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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #281 |
🇮🇳 Gokarna
India
|
73.8 | Dry comfort window | 25.7°C 1.7 rain |
$1,167 | 0 | City → |
| #282 |
🇲🇽 Aguascalientes
Mexico
|
73.8 | Shoulder season | 14.6°C 0.8 rain |
$2,293 | 0 | City → |
| #283 |
🇨🇷 Playa del Coco
Costa Rica
|
73.8 | Shoulder season | 27.7°C 4.5 rain |
$2,333 | 0 | City → |
| #284 |
🇿🇦 Montagu
South Africa
|
73.8 | Dry comfort window | 23.3°C 3.5 rain |
$1,448 | 0 | City → |
| #285 |
🇺🇬 Hoima
Uganda
|
73.8 | Dry comfort window | 23.1°C 1.9 rain |
$1,150 | 0 | City → |
| #286 |
🇨🇱 Valdivia
Chile
|
73.8 | Shoulder season | 16.7°C 5.0 rain |
$1,370 | 0 | City → |
| #287 |
🇸🇱 Makeni
Sierra Leone
|
73.8 | Shoulder season | 27.9°C 0.4 rain |
$1,207 | 0 | City → |
| #288 |
🇹🇩 N'Djamena
Chad
|
73.8 | Dry comfort window | 25.2°C 0.0 rain |
$3,126 | 0 | City → |
| #289 |
🇳🇮 Managua
Nicaragua
|
73.7 | Shoulder season | 27.6°C 4.5 rain |
$1,738 | 0 | City → |
| #290 |
🇱🇦 Vientiane
Laos
|
73.7 | Dry comfort window | 21.7°C 1.5 rain |
$1,740 | 0 | City → |
| #291 |
🇸🇻 El Tunco
El Salvador
|
73.7 | Shoulder season | 27.4°C 1.9 rain |
$2,030 | 0 | City → |
| #292 |
🇨🇴 Medellín
Colombia
|
73.7 | Shoulder season | 20.0°C 14.3 rain |
$2,948 | 0 | City → |
| #293 |
🇳🇬 Akure
Nigeria
|
73.6 | Dry comfort window | 26.6°C 0.4 rain |
$892 | 0 | City → |
| #294 |
🇳🇿 Blenheim
New Zealand
|
73.6 | Shoulder season | 17.8°C 5.4 rain |
$2,202 | 0 | City → |
| #295 |
🇭🇹 Port-au-Prince
Haiti
|
73.6 | Dry comfort window | 26.4°C 1.9 rain |
$3,466 | 0 | City → |
| #296 |
🇦🇪 Ras Al Khaimah
United Arab Emirates
|
73.6 | Dry comfort window | 19.5°C 2.7 rain |
$3,592 | 0 | City → |
| #297 |
🇲🇷 Nema
Mauritania
|
73.6 | Dry comfort window | 23.9°C 0.0 rain |
$1,449 | 0 | City → |
| #298 |
🇳🇦 Opuwo
Namibia
|
73.6 | Shoulder season | 24.1°C 6.6 rain |
$724 | 0 | City → |
| #299 |
🇮🇳 Coimbatore
India
|
73.6 | Shoulder season | 24.3°C 6.4 rain |
$1,095 | 0 | City → |
| #300 |
🇧🇩 Cox's Bazar
Bangladesh
|
73.5 | Dry comfort window | 19.8°C 1.2 rain |
$1,312 | 0 | City → |
| #301 |
🇸🇩 Kassala
Sudan
|
73.5 | Dry comfort window | 25.4°C 0.0 rain |
$2,408 | 0 | City → |
| #302 |
🇮🇳 Visakhapatnam
India
|
73.5 | Dry comfort window | 23.3°C 2.7 rain |
$1,351 | 0 | City → |
| #303 |
🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen
Mexico
|
73.5 | Shoulder season | 24.2°C 12.6 rain |
$3,267 | 0 | City → |
| #304 |
🇦🇺 Newcastle
Australia
|
73.5 | Shoulder season | 23.1°C 13.7 rain |
$4,610 | 0 | City → |
| #305 |
🇸🇦 Jizan
Saudi Arabia
|
73.5 | Dry comfort window | 26.0°C 1.4 rain |
$3,173 | 0 | City → |
| #306 |
🇵🇭 Manila
Philippines
|
73.5 | Shoulder season | 25.9°C 12.2 rain |
$2,039 | 0 | City → |
| #307 |
🇪🇸 Alicante
Spain
|
73.5 | Shoulder season | 12.4°C 2.3 rain |
$3,570 | 2 | City → |
| #308 |
🇸🇩 Omdurman
Sudan
|
73.4 | Dry comfort window | 23.5°C 0.0 rain |
$3,571 | 0 | City → |
| #309 |
🇹🇭 Koh Tao
Thailand
|
73.4 | Dry comfort window | 25.4°C 4.6 rain |
$1,336 | 0 | City → |
| #310 |
🇸🇦 Yanbu
Saudi Arabia
|
73.4 | Dry comfort window | 21.9°C 1.5 rain |
$3,389 | 0 | City → |
| #311 |
🇳🇬 Ilorin
Nigeria
|
73.4 | Shoulder season | 27.4°C 0.0 rain |
$1,087 | 0 | City → |
| #312 |
🇾🇪 Shibam
Yemen
|
73.4 | Dry comfort window | 20.0°C 0.0 rain |
$2,264 | 0 | City → |
| #313 |
🇨🇴 Taganga
Colombia
|
73.4 | Shoulder season | 27.4°C 2.5 rain |
$1,099 | 0 | City → |
| #314 |
🇸🇩 Khartoum
Sudan
|
73.3 | Dry comfort window | 23.8°C 0.0 rain |
$3,676 | 0 | City → |
| #315 |
🇲🇷 Atar
Mauritania
|
73.3 | Dry comfort window | 21.7°C 0.0 rain |
$1,411 | 0 | City → |
| #316 |
🇨🇻 Praia
Cape Verde
|
73.3 | Dry comfort window | 22.8°C 0.6 rain |
$1,133 | 0 | City → |
| #317 |
🇦🇼 Oranjestad
Aruba
|
73.3 | Shoulder season | 26.8°C 13.9 rain |
$3,406 | 0 | City → |
| #318 |
🇭🇹 Jacmel
Haiti
|
73.3 | Dry comfort window | 25.6°C 4.3 rain |
$2,042 | 0 | City → |
| #319 |
🇲🇽 Huatulco
Mexico
|
73.3 | Shoulder season | 25.0°C 6.0 rain |
$2,495 | 0 | City → |
| #320 |
🇵🇪 Mancora
Peru
|
73.3 | Dry comfort window | 25.8°C 3.5 rain |
$2,213 | 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 → |