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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1041 |
🇳🇿 Queenstown
New Zealand
|
65.2 | Shoulder season | 16.8°C 9.3 rain |
$4,302 | 0 | City → |
| #1042 |
🇵🇾 Fernando de la Mora
Paraguay
|
65.2 | Hot season | 28.7°C 10.5 rain |
$2,065 | 0 | City → |
| #1043 |
🇸🇦 Dammam
Saudi Arabia
|
65.2 | Shoulder season | 16.5°C 3.7 rain |
$3,400 | 0 | City → |
| #1044 |
🇳🇵 Dharan
Nepal
|
65.2 | Shoulder season | 15.2°C 1.2 rain |
$1,049 | 0 | City → |
| #1045 |
🇦🇴 Sumbe
Angola
|
65.2 | Shoulder season | 26.1°C 8.3 rain |
$1,827 | 0 | City → |
| #1046 |
🇸🇴 Hargeisa
Somalia
|
65.2 | Shoulder season | 17.3°C 0.4 rain |
$38,876 | 0 | City → |
| #1047 |
🇹🇼 Taitung
Taiwan
|
65.1 | Shoulder season | 18.6°C 10.1 rain |
$1,754 | 0 | City → |
| #1048 |
🇧🇿 Caye Caulker
Belize
|
65.1 | Shoulder season | 25.6°C 15.7 rain |
$2,860 | 0 | City → |
| #1049 |
🇲🇻 Malé
Maldives
|
65.1 | Shoulder season | 27.2°C 13.7 rain |
$2,702 | 0 | City → |
| #1050 |
🇭🇹 Cap-Haitien
Haiti
|
65.1 | Shoulder season | 24.6°C 11.8 rain |
$1,408 | 0 | City → |
| #1051 |
🇧🇷 João Pessoa
Brazil
|
65.1 | Rainy season | 27.0°C 16.3 rain |
$1,608 | 0 | City → |
| #1052 |
🇵🇹 Funchal
Portugal
|
65.1 | Shoulder season | 16.2°C 11.0 rain |
$2,261 | 0 | City → |
| #1053 |
🇱🇦 Luang Namtha
Laos
|
65.1 | Shoulder season | 15.3°C 9.9 rain |
$360 | 0 | City → |
| #1054 |
🇱🇧 Beirut
Lebanon
|
65.1 | Shoulder season | 14.2°C 11.2 rain |
$1,246 | 0 | City → |
| #1055 |
🇯🇲 Runaway Bay
Jamaica
|
65.1 | Shoulder season | 25.0°C 13.4 rain |
$1,699 | 0 | City → |
| #1056 |
🇲🇽 Cozumel
Mexico
|
65.1 | Shoulder season | 19.3°C 7.4 rain |
$2,339 | 0 | City → |
| #1057 |
🇰🇮 North Tarawa
Kiribati
|
65.1 | Rainy season | 27.3°C 16.1 rain |
$987 | 0 | City → |
| #1058 |
🇵🇭 Tagaytay
Philippines
|
65.0 | Shoulder season | 21.2°C 9.9 rain |
$1,709 | 0 | City → |
| #1059 |
🇵🇼 Babeldaob
Palau
|
65.0 | Rainy season | 26.6°C 27.1 rain |
$3,590 | 0 | City → |
| #1060 |
🇵🇾 San Bernardino
Paraguay
|
65.0 | Shoulder season | 27.9°C 9.9 rain |
$1,646 | 0 | City → |
| #1061 |
🇲🇬 Toamasina
Madagascar
|
65.0 | Rainy season | 26.0°C 23.4 rain |
$1,248 | 0 | City → |
| #1062 |
🇫🇲 Palikir
Micronesia
|
65.0 | Rainy season | 26.7°C 22.5 rain |
$1,980 | 0 | City → |
| #1063 |
🇲🇺 Rodrigues Island
Mauritius
|
65.0 | Rainy season | 24.5°C 16.6 rain |
$2,145 | 0 | City → |
| #1064 |
🇳🇿 Kaiteriteri
New Zealand
|
65.0 | Shoulder season | 17.9°C 9.7 rain |
$4,439 | 0 | City → |
| #1065 |
🇲🇽 San Cristobal de las Casas
Mexico
|
65.0 | Shoulder season | 13.9°C 7.4 rain |
$1,282 | 0 | City → |
| #1066 |
🇪🇨 San Cristobal Island
Ecuador
|
65.0 | Shoulder season | 24.6°C 13.4 rain |
$2,120 | 0 | City → |
| #1067 |
🇲🇻 Thoddoo
Maldives
|
65.0 | Shoulder season | 27.2°C 12.6 rain |
$3,389 | 0 | City → |
| #1068 |
🇵🇷 Isabela
Puerto Rico
|
65.0 | Shoulder season | 24.2°C 12.4 rain |
$2,670 | 0 | City → |
| #1069 |
🇳🇿 Coromandel
New Zealand
|
65.0 | Shoulder season | 20.0°C 12.0 rain |
$3,616 | 0 | City → |
| #1070 |
🇧🇱 Gustavia
Saint Barthelemy
|
65.0 | Shoulder season | 25.7°C 11.0 rain |
$6,747 | 0 | City → |
| #1071 |
🇳🇿 Mt Maunganui
New Zealand
|
64.9 | Shoulder season | 19.5°C 13.4 rain |
$4,707 | 0 | City → |
| #1072 |
🇮🇹 Lampedusa
Italy
|
64.9 | Shoulder season | 15.3°C 7.9 rain |
$4,648 | 0 | City → |
| #1073 |
🇮🇩 Ambon
Indonesia
|
64.9 | Rainy season | 27.1°C 25.0 rain |
$1,421 | 0 | City → |
| #1074 |
🇾🇪 Sana'a
Yemen
|
64.9 | Shoulder season | 14.8°C 0.6 rain |
$1,468 | 0 | City → |
| #1075 |
🇱🇾 Ghat
Libya
|
64.9 | Shoulder season | 13.6°C 0.0 rain |
$904 | 0 | City → |
| #1076 |
🇨🇱 Villarrica
Chile
|
64.9 | Shoulder season | 16.5°C 4.6 rain |
$1,826 | 0 | City → |
| #1077 |
🇧🇭 Riffa
Bahrain
|
64.9 | Shoulder season | 17.6°C 3.3 rain |
$2,511 | 0 | City → |
| #1078 |
🇺🇸 St. Petersburg
United States
|
64.9 | Shoulder season | 15.8°C 7.9 rain |
$2,830 | 0 | City → |
| #1079 |
🇭🇹 Port-de-Paix
Haiti
|
64.9 | Shoulder season | 24.9°C 9.3 rain |
$2,149 | 0 | City → |
| #1080 |
🇨🇬 Owando
Congo
|
64.9 | Shoulder season | 25.5°C 11.4 rain |
$925 | 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 → |