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Find the best cities for digital nomads
The Nomad HQ helps digital nomads find the city that actually fits their life.
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Find your city, your way
We rate every city on the things that matter most to digital nomads: cost of living, WiFi, safety, climate, visas and more. Match your priorities to a city with the Nomad Wheel, or browse and compare them all yourself.
Top-rated cities right now
Or start from what matters most
Not sure where to begin? We have 32 rankings, each built around one thing that matters, from the cheapest bases and fastest internet to the best cities for women, families and value, plus a ranking for every region and country.
Best valueMost quality of life per dollar
Cheapest citiesLowest monthly cost of living
For female nomadsSafety-led picks for women
Best for WiFiFastest, most reliable internet
Safest citiesHighest safety scores
For familiesSafe, clean, with room to roam
Or by region and country
Europe
Asia
Latin America
North America & the Caribbean
Oceania
Africa
Middle East
Spain
Portugal
Mexico
Colombia
Thailand
Vietnam
Indonesia
Italy
Browse all 32 rankings →
Prefer the big picture? See every city ranked S to F on the tier list, or explore cities by activity: surfing, diving, watersports and shopping.
Popular head-to-heads
Torn between two cities? See them side by side on the Nomad Score, monthly budget and all 13 categories.
Bangkok
Bali (Canggu)
Berlin
Free interactive tools
Plan the whole trip
From a single city to a months-long route: map it, budget it, time it, and rank it. No sign-up.
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Route Planner
Chain cities into a dated trip and get a month-by-month budget, the weather you will get, a packing list, and a Schengen 90/180 tracker.
Plan a route →Time Zone Finder
Find cities whose working hours overlap with your team back home, so calls land at noon, not 3am.
Check overlap →Decision Wheel
Dial in what matters to you across 13 factors and get matched to the cities that fit best.
Find your match →Compare Cities
Put two or three cities side by side across cost, wifi, safety and every other score.
Compare →World Map
See every rated city plotted where it actually is, and open any guide from the map.
Open the map →Tier List Maker
Drag cities into S through F tiers to build your own ranking, then share it with a link.
Build a tier list → NewBest Weather by Month
Pick a month and see which cities are warm and dry then, from five years of climate data.
Chase the sun → NewVisa Finder
Pick your passport and see where you can go visa-free, on arrival or with a nomad visa.
Check your passport → NewGeoarbitrage Calculator
Enter your income and see how much you could save living in each city.
Do the math →