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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #601 |
🇿🇦 Stellenbosch
South Africa
|
69.6 | Dry comfort window | 23.0°C 2.7 rain |
$2,773 | 0 | City → |
| #602 |
🇧🇸 Bimini
Bahamas
|
69.6 | Shoulder season | 21.9°C 6.8 rain |
$5,905 | 0 | City → |
| #603 |
🇲🇦 Marrakech
Morocco
|
69.6 | Shoulder season | 13.1°C 2.3 rain |
$2,378 | 0 | City → |
| #604 |
🇬🇭 Aburi
Ghana
|
69.5 | Shoulder season | 25.2°C 6.0 rain |
$2,314 | 0 | City → |
| #605 |
🇲🇲 Inle Lake
Myanmar
|
69.5 | Dry comfort window | 18.8°C 1.2 rain |
$2,132 | 0 | City → |
| #606 |
🇧🇸 Eleuthera
Bahamas
|
69.5 | Shoulder season | 23.3°C 7.2 rain |
$5,040 | 0 | City → |
| #607 |
🇰🇪 Naro Moru
Kenya
|
69.5 | Shoulder season | 17.3°C 5.0 rain |
$820 | 0 | City → |
| #608 |
🇿🇦 Muizenberg
South Africa
|
69.5 | Dry comfort window | 21.2°C 3.9 rain |
$1,663 | 0 | City → |
| #609 |
🇧🇼 Gaborone
Botswana
|
69.5 | Shoulder season | 24.7°C 10.5 rain |
$2,225 | 0 | City → |
| #610 |
🇱🇰 Jaffna
Sri Lanka
|
69.5 | Shoulder season | 25.7°C 11.6 rain |
$886 | 0 | City → |
| #611 |
🇪🇬 Port Said
Egypt
|
69.5 | Shoulder season | 15.4°C 2.1 rain |
$910 | 0 | City → |
| #612 |
🇨🇱 Vina del Mar
Chile
|
69.5 | Dry comfort window | 19.2°C 0.6 rain |
$2,688 | 0 | City → |
| #613 |
🇬🇹 Guatemala City
Guatemala
|
69.5 | Shoulder season | 17.2°C 7.4 rain |
$2,780 | 0 | City → |
| #614 |
🇩🇴 Puerto Plata
Dominican Republic
|
69.4 | Shoulder season | 23.7°C 13.2 rain |
$1,767 | 0 | City → |
| #615 |
🇦🇪 Fujairah
United Arab Emirates
|
69.4 | Dry comfort window | 20.3°C 2.1 rain |
$3,066 | 0 | City → |
| #616 |
🇩🇴 Sosúa
Dominican Republic
|
69.4 | Shoulder season | 24.0°C 13.5 rain |
$1,110 | 0 | City → |
| #617 |
🇮🇩 Solo
Indonesia
|
69.4 | Rainy season | 25.8°C 27.9 rain |
$1,167 | 0 | City → |
| #618 |
🇦🇺 Launceston
Australia
|
69.4 | Shoulder season | 18.6°C 7.7 rain |
$4,065 | 0 | City → |
| #619 |
🇵🇾 Encarnación
Paraguay
|
69.4 | Shoulder season | 27.4°C 10.3 rain |
$1,826 | 0 | City → |
| #620 |
🇰🇾 East End
Cayman Islands
|
69.4 | Shoulder season | 26.0°C 6.2 rain |
$5,731 | 0 | City → |
| #621 |
🇸🇦 Najran
Saudi Arabia
|
69.4 | Shoulder season | 17.6°C 0.2 rain |
$2,789 | 0 | City → |
| #622 |
🇺🇲 Wake Island
United States Minor Outlying Islands
|
69.4 | Shoulder season | 25.6°C 6.4 rain |
$2,940 | 0 | City → |
| #623 |
🇪🇹 Gambela
Ethiopia
|
69.3 | Hot season | 31.3°C 0.0 rain |
$315 | 0 | City → |
| #624 |
🇸🇦 Khobar
Saudi Arabia
|
69.3 | Shoulder season | 16.5°C 2.7 rain |
$3,507 | 0 | City → |
| #625 |
🇱🇦 Nong Khiaw
Laos
|
69.3 | Dry comfort window | 19.7°C 4.3 rain |
$452 | 0 | City → |
| #626 |
🇮🇳 Varkala
India
|
69.3 | Shoulder season | 26.8°C 8.9 rain |
$1,244 | 0 | City → |
| #627 |
🇵🇦 Santa Catalina
Panama
|
69.3 | Shoulder season | 25.8°C 7.5 rain |
$2,820 | 0 | City → |
| #628 |
🇨🇻 Espargos
Cape Verde
|
69.3 | Dry comfort window | 22.7°C 0.2 rain |
$1,949 | 0 | City → |
| #629 |
🇳🇦 Outjo
Namibia
|
69.2 | Shoulder season | 24.1°C 10.5 rain |
$2,014 | 0 | City → |
| #630 |
🇪🇷 Keren
Eritrea
|
69.2 | Dry comfort window | 18.7°C 0.4 rain |
$2,723 | 0 | City → |
| #631 |
🇨🇷 San José
Costa Rica
|
69.2 | Shoulder season | 19.8°C 5.6 rain |
$3,576 | 0 | City → |
| #632 |
🇨🇴 Bucaramanga
Colombia
|
69.2 | Rainy season | 21.2°C 17.4 rain |
$2,123 | 0 | City → |
| #633 |
🇯🇲 Montego Bay
Jamaica
|
69.2 | Shoulder season | 24.8°C 10.1 rain |
$2,455 | 0 | City → |
| #634 |
🇻🇬 Anegada
British Virgin Islands
|
69.2 | Shoulder season | 25.7°C 7.9 rain |
$4,880 | 0 | City → |
| #635 |
🇵🇪 Tarapoto
Peru
|
69.2 | Rainy season | 24.9°C 16.5 rain |
$1,201 | 0 | City → |
| #636 |
🇹🇨 Providenciales
Turks and Caicos
|
69.2 | Dry comfort window | 25.0°C 5.0 rain |
$4,180 | 0 | City → |
| #637 |
🇮🇳 Udaipur
India
|
69.2 | Shoulder season | 15.9°C 1.7 rain |
$1,236 | 0 | City → |
| #638 |
🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu
Malaysia
|
69.2 | Rainy season | 25.8°C 23.8 rain |
$1,859 | 0 | City → |
| #639 |
🇰🇳 Frigate Bay
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
69.2 | Shoulder season | 25.5°C 14.3 rain |
$3,944 | 0 | City → |
| #640 |
🇲🇺 Bel Ombre
Mauritius
|
69.1 | Rainy season | 26.4°C 19.9 rain |
$1,831 | 0 | City → |
BEST BY REGION
