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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1641 |
🇨🇰 Avarua
Cook Islands
|
61.0 | Rainy season | 25.9°C 16.1 rain |
$4,090 | 0 | City → |
| #1642 |
🇲🇼 Nkhata Bay
Malawi
|
61.0 | Rainy season | 24.2°C 27.5 rain |
$648 | 0 | City → |
| #1643 |
🇯🇲 Ocho Rios
Jamaica
|
61.0 | Shoulder season | 24.7°C 15.7 rain |
$1,618 | 0 | City → |
| #1644 |
🇲🇦 Ouarzazate
Morocco
|
60.9 | Cold season | 9.7°C 1.4 rain |
$1,507 | 0 | City → |
| #1645 |
🇼🇸 Lalomanu
Samoa
|
60.9 | Rainy season | 26.6°C 27.3 rain |
$1,930 | 0 | City → |
| #1646 |
🇮🇩 Lake Toba
Indonesia
|
60.9 | Rainy season | 21.8°C 25.4 rain |
$1,394 | 0 | City → |
| #1647 |
🇧🇮 Ngozi
Burundi
|
60.9 | Rainy season | 18.9°C 17.2 rain |
$1,795 | 0 | City → |
| #1648 |
🇱🇧 Jounieh
Lebanon
|
60.9 | Shoulder season | 15.1°C 12.0 rain |
$1,931 | 0 | City → |
| #1649 |
🇵🇭 Sagada
Philippines
|
60.9 | Shoulder season | 16.6°C 10.6 rain |
$1,068 | 0 | City → |
| #1650 |
🇲🇾 Cyberjaya
Malaysia
|
60.9 | Rainy season | 25.8°C 22.8 rain |
$1,803 | 0 | City → |
| #1651 |
🇬🇶 Bata
Equatorial Guinea
|
60.9 | Rainy season | 25.7°C 25.2 rain |
$2,022 | 0 | City → |
| #1652 |
🇹🇳 Monastir
Tunisia
|
60.9 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 3.7 rain |
$1,571 | 0 | City → |
| #1653 |
🇮🇳 Delhi
India
|
60.9 | Shoulder season | 12.3°C 4.1 rain |
$1,928 | 0 | City → |
| #1654 |
🇹🇳 hammamet
Tunisia
|
60.9 | Shoulder season | 12.5°C 4.5 rain |
$798 | 0 | City → |
| #1655 |
🇦🇺 Coffs Harbour
Australia
|
60.9 | Rainy season | 22.7°C 19.0 rain |
$3,194 | 0 | City → |
| #1656 |
🇲🇾 Tioman Island
Malaysia
|
60.9 | Rainy season | 23.3°C 22.5 rain |
$1,727 | 0 | City → |
| #1657 |
🇨🇴 Montería
Colombia
|
60.9 | Shoulder season | 27.7°C 8.5 rain |
$1,944 | 0 | City → |
| #1658 |
🇵🇹 Portimão
Portugal
|
60.9 | Shoulder season | 12.8°C 6.8 rain |
$2,880 | 0 | City → |
| #1659 |
🇭🇰 Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
|
60.9 | Shoulder season | 14.9°C 3.9 rain |
$3,555 | 0 | City → |
| #1660 |
🇬🇹 Flores
Guatemala
|
60.8 | Shoulder season | 22.9°C 13.0 rain |
$2,004 | 0 | City → |
| #1661 |
🇱🇰 Dickwella
Sri Lanka
|
60.8 | Rainy season | 19.4°C 25.0 rain |
$2,276 | 0 | City → |
| #1662 |
🇨🇳 Haikou
China
|
60.8 | Shoulder season | 18.4°C 8.9 rain |
$1,494 | 0 | City → |
| #1663 |
🇬🇦 Libreville
Gabon
|
60.8 | Rainy season | 25.9°C 28.5 rain |
$3,329 | 0 | City → |
| #1664 |
🇳🇿 Gisborne
New Zealand
|
60.8 | Shoulder season | 18.3°C 15.5 rain |
$3,274 | 0 | City → |
| #1665 |
🇨🇩 Kinshasa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
60.8 | Rainy season | 25.7°C 16.3 rain |
$4,893 | 0 | City → |
| #1666 |
🇱🇰 Batticaloa
Sri Lanka
|
60.7 | Rainy season | 25.6°C 19.5 rain |
$1,398 | 0 | City → |
| #1667 |
🇨🇮 Assinie
Ivory Coast
|
60.7 | Rainy season | 27.2°C 17.0 rain |
$3,546 | 0 | City → |
| #1668 |
🇳🇿 Hokitika
New Zealand
|
60.7 | Shoulder season | 16.6°C 12.0 rain |
$3,741 | 0 | City → |
| #1669 |
🇯🇵 Ishigaki
Japan
|
60.7 | Shoulder season | 18.6°C 14.7 rain |
$1,660 | 0 | City → |
| #1670 |
🇪🇸 Nerja
Spain
|
60.7 | Shoulder season | 13.6°C 5.4 rain |
$2,410 | 0 | City → |
| #1671 |
🇮🇶 Baghdad
Iraq
|
60.7 | Shoulder season | 11.9°C 2.9 rain |
$3,138 | 0 | City → |
| #1672 |
🇸🇬 Marina Bay
Singapore
|
60.7 | Rainy season | 26.0°C 22.3 rain |
$4,485 | 0 | City → |
| #1673 |
🇵🇬 Kavieng
Papua New Guinea
|
60.7 | Rainy season | 27.5°C 23.0 rain |
$1,529 | 0 | City → |
| #1674 |
🇲🇺 Belle Mare
Mauritius
|
60.7 | Rainy season | 26.1°C 26.5 rain |
$2,001 | 0 | City → |
| #1675 |
🇨🇬 Pointe-Noire
Congo
|
60.7 | Rainy season | 25.8°C 22.6 rain |
$2,795 | 0 | City → |
| #1676 |
🇹🇻 Funafuti
Tuvalu
|
60.6 | Rainy season | 28.1°C 19.7 rain |
$2,052 | 0 | City → |
| #1677 |
🇺🇸 Phoenix
United States
|
60.6 | Shoulder season | 11.3°C 3.5 rain |
$5,005 | 0 | City → |
| #1678 |
🇦🇷 El Calafate
Argentina
|
60.6 | Shoulder season | 13.8°C 8.5 rain |
$1,942 | 0 | City → |
| #1679 |
🇩🇴 Constanza
Dominican Republic
|
60.6 | Shoulder season | 17.8°C 8.1 rain |
$1,374 | 0 | City → |
| #1680 |
🇧🇷 Porto de Galinhas
Brazil
|
60.6 | Rainy season | 26.6°C 20.3 rain |
$1,401 | 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 → |