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Best cities with a digital nomad visa and warm winters

35 of the 148 cities we cover make this list, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai ranks first. Cheapest: Denpasar at $787/mo all-in. Most pleasant year-round: Bogotá, 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 🇹🇭 Chiang MaiThailand $1,041 82
2 🇲🇾 PenangMalaysia $925 81
3 🇪🇸 Las PalmasSpain $1,818 79
4 🇧🇷 FlorianópolisBrazil $1,256 76
5 🇧🇷 CuritibaBrazil $1,106 74
6 🇧🇷 Belo HorizonteBrazil $1,160 74
7 🇹🇭 PhuketThailand $1,361 74
8 🇹🇭 BangkokThailand $1,367 73
9 🇵🇾 AsunciónParaguay $1,205 72
10 🇨🇴 MedellínColombia $1,644 72
11 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates $2,940 72
12 🇨🇴 BogotáColombia $1,344 71
13 🇧🇷 Porto AlegreBrazil $1,088 70
14 🇵🇪 LimaPeru $1,345 70
15 🇮🇩 DenpasarIndonesia $787 69
16 🇲🇾 Kuala LumpurMalaysia $1,246 69
17 🇨🇷 San JoséCosta Rica $1,991 69
18 🇧🇷 São PauloBrazil $1,390 68
19 🇦🇷 Buenos AiresArgentina $1,641 67
20 🇨🇴 CartagenaColombia ≈$1,844 67
21 🇵🇦 Panama CityPanama $2,114 67
22 🇦🇷 CórdobaArgentina $1,292 66
23 🇺🇾 MontevideoUruguay $1,688 66
24 🇦🇪 DubaiUnited Arab Emirates $3,593 66
25 🇧🇷 FortalezaBrazil $995 65
26 🇦🇷 MendozaArgentina $1,131 64
27 🇺🇾 Punta del EsteUruguay ≈$1,945 64ⓘ
28 🇧🇷 Rio de JaneiroBrazil $1,485 63
29 🇵🇭 ManilaPhilippines $1,122 61
30 🇮🇩 JakartaIndonesia $827 58
31 🇱🇰 ColomboSri Lanka $1,047 58
32 🇰🇪 NairobiKenya $1,000 57
33 🇮🇩 UbudIndonesia ≈$1,134 54ⓘ
34 🇿🇦 Cape TownSouth Africa $1,796 52
35 🇮🇩 BaliIndonesia $1,616 49

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