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Digital Nomad Cities by WiFi: Tier List

All 410 cities we rate, sorted into tiers from S to F by their WiFi score.

S · 9.0 and up · 48A · 8.0 to 8.9 · 66B · 7.0 to 7.9 · 86C · 6.0 to 6.9 · 82D · 5.0 to 5.9 · 88F · below 5.0 · 40

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

Tiers follow the WiFi 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What is this tier list based on?

Each city is placed purely by its WiFi score, our 1 to 10 rating for WiFi. S tier is 9 to 10, down to F for below 5.

Which cities are S tier?

Seoul, Singapore, Tallinn, Tokyo, Dubai, Amsterdam, Austin, Zurich, Geneva, Bucharest, Hong Kong, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Busan, Seattle, Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt, Basel, Eindhoven, Tampere, Oxford, Cambridge, Trondheim, Tromsø, Turku, Oulu, Groningen, The Hague, Luxembourg City, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Hiroshima, Gwangju, Daegu, San Diego, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Boston, Calgary, Victoria, Ottawa, Canberra. S tier is deliberately rare.

Is a lower-tier city a bad place to live?

Not necessarily. The tiers rank one dimension, so a lower-tier city can still be a great fit if it is strong in the things you care about most. Open any city to see its full breakdown.

How often is it updated?

It is generated directly from our city data, so it updates whenever scores change or new cities are added.