Budget-friendly Digital Nomad Cities in January
BUDGET-FRIENDLY DIGITAL NOMAD CITIES IN JANUARY
Find Budget-friendly digital nomad destinations in January, ranked by seasonal weather, cost, events, hub activity, and air quality.
DESTINATIONS
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇹🇭 Kanchanaburi
Thailand
|
82.5 | Dry comfort window | 25.3°C 1.2 rain |
$1,456 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇺 Perth
Australia
|
82.1 | Dry comfort window | 25.1°C 0.0 rain |
$5,096 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇮🇳 Mysore
India
|
82.0 | Dry comfort window | 22.4°C 2.3 rain |
$1,036 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇨🇱 Chillán
Chile
|
81.3 | Dry comfort window | 21.5°C 1.2 rain |
$1,922 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇹🇭 Nan
Thailand
|
81.0 | Dry comfort window | 21.1°C 1.9 rain |
$1,205 | 0 | City → |
| #6 |
🇲🇽 Puerto Escondido
Mexico
|
80.8 | Dry comfort window | 19.2°C 1.0 rain |
$3,535 | 0 | City → |
| #7 |
🇱🇦 Savannakhet
Laos
|
80.4 | Dry comfort window | 21.8°C 1.2 rain |
$1,112 | 0 | City → |
| #8 |
🇸🇳 Kafountine
Senegal
|
80.0 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 0.0 rain |
$1,414 | 0 | City → |
| #9 |
🇸🇻 Playa El Tunco
El Salvador
|
79.7 | Shoulder season | 27.4°C 1.9 rain |
$2,130 | 0 | City → |
| #10 |
🇹🇭 Mae Hong Son
Thailand
|
79.6 | Dry comfort window | 21.7°C 2.1 rain |
$1,346 | 0 | City → |
| #11 |
🇮🇳 Margao
India
|
79.6 | Dry comfort window | 25.4°C 2.1 rain |
$1,423 | 0 | City → |
| #12 |
🇨🇱 Iquique
Chile
|
79.5 | Dry comfort window | 21.6°C 0.0 rain |
$2,464 | 0 | City → |
| #13 |
🇹🇭 Chiang Rai
Thailand
|
79.4 | Dry comfort window | 20.3°C 3.1 rain |
$1,441 | 0 | City → |
| #14 |
🇨🇫 Mbaïki
Central African Republic
|
79.4 | Dry comfort window | 26.0°C 1.2 rain |
$1,846 | 0 | City → |
| #15 |
🇬🇲 Sanyang
Gambia
|
79.4 | Dry comfort window | 24.3°C 0.0 rain |
$1,941 | 0 | City → |
| #16 |
🇳🇮 Popoyo
Nicaragua
|
79.3 | Shoulder season | 27.2°C 1.5 rain |
$1,321 | 0 | City → |
| #17 |
🇬🇲 Kotu
Gambia
|
79.1 | Dry comfort window | 25.4°C 0.0 rain |
$1,701 | 0 | City → |
| #18 |
🇹🇭 Bangkok
Thailand
|
79.0 | Dry comfort window | 26.7°C 1.7 rain |
$2,263 | 0 | City → |
| #19 |
🇲🇽 San Pancho
Mexico
|
78.8 | Dry comfort window | 20.8°C 0.4 rain |
$1,534 | 0 | City → |
| #20 |
🇲🇽 Guadalajara
Mexico
|
78.7 | Shoulder season | 17.5°C 0.8 rain |
$2,506 | 0 | City → |
| #21 |
🇪🇸 Los Cristianos
Spain
|
78.5 | Dry comfort window | 18.5°C 1.2 rain |
$3,056 | 0 | City → |
| #22 |
🇨🇲 Ngaoundéré
Cameroon
|
78.5 | Dry comfort window | 22.3°C 0.0 rain |
$1,483 | 0 | City → |
| #23 |
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
Argentina
|
78.5 | Shoulder season | 25.0°C 7.9 rain |
$1,746 | 0 | City → |
| #24 |
🇲🇽 Cuernavaca
Mexico
|
78.3 | Shoulder season | 17.9°C 1.2 rain |
$2,484 | 0 | City → |
| #25 |
🇪🇹 Arba Minch
Ethiopia
|
78.1 | Dry comfort window | 23.5°C 0.8 rain |
$988 | 0 | City → |
| #26 |
🇨🇷 Ciudad Colón
Costa Rica
|
78.0 | Shoulder season | 23.1°C 7.2 rain |
$3,778 | 0 | City → |
| #27 |
🇹🇭 Chiang Dao
Thailand
|
78.0 | Dry comfort window | 21.3°C 4.1 rain |
$1,429 | 0 | City → |
| #28 |
🇮🇳 Bangalore
India
|
77.8 | Dry comfort window | 21.1°C 2.1 rain |
$1,693 | 0 | City → |
