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๐ŸŒ Best-of list

Best safe cities with a digital nomad visa

39 of the 148 cities we cover make this list, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Chiang Mai ranks first. Cheapest: Denpasar at $787/mo all-in. Most pleasant year-round: Lisbon, 11 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 โ†’

39 cities, best fit first
Compare # City $/mo โ˜€๏ธ Pleasant months๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Safety ๐Ÿ›‚ Visa โญ Fit
1 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Chiang MaiThailand $1,041 82
2 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ TaipeiTaiwan $1,649 82
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ PenangMalaysia $925 81
4 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น EriceiraPortugal โ‰ˆ$1,575 80โ“˜
5 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด BucharestRomania $1,456 79
6 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Las PalmasSpain $1,818 79
7 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท ZagrebCroatia $1,821 79
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต OsakaJapan $1,524 76
9 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ SevilleSpain $1,712 76
10 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ AlicanteSpain $1,854 76
11 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท SplitCroatia $1,976 76
12 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ MalagaSpain $2,217 76
13 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ BudapestHungary $1,770 75
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น VilniusLithuania $1,771 75
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท SeoulSouth Korea $2,039 75
16 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น PortoPortugal $2,133 75
17 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ LjubljanaSlovenia $2,147 75
18 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ PhuketThailand $1,361 74
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป RigaLatvia $1,605 74
20 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PragueCzechia $2,157 74
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต TokyoJapan $2,242 74
22 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ BangkokThailand $1,367 73
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ TiranaAlbania $1,627 73
24 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ SofiaBulgaria $1,647 73
25 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ValenciaSpain $2,214 73
26 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น LisbonPortugal $2,512 73
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น VallettaMalta $2,370 72
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates $2,940 72
29 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ MadridSpain $2,529 71
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ AstanaKazakhstan $1,212 70
31 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช TallinnEstonia $1,921 70
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ DenpasarIndonesia $787 69
33 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ BanskoBulgaria โ‰ˆ$1,170 69โ“˜
34 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ LimassolCyprus $2,632 68
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช DubaiUnited Arab Emirates $3,593 66
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช MunichGermany $2,929 62
37 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด OsloNorway $3,555 61
38 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท DubrovnikCroatia โ‰ˆ$2,448 58โ“˜
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ ReykjavikIceland $4,048 53

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