Africa
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇳🇪 Dosso
Niger
|
80.2 | Dry comfort window | 24.6°C 0.0 rain |
$599 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇸🇳 Kafountine
Senegal
|
80.0 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 0.0 rain |
$1,414 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇨🇫 Mbaïki
Central African Republic
|
79.4 | Dry comfort window | 26.0°C 1.2 rain |
$1,846 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇬🇲 Sanyang
Gambia
|
79.4 | Dry comfort window | 24.3°C 0.0 rain |
$1,941 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇳🇪 Tahoua
Niger
|
79.3 | Dry comfort window | 23.5°C 0.0 rain |
$810 | 0 | City → |
Antarctica
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇶 McMurdo Station
Antarctica
|
55.9 | Cold season | -6.5°C 2.5 rain |
$4,280 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇹🇫 Port-aux-Francais
French Southern Territories
|
46.3 | Cold season | 7.1°C 15.5 rain |
$3,408 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇶 Port Lockroy
Antarctica
|
43.8 | Rainy season | 0.4°C 17.6 rain |
$7,300 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇦🇶 Villa Las Estrellas
Antarctica
|
42.8 | Rainy season | 1.2°C 19.9 rain |
$2,610 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇬🇸 Grytviken
South Georgia
|
42.3 | Rainy season | 4.7°C 23.2 rain |
$2,985 | 0 | City → |
Asia
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇹🇭 Bangkok
Thailand
|
85.8 | Dry comfort window | 26.7°C 1.7 rain |
$2,263 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇮🇳 Bangalore
India
|
83.4 | Dry comfort window | 21.1°C 2.1 rain |
$1,693 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇹🇭 Kanchanaburi
Thailand
|
82.5 | Dry comfort window | 25.3°C 1.2 rain |
$1,456 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇮🇳 Mysore
India
|
82.0 | Dry comfort window | 22.4°C 2.3 rain |
$1,036 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇹🇭 Chiang Mai
Thailand
|
81.4 | Dry comfort window | 21.6°C 3.5 rain |
$2,041 | 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 |
🇪🇸 Maspalomas
Spain
|
72.4 | Dry comfort window | 18.7°C 2.7 rain |
$3,794 | 0 | City → |
North America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇲🇽 Mazatlán
Mexico
|
81.9 | Dry comfort window | 19.8°C 0.6 rain |
$2,744 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇸🇻 El Zonte
El Salvador
|
81.7 | Shoulder season | 27.4°C 1.9 rain |
$2,335 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇲🇽 Puerto Escondido
Mexico
|
80.8 | Dry comfort window | 19.2°C 1.0 rain |
$3,535 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇲🇽 Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
|
80.7 | Dry comfort window | 21.1°C 1.0 rain |
$2,368 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇸🇻 Sonsonate
El Salvador
|
80.5 | Dry comfort window | 26.1°C 2.5 rain |
$1,550 | 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 |
🇦🇺 Melbourne
Australia
|
78.0 | Shoulder season | 20.5°C 7.9 rain |
$5,328 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇺 Adelaide
Australia
|
76.8 | Dry comfort window | 22.2°C 4.3 rain |
$4,561 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇦🇺 Geraldton
Australia
|
76.1 | Dry comfort window | 26.1°C 0.4 rain |
$4,226 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇺 Fremantle
Australia
|
76.0 | Dry comfort window | 24.5°C 0.6 rain |
$3,948 | 0 | City → |
South America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
Argentina
|
81.9 | Shoulder season | 25.0°C 7.9 rain |
$1,746 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇨🇱 Chillán
Chile
|
81.3 | Dry comfort window | 21.5°C 1.2 rain |
$1,922 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇨🇱 Iquique
Chile
|
79.5 | Dry comfort window | 21.6°C 0.0 rain |
$2,464 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇺🇾 Montevideo
Uruguay
|
78.0 | Shoulder season | 23.1°C 7.7 rain |
$3,023 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇷 Mendoza
Argentina
|
77.5 | Shoulder season | 25.7°C 5.4 rain |
$1,432 | 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 → |
| AWD - After Work Drinks | 🇪🇸 Alicante | Jan 29 | View → |