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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #641 |
🇧🇯 Abomey-Calavi
Benin
|
69.1 | Shoulder season | 27.3°C 5.4 rain |
$1,686 | 0 | City → |
| #642 |
🇬🇹 Panajachel
Guatemala
|
69.1 | Shoulder season | 17.8°C 6.4 rain |
$2,173 | 0 | City → |
| #643 |
🇺🇾 Jose Ignacio
Uruguay
|
69.1 | Shoulder season | 22.3°C 6.6 rain |
$2,010 | 0 | City → |
| #644 |
🇧🇯 Grand-Popo
Benin
|
69.0 | Shoulder season | 27.7°C 5.0 rain |
$1,598 | 0 | City → |
| #645 |
🇩🇯 Ali Sabieh
Djibouti
|
69.0 | Shoulder season | 20.6°C 5.8 rain |
$2,338 | 0 | City → |
| #646 |
🇸🇱 Tokeh Beach
Sierra Leone
|
69.0 | Shoulder season | 27.4°C 5.0 rain |
$906 | 0 | City → |
| #647 |
🇮🇳 Kozhikode
India
|
69.0 | Shoulder season | 26.3°C 6.2 rain |
$1,172 | 0 | City → |
| #648 |
🇿🇦 Ballito
South Africa
|
69.0 | Shoulder season | 24.4°C 11.8 rain |
$1,520 | 0 | City → |
| #649 |
🇳🇦 Tsumeb
Namibia
|
69.0 | Shoulder season | 24.2°C 14.3 rain |
$1,884 | 0 | City → |
| #650 |
🇨🇱 La Serena
Chile
|
69.0 | Dry comfort window | 18.4°C 0.0 rain |
$2,806 | 0 | City → |
| #651 |
🇦🇪 Hatta
United Arab Emirates
|
69.0 | Dry comfort window | 18.5°C 1.7 rain |
$3,880 | 0 | City → |
| #652 |
🇻🇨 Canouan
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
69.0 | Shoulder season | 26.1°C 14.5 rain |
$2,148 | 0 | City → |
| #653 |
🇵🇭 Tagbilaran City
Philippines
|
68.9 | Rainy season | 26.2°C 23.4 rain |
$957 | 0 | City → |
| #654 |
🇩🇯 Obock
Djibouti
|
68.9 | Shoulder season | 23.3°C 5.8 rain |
$1,998 | 0 | City → |
| #655 |
🇦🇺 Torquay
Australia
|
68.9 | Shoulder season | 18.9°C 7.0 rain |
$5,726 | 0 | City → |
| #656 |
🇨🇩 Kisangani
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
68.9 | Shoulder season | 26.3°C 5.6 rain |
$2,388 | 0 | City → |
| #657 |
🇪🇸 Málaga
Spain
|
68.9 | Shoulder season | 12.9°C 5.4 rain |
$3,674 | 0 | City → |
| #658 |
🇧🇶 Kralendijk
Bonaire
|
68.9 | Shoulder season | 26.7°C 15.1 rain |
$2,460 | 0 | City → |
| #659 |
🇿🇦 Morgan Bay
South Africa
|
68.9 | Shoulder season | 22.9°C 13.0 rain |
$1,696 | 0 | City → |
| #660 |
🇻🇳 Can Tho
Vietnam
|
68.8 | Shoulder season | 25.8°C 6.0 rain |
$1,349 | 0 | City → |
| #661 |
🇨🇺 Vinales
Cuba
|
68.8 | Shoulder season | 20.8°C 6.4 rain |
$1,250 | 0 | City → |
| #662 |
🇨🇺 Havana
Cuba
|
68.8 | Shoulder season | 22.6°C 8.3 rain |
$2,375 | 0 | City → |
| #663 |
🇹🇭 Krabi
Thailand
|
68.8 | Shoulder season | 26.6°C 11.0 rain |
$1,916 | 0 | City → |
| #664 |
🇧🇯 Ganvie
Benin
|
68.8 | Shoulder season | 27.4°C 5.2 rain |
$1,545 | 0 | City → |
| #665 |
🇸🇦 Al Baha
Saudi Arabia
|
68.7 | Shoulder season | 17.8°C 1.2 rain |
$2,107 | 0 | City → |
| #666 |
🇰🇪 Eldoret
Kenya
|
68.7 | Shoulder season | 18.0°C 5.4 rain |
$1,603 | 0 | City → |
| #667 |
🇨🇱 Coquimbo
Chile
|
68.7 | Shoulder season | 17.7°C 0.0 rain |
$1,519 | 0 | City → |
| #668 |
🇧🇷 Fernando de Noronha
Brazil
|
68.7 | Shoulder season | 26.5°C 11.8 rain |
$2,885 | 0 | City → |
| #669 |
🇳🇿 Christchurch
New Zealand
|
68.7 | Shoulder season | 16.7°C 8.3 rain |
$3,499 | 0 | City → |
| #670 |
🇲🇾 Langkawi
Malaysia
|
68.7 | Shoulder season | 25.7°C 10.5 rain |
$1,218 | 0 | City → |
| #671 |
🇹🇿 Arusha
Tanzania
|
68.7 | Shoulder season | 20.8°C 15.3 rain |
$1,849 | 0 | City → |
| #672 |
🇱🇰 Dikwella
Sri Lanka
|
68.7 | Rainy season | 25.4°C 21.1 rain |
$722 | 0 | City → |
| #673 |
🇨🇺 Viñales
Cuba
|
68.7 | Shoulder season | 20.8°C 6.4 rain |
$1,720 | 0 | City → |
| #674 |
🇲🇵 Tinian
Northern Mariana Islands
|
68.7 | Shoulder season | 27.0°C 14.7 rain |
$2,460 | 0 | City → |
| #675 |
🇺🇬 Kampala
Uganda
|
68.7 | Shoulder season | 21.7°C 13.5 rain |
$2,549 | 0 | City → |
| #676 |
🇨🇱 Pucon
Chile
|
68.6 | Shoulder season | 17.8°C 5.6 rain |
$2,694 | 0 | City → |
| #677 |
🇨🇷 Escazú
Costa Rica
|
68.6 | Shoulder season | 20.7°C 9.3 rain |
$2,322 | 0 | City → |
| #678 |
🇳🇦 Otjiwarongo
Namibia
|
68.6 | Shoulder season | 23.5°C 12.8 rain |
$1,241 | 0 | City → |
| #679 |
🇲🇹 Valletta
Malta
|
68.6 | Shoulder season | 14.1°C 7.7 rain |
$3,493 | 0 | City → |
| #680 |
🇲🇿 Inhambane
Mozambique
|
68.6 | Shoulder season | 27.1°C 14.5 rain |
$1,054 | 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 → |