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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #801 |
🇰🇪 Eldoret
Kenya
|
68.0 | Shoulder season | 17.3°C 11.6 rain |
$1,603 | 0 | City → |
| #802 |
🇪🇬 Aswan
Egypt
|
68.0 | Hot season | 32.0°C 0.0 rain |
$762 | 0 | City → |
| #803 |
🇮🇹 Vernazza
Italy
|
68.0 | Shoulder season | 17.6°C 14.5 rain |
$3,679 | 0 | City → |
| #804 |
🇮🇳 Nagpur
India
|
67.9 | Hot season | 33.2°C 5.2 rain |
$903 | 0 | City → |
| #805 |
🇹🇭 Prachuap Khiri Khan
Thailand
|
67.9 | Rainy season | 28.8°C 20.3 rain |
$1,059 | 0 | City → |
| #806 |
🇲🇬 Fort Dauphin
Madagascar
|
67.9 | Shoulder season | 21.9°C 8.3 rain |
$1,916 | 0 | City → |
| #807 |
🇵🇦 Playa Venao
Panama
|
67.9 | Rainy season | 26.9°C 26.9 rain |
$2,210 | 0 | City → |
| #808 |
🇵🇦 Pedasi
Panama
|
67.9 | Rainy season | 26.7°C 25.7 rain |
$2,240 | 0 | City → |
| #809 |
🇲🇺 Curepipe
Mauritius
|
67.9 | Rainy season | 20.2°C 21.5 rain |
$2,263 | 0 | City → |
| #810 |
🇪🇨 Tena
Ecuador
|
67.9 | Rainy season | 22.7°C 25.5 rain |
$1,140 | 0 | City → |
| #811 |
🇱🇰 Hikkaduwa
Sri Lanka
|
67.9 | Rainy season | 27.3°C 28.8 rain |
$1,157 | 0 | City → |
| #812 |
🇵🇭 Davao City
Philippines
|
67.9 | Rainy season | 27.1°C 26.3 rain |
$1,585 | 0 | City → |
| #813 |
🇲🇾 Cyberjaya
Malaysia
|
67.9 | Rainy season | 27.3°C 22.6 rain |
$1,803 | 0 | City → |
| #814 |
🇰🇪 Mombasa
Kenya
|
67.9 | Rainy season | 26.4°C 19.9 rain |
$1,858 | 0 | City → |
| #815 |
🇨🇱 Vina del Mar
Chile
|
67.9 | Shoulder season | 14.1°C 3.5 rain |
$2,688 | 0 | City → |
| #816 |
🇭🇰 Wong Chuk Hang
Hong Kong
|
67.9 | Rainy season | 25.5°C 21.9 rain |
$3,861 | 0 | City → |
| #817 |
🇷🇺 Chelyabinsk
Russia
|
67.9 | Shoulder season | 13.6°C 7.2 rain |
$1,797 | 0 | City → |
| #818 |
🇸🇿 Piggs Peak
Eswatini
|
67.9 | Shoulder season | 15.4°C 6.0 rain |
$955 | 0 | City → |
| #819 |
🇸🇦 Al Baha
Saudi Arabia
|
67.9 | Hot season | 33.9°C 0.4 rain |
$2,107 | 0 | City → |
| #820 |
🇯🇵 Sendai
Japan
|
67.9 | Shoulder season | 15.6°C 10.5 rain |
$2,013 | 0 | City → |
| #821 |
🇧🇮 Bujumbura
Burundi
|
67.9 | Shoulder season | 23.0°C 12.8 rain |
$1,009 | 0 | City → |
| #822 |
🇱🇦 Luang Prabang
Laos
|
67.9 | Rainy season | 27.9°C 19.0 rain |
$1,713 | 0 | City → |
| #823 |
🇨🇷 Puerto Viejo
Costa Rica
|
67.9 | Rainy season | 25.4°C 25.2 rain |
$1,963 | 0 | City → |
| #824 |
🇮🇹 Spoleto
Italy
|
67.9 | Shoulder season | 16.3°C 12.0 rain |
$2,952 | 0 | City → |
| #825 |
🇺🇸 Madison
United States
|
67.9 | Shoulder season | 15.3°C 8.3 rain |
$3,690 | 0 | City → |
| #826 |
🇬🇩 Lance aux Epines
Grenada
|
67.9 | Rainy season | 27.4°C 16.6 rain |
$2,122 | 0 | City → |
| #827 |
🇮🇹 Vicenza
Italy
|
67.9 | Shoulder season | 16.9°C 14.7 rain |
$3,056 | 0 | City → |
| #828 |
🇭🇷 Mali Losinj
Croatia
|
67.9 | Shoulder season | 17.3°C 9.3 rain |
$3,114 | 0 | City → |
| #829 |
🇷🇪 Saint-Gilles
Reunion
|
67.9 | Rainy season | 23.9°C 17.4 rain |
$3,414 | 0 | City → |
| #830 |
🇵🇭 Tagaytay
Philippines
|
67.8 | Rainy season | 24.7°C 20.5 rain |
$1,709 | 0 | City → |
| #831 |
🇬🇪 Batumi
Georgia
|
67.8 | Shoulder season | 16.3°C 12.8 rain |
$1,716 | 0 | City → |
| #832 |
🇨🇳 Shenzhen
China
|
67.8 | Rainy season | 25.4°C 19.0 rain |
$2,609 | 0 | City → |
| #833 |
🇨🇷 Playa Samara
Costa Rica
|
67.8 | Rainy season | 26.9°C 26.5 rain |
$1,665 | 0 | City → |
| #834 |
🇸🇻 El Tunco
El Salvador
|
67.8 | Rainy season | 28.3°C 18.6 rain |
$2,030 | 0 | City → |
| #835 |
🇦🇺 Yamba
Australia
|
67.8 | Shoulder season | 17.2°C 13.7 rain |
$2,856 | 0 | City → |
| #836 |
🇫🇷 Strasbourg
France
|
67.8 | Shoulder season | 15.1°C 11.6 rain |
$3,443 | 0 | City → |
| #837 |
🇲🇾 Alor Setar
Malaysia
|
67.8 | Rainy season | 27.4°C 25.4 rain |
$1,229 | 0 | City → |
| #838 |
🇦🇷 La Plata
Argentina
|
67.8 | Shoulder season | 13.4°C 5.8 rain |
$1,452 | 0 | City → |
| #839 |
🇺🇾 Carmelo
Uruguay
|
67.8 | Shoulder season | 14.2°C 6.4 rain |
$2,805 | 0 | City → |
| #840 |
🇧🇴 Sorata
Bolivia
|
67.8 | Shoulder season | 14.0°C 4.3 rain |
$1,040 | 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 → |