| #29 |
🇲🇽 Zipolite
Mexico
|
77.8 | Dry comfort window | 26.0°C 1.5 rain |
$1,391 | 0 | City → |
| #30 |
🇨🇻 Tarrafal
Cape Verde
|
77.6 | Dry comfort window | 23.1°C 1.0 rain |
$1,794 | 0 | City → |
| #31 |
🇮🇳 Mumbai
India
|
77.6 | Dry comfort window | 23.9°C 0.4 rain |
$2,008 | 0 | City → |
| #32 |
🇲🇽 Mazunte
Mexico
|
77.6 | Dry comfort window | 26.0°C 1.5 rain |
$2,278 | 0 | City → |
| #33 |
🇲🇽 Sayulita
Mexico
|
77.5 | Dry comfort window | 22.3°C 1.5 rain |
$3,398 | 0 | City → |
| #34 |
🇹🇭 Ko Chang
Thailand
|
77.4 | Shoulder season | 26.2°C 5.8 rain |
$1,861 | 0 | City → |
| #35 |
🇵🇪 Lima
Peru
|
77.2 | Dry comfort window | 21.6°C 1.9 rain |
$2,277 | 0 | City → |
| #36 |
🇺🇾 Salto
Uruguay
|
77.2 | Shoulder season | 26.7°C 6.8 rain |
$2,626 | 0 | City → |
| #37 |
🇪🇬 Marsa Alam
Egypt
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 19.7°C 0.2 rain |
$1,332 | 0 | City → |
| #38 |
🇲🇲 Mandalay
Myanmar
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 22.8°C 1.0 rain |
$1,672 | 0 | City → |
| #39 |
🇳🇬 Ibadan
Nigeria
|
77.0 | Shoulder season | 27.8°C 1.0 rain |
$1,172 | 0 | City → |
| #40 |
🇹🇭 Ao Nang
Thailand
|
76.9 | Shoulder season | 26.1°C 7.0 rain |
$1,937 | 0 | City → |
BEST BY REGION
Africa
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇸🇳 Kafountine
Senegal
|
80.0 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 0.0 rain |
$1,414 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇨🇫 Mbaïki
Central African Republic
|
79.4 | Dry comfort window | 26.0°C 1.2 rain |
$1,846 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇬🇲 Sanyang
Gambia
|
79.4 | Dry comfort window | 24.3°C 0.0 rain |
$1,941 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇬🇲 Kotu
Gambia
|
79.1 | Dry comfort window | 25.4°C 0.0 rain |
$1,701 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇨🇲 Ngaoundéré
Cameroon
|
78.5 | Dry comfort window | 22.3°C 0.0 rain |
$1,483 | 0 | City → |
Antarctica
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇶 Rothera Station
Antarctica
|
42.0 | Rainy season | 0.3°C 17.4 rain |
$4,180 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇶 McMurdo Station
Antarctica
|
41.1 | Cold season | -6.5°C 2.5 rain |
$4,280 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇶 Palmer Station
Antarctica
|
36.5 | Rainy season | 0.9°C 20.1 rain |
$1,080 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇹🇫 Port-aux-Francais
French Southern Territories
|
33.6 | Cold season | 7.1°C 15.5 rain |
$3,408 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇶 Villa Las Estrellas
Antarctica
|
32.0 | Rainy season | 1.2°C 19.9 rain |
$2,610 | 0 | City → |
Asia
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇹🇭 Kanchanaburi
Thailand
|
82.5 | Dry comfort window | 25.3°C 1.2 rain |
$1,456 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇮🇳 Mysore
India
|
82.0 | Dry comfort window | 22.4°C 2.3 rain |
$1,036 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇹🇭 Nan
Thailand
|
81.0 | Dry comfort window | 21.1°C 1.9 rain |
$1,205 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇱🇦 Savannakhet
Laos
|
80.4 | Dry comfort window | 21.8°C 1.2 rain |
$1,112 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇹🇭 Mae Hong Son
Thailand
|
