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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2001 |
🇧🇾 Mogilev
Belarus
|
61.8 | Shoulder season | 12.3°C 9.9 rain |
$1,118 | 0 | City → |
| #2002 |
🇨🇬 Pointe-Noire
Congo
|
61.8 | Rainy season | 26.2°C 17.4 rain |
$2,795 | 0 | City → |
| #2003 |
🇸🇪 Helsingborg
Sweden
|
61.7 | Shoulder season | 11.9°C 11.0 rain |
$3,490 | 0 | City → |
| #2004 |
🇬🇧 Leicester
United Kingdom
|
61.7 | Shoulder season | 12.3°C 12.0 rain |
$3,480 | 0 | City → |
| #2005 |
🇦🇺 Kangaroo Island
Australia
|
61.7 | Shoulder season | 12.3°C 6.2 rain |
$5,388 | 0 | City → |
| #2006 |
🇳🇬 Warri
Nigeria
|
61.7 | Rainy season | 26.6°C 25.7 rain |
$1,001 | 0 | City → |
| #2007 |
🇨🇳 Lhasa
China
|
61.7 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 14.7 rain |
$1,634 | 0 | City → |
| #2008 |
🇧🇾 Grodno
Belarus
|
61.7 | Shoulder season | 12.4°C 9.9 rain |
$1,529 | 0 | City → |
| #2009 |
🇲🇲 Mrauk U
Myanmar
|
61.6 | Rainy season | 29.3°C 16.6 rain |
$752 | 0 | City → |
| #2010 |
🇫🇷 Saint-Malo
France
|
61.6 | Shoulder season | 13.6°C 10.5 rain |
$3,909 | 0 | City → |
| #2011 |
🇬🇧 Sheffield
United Kingdom
|
61.6 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 11.8 rain |
$3,943 | 0 | City → |
| #2012 |
🇳🇿 Whitianga
New Zealand
|
61.6 | Shoulder season | 14.1°C 12.2 rain |
$4,153 | 0 | City → |
| #2013 |
🇸🇪 Västerås
Sweden
|
61.6 | Shoulder season | 11.3°C 8.5 rain |
$3,236 | 0 | City → |
| #2014 |
🇸🇪 Luleå
Sweden
|
61.6 | Cold season | 7.3°C 7.0 rain |
$3,182 | 0 | City → |
| #2015 |
🇷🇼 Ruhengeri
Rwanda
|
61.6 | Rainy season | 17.3°C 17.0 rain |
$1,383 | 0 | City → |
| #2016 |
🇫🇮 Tampere
Finland
|
61.6 | Shoulder season | 10.3°C 9.5 rain |
$3,599 | 0 | City → |
| #2017 |
🇬🇧 Leeds
United Kingdom
|
61.6 | Shoulder season | 11.9°C 11.2 rain |
$4,344 | 0 | City → |
| #2018 |
🇧🇴 Samaipata
Bolivia
|
61.5 | Shoulder season | 15.2°C 9.7 rain |
$1,336 | 0 | City → |
| #2019 |
🇦🇹 Villach
Austria
|
61.5 | Shoulder season | 13.8°C 15.5 rain |
$3,068 | 0 | City → |
| #2020 |
🇧🇪 Bredene
Belgium
|
61.5 | Shoulder season | 12.9°C 10.5 rain |
$3,847 | 0 | City → |
| #2021 |
🇧🇪 De Haan
Belgium
|
61.5 | Shoulder season | 12.9°C 11.2 rain |
$3,969 | 0 | City → |
| #2022 |
🇸🇱 Bo
Sierra Leone
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 26.3°C 25.5 rain |
$1,268 | 0 | City → |
| #2023 |
🇵🇹 Angra do Heroismo
Portugal
|
61.5 | Rainy season | 16.2°C 20.5 rain |
$3,189 | 0 | City → |
| #2024 |
🇰🇬 Karakol
Kyrgyzstan
|
61.5 | Shoulder season | 12.0°C 14.7 rain |
$1,666 | 0 | City → |
| #2025 |
🇫🇮 Pietarsaari
Finland
|
61.5 | Cold season | 8.7°C 7.2 rain |
$2,987 | 0 | City → |
| #2026 |
🇸🇾 Aleppo
Syria
|
61.5 | Dry comfort window | 23.2°C 3.5 rain |
$170,282 | 0 | City → |
| #2027 |
🇺🇾 Jose Ignacio
Uruguay
|
61.4 | Shoulder season | 14.8°C 8.3 rain |
$2,010 | 0 | City → |
| #2028 |
🇬🇧 Bath
United Kingdom
|
61.4 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 13.4 rain |
$4,170 | 0 | City → |
| #2029 |
🇦🇴 Cabinda
Angola
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 26.3°C 16.8 rain |
$1,943 | 0 | City → |
| #2030 |
🇩🇰 Helsingor
Denmark
|
61.4 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 10.3 rain |
$2,999 | 0 | City → |
| #2031 |
🇮🇩 Tana Toraja
Indonesia
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 16.8°C 24.2 rain |
$1,491 | 0 | City → |
| #2032 |
🇲🇭 Ebeye
Marshall Islands
|
61.4 | Rainy season | 27.5°C 21.3 rain |
$5,280 | 0 | City → |
| #2033 |
🇰🇬 Cholpon-Ata
Kyrgyzstan
|
61.4 | Shoulder season | 12.8°C 14.7 rain |
$858 | 0 | City → |
| #2034 |
🇳🇿 Tauranga
New Zealand
|
61.4 | Shoulder season | 13.0°C 11.4 rain |
$4,197 | 0 | City → |
| #2035 |
🇱🇺 Pétange
Luxembourg
|
61.4 | Shoulder season | 12.8°C 12.2 rain |
$3,655 | 0 | City → |
| #2036 |
🇱🇷 Gbarnga
Liberia
|
61.3 | Rainy season | 25.6°C 23.4 rain |
$1,609 | 0 | City → |
| #2037 |
🇬🇧 Coventry
United Kingdom
|
61.3 | Shoulder season | 12.4°C 12.2 rain |
$3,950 | 0 | City → |
| #2038 |
🇯🇵 Karuizawa
Japan
|
61.3 | Shoulder season | 12.8°C 14.1 rain |
$2,724 | 0 | City → |
| #2039 |
🇫🇷 Saint-Jean-de-Luz
France
|
61.3 | Shoulder season | 15.4°C 15.3 rain |
$3,761 | 0 | City → |
| #2040 |
🇮🇪 Limerick
Ireland
|
61.3 | Shoulder season | 12.2°C 13.9 rain |
$4,125 | 0 | City → |
BEST BY REGION
Africa
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇲🇦 Marrakech
Morocco
|
82.5 | Dry comfort window | 23.0°C 2.1 rain |
$2,378 | 0 | City → |
| #2 |
🇲🇦 Taghazout
Morocco
|
81.7 | 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 |
🇦🇶 Palmer Station
Antarctica
|
36.0 | Rainy season | -3.2°C 20.5 rain |
$1,080 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇦🇶 Port Lockroy
Antarctica
|
35.5 | Rainy season | -3.3°C 17.8 rain |
$7,300 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇹🇫 Port-aux-Francais
French Southern Territories
|
35.5 | Rainy season | 4.3°C 16.8 rain |
$3,408 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇬🇸 Grytviken
South Georgia
|
35.1 | Rainy season | 0.3°C 22.8 rain |
$2,985 | 0 | City → |
Asia
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇮🇱 Tel Aviv
Israel
|
88.3 | Dry comfort window | 22.0°C 1.0 rain |
$5,690 | 22 | City → |
| #2 |
🇦🇪 Dubai
United Arab Emirates
|
84.5 | 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 |
🇹🇭 Chiang Mai
Thailand
|
81.5 | Rainy season | 28.1°C 21.7 rain |
$2,041 | 7 | City → |
| #5 |
🇮🇳 Bangalore
India
|
81.3 | Rainy season | 25.2°C 16.1 rain |
$1,693 | 75 | 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
|
89.2 | Shoulder season | 18.2°C 5.8 rain |
$4,541 | 67 | City → |
| #3 |
🇲🇹 Sliema
Malta
|
88.9 | Dry comfort window | 20.0°C 4.3 rain |
$3,469 | 36 | City → |
| #4 |
🇦🇿 Baku
Azerbaijan
|
85.6 | Shoulder season | 18.1°C 6.4 rain |
$1,650 | 11 | City → |
| #5 |
🇵🇹 Funchal
Portugal
|
83.3 | Shoulder season | 18.6°C 10.8 rain |
$2,261 | 8 | 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
|
88.9 | Hot season | 28.2°C 0.4 rain |
$5,005 | 17 | City → |
| #4 |
🇺🇸 Los Angeles
United States
|
87.1 | Shoulder season | 17.9°C 1.4 rain |
$5,965 | 78 | City → |
| #5 |
🇲🇽 Mexico City
Mexico
|
86.4 | Shoulder season | 20.5°C 11.0 rain |
$3,317 | 48 | 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
|
78.4 | 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 |
🇹🇱 Atauro Island
East Timor
|
75.0 | Shoulder season | 24.9°C 6.8 rain |
$1,250 | 0 | City → |
South America
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
|
85.0 | Shoulder season | 22.4°C 6.8 rain |
$2,664 | 6 | City → |
| #2 |
🇧🇷 São Paulo
Brazil
|
81.6 | Dry comfort window | 18.0°C 4.6 rain |
$2,603 | 36 | City → |
| #3 |
🇧🇷 Brasília
Brazil
|
80.2 | Dry comfort window | 20.4°C 0.8 rain |
$1,998 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇵🇪 Mancora
Peru
|
80.2 | Dry comfort window | 25.1°C 1.0 rain |
$2,213 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇧🇷 Chapada Diamantina
Brazil
|
80.0 | Dry comfort window | 20.6°C 0.6 rain |
$1,893 | 0 | 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 → |
| Wednesday 8K Run | 🇮🇳 Delhi | May 6 | View → |
| ClawCon Istanbul | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | May 6 | View → |
| Team1 x Blockfest - Avalanche Mixer | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | May 6 | View → |