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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #41 |
🇳🇪 Maradi
Niger
|
78.4 | Dry comfort window | 21.7°C 0.0 rain |
$733 | 0 | City → |
| #42 |
🇳🇪 Zinder
Niger
|
78.3 | Dry comfort window | 19.1°C 0.0 rain |
$1,046 | 0 | City → |
| #43 |
🇪🇬 Dahab
Egypt
|
78.3 | Dry comfort window | 18.9°C 1.0 rain |
$1,292 | 0 | City → |
| #44 |
🇲🇽 Cuernavaca
Mexico
|
78.3 | Shoulder season | 17.9°C 1.2 rain |
$2,484 | 0 | City → |
| #45 |
🇹🇭 Nakhon Ratchasima
Thailand
|
78.2 | Dry comfort window | 23.2°C 1.2 rain |
$1,398 | 0 | City → |
| #46 |
🇪🇹 Arba Minch
Ethiopia
|
78.1 | Dry comfort window | 23.5°C 0.8 rain |
$988 | 0 | City → |
| #47 |
🇮🇳 Goa
India
|
78.1 | Dry comfort window | 25.5°C 1.9 rain |
$1,479 | 0 | City → |
| #48 |
🇸🇱 Bo
Sierra Leone
|
78.1 | Shoulder season | 27.1°C 1.4 rain |
$1,268 | 0 | City → |
| #49 |
🇨🇷 Ciudad Colón
Costa Rica
|
78.0 | Shoulder season | 23.1°C 7.2 rain |
$3,778 | 0 | City → |
| #50 |
🇦🇺 Melbourne
Australia
|
78.0 | Shoulder season | 20.5°C 7.9 rain |
$5,328 | 0 | City → |
| #51 |
🇺🇾 Montevideo
Uruguay
|
78.0 | Shoulder season | 23.1°C 7.7 rain |
$3,023 | 0 | City → |
| #52 |
🇹🇭 Chiang Dao
Thailand
|
78.0 | Dry comfort window | 21.3°C 4.1 rain |
$1,429 | 0 | City → |
| #53 |
🇲🇽 Zipolite
Mexico
|
77.8 | Dry comfort window | 26.0°C 1.5 rain |
$1,391 | 0 | City → |
| #54 |
🇨🇻 Tarrafal
Cape Verde
|
77.6 | Dry comfort window | 23.1°C 1.0 rain |
$1,794 | 0 | City → |
| #55 |
🇮🇳 Mumbai
India
|
77.6 | Dry comfort window | 23.9°C 0.4 rain |
$2,008 | 0 | City → |
| #56 |
🇲🇽 Mazunte
Mexico
|
77.6 | Dry comfort window | 26.0°C 1.5 rain |
$2,278 | 0 | City → |
| #57 |
🇲🇽 Cabo San Lucas
Mexico
|
77.5 | Dry comfort window | 20.5°C 0.4 rain |
$2,989 | 0 | City → |
| #58 |
🇲🇽 Sayulita
Mexico
|
77.5 | Dry comfort window | 22.3°C 1.5 rain |
$3,398 | 0 | City → |
| #59 |
🇳🇦 Sossusvlei
Namibia
|
77.5 | Dry comfort window | 23.0°C 1.2 rain |
$1,351 | 0 | City → |
| #60 |
🇦🇷 Mendoza
Argentina
|
77.5 | Shoulder season | 25.7°C 5.4 rain |
$1,432 | 0 | City → |
| #61 |
🇹🇭 Pattaya
Thailand
|
77.5 | Dry comfort window | 26.1°C 4.3 rain |
$2,038 | 0 | City → |
| #62 |
🇸🇻 El Sunzal
El Salvador
|
77.4 | Shoulder season | 27.3°C 1.9 rain |
$2,220 | 0 | City → |
| #63 |
🇹🇭 Ko Chang
Thailand
|
77.4 | Shoulder season | 26.2°C 5.8 rain |
$1,861 | 0 | City → |
| #64 |
🇵🇪 Lima
Peru
|
77.2 | Dry comfort window | 21.6°C 1.9 rain |
$2,277 | 0 | City → |
| #65 |
🇬🇼 Bolama
Guinea-Bissau
|
77.2 | Shoulder season | 27.1°C 0.0 rain |
$1,430 | 0 | City → |
| #66 |
🇹🇭 Chon Buri
Thailand
|
77.2 | Dry comfort window | 26.2°C 1.4 rain |
$1,663 | 0 | City → |
| #67 |
🇺🇾 Salto
Uruguay
|
77.2 | Shoulder season | 26.7°C 6.8 rain |
$2,626 | 0 | City → |
| #68 |
🇬🇲 Banjul
Gambia
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 25.4°C 0.0 rain |
$701 | 0 | City → |
| #69 |
🇪🇬 Marsa Alam
Egypt
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 19.7°C 0.2 rain |
$1,332 | 0 | City → |
| #70 |
🇹🇭 Phitsanulok
Thailand
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 24.3°C 2.1 rain |
$1,357 | 0 | City → |
| #71 |
🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 20.5°C 1.4 rain |
$4,746 | 0 | City → |
| #72 |
🇲🇲 Mandalay
Myanmar
|
77.1 | Dry comfort window | 22.8°C 1.0 rain |
$1,672 | 0 | City → |
| #73 |
🇨🇴 Santa Marta
Colombia
|
77.1 | Shoulder season | 27.4°C 2.5 rain |
$2,204 | 0 | City → |
| #74 |
🇸🇻 San Salvador
El Salvador
|
77.0 | Dry comfort window | 24.3°C 2.3 rain |
$1,745 | 0 | City → |
| #75 |
🇬🇲 Kololi
Gambia
|
77.0 | Dry comfort window | 25.0°C 0.0 rain |
$667 | 0 | City → |
| #76 |
🇳🇬 Ibadan
Nigeria
|
77.0 | Shoulder season | 27.8°C 1.0 rain |
$1,172 | 0 | City → |
| #77 |
🇹🇭 Ao Nang
Thailand
|
76.9 | Shoulder season | 26.1°C 7.0 rain |
$1,937 | 0 | City → |
| #78 |
🇨🇫 Bouar
Central African Republic
|
76.9 | Dry comfort window | 25.6°C 0.0 rain |
$1,014 | 0 | City → |
| #79 |
🇬🇲 Bakau
Gambia
|
76.9 | Dry comfort window | 25.3°C 0.0 rain |
$971 | 0 | City → |
| #80 |
🇳🇪 Niamey
Niger
|
76.8 | Dry comfort window | 25.0°C 0.0 rain |
$1,182 | 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 → |