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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1601 |
🇨🇷 Ojochal
Costa Rica
|
61.3 | Rainy season | 25.5°C 18.8 rain |
$1,806 | 0 | City → |
| #1602 |
🇦🇸 Leone
American Samoa
|
61.3 | Rainy season | 25.5°C 26.3 rain |
$2,030 | 0 | City → |
| #1603 |
🇬🇵 Sainte-Anne
Guadeloupe
|
61.3 | Shoulder season | 25.3°C 12.2 rain |
$3,206 | 0 | City → |
| #1604 |
🇿🇲 Siavonga
Zambia
|
61.3 | Rainy season | 25.1°C 24.6 rain |
$991 | 0 | City → |
| #1605 |
🇨🇺 Baracoa
Cuba
|
61.3 | Rainy season | 23.3°C 18.8 rain |
$1,430 | 0 | City → |
| #1606 |
🇿🇲 Chingola
Zambia
|
61.3 | Rainy season | 20.3°C 26.7 rain |
$1,456 | 0 | City → |
| #1607 |
🇵🇬 Kokopo
Papua New Guinea
|
61.3 | Rainy season | 27.0°C 19.5 rain |
$1,534 | 0 | City → |
| #1608 |
🇲🇺 Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Mauritius
|
61.2 | Rainy season | 24.8°C 21.3 rain |
$1,569 | 0 | City → |
| #1609 |
🇨🇷 Dominical
Costa Rica
|
61.2 | Rainy season | 25.7°C 20.1 rain |
$2,328 | 0 | City → |
| #1610 |
🇸🇿 Mbabane
Eswatini
|
61.2 | Rainy season | 19.5°C 19.0 rain |
$1,095 | 0 | City → |
| #1611 |
🇪🇸 Benidorm
Spain
|
61.2 | Shoulder season | 12.5°C 3.7 rain |
$3,894 | 0 | City → |
| #1612 |
🇧🇷 Balneario Camboriu
Brazil
|
61.2 | Rainy season | 24.8°C 23.4 rain |
$2,139 | 0 | City → |
| #1613 |
🇪🇸 Almeria
Spain
|
61.2 | Shoulder season | 12.7°C 3.1 rain |
$3,096 | 0 | City → |
| #1614 |
🇦🇺 Sunshine Coast
Australia
|
61.2 | Rainy season | 24.2°C 20.9 rain |
$3,117 | 0 | City → |
| #1615 |
🇵🇬 Wewak
Papua New Guinea
|
61.2 | Rainy season | 26.4°C 27.5 rain |
$1,643 | 0 | City → |
| #1616 |
🇧🇷 Ilhabela
Brazil
|
61.2 | Rainy season | 26.0°C 21.7 rain |
$2,478 | 0 | City → |
| #1617 |
🇲🇬 Antsirabe
Madagascar
|
61.2 | Rainy season | 19.0°C 22.3 rain |
$1,418 | 0 | City → |
| #1618 |
🇱🇧 Byblos
Lebanon
|
61.2 | Shoulder season | 14.6°C 12.0 rain |
$203 | 0 | City → |
| #1619 |
🇬🇷 Kos
Greece
|
61.2 | Shoulder season | 13.6°C 12.6 rain |
$3,760 | 0 | City → |
| #1620 |
🇬🇪 Tbilisi
Georgia
|
61.1 | Cold season | 3.1°C 3.9 rain |
$2,170 | 0 | City → |
| #1621 |
🇷🇪 Saint-Paul
Reunion
|
61.1 | Rainy season | 26.7°C 27.5 rain |
$3,998 | 0 | City → |
| #1622 |
🇧🇷 Garopaba
Brazil
|
61.1 | Rainy season | 24.1°C 19.2 rain |
$1,580 | 0 | City → |
| #1623 |
🇻🇳 Phong Nha
Vietnam
|
61.1 | Shoulder season | 18.7°C 15.3 rain |
$1,259 | 0 | City → |
| #1624 |
🇧🇷 Petropolis
Brazil
|
61.1 | Rainy season | 21.6°C 25.4 rain |
$1,488 | 0 | City → |
| #1625 |
🇨🇩 Mbuji-Mayi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
61.1 | Shoulder season | 24.2°C 15.7 rain |
$854 | 0 | City → |
| #1626 |
🇸🇹 Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe
|
61.1 | Rainy season | 26.9°C 22.1 rain |
$1,818 | 0 | City → |
| #1627 |
🇦🇺 Nimbin
Australia
|
61.1 | Rainy season | 23.1°C 19.9 rain |
$4,258 | 0 | City → |
| #1628 |
🇲🇦 Nador
Morocco
|
61.1 | Shoulder season | 13.0°C 4.5 rain |
$1,774 | 0 | City → |
| #1629 |
🇸🇭 Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
Saint Helena
|
61.1 | Shoulder season | 18.3°C 15.5 rain |
$2,035 | 0 | City → |
| #1630 |
🇲🇽 Tijuana
Mexico
|
61.1 | Shoulder season | 12.7°C 6.4 rain |
$2,261 | 0 | City → |
| #1631 |
🇫🇯 Pacific Harbour
Fiji
|
61.1 | Rainy season | 26.0°C 27.3 rain |
$2,131 | 0 | City → |
| #1632 |
🇳🇿 Hanmer Springs
New Zealand
|
61.1 | Shoulder season | 15.8°C 13.0 rain |
$3,902 | 0 | City → |
| #1633 |
🇩🇲 Calibishie
Dominica
|
61.1 | Rainy season | 25.1°C 19.4 rain |
$1,907 | 0 | City → |
| #1634 |
🇹🇴 Haveluloto
Tonga
|
61.1 | Rainy season | 26.4°C 23.8 rain |
$2,977 | 0 | City → |
| #1635 |
🇭🇳 Tela
Honduras
|
61.0 | Rainy season | 23.8°C 17.8 rain |
$1,165 | 0 | City → |
| #1636 |
🇲🇹 Marsaxlokk
Malta
|
61.0 | Shoulder season | 14.2°C 7.7 rain |
$3,217 | 0 | City → |
| #1637 |
🇲🇦 Asilah
Morocco
|
61.0 | Shoulder season | 13.3°C 7.9 rain |
$1,814 | 0 | City → |
| #1638 |
🇫🇯 Levuka
Fiji
|
61.0 | Rainy season | 26.8°C 27.7 rain |
$2,024 | 0 | City → |
| #1639 |
🇱🇨 Rodney Bay
Saint Lucia
|
61.0 | Rainy season | 25.8°C 19.9 rain |
$2,611 | 0 | City → |
| #1640 |
🇵🇹 Olhao
Portugal
|
61.0 | Shoulder season | 13.2°C 6.0 rain |
$2,826 | 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 → |