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Nomad Score Rankings

Every city scored on affordability, safety, internet, democracy, English ease, climate, and stability. No vibes. Just math.

Nomad Score is a composite 0–100 score. Affordability and safety each count for 25 pts. Internet, democracy, English ease, climate, and inflation make up the rest. It rewards cities that are good across the board — not just cheap or just safe.
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DebrecenHungaryTop pick🔒 Safe Haven

Hungary's second city. First place for peace and quiet.

$470/mo85% cheaper than NYC
104
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GothenburgSwedenTop pick Digital Republic

Sweden's second city and proud of it

$1121/moCoastal68% cheaper than NYC
90
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BudapestHungaryTop pick🔒 Safe Haven

Vienna's cooler, cheaper, bathwater-scented cousin

$662/mo81% cheaper than NYC
89
#4🇸🇪
MalmoSweden🔒 Safe Haven

Copenhagen next door, Swedish taxes. Choose wisely.

$857/moCoastal74% cheaper than NYC
88
#5🇸🇪
StockholmSweden Digital Republic

Design, darkness, and a 401k that actually slaps

$1549/mo58% cheaper than NYC
88
#6🇫🇷
MarseilleFrance🏄 Beach Bum

Rough around the edges. Gorgeous at sunrise.

$814/moCoastal74% cheaper than NYC
87
#7🇨🇦
MontrealCanada Digital Republic

Bilingual, bagels, and six months of winter character building

$1230/mo64% cheaper than NYC
86
#8🇮🇹
FlorenceItaly🏔️ Mountain Escape

A Renaissance museum with a city inside it

$1074/moMountains69% cheaper than NYC
86
#9🇵🇹
FaroPortugal🏄 Beach Bum

The Algarve's secret capital. Sun-soaked and unbothered.

$1078/moCoastal70% cheaper than NYC
85
#10🇵🇹
PortoPortugal Digital Republic

Port wine, tile facades, and the Atlantic at your feet

$1132/moCoastal226 Mbps70% cheaper than NYC
85
#11🇷🇸
Novi SadSerbia🚀 Rising Star

Festival town, bike-friendly, and suspiciously laid back

$543/mo84% cheaper than NYC
85
#12🇪🇸
ValenciaSpain🏄 Beach Bum

The city that invented paella and never lets you forget it

$1166/moCoastal69% cheaper than NYC
84
#13🇫🇷
LyonFrance🏔️ Mountain Escape

The real food capital of France. Paris knows it too.

$975/moMountains70% cheaper than NYC
84
#14🇮🇱
JerusalemIsrael Digital Republic

Three thousand years of history and one very contested breakfast spot

$1478/mo59% cheaper than NYC
83
#15🇵🇹
LisbonPortugal Digital Republic

The city that quietly became everyone's favourite move

$1547/moCoastal238 Mbps60% cheaper than NYC
83
#16🇫🇷
ParisFrance Digital Republic

Everyone's dream, everyone's rent nightmare

$1422/mo60% cheaper than NYC
82
#17🇮🇹
RomeItaly🔒 Safe Haven

Built in a day? No. Worth a lifetime? Absolutely.

$1226/mo66% cheaper than NYC
82
#18🇩🇪
MunichGermany🔒 Safe Haven

Beer gardens, BMWs, and Bavaria. Lederhosen optional.

$1597/mo56% cheaper than NYC
81
#19🇮🇱
HaifaIsrael🏄 Beach Bum

The city where everyone actually gets along. A miracle.

$816/moCoastal73% cheaper than NYC
81
#20🇦🇷
RosarioArgentina👑 Budget King

Che Guevara's hometown. Draw your own conclusions.

$158/mo94% cheaper than NYC
80
#21🇩🇪
HamburgGermany Digital Republic

Germany's gateway to the world, and also to excellent fish

$1167/mo65% cheaper than NYC
80
#22🇨🇦
TorontoCanada Digital Republic

The city that apologizes for its rent prices

$1850/mo51% cheaper than NYC
79
#23🇩🇪
BerlinGermany Digital Republic

Cheap rent (for now), world-class nightlife, infinite angst

$1299/mo63% cheaper than NYC
79
#24🇪🇸
BarcelonaSpain Digital Republic

Gaudi, beach, and a distinct lack of hurry

$1400/moCoastal62% cheaper than NYC
76
#25🇬🇪
BatumiGeorgia🚀 Rising Star

Black Sea vibes, casino glam, suspiciously cheap wine

$531/moCoastalMountains85% cheaper than NYC
76
#26🇮🇹
MilanItaly🔒 Safe Haven

Fashion, finance, and the best aperitivo scene on Earth

$1526/mo57% cheaper than NYC
76
#27🇹🇭
BangkokThailand🌴 Tropical Hub

Traffic that'll humble you, food that'll save you, city that'll enchant you

$500/mo87% cheaper than NYC
76
#28🇨🇦
VancouverCanada🏔️ Mountain Escape

California prices, Canadian healthcare. You do the math.

