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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1561 |
🇱🇰 Ella
Sri Lanka
|
61.6 | Rainy season | 19.6°C 20.3 rain |
$486 | 0 | City → |
| #1562 |
🇳🇿 Oamaru
New Zealand
|
61.6 | Shoulder season | 15.7°C 8.7 rain |
$1,981 | 0 | City → |
| #1563 |
🇹🇳 Douz
Tunisia
|
61.6 | Shoulder season | 10.9°C 1.0 rain |
$1,626 | 0 | City → |
| #1564 |
🇲🇦 Al Hoceima
Morocco
|
61.6 | Shoulder season | 12.6°C 5.0 rain |
$1,796 | 0 | City → |
| #1565 |
🇱🇰 Hiriketiya
Sri Lanka
|
61.6 | Rainy season | 25.5°C 21.1 rain |
$1,948 | 0 | City → |
| #1566 |
🇱🇰 Matara
Sri Lanka
|
61.6 | Rainy season | 25.3°C 20.9 rain |
$1,733 | 0 | City → |
| #1567 |
🇵🇭 Moalboal
Philippines
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 26.5°C 27.5 rain |
$1,756 | 0 | City → |
| #1568 |
🇪🇨 Canoa
Ecuador
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 24.6°C 18.0 rain |
$1,365 | 0 | City → |
| #1569 |
🇰🇾 George Town
Cayman Islands
|
61.5 | Shoulder season | 26.0°C 11.2 rain |
$5,280 | 0 | City → |
| #1570 |
🇲🇼 Mangochi
Malawi
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 24.8°C 23.2 rain |
$1,822 | 0 | City → |
| #1571 |
🇲🇾 Semporna
Malaysia
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 26.4°C 25.9 rain |
$1,291 | 0 | City → |
| #1572 |
🇵🇭 Bantayan Island
Philippines
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 26.6°C 22.8 rain |
$762 | 0 | City → |
| #1573 |
🇲🇿 Nampula
Mozambique
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 25.4°C 25.4 rain |
$1,015 | 0 | City → |
| #1574 |
🇹🇰 Nukunonu
Tokelau
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 28.0°C 18.6 rain |
$1,354 | 0 | City → |
| #1575 |
🇮🇩 Nusa Penida
Indonesia
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 24.6°C 27.9 rain |
$1,768 | 0 | City → |
| #1576 |
🇮🇴 Diego Garcia
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 26.8°C 25.2 rain |
$6,080 | 0 | City → |
| #1577 |
🇮🇩 Ternate
Indonesia
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 26.9°C 26.3 rain |
$849 | 0 | City → |
| #1578 |
🇱🇰 Polonnaruwa
Sri Lanka
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 24.9°C 20.3 rain |
$594 | 0 | City → |
| #1579 |
🇵🇬 Madang
Papua New Guinea
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 26.4°C 26.1 rain |
$2,962 | 0 | City → |
| #1580 |
🇬🇩 Grenville
Grenada
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 25.8°C 20.7 rain |
$2,048 | 0 | City → |
| #1581 |
🇲🇽 Ixtapa
Mexico
|
61.5 | Shoulder season | 11.2°C 0.6 rain |
$2,329 | 0 | City → |
| #1582 |
🇿🇲 Chadiza
Zambia
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 21.7°C 25.2 rain |
$322 | 0 | City → |
| #1583 |
🇦🇺 Port Douglas
Australia
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 26.9°C 24.8 rain |
$5,525 | 0 | City → |
| #1584 |
🇲🇼 Salima
Malawi
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 24.3°C 26.7 rain |
$699 | 0 | City → |
| #1585 |
🇮🇩 Sumba
Indonesia
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 24.7°C 23.6 rain |
$558 | 0 | City → |
| #1586 |
🇰🇼 Mangaf
Kuwait
|
61.4 | Shoulder season | 14.3°C 3.7 rain |
$2,660 | 0 | City → |
| #1587 |
🇨🇮 Grand-Bassam
Ivory Coast
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 27.1°C 19.0 rain |
$1,811 | 0 | City → |
| #1588 |
🇸🇹 Guadalupe
São Tomé and Príncipe
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 24.9°C 27.7 rain |
$1,231 | 0 | City → |
| #1589 |
🇧🇴 Samaipata
Bolivia
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 19.0°C 19.2 rain |
$1,336 | 0 | City → |
| #1590 |
🇲🇾 George Town
Malaysia
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 26.7°C 17.6 rain |
$1,765 | 0 | City → |
| #1591 |
🇧🇳 Bandar Seri Begawan
Brunei
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 25.9°C 27.1 rain |
$2,744 | 0 | City → |
| #1592 |
🇲🇾 Putrajaya
Malaysia
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 25.8°C 22.8 rain |
$2,044 | 0 | City → |
| #1593 |
🇳🇵 Bhaktapur
Nepal
|
61.3 | Shoulder season | 10.8°C 2.9 rain |
$1,066 | 0 | City → |
| #1594 |
🇮🇩 Lombok
Indonesia
|
61.3 | Rainy season | 22.9°C 26.1 rain |
$1,966 | 0 | City → |
| #1595 |
🇱🇨 Soufrière
Saint Lucia
|
61.3 | Shoulder season | 25.6°C 13.5 rain |
$3,548 | 0 | City → |
| #1596 |
🇸🇬 Sentosa
Singapore
|
61.3 | Rainy season | 25.7°C 24.4 rain |
$3,583 | 0 | City → |
| #1597 |
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa
Tonga
|
61.3 | Rainy season | 26.4°C 23.8 rain |
$2,249 | 0 | City → |
| #1598 |
🇧🇴 Sucre
Bolivia
|
61.3 | Rainy season | 14.5°C 23.2 rain |
$1,414 | 0 | City → |
| #1599 |
🇫🇯 Savusavu
Fiji
|
61.3 | Rainy season | 26.5°C 27.1 rain |
$2,255 | 0 | City → |
| #1600 |
🇲🇿 Pemba
Mozambique
|
61.3 | Rainy season | 26.7°C 22.1 rain |
$834 | 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 → |