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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1121 |
🇳🇬 Lekki
Nigeria
|
64.4 | Shoulder season | 27.7°C 8.5 rain |
$2,223 | 0 | City → |
| #1122 |
🇧🇿 Belize City
Belize
|
64.4 | Rainy season | 24.7°C 18.4 rain |
$2,810 | 0 | City → |
| #1123 |
🇭🇰 Mong Kok
Hong Kong
|
64.4 | Shoulder season | 15.3°C 3.5 rain |
$3,791 | 0 | City → |
| #1124 |
🇵🇪 Arequipa
Peru
|
64.4 | Shoulder season | 15.7°C 12.2 rain |
$1,956 | 0 | City → |
| #1125 |
🇲🇽 Valle de Bravo
Mexico
|
64.4 | Shoulder season | 14.5°C 2.1 rain |
$2,598 | 0 | City → |
| #1126 |
🇳🇿 Wanaka
New Zealand
|
64.4 | Shoulder season | 17.4°C 9.1 rain |
$2,876 | 0 | City → |
| #1127 |
🇻🇳 Dalat
Vietnam
|
64.4 | Shoulder season | 16.5°C 6.0 rain |
$1,169 | 0 | City → |
| #1128 |
🇦🇷 Humahuaca
Argentina
|
64.4 | Rainy season | 15.5°C 17.2 rain |
$245 | 0 | City → |
| #1129 |
🇨🇴 San Andres
Colombia
|
64.3 | Rainy season | 22.4°C 17.2 rain |
$1,443 | 0 | City → |
| #1130 |
🇳🇵 Kathmandu
Nepal
|
64.3 | Shoulder season | 10.8°C 2.3 rain |
$1,340 | 0 | City → |
| #1131 |
🇹🇿 Lushoto
Tanzania
|
64.3 | Shoulder season | 20.0°C 15.7 rain |
$795 | 0 | City → |
| #1132 |
🇨🇱 Frutillar
Chile
|
64.3 | Shoulder season | 15.3°C 6.8 rain |
$1,498 | 0 | City → |
| #1133 |
🇱🇷 Robertsport
Liberia
|
64.3 | Shoulder season | 26.8°C 12.2 rain |
$2,449 | 0 | City → |
| #1134 |
🇻🇺 Tanna
Vanuatu
|
64.3 | Rainy season | 23.9°C 25.5 rain |
$2,879 | 0 | City → |
| #1135 |
🇨🇼 Willemstad
Curacao
|
64.3 | Rainy season | 26.8°C 16.1 rain |
$3,140 | 0 | City → |
| #1136 |
🇾🇪 Dhamar
Yemen
|
64.3 | Shoulder season | 12.7°C 1.2 rain |
$1,677 | 0 | City → |
| #1137 |
🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale
United States
|
64.3 | Shoulder season | 19.6°C 8.1 rain |
$3,630 | 0 | City → |
| #1138 |
🇦🇺 Noosa Heads
Australia
|
64.3 | Rainy season | 24.7°C 17.6 rain |
$6,141 | 0 | City → |
| #1139 |
🇲🇿 Nacala
Mozambique
|
64.3 | Rainy season | 26.6°C 24.4 rain |
$669 | 0 | City → |
| #1140 |
🇲🇻 Dhigurah
Maldives
|
64.3 | Shoulder season | 27.4°C 12.4 rain |
$1,821 | 0 | City → |
| #1141 |
🇧🇼 Francistown
Botswana
|
64.3 | Shoulder season | 23.2°C 15.5 rain |
$1,538 | 0 | City → |
| #1142 |
🇹🇭 Ko Lipe
Thailand
|
64.2 | Shoulder season | 27.7°C 9.1 rain |
$2,309 | 0 | City → |
| #1143 |
🇰🇭 Koh Rong Samloem
Cambodia
|
64.2 | Shoulder season | 25.9°C 11.0 rain |
$2,321 | 0 | City → |
| #1144 |
🇿🇦 Knysna
South Africa
|
64.2 | Shoulder season | 20.7°C 9.1 rain |
$2,334 | 0 | City → |
| #1145 |
🇱🇰 Negombo
Sri Lanka
|
64.2 | Shoulder season | 25.8°C 14.5 rain |
$940 | 0 | City → |
| #1146 |
🇵🇭 Boracay
Philippines
|
64.2 | Rainy season | 25.8°C 26.3 rain |
$2,498 | 0 | City → |
| #1147 |
🇮🇩 Batam
Indonesia
|
64.2 | Rainy season | 26.0°C 22.3 rain |
$956 | 0 | City → |
| #1148 |
🇹🇳 Kairouan
Tunisia
|
64.2 | Shoulder season | 11.7°C 2.3 rain |
$1,181 | 0 | City → |
| #1149 |
🇲🇺 Blue Bay
Mauritius
|
64.2 | Rainy season | 25.5°C 24.8 rain |
$1,715 | 0 | City → |
| #1150 |
🇧🇧 Speightstown
Barbados
|
64.2 | Rainy season | 25.7°C 17.6 rain |
$2,235 | 0 | City → |
| #1151 |
🇫🇲 Kosrae
Micronesia
|
64.2 | Rainy season | 26.1°C 22.8 rain |
$2,950 | 0 | City → |
| #1152 |
🇺🇸 Palm Springs
United States
|
64.1 | Shoulder season | 13.9°C 3.1 rain |
$3,650 | 0 | City → |
| #1153 |
🇱🇸 Hlotse
Lesotho
|
64.1 | Shoulder season | 18.6°C 15.9 rain |
$1,318 | 0 | City → |
| #1154 |
🇮🇳 Jaisalmer
India
|
64.1 | Shoulder season | 14.8°C 0.6 rain |
$1,071 | 0 | City → |
| #1155 |
🇳🇵 Pokhara
Nepal
|
64.1 | Shoulder season | 11.2°C 2.3 rain |
$1,345 | 0 | City → |
| #1156 |
🇸🇴 Mogadishu
Somalia
|
64.1 | Dry comfort window | 26.6°C 1.4 rain |
$99,709 | 0 | City → |
| #1157 |
🇹🇼 Chiayi
Taiwan
|
64.1 | Shoulder season | 17.1°C 5.4 rain |
$1,869 | 0 | City → |
| #1158 |
🇹🇨 Grace Bay
Turks and Caicos
|
64.1 | Shoulder season | 16.2°C 7.7 rain |
$4,380 | 0 | City → |
| #1159 |
🇻🇳 Hanoi
Vietnam
|
64.1 | Shoulder season | 17.1°C 7.5 rain |
$1,729 | 0 | City → |
| #1160 |
🇬🇶 Mongomo
Equatorial Guinea
|
64.1 | Shoulder season | 23.6°C 13.7 rain |
$2,025 | 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 → |