BUDGET-FRIENDLY DIGITAL NOMAD CITIES IN MAY
Find Budget-friendly digital nomad destinations in May, ranked by seasonal weather, cost, events, hub activity, and air quality.
DESTINATIONS
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #401 |
🇱🇾 Sabratha
Libya
|
72.5 | Dry comfort window | 23.2°C 2.3 rain |
$955 | 0 | City → |
| #402 |
🇲🇺 Pereybere
Mauritius
|
72.5 | Shoulder season | 24.8°C 9.3 rain |
$2,717 | 0 | City → |
| #403 |
🇿🇦 Nelspruit
South Africa
|
72.5 | Shoulder season | 17.1°C 5.6 rain |
$2,061 | 0 | City → |
| #404 |
🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale
United States
|
72.5 | Shoulder season | 26.0°C 14.3 rain |
$3,630 | 0 | City → |
| #405 |
🇨🇦 Calgary
Canada
|
72.5 | Shoulder season | 10.7°C 9.9 rain |
$4,108 | 20 | City → |
| #406 |
🇨🇳 Shanghai
China
|
72.4 | Shoulder season | 20.5°C 9.9 rain |
$3,211 | 0 | City → |
| #407 |
🇺🇸 Jacksonville
United States
|
72.4 | Shoulder season | 24.4°C 10.1 rain |
$2,660 | 0 | City → |
| #408 |
🇺🇸 Seattle
United States
|
72.4 | Shoulder season | 12.8°C 9.9 rain |
$5,410 | 63 | City → |
| #409 |
🇺🇸 Naples
United States
|
72.4 | Shoulder season | 26.3°C 11.2 rain |
$4,550 | 0 | City → |
| #410 |
🇹🇭 Pattaya
Thailand
|
72.4 | Rainy season | 29.1°C 20.5 rain |
$2,038 | 2 | City → |
| #411 |
🇮🇹 Cefalu
Italy
|
72.4 | Shoulder season | 19.7°C 9.1 rain |
$3,079 | 0 | City → |
| #412 |
🇦🇪 Saadiyat Island
United Arab Emirates
|
72.3 | Hot season | 30.7°C 0.2 rain |
$7,393 | 0 | City → |
| #413 |
🇭🇷 Supetar
Croatia
|
72.2 | Shoulder season | 19.3°C 10.6 rain |
$2,906 | 0 | City → |
| #414 |
🇰🇿 Nur-Sultan
Kazakhstan
|
72.2 | Shoulder season | 15.4°C 5.8 rain |
$1,923 | 0 | City → |
| #415 |
🇲🇽 Cancún
Mexico
|
72.2 | Shoulder season | 27.8°C 10.8 rain |
$2,945 | 0 | City → |
| #416 |
🇰🇷 Andong
South Korea
|
72.2 | Shoulder season | 18.1°C 9.1 rain |
$2,022 | 0 | City → |
| #417 |
🇺🇸 Reno
United States
|
72.2 | Shoulder season | 15.2°C 4.8 rain |
$3,580 | 0 | City → |
| #418 |
🇭🇳 San Pedro Sula
Honduras
|
72.1 | Hot season | 28.9°C 7.0 rain |
$2,255 | 0 | City → |
| #419 |
🇯🇵 Nagoya
Japan
|
72.1 | Shoulder season | 18.3°C 12.6 rain |
$2,236 | 0 | City → |
| #420 |
🇬🇼 Bolama
Guinea-Bissau
|
72.1 | Shoulder season | 27.8°C 2.1 rain |
$1,430 | 0 | City → |
| #421 |
🇩🇴 La Romana
Dominican Republic
|
72.1 | Shoulder season | 26.4°C 13.4 rain |
$1,686 | 0 | City → |
| #422 |
🇦🇫 Kandahar
Afghanistan
|
72.1 | Shoulder season | 27.7°C 0.4 rain |
$1,849 | 0 | City → |
| #423 |
🇬🇷 Corfu
Greece
|
72.1 | Shoulder season | 19.6°C 9.9 rain |
$3,148 | 0 | City → |
| #424 |
🇿🇦 Jeffreys Bay
South Africa
|
72.1 | Shoulder season | 16.8°C 5.2 rain |
$1,403 | 0 | City → |
| #425 |
🇺🇸 Boise
United States
|
72.1 | Shoulder season | 15.3°C 7.7 rain |
$4,465 | 0 | City → |
| #426 |
🇦🇺 Airlie Beach
Australia
|
72.0 | Shoulder season | 21.6°C 11.6 rain |
$5,346 | 0 | City → |
| #427 |
🇷🇺 Samara
Russia
|
72.0 | Shoulder season | 15.3°C 6.0 rain |
$2,355 | 0 | City → |
| #428 |
🇭🇷 Cres
Croatia
|
72.0 | Shoulder season | 18.4°C 10.5 rain |
$2,906 | 0 | City → |
| #429 |
🇵🇰 Abbottabad
Pakistan
|
71.9 | Shoulder season | 22.7°C 9.1 rain |
