Destinations

Explore the World Your Way

World → continent → country → destination. One database behind every page, tool and calculator: change an estimate once and every view updates.

Budget filter: the monthly figure is our mid-range one-bedroom rent estimate plus three-quarters of the daily living estimate for 30 days. Month filter: WMO climate normals scored against a warm-and-dry preference, or the editorial best months where no station data exists. Safety: the country-level advisory is shown on each destination page.

Guatemala

Antigua Guatemala

Three volcanoes, a ruined colonial capital and the cheapest Spanish lessons in the Americas.

$33–$196/day Best Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr Nomad 3/5

Greece

Athens

The Acropolis above, a city of neighbourhood tavernas and rooftops below, and the islands beyond.

$64–$292/day Best Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct Nomad 4/5

Indonesia

Bali (Canggu and Ubud)

Surf, rice terraces, temples and the world's most crowded nomad scene.

$35–$235/day Best May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep Nomad 5/5

Thailand

Bangkok

The hinge of Southeast Asia: everyone passes through, and the smart ones stay a while.

$32–$208/day Best Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb Nomad 4/5

Spain

Barcelona

Beach, Gaudi, late nights and a city that has decided how many of you it wants.

$76–$372/day Best May, Jun, Sep, Oct Nomad 4/5

Hungary

Budapest

Thermal baths, ruin bars and a grand river city at Central Europe's best prices.

$54–$256/day Best Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct Nomad 5/5

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Paris on the Rio de la Plata: steak, tango, bookshops and a long tourist stamp.

$40–$223/day Best Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov Nomad 4/5

Colombia

Cartagena

Walled Caribbean beauty, Getsemani's street life and the Rosario islands offshore.

$43–$255/day Best Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr Nomad 3/5

Thailand

Chiang Mai

The original digital nomad capital, still the gentlest big town in Thailand.

$26–$165/day Best Nov, Dec, Jan Nomad 5/5

Peru

Cusco

The Inca capital at 3,400 metres, and the only sensible place to wait for your lungs before Machu Picchu.

$38–$211/day Best May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep Nomad 2/5

Vietnam

Hanoi

A thousand-year-old capital eaten one bowl of pho at a time.

$25–$165/day Best Oct, Nov, Mar, Apr Nomad 4/5

Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City

Saigon: nine million scooters, a thousand coffee shops and the fastest-moving city in the region.

$28–$180/day Best Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar Nomad 4/5

Türkiye (Turkey)

Istanbul

Two continents, sixteen million people and a Bosphorus ferry for the price of a simit.

$49–$248/day Best Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct Nomad 4/5

Portugal

Lisbon

Seven hills, Atlantic light and Europe's most established nomad capital.

$69–$317/day Best Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct Nomad 5/5

Colombia

Medellín

The city of eternal spring, a metro that transformed it and South America's biggest nomad scene.

$38–$208/day Best Dec, Jan, Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug Nomad 5/5

Mexico

Mexico City

A world capital of food, art and neighbourhood life at 2,240 metres.

$43–$243/day Best Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar Nomad 5/5

Thailand

Pai

A valley town of 762 curves, waterfalls and hammocks where days stop being counted.

$25–$136/day Best Nov, Dec, Jan Nomad 2/5

Mexico

Playa del Carmen

Caribbean beach, cenotes and the Riviera Maya's easiest long-stay base.

$50–$280/day Best Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr Nomad 4/5

Czechia

Prague

Spires, beer and a city that was never bombed into modernity.

$57–$270/day Best Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct Nomad 4/5

Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

Beaches between granite peaks and rainforest: the most beautiful city setting on earth.

$45–$257/day Best Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov Nomad 4/5

South Korea

Seoul

Mountains inside the city limits, the fastest internet on earth, and a 24-hour food culture.

$52–$295/day Best Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov Nomad 4/5

Cambodia

Siem Reap

Angkor's gateway, and a quietly excellent town to live in after the temples are done.

$27–$160/day Best Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb Nomad 3/5

Croatia

Split

A Roman palace turned living city, with the islands of the Adriatic at the end of the pier.

$70–$332/day Best May, Jun, Sep Nomad 4/5

Albania

Tirana

The Balkans' most colourful capital, a year-long welcome for Americans, and a coast and mountains no one has priced in yet.

$41–$189/day Best Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct Nomad 4/5

Daily figures are per person, USD, editorial estimates dated on each destination page (backpacker to comfortable tier). “Best” months combine WMO normals with editorial judgement. Nomad scores are editorial assessments out of five, not visitor ratings.