1🇹🇭Chiang MaiThailand
~$1,120
5–35% progressive (remitted foreign income taxed since 2024) · Tropical mild · nomad visa
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Best cities for digital nomads
Cities in our dataset that run a remote-work or digital-nomad visa, ranked from the lowest cost of living. Each pairs a formal visa route with a cost base below most Western capitals.
Take the 2-minute quiz →2🇬🇪TbilisiGeorgia
~$1,200
20% flat (1% small-business regime for some) · Continental mild · nomad visa
3🇲🇾PenangMalaysia
~$1,200
0% on unremitted foreign income; MM2H long-stay visa · Tropical island · nomad visa
4🇦🇷Buenos AiresArgentina
~$1,200
Progressive 5–35% · Humid subtropical · nomad visa
~$1,280
5-year digital nomad visa, 0% on foreign income · Tropical · nomad visa
6🇨🇴MedellínColombia
~$1,280
Progressive 0–39%; national rate · Spring-like · nomad visa
7🇵🇭ManilaPhilippines
~$1,360
Progressive 0-35% · Tropical · nomad visa
8🇹🇭PhuketThailand
~$1,360
5–35% progressive (remitted foreign income taxed since 2024) · Tropical · nomad visa
9🇰🇪NairobiKenya
~$1,400
Progressive tax up to 35% · Temperate highland · nomad visa
10🇮🇩JakartaIndonesia
~$1,440
Progressive 5–35% · Tropical · nomad visa
11🇨🇴BogotáColombia
~$1,440
Progressive 0–39%; national rate · Cool highland · nomad visa
12🇿🇦JohannesburgSouth Africa
~$1,440
Progressive 18–45%; national rate · Subtropical highland · nomad visa
This list includes only cities in our dataset with a dedicated remote-work or digital-nomad visa, sorted by cost-of-living index (New York = 100). Budgets are indicative monthly estimates for one person.
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Which countries offer a digital nomad visa?
In our dataset, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia (Bali), Georgia, Panama, Mauritius and several EU states run remote-work or digital-nomad visa schemes. The ranked list above sorts the cities by cost of living.
What is the cheapest digital nomad city?
Among the cities above, the ones at the top of the list have the lowest cost-of-living index. Use the quiz or the budget calculator to check the numbers against your own situation.
These figures are indicative and based on public datasets. They are not tax advice. Consult a licensed tax advisor or financial professional before making relocation or employment decisions.