79.6 | Dry comfort window | 21.7°C 2.1 rain |
$1,346 | 0 | City → |
Europe
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇪🇸 Los Cristianos
Spain
|
78.5 | Dry comfort window | 18.5°C 1.2 rain |
$3,056 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇪🇸 Fuerteventura
Spain
|
75.3 | Shoulder season | 16.2°C 1.7 rain |
$3,501 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇪🇸 Alicante
Spain
|
73.5 | Shoulder season | 12.4°C 2.3 rain |
$3,570 | 2 | City → |
| #4 |
🇪🇸 Playa del Ingles
Spain
|
72.7 | Dry comfort window | 18.6°C 2.9 rain |
$2,952 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇪🇸 Lanzarote
Spain
|
72.2 | Shoulder season | 15.6°C 3.1 rain |
$2,595 | 0 | City → |
North America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇲🇽 Puerto Escondido
Mexico
|
80.8 | Dry comfort window | 19.2°C 1.0 rain |
$3,535 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇸🇻 Playa El Tunco
El Salvador
|
79.7 | Shoulder season | 27.4°C 1.9 rain |
$2,130 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇳🇮 Popoyo
Nicaragua
|
79.3 | Shoulder season | 27.2°C 1.5 rain |
$1,321 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇲🇽 San Pancho
Mexico
|
78.8 | Dry comfort window | 20.8°C 0.4 rain |
$1,534 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇲🇽 Guadalajara
Mexico
|
78.7 | Shoulder season | 17.5°C 0.8 rain |
$2,506 | 0 | City → |
Oceania
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇺 Perth
Australia
|
82.1 | Dry comfort window | 25.1°C 0.0 rain |
$5,096 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇳🇿 Blenheim
New Zealand
|
73.6 | Shoulder season | 17.8°C 5.4 rain |
$2,202 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇺 Newcastle
Australia
|
73.5 | Shoulder season | 23.1°C 13.7 rain |
$4,610 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇳🇿 Picton
New Zealand
|
72.3 | Shoulder season | 17.4°C 6.8 rain |
$3,727 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇺 Geelong
Australia
|
70.9 | Shoulder season | 19.6°C 6.2 rain |
$4,512 | 0 | City → |
South America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇨🇱 Chillán
Chile
|
81.3 | Dry comfort window | 21.5°C 1.2 rain |
$1,922 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇨🇱 Iquique
Chile
|
79.5 | Dry comfort window | 21.6°C 0.0 rain |
$2,464 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
Argentina
|
78.5 | Shoulder season | 25.0°C 7.9 rain |
$1,746 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇵🇪 Lima
Peru
|
77.2 | Dry comfort window | 21.6°C 1.9 rain |
$2,277 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇺🇾 Salto
Uruguay
|
77.2 | Shoulder season | 26.7°C 6.8 rain |
$2,626 | 0 | City → |
EVENTS IN JANUARY
| Event | Place | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afterwork Digital Nomad & Remote Worker [Bi-weekly] | 🇫🇷 Montpellier | Jan 1 | View → |
| Afterwork Digital Nomad & Remote Worker [Bi-weekly] | 🇫🇷 Montpellier | Jan 15 | View → |
| AWD - After Work Drinks | 🇪🇸 Alicante | Jan 22 | View → |
| The Sunday afternoon Socialise conversation at the Fire...... | 🇨🇭 Zurich | Jan 24 | View → |
| Afterwork Digital Nomad & Remote Worker [Bi-weekly] | 🇫🇷 Montpellier | Jan 29 | View → |
| AWD - After Work Drinks | 🇪🇸 Alicante | Jan 29 | View → |