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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1521 |
🇱🇾 Sabratha
Libya
|
61.8 | Shoulder season | 13.6°C 4.6 rain |
$955 | 0 | City → |
| #1522 |
🇪🇸 Palma de Mallorca
Spain
|
61.8 | Shoulder season | 11.3°C 5.6 rain |
$4,287 | 0 | City → |
| #1523 |
🇵🇭 Bacolod City
Philippines
|
61.8 | Shoulder season | 27.0°C 15.5 rain |
$1,038 | 0 | City → |
| #1524 |
🇵🇫 Fakarava
French Polynesia
|
61.8 | Rainy season | 26.6°C 22.3 rain |
$4,633 | 0 | City → |
| #1525 |
🇸🇹 Santo António
São Tomé and Príncipe
|
61.8 | Rainy season | 26.4°C 25.4 rain |
$2,594 | 0 | City → |
| #1526 |
🇮🇳 Varanasi
India
|
61.8 | Shoulder season | 14.9°C 2.1 rain |
$1,033 | 0 | City → |
| #1527 |
🇱🇰 Ahangama
Sri Lanka
|
61.8 | Rainy season | 25.3°C 21.5 rain |
$813 | 0 | City → |
| #1528 |
🇲🇽 Ensenada
Mexico
|
61.8 | Shoulder season | 12.8°C 6.2 rain |
$2,708 | 0 | City → |
| #1529 |
🇹🇴 Pangai
Tonga
|
61.8 | Rainy season | 26.9°C 18.8 rain |
$1,783 | 0 | City → |
| #1530 |
🇹🇼 Kinmen
Taiwan
|
61.8 | Shoulder season | 13.5°C 4.3 rain |
$1,832 | 0 | City → |
| #1531 |
🇧🇴 Tarija
Bolivia
|
61.8 | Rainy season | 18.8°C 23.4 rain |
$1,497 | 0 | City → |
| #1532 |
🇧🇳 Tutong
Brunei
|
61.8 | Rainy season | 25.2°C 26.5 rain |
$2,346 | 0 | City → |
| #1533 |
🇨🇾 Protaras
Cyprus
|
61.8 | Shoulder season | 14.2°C 7.2 rain |
$2,718 | 0 | City → |
| #1534 |
🇦🇷 Purmamarca
Argentina
|
61.7 | Rainy season | 16.3°C 24.6 rain |
$312 | 0 | City → |
| #1535 |
🇵🇬 Alotau
Papua New Guinea
|
61.7 | Rainy season | 27.5°C 21.7 rain |
$1,529 | 0 | City → |
| #1536 |
🇲🇿 Beira
Mozambique
|
61.7 | Rainy season | 27.2°C 21.5 rain |
$582 | 0 | City → |
| #1537 |
🇯🇵 Chatan
Japan
|
61.7 | Shoulder season | 16.8°C 10.5 rain |
$2,328 | 0 | City → |
| #1538 |
🇵🇭 General Luna
Philippines
|
61.7 | Rainy season | 25.2°C 19.2 rain |
$843 | 0 | City → |
| #1539 |
🇲🇬 Ambositra
Madagascar
|
61.7 | Rainy season | 19.7°C 20.9 rain |
$1,338 | 0 | City → |
| #1540 |
🇵🇪 Iquitos
Peru
|
61.7 | Rainy season | 26.4°C 23.8 rain |
$1,682 | 0 | City → |
| #1541 |
🇲🇬 Fort Dauphin
Madagascar
|
61.7 | Rainy season | 26.0°C 16.3 rain |
$1,916 | 0 | City → |
| #1542 |
🇨🇴 Villa de Leyva
Colombia
|
61.7 | Shoulder season | 15.9°C 12.2 rain |
$1,907 | 0 | City → |
| #1543 |
🇨🇷 Playa Hermosa
Costa Rica
|
61.7 | Rainy season | 25.0°C 20.1 rain |
$2,397 | 0 | City → |
| #1544 |
🇸🇦 Abha
Saudi Arabia
|
61.7 | Shoulder season | 13.0°C 4.8 rain |
$3,043 | 0 | City → |
| #1545 |
🇦🇺 Mission Beach
Australia
|
61.7 | Rainy season | 26.5°C 24.2 rain |
$3,088 | 0 | City → |
| #1546 |
🇧🇴 Cochabamba
Bolivia
|
61.7 | Rainy season | 16.8°C 19.7 rain |
$1,864 | 0 | City → |
| #1547 |
🇲🇬 Fianarantsoa
Madagascar
|
61.7 | Rainy season | 20.4°C 21.7 rain |
$1,285 | 0 | City → |
| #1548 |
🇿🇲 Lusaka
Zambia
|
61.7 | Rainy season | 20.4°C 26.9 rain |
$1,789 | 0 | City → |
| #1549 |
🇹🇻 Vaitupu
Tuvalu
|
61.6 | Rainy season | 28.0°C 17.6 rain |
$1,831 | 0 | City → |
| #1550 |
🇺🇸 Austin
United States
|
61.6 | Shoulder season | 10.1°C 7.5 rain |
$5,545 | 0 | City → |
| #1551 |
🇪🇨 Mompiche
Ecuador
|
61.6 | Rainy season | 25.4°C 25.0 rain |
$1,265 | 0 | City → |
| #1552 |
🇧🇷 Ubatuba
Brazil
|
61.6 | Rainy season | 25.7°C 25.0 rain |
$2,129 | 0 | City → |
| #1553 |
🇪🇸 La Orotava
Spain
|
61.6 | Shoulder season | 15.7°C 8.1 rain |
$2,756 | 0 | City → |
| #1554 |
🇬🇹 Livingston
Guatemala
|
61.6 | Rainy season | 24.1°C 21.1 rain |
$1,800 | 0 | City → |
| #1555 |
🇨🇷 Cahuita
Costa Rica
|
61.6 | Rainy season | 23.6°C 26.7 rain |
$2,415 | 0 | City → |
| #1556 |
🇲🇬 Ranomafana
Madagascar
|
61.6 | Rainy season | 22.7°C 26.3 rain |
$1,464 | 0 | City → |
| #1557 |
🇰🇼 Kuwait City
Kuwait
|
61.6 | Shoulder season | 14.6°C 3.3 rain |
$4,814 | 0 | City → |
| #1558 |
🇹🇳 Hammamet
Tunisia
|
61.6 | Shoulder season | 12.5°C 4.5 rain |
$1,746 | 0 | City → |
| #1559 |
🇦🇸 Tafuna
American Samoa
|
61.6 | Rainy season | 27.1°C 26.3 rain |
$2,930 | 0 | City → |
| #1560 |
🇿🇦 White River
South Africa
|
61.6 | Rainy season | 21.1°C 17.6 rain |
$1,623 | 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 → |