$2069/moCoastalMountains47% cheaper than NYC
75
#29🇪🇸
MadridSpain Digital Republic

Dinner at 10pm is a lifestyle, not a problem

$1461/mo61% cheaper than NYC
75
#30🇰🇷
SeoulSouth Korea Digital Republic

K-pop, BBQ, and the fastest internet on Earth. Coincidence? Absolutely not.

$1300/mo249 Mbps69% cheaper than NYC
75
#31🇷🇸
BelgradeSerbia🚀 Rising Star

The Balkans' party capital, open 24/7 since approximately always

$851/mo77% cheaper than NYC
75
#32🇦🇷
CordobaArgentina👑 Budget King

Argentina's second city, with first-class attitude

$381/mo88% cheaper than NYC
74
#33🇳🇱
The HagueNetherlands🏛️ Old World Charmer

Where international law goes to be politely ignored

$1321/moCoastal63% cheaper than NYC
74
#34🇹🇭
Chiang MaiThailand👑 Budget King

The original digital nomad city. Still the best.

$300/moMountains92% cheaper than NYC
74
#35🇲🇾
Kuala LumpurMalaysia🌴 Tropical Hub

World-class food, rock-bottom costs, and towers that pierce the clouds

$450/mo88% cheaper than NYC
73
#36🇪🇪
TallinnEstonia Digital Republic

Medieval old town, EU passport, e-residency, and somehow still underhyped

$900/moCoastal76% cheaper than NYC
72
#37🇯🇵
TokyoJapan Digital Republic

38 million people, zero litter, and a vending machine every 12 meters

$1400/mo65% cheaper than NYC
72
#38🇨🇿
PragueCzech Republic Digital Republic

Fairy-tale skyline, beer cheaper than water, and a lingering existential dread

$900/mo77% cheaper than NYC
71
#39🇦🇷
Buenos AiresArgentina👑 Budget King

Steak, tango, and an economy that keeps you humble

$488/mo85% cheaper than NYC
70
#40🇮🇩
BaliIndonesia🏄 Beach Bum

Rice paddies, temples, digital nomads, and an Instagram photo every ten steps

$350/moCoastal91% cheaper than NYC
69
#41🇳🇱
RotterdamNetherlands Digital Republic

Architecture that makes Amsterdam look boring. We said it.

$1605/mo54% cheaper than NYC
69
#42🇵🇱
KrakowPoland🏔️ Mountain Escape

Medieval charm at budget prices. The nomad community found it first.

$750/mo81% cheaper than NYC
69
#43🇵🇱
WarsawPoland🏔️ Mountain Escape

Rebuilt from rubble, now absolutely thriving. Europe is paying attention.

$900/mo78% cheaper than NYC
68
#44🇦🇹
ViennaAustria Digital Republic

Sachertorte, Sigmund Freud, and somehow the world's most liveable city

$1400/mo62% cheaper than NYC
67
#45🇨🇭
ZurichSwitzerland🏔️ Mountain Escape

The world's most liveable city. The world's most expensive city. Same city.

$2500/moMountains213 Mbps
67
#46🇨🇴
MedellinColombia🏔️ Mountain Escape

From cautionary tale to comeback story. The transformation is staggering.

$500/moMountains88% cheaper than NYC
67
#47🇿🇦
Cape TownSouth Africa🏄 Beach Bum

Table Mountain backdrop, world-class wine, and sunsets that don't quit

$500/moCoastalMountains87% cheaper than NYC
66
#48🇬🇷
AthensGreece🏄 Beach Bum

Cradle of democracy. Current state: complicated. The souvlaki is still excellent.

$900/moCoastal76% cheaper than NYC
65
#49🇬🇪
TbilisiGeorgia🚀 Rising Star

Ancient, chaotic, criminally underrated

$715/moMountains80% cheaper than NYC
64
#50🇲🇽
