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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #641 |
🇰🇲 Fomboni
Comoros
|
69.5 | Shoulder season | 26.3°C 14.9 rain |
$1,433 | 0 | City → |
| #642 |
🇸🇦 Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
|
69.5 | Hot season | 32.1°C 0.2 rain |
$3,640 | 0 | City → |
| #643 |
🇵🇷 Ponce
Puerto Rico
|
69.5 | Rainy season | 26.8°C 19.2 rain |
$3,260 | 0 | City → |
| #644 |
🇪🇸 Vigo
Spain
|
69.5 | Shoulder season | 16.3°C 11.4 rain |
$2,537 | 0 | City → |
| #645 |
🇨🇳 Hangzhou
China
|
69.5 | Shoulder season | 21.9°C 12.0 rain |
$2,145 | 0 | City → |
| #646 |
🇲🇾 Ipoh
Malaysia
|
69.4 | Rainy season | 27.1°C 22.8 rain |
$1,554 | 0 | City → |
| #647 |
🇷🇴 Galați
Romania
|
69.4 | Shoulder season | 16.9°C 8.9 rain |
$1,549 | 0 | City → |
| #648 |
🇵🇹 Vila Nova de Gaia
Portugal
|
69.4 | Shoulder season | 16.3°C 9.3 rain |
$3,697 | 0 | City → |
| #649 |
🇦🇺 Mildura
Australia
|
69.4 | Shoulder season | 13.3°C 2.5 rain |
$4,103 | 0 | City → |
| #650 |
🇷🇸 Niš
Serbia
|
69.4 | Shoulder season | 16.1°C 10.3 rain |
$1,943 | 0 | City → |
| #651 |
🇧🇱 Flamands
Saint Barthelemy
|
69.4 | Shoulder season | 26.9°C 8.7 rain |
$4,539 | 0 | City → |
| #652 |
🇻🇮 Cruz Bay
US Virgin Islands
|
69.4 | Shoulder season | 26.8°C 11.4 rain |
$4,580 | 0 | City → |
| #653 |
🇮🇩 Uluwatu
Indonesia
|
69.4 | Rainy season | 27.3°C 17.4 rain |
$2,694 | 0 | City → |
| #654 |
🇻🇨 Canouan
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
69.4 | Shoulder season | 27.2°C 9.3 rain |
$2,148 | 0 | City → |
| #655 |
🇦🇿 Lankaran
Azerbaijan
|
69.3 | Shoulder season | 18.6°C 10.6 rain |
$1,336 | 0 | City → |
| #656 |
🇹🇭 Koh Samui
Thailand
|
69.3 | Rainy season | 28.5°C 19.7 rain |
$2,163 | 0 | City → |
| #657 |
🇭🇺 Debrecen
Hungary
|
69.3 | Shoulder season | 16.1°C 9.7 rain |
$2,552 | 0 | City → |
| #658 |
🇦🇮 The Valley
Anguilla
|
69.3 | Shoulder season | 26.7°C 10.3 rain |
$2,593 | 0 | City → |
| #659 |
🇯🇵 Naoshima
Japan
|
69.3 | Shoulder season | 18.3°C 10.1 rain |
$2,153 | 0 | City → |
| #660 |
🇹🇼 Kenting
Taiwan
|
69.3 | Rainy season | 26.5°C 16.6 rain |
$2,501 | 0 | City → |
| #661 |
🇧🇿 Belmopan
Belize
|
69.3 | Hot season | 28.2°C 10.8 rain |
$2,420 | 0 | City → |
| #662 |
🇻🇬 Tortola
British Virgin Islands
|
69.3 | Shoulder season | 25.0°C 10.6 rain |
$3,260 | 0 | City → |
| #663 |
🇿🇦 Plettenberg Bay
South Africa
|
69.3 | Shoulder season | 15.4°C 5.6 rain |
$2,994 | 0 | City → |
| #664 |
🇰🇾 East End
Cayman Islands
|
69.3 | Shoulder season | 27.7°C 10.8 rain |
$5,731 | 0 | City → |
| #665 |
🇧🇷 Salvador
Brazil
|
69.2 | Rainy season | 25.5°C 21.5 rain |
$1,802 | 0 | City → |
| #666 |
🇵🇷 Rincon
Puerto Rico
|
69.2 | Rainy season | 26.6°C 24.2 rain |
$3,060 | 0 | City → |
| #667 |
🇿🇼 Nyanga
Zimbabwe
|
69.2 | Shoulder season | 14.3°C 0.8 rain |
$67 | 0 | City → |
| #668 |
🇧🇱 Gustavia
Saint Barthelemy
|
69.2 | Shoulder season | 26.9°C 8.7 rain |
$6,747 | 0 | City → |
| #669 |
🇻🇳 Hoi An
Vietnam
|
69.2 | Hot season | 28.6°C 13.7 rain |
$1,431 | 0 | City → |
| #670 |
🇮🇳 Anjuna
India
|
69.2 | Hot season | 29.2°C 12.8 rain |
$1,679 | 0 | City → |
| #671 |
🇧🇷 João Pessoa
Brazil
|
69.2 | Rainy season | 25.8°C 19.2 rain |
$1,608 | 0 | City → |
| #672 |
🇮🇹 Ravenna
Italy
|
69.2 | Shoulder season | 17.8°C 11.0 rain |
$3,206 | 0 | City → |
| #673 |
🇨🇺 Cienfuegos
Cuba
|
69.2 | Shoulder season | 27.3°C 13.9 rain |
$1,310 | 0 | City → |
| #674 |
🇨🇷 Escazú
Costa Rica
|
69.1 | Rainy season | 20.9°C 27.5 rain |
$2,322 | 0 | City → |
| #675 |
🇲🇾 Langkawi
Malaysia
|
69.1 | Rainy season | 26.6°C 26.3 rain |
$1,218 | 0 | City → |
| #676 |
🇹🇭 Krabi
Thailand
|
69.1 | Rainy season | 27.7°C 26.5 rain |
$1,916 | 0 | City → |
| #677 |
🇵🇱 Wroclaw
Poland
|
69.1 | Shoulder season | 14.1°C 9.5 rain |
$2,861 | 1 | City → |
| #678 |
🇧🇬 Sofia
Bulgaria
|
69.1 | Shoulder season | 15.0°C 12.0 rain |
$2,301 | 0 | City → |
| #679 |
🇮🇹 Modena
Italy
|
69.1 | Shoulder season | 18.0°C 12.2 rain |
$3,339 | 0 | City → |
| #680 |
🇺🇸 Baltimore
United States
|
69.1 | Shoulder season | 17.7°C 12.6 rain |
$4,135 | 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 → |