$929 | 0 | City → |
| #430 |
🇸🇽 Simpson Bay
Sint Maarten
|
71.9 | Shoulder season | 26.9°C 9.1 rain |
$4,017 | 0 | City → |
| #431 |
🇲🇪 Tivat
Montenegro
|
71.9 | Shoulder season | 18.7°C 13.2 rain |
$2,429 | 0 | City → |
| #432 |
🇲🇪 Kotor
Montenegro
|
71.9 | Shoulder season | 18.7°C 13.2 rain |
$2,486 | 0 | City → |
| #433 |
🇰🇿 Aktobe
Kazakhstan
|
71.9 | Shoulder season | 15.7°C 6.2 rain |
$1,534 | 0 | City → |
| #434 |
🇲🇹 Għajnsielem
Malta
|
71.9 | Dry comfort window | 18.3°C 3.9 rain |
$2,660 | 0 | City → |
| #435 |
🇷🇼 Nyagatare
Rwanda
|
71.9 | Shoulder season | 21.4°C 10.5 rain |
$355 | 0 | City → |
| #436 |
🇨🇩 Mbuji-Mayi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
71.8 | Dry comfort window | 26.6°C 4.5 rain |
$854 | 0 | City → |
| #437 |
🇹🇹 Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
|
71.8 | Shoulder season | 27.2°C 14.5 rain |
$2,468 | 0 | City → |
| #438 |
🇲🇼 Blantyre
Malawi
|
71.8 | Shoulder season | 18.7°C 5.2 rain |
$1,670 | 0 | City → |
| #439 |
🇦🇺 Noosa Heads
Australia
|
71.8 | Shoulder season | 19.2°C 14.1 rain |
$6,141 | 0 | City → |
| #440 |
🇮🇳 Diu
India
|
71.8 | Hot season | 30.2°C 3.5 rain |
$489 | 0 | City → |
BEST BY REGION
Africa
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇲🇦 Marrakech
Morocco
|
81.6 | Dry comfort window | 23.0°C 2.1 rain |
$2,378 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇲🇦 Taghazout
Morocco
|
81.2 | Dry comfort window | 21.5°C 0.4 rain |
$1,857 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇲🇦 Tamraght
Morocco
|
80.6 | Dry comfort window | 21.2°C 0.4 rain |
$2,036 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇲🇦 Taroudant
Morocco
|
80.6 | Dry comfort window | 23.5°C 0.4 rain |
$1,357 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇲🇦 Ouarzazate
Morocco
|
80.6 | Dry comfort window | 23.2°C 1.7 rain |
$1,507 | 0 | City → |
Antarctica
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇶 McMurdo Station
Antarctica
|
44.6 | Cold season | -26.6°C 3.9 rain |
$4,280 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇹🇫 Port-aux-Francais
French Southern Territories
|
35.5 | Rainy season | 4.3°C 16.8 rain |
$3,408 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇶 Villa Las Estrellas
Antarctica
|
34.7 | Rainy season | -2.0°C 17.6 rain |
$2,610 | 0 | City → |
Asia
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇮🇱 Tel Aviv
Israel
|
89.2 | Dry comfort window | 22.0°C 1.0 rain |
$5,690 | 22 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇪 Dubai
United Arab Emirates
|
85.3 | Hot season | 30.6°C 0.2 rain |
$5,242 | 34 | City → |
| #3 |
🇬🇪 Tbilisi
Georgia
|
82.1 | Shoulder season | 17.0°C 12.2 rain |
$2,170 | 54 | City → |
| #4 |
🇺🇿 Bukhara
Uzbekistan
|
81.6 | Dry comfort window | 25.7°C 2.3 rain |
$1,595 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇮🇱 Be'er Sheva
Israel
|
81.5 | Dry comfort window | 22.6°C 2.1 rain |
$3,289 | 0 | City → |
Europe
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇵🇹 Lisbon
Portugal
|
90.7 | Dry comfort window | 18.3°C 2.5 rain |
$3,963 | 74 | City → |
| #2 |
🇪🇸 Madrid
Spain
|
