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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #841 |
🇨🇷 Playa Samara
Costa Rica
|
66.9 | Shoulder season | 26.8°C 10.3 rain |
$1,665 | 0 | City → |
| #842 |
🇻🇨 Bequia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
66.9 | Shoulder season | 25.5°C 10.1 rain |
$3,215 | 0 | City → |
| #843 |
🇮🇩 Semarang
Indonesia
|
66.9 | Rainy season | 26.1°C 27.7 rain |
$1,368 | 0 | City → |
| #844 |
🇲🇸 Little Bay
Montserrat
|
66.9 | Shoulder season | 25.6°C 12.6 rain |
$1,852 | 0 | City → |
| #845 |
🇧🇷 Canoa Quebrada
Brazil
|
66.8 | Shoulder season | 24.1°C 12.8 rain |
$1,932 | 0 | City → |
| #846 |
🇳🇷 Aiwo
Nauru
|
66.8 | Shoulder season | 27.7°C 9.9 rain |
$2,198 | 0 | City → |
| #847 |
🇦🇼 San Nicolas
Aruba
|
66.8 | Shoulder season | 26.6°C 12.4 rain |
$3,570 | 0 | City → |
| #848 |
🇮🇳 Pushkar
India
|
66.8 | Shoulder season | 14.9°C 1.7 rain |
$1,004 | 0 | City → |
| #849 |
🇹🇿 Dodoma
Tanzania
|
66.8 | Rainy season | 22.2°C 16.5 rain |
$1,704 | 0 | City → |
| #850 |
🇲🇬 Toliara
Madagascar
|
66.8 | Hot season | 28.8°C 10.5 rain |
$1,551 | 0 | City → |
| #851 |
🇲🇦 Essaouira
Morocco
|
66.8 | Shoulder season | 15.5°C 3.1 rain |
$1,806 | 0 | City → |
| #852 |
🇳🇮 Masaya
Nicaragua
|
66.8 | Shoulder season | 24.6°C 10.1 rain |
$1,698 | 0 | City → |
| #853 |
🇪🇭 Boujdour
Western Sahara
|
66.8 | Shoulder season | 17.5°C 0.8 rain |
$592 | 0 | City → |
| #854 |
🇸🇷 Nieuw Nickerie
Suriname
|
66.8 | Rainy season | 26.1°C 19.5 rain |
$1,081 | 0 | City → |
| #855 |
🇲🇽 Morelia
Mexico
|
66.8 | Shoulder season | 14.8°C 1.7 rain |
$1,568 | 0 | City → |
| #856 |
🇵🇭 Taguig
Philippines
|
66.8 | Shoulder season | 26.2°C 9.7 rain |
$1,653 | 0 | City → |
| #857 |
🇦🇼 Palm Beach
Aruba
|
66.8 | Shoulder season | 26.8°C 13.9 rain |
$3,475 | 0 | City → |
| #858 |
🇬🇩 Petite Martinique
Grenada
|
66.8 | Shoulder season | 25.5°C 15.3 rain |
$1,389 | 0 | City → |
| #859 |
🇩🇴 Punta Cana
Dominican Republic
|
66.8 | Shoulder season | 25.1°C 15.3 rain |
$1,875 | 0 | City → |
| #860 |
🇰🇳 Basseterre
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
66.8 | Shoulder season | 25.5°C 14.3 rain |
$2,870 | 0 | City → |
| #861 |
🇳🇿 Whitianga
New Zealand
|
66.8 | Shoulder season | 19.8°C 14.9 rain |
$4,153 | 0 | City → |
| #862 |
🇸🇦 Al Ula
Saudi Arabia
|
66.7 | Shoulder season | 14.5°C 0.8 rain |
$2,527 | 0 | City → |
| #863 |
🇩🇴 Bavaro
Dominican Republic
|
66.7 | Shoulder season | 24.8°C 14.9 rain |
$1,565 | 0 | City → |
| #864 |
🇲🇻 Maafushi
Maldives
|
66.7 | Shoulder season | 27.3°C 13.4 rain |
$1,837 | 0 | City → |
| #865 |
🇸🇽 Philipsburg
Sint Maarten
|
66.7 | Shoulder season | 25.6°C 10.5 rain |
$2,525 | 0 | City → |
| #866 |
🇺🇸 Hilo
United States
|
66.7 | Shoulder season | 21.2°C 14.9 rain |
$3,760 | 0 | City → |
| #867 |
🇮🇳 Mount Abu
India
|
66.7 | Shoulder season | 14.4°C 1.4 rain |
$583 | 0 | City → |
| #868 |
🇪🇨 Manta
Ecuador
|
66.7 | Shoulder season | 25.4°C 14.3 rain |
$1,900 | 0 | City → |
| #869 |
🇲🇻 Thulusdhoo
Maldives
|
66.7 | Shoulder season | 27.2°C 13.4 rain |
$2,864 | 0 | City → |
| #870 |
🇺🇾 Piriapolis
Uruguay
|
66.7 | Shoulder season | 22.8°C 8.1 rain |
$1,758 | 0 | City → |
| #871 |
🇮🇩 Padang
Indonesia
|
66.7 | Rainy season | 26.0°C 20.9 rain |
$1,214 | 0 | City → |
| #872 |
🇹🇻 Nanumea
Tuvalu
|
66.7 | Hot season | 28.2°C 12.2 rain |
$1,467 | 0 | City → |
| #873 |
🇰🇪 Mombasa
Kenya
|
66.7 | Shoulder season | 27.5°C 10.1 rain |
$1,858 | 0 | City → |
| #874 |
🇲🇻 Huraa
Maldives
|
66.7 | Shoulder season | 27.2°C 13.7 rain |
$1,885 | 0 | City → |
| #875 |
🇧🇷 Belo Horizonte
Brazil
|
66.7 | Rainy season | 22.1°C 21.5 rain |
$1,989 | 0 | City → |
| #876 |
🇬🇵 Basse-Terre
Guadeloupe
|
66.7 | Rainy season | 24.4°C 19.4 rain |
$3,206 | 0 | City → |
| #877 |
🇦🇬 Jolly Harbour
Antigua and Barbuda
|
66.7 | Shoulder season | 25.6°C 8.9 rain |
$2,767 | 0 | City → |
| #878 |
🇧🇸 Freeport
Bahamas
|
66.6 | Shoulder season | 21.2°C 9.9 rain |
$3,220 | 0 | City → |
| #879 |
🇪🇬 Ras Sudr
Egypt
|
66.6 | Shoulder season | 14.8°C 1.9 rain |
$365 | 0 | City → |
| #880 |
🇪🇬 Ismailia
Egypt
|
66.6 | Shoulder season | 14.8°C 0.8 rain |
$909 | 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 → |