬🇧 Aberdeen
United Kingdom
|
43.7 | Cold season | 5.3°C 15.9 rain |
$4,157 | 0 | City → |
| #2239 |
🇬🇧 Cardiff
United Kingdom
|
43.6 | Rainy season | 7.2°C 16.8 rain |
$3,823 | 0 | City → |
| #2240 |
🇨🇦 Victoria
Canada
|
43.6 | Rainy season | 5.0°C 19.0 rain |
$4,038 | 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 → |