Digital Nomad Cities by Affordability: Tier List

This tier list places every city by its Affordability score alone, our 1 to 10 rating for affordability. It is one of the 13 factors behind the overall Nomad Score, isolated here so you can see which cities lead on affordability and which lag.

Tiers follow the Affordability score: S is 9 to 10, A is 8, B is 7, C is 6, D is 5, F is below 5. Tap any city for its full breakdown, or see the all-round tier list and the ranked lists.

S9.0 and up54 cities

PokharaPrizrenQuy NhonSapaMalangSemarangSucreCochabambaSoloMedanMakassarIloiloCan ThoHueNinh BinhVang ViengBattambangYazdSiem ReapKathmanduCairoSanta CruzLa PazAsunciónYogyakartaHoi AnVientianeJaipurWeligamaIpohTunisTaghazoutChefchaouenMostarOhridSarandëKutaisiGyumriPaiKampotDa LatMalaccaVilcabambaHuanchacoKanchanaburiBaguioDavaoSihanoukvillePereiraTrujilloMar del PlataLuxorAlexandriaKampala

A8.0 to 8.969 cities

HanoiDa NangCebuPhnom PenhGoaColomboMarrakechCasablancaKigaliCuscoQuitoPodgoricaTiranaSarajevoSkopjeYerevanBatumiKochiPuneNha TrangArequipaCórdobaMendozaGuanajuatoMontañitaCuencaCaliLake AtitlánDar es SalaamZanzibarEssaouiraAddis AbabaPlovdivTarifaPhu QuocRabatKlaipėdaSibiuBrașovTimișoaraVarnaNovi SadCappadociaAqabaLuang PrabangKota KinabaluPalawanDumagueteEl NidoBandungSurabayaNusa PenidaMáncoraChiang RaiPattayaKhao LakKuchingJohor BahruMazatlánLeónManizalesBarranquillaGuayaquilRosarioRecifePraiaWindhoekMaputoArusha

B7.0 to 7.968 cities

MedellínChiang MaiTbilisiBuenos AiresKuala LumpurHo Chi Minh CityBelgradeOaxacaPenangManilaMumbaiBangaloreAccraNairobiLimaBogotáValparaísoGuadalajaraAntiguaKrakowBucharestCluj-NapocaSofiaRigaVilniusBakuAntalyaUbudMéridaGdańskWrocławLangkawiHua HinSanta MartaSalvadorBarilocheSanto DomingoPuerto EscondidoBoqueteJohannesburgDakarAmmanBeirutFuerteventuraGijónPoznańBariCataniaGranadaCoimbraTartuKaunasKošicePulaRhodesFethiyeIzmirKrabiSiargaoBoracayLombokZaragozaSanurTainanGwangjuDaeguQuerétaroRamallah

C6.0 to 6.950 cities

Bali (Canggu)Mexico CityBudapestCape TownSplitMontevideoBangkokLagosCartagenaPuerto VallartaSan JoséPalermoThessalonikiCreteWarsawIstanbulKoh PhanganSan Miguel de AllendeZagrebBrnoFaroKoh SamuiJeju IslandFlorianópolisSão PauloSayulitaMauritiusMuscatEriceiraCangguLeipzigNaplesCádizPonta DelgadaBratislavaKotorZadarBledPiranChaniaBodrumLecceTriesteAlicanteLeuvenGrenobleKaohsiungCancúnSalalahSuva

D5.0 to 5.947 cities

TallinnPlaya del CarmenLas PalmasPragueTaipeiSantiagoTamarindoPanama CityValenciaSevilleMálagaTenerifeAthensCyprusPhuketLjubljanaGhentBusanSapporoVallettaToulouseMontpellierMarseilleNantesDresdenGrazBolognaTurinVeronaGironaFunchalGlasgowBrugesMaastrichtEindhovenTamperePaphosEilatManamaGenoaYorkTurkuOuluGroningenNurembergHiroshimaKanazawa

Fbelow 5.0122 cities

PortoSeoulSan JuanViennaManchesterEdinburghLyonRomeFlorenceMadridBrusselsDubrovnikRotterdamUtrechtHamburgCorkAntwerpOsakaKyotoFukuokaShenzhenNagoyaMontrealTulumPunta CanaAdelaideWellingtonChristchurchCairnsHobartBilbaoBordeauxAnnecyCologneHeidelbergSalzburgInnsbruckPalma de MallorcaMarbellaCascaisBrightonBristolGalwaySantoriniHaifaSan SebastiánBathThe HagueStuttgartDüsseldorfFreiburgStrasbourgAix-en-ProvenceRiyadhJeddahLisbonBarcelonaBerlinTokyoAustinVancouverMelbourneAucklandNiceMilanHelsinkiPortlandDohaBrisbanePerthQueenstownGold CoastByron BayMunichFrankfurtIbizaGothenburgMalmöAarhusOxfordCambridgeNashvilleCalgaryVictoriaOttawaKuwait CityDarwinCanberraNouméaDubaiAmsterdamSingaporeMiamiSydneyTel AvivDublinParisHong KongCopenhagenStockholmOsloReykjavikDenverTorontoSeattleAbu DhabiStavangerBaselBergenTrondheimTromsøSan DiegoLos AngelesChicagoBostonZurichGenevaLondonLausanneLucerneLuxembourg CityNew York