88.3 | Shoulder season | 18.2°C 5.8 rain |
$4,541 | 67 | City → |
| #3 |
🇵🇹 Funchal
Portugal
|
83.3 | Shoulder season | 18.6°C 10.8 rain |
$2,261 | 8 | City → |
| #4 |
🇨🇾 Larnaca
Cyprus
|
82.8 | Dry comfort window | 22.4°C 2.3 rain |
$3,354 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇵🇹 Tavira
Portugal
|
82.8 | Dry comfort window | 20.2°C 2.7 rain |
$3,715 | 0 | City → |
North America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇺🇸 Las Vegas
United States
|
91.8 | Dry comfort window | 25.9°C 0.6 rain |
$3,810 | 18 | City → |
| #2 |
🇺🇸 Sacramento
United States
|
91.4 | Dry comfort window | 20.4°C 1.7 rain |
$4,140 | 21 | City → |
| #3 |
🇺🇸 Phoenix
United States
|
89.8 | Hot season | 28.2°C 0.4 rain |
$5,005 | 17 | City → |
| #4 |
🇲🇽 Mexico City
Mexico
|
86.4 | Shoulder season | 20.5°C 11.0 rain |
$3,317 | 48 | City → |
| #5 |
🇺🇸 San Diego
United States
|
84.6 | Shoulder season | 16.6°C 1.9 rain |
$6,665 | 18 | City → |
Oceania
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇺 Broome
Australia
|
80.2 | Dry comfort window | 26.4°C 1.5 rain |
$5,807 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇺 Geraldton
Australia
|
78.9 | Shoulder season | 19.9°C 6.0 rain |
$4,226 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇺 Exmouth
Australia
|
77.7 | Dry comfort window | 24.1°C 3.9 rain |
$5,412 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇳🇿 Auckland
New Zealand
|
75.1 | Shoulder season | 14.8°C 13.4 rain |
$4,453 | 17 | City → |
| #5 |
🇫🇯 Coral Coast
Fiji
|
72.9 | Shoulder season | 26.5°C 11.0 rain |
$1,506 | 0 | City → |
South America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
|
85.9 | Shoulder season | 22.4°C 6.8 rain |
$2,664 | 6 | City → |
| #2 |
🇧🇷 São Paulo
Brazil
|
83.5 | Dry comfort window | 18.0°C 4.6 rain |
$2,603 | 36 | City → |
| #3 |
🇧🇷 Canoa Quebrada
Brazil
|
79.8 | Dry comfort window | 22.7°C 1.0 rain |
$1,932 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇵🇪 Ica
Peru
|
79.3 | Dry comfort window | 19.9°C 0.0 rain |
$1,536 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
Argentina
|
79.0 | Shoulder season | 13.7°C 5.0 rain |
$1,746 | 35 | City → |
EVENTS IN MAY
| Event | Place | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online webinar - New Employment Rules for Foreigners in Georgia | 🇬🇪 Tbilisi | May 5 | View → |
| Morning Yoga on the beach (FREE) mon-wed-fri | 🇺🇾 Montevideo | May 6 | View → |
| Digital Nomad Cowork & Community Dinner @Hoppin House | 🇰🇷 Seoul | May 6 | View → |
| Kickboxing | May 6 | View → | |
| European Coworking Day @ Locus Workspace: Short Movie + Talk by Swap Prague | 🇨🇿 Prague | May 6 | View → |
| Wednesday Coworking at Kind & Co, 16 Rue Delille, Nice | 🇫🇷 Nice | May 6 | View → |
| The Real Yield Summit | Fireside Chats & Luncheon at the RWA House | 🇺🇸 Miami | May 6 | View → |
| ClawCon Istanbul | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | May 6 | View → |
| Energipolitisk debatt med GeneratorAW | 🇸🇪 Stockholm | May 6 | View → |
| Team1 x Blockfest - Avalanche Mixer | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | May 6 | View → |