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Best cheap cities with a digital nomad visa

35 of the 148 cities we cover make this list, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. 🇵🇪 Arequipa ranks first. Cheapest: Denpasar at $787/mo all-in. Most pleasant year-round: Arequipa, 12 months.

How this list is chosen

Ranked with the City Finder's default weights for cost, climate, safety, internet and visa-free stay. Change the weights in the City Finder →

35 cities, best fit first
Compare # City $/mo ☀️ Pleasant months🛡️ Safety 🛂 Visa ⭐ Fit
1 🇵🇪 ArequipaPeru $822 85
2 🇵🇪 CuscoPeru $832 85
3 🇹🇭 Chiang MaiThailand $1,041 82
4 🇲🇾 PenangMalaysia $925 81
5 🇪🇨 CuencaEcuador $952 80
6 🇷🇴 BucharestRomania $1,456 79
7 🇧🇷 FlorianópolisBrazil $1,256 76
8 🇲🇩 ChisinauMoldova $1,364 75
9 🇲🇪 PodgoricaMontenegro $1,370 75
10 🇪🇨 QuitoEcuador $1,036 74
11 🇧🇷 CuritibaBrazil $1,106 74
12 🇧🇷 Belo HorizonteBrazil $1,160 74
13 🇹🇭 PhuketThailand $1,361 74
14 🇹🇭 BangkokThailand $1,367 73
15 🇵🇾 AsunciónParaguay $1,205 72
16 🇨🇴 BogotáColombia $1,344 71
17 🇧🇷 Porto AlegreBrazil $1,088 70
18 🇰🇿 AstanaKazakhstan $1,212 70
19 🇵🇪 LimaPeru $1,345 70
20 🇮🇩 DenpasarIndonesia $787 69
21 🇧🇬 BanskoBulgaria ≈$1,170 69ⓘ
22 🇲🇾 Kuala LumpurMalaysia $1,246 69
23 🇧🇷 São PauloBrazil $1,390 68
24 🇦🇷 CórdobaArgentina $1,292 66
25 🇧🇷 FortalezaBrazil $995 65
26 🇲🇰 SkopjeNorth Macedonia $1,087 65
27 🇦🇷 MendozaArgentina $1,131 64
28 🇲🇪 KotorMontenegro ≈$1,390 63ⓘ
29 🇧🇷 Rio de JaneiroBrazil $1,485 63
30 🇰🇬 BishkekKyrgyzstan $1,051 62
31 🇵🇭 ManilaPhilippines $1,122 61
32 🇮🇩 JakartaIndonesia $827 58
33 🇱🇰 ColomboSri Lanka $1,047 58
34 🇰🇪 NairobiKenya $1,000 57
35 🇮🇩 UbudIndonesia ≈$1,134 54ⓘ

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