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AR Buenos Aires Argentina	86
IN Delhi India	84
US Las Vegas United States	84
ES Valencia Spain	84

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AL Albania Unique Permit for Digital Mobile Workers	$610/mo
EC Ecuador Digital Nomad Visa (Visa Nómada)	$1,446/mo
ME Montenegro Digital Nomad Residence Permit	$1,460/mo
MU Mauritius Premium Visa	$1,500/mo

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GE Georgia Small Business Status (1% Tax)	1%
JE Jersey High Value Resident (HVR)	1%
UZ Uzbekistan IT Park Resident Status	1%
SO Somalia Presumptive Tax Regime (PTR)	1.5%

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ID Bandung Indonesia	$1,418/mo
VN Hoi An Vietnam	$1,431/mo
IN Goa India	$1,479/mo
KH Siem Reap Cambodia	$1,287/mo

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ZA Natania Nitzky The White Man’s Burden Cape Town	Oct 24
BR Por Dentro de um Data Center: Tour IBX São Paulo São Paulo	Oct 24
MT Blue Grotto Sliema	Oct 24
ES Saturday Afternoon Ping Pong 🏓 Madrid	Oct 24

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DK Odense Denmark	+142%
CN Sanya China	+117%
DE Bremen Germany	+116%

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ZA · ZAF · #24 · 36 cities

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Cape Town 6.7 score
Stellenbosch 6.5 score
Pretoria 6.3 score
Umhlanga 6.2 score
Camps Bay 6.2 score

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