Best cities for digital nomads
25 cities ranked for digital nomads. Composite score on visa, wifi, cost, climate, and community — each scored 1-5 (25 max).
Ranked from best to good
#1
Lisbon
Portugal
23/25
Visa 5 · Wifi 4 · Cost 4 · Climate 5 · Community 5
#2
Medellín
Colombia
23/25
Visa 4 · Wifi 4 · Cost 5 · Climate 5 · Community 5
#3
Chiang Mai
Thailand
22/25
Visa 4 · Wifi 4 · Cost 5 · Climate 4 · Community 5
#4
Buenos Aires
Argentina
22/25
Visa 5 · Wifi 4 · Cost 5 · Climate 4 · Community 4
#5
Bangkok
Thailand
21/25
Visa 4 · Wifi 4 · Cost 5 · Climate 3 · Community 5
#6
Mexico City
Mexico
21/25
Visa 3 · Wifi 4 · Cost 4 · Climate 5 · Community 5
#7
Barcelona
Spain
21/25
Visa 4 · Wifi 4 · Cost 3 · Climate 5 · Community 5
#8
Tbilisi
Georgia
21/25
Visa 5 · Wifi 4 · Cost 5 · Climate 3 · Community 4
#9
Bali (Canggu/Ubud)
Indonesia
20/25
Visa 4 · Wifi 3 · Cost 4 · Climate 4 · Community 5
#10
Taipei
Taiwan
20/25
Visa 4 · Wifi 5 · Cost 4 · Climate 3 · Community 4
#11
Berlin
Germany
20/25
Visa 4 · Wifi 5 · Cost 3 · Climate 3 · Community 5
#12
São Paulo
Brazil
20/25
Visa 4 · Wifi 4 · Cost 4 · Climate 4 · Community 4
#13
Istanbul
Türkiye
19/25
Visa 3 · Wifi 4 · Cost 4 · Climate 4 · Community 4
#14
Prague
Czechia
19/25
Visa 3 · Wifi 5 · Cost 4 · Climate 3 · Community 4
#15
Budapest
Hungary
19/25
Visa 3 · Wifi 4 · Cost 5 · Climate 3 · Community 4
#16
Dubai
UAE
19/25
Visa 4 · Wifi 5 · Cost 3 · Climate 3 · Community 4
#17
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
19/25
Visa 3 · Wifi 4 · Cost 5 · Climate 3 · Community 4
#18
Zagreb
Croatia
18/25
Visa 4 · Wifi 4 · Cost 4 · Climate 3 · Community 3
#19
Amsterdam
Netherlands
18/25
Visa 3 · Wifi 5 · Cost 2 · Climate 3 · Community 5
#20
Cape Town
South Africa
18/25
Visa 4 · Wifi 3 · Cost 4 · Climate 4 · Community 3
#21
Bangalore
India
17/25
Visa 2 · Wifi 3 · Cost 5 · Climate 4 · Community 3
#22
Honolulu/Oahu
USA
16/25
Visa 2 · Wifi 4 · Cost 2 · Climate 5 · Community 3
#23
Singapore
Singapore
16/25
Visa 3 · Wifi 5 · Cost 1 · Climate 3 · Community 4
#24
Mumbai
India
16/25
Visa 2 · Wifi 3 · Cost 5 · Climate 3 · Community 3
#25
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
15/25
Visa 3 · Wifi 5 · Cost 1 · Climate 3 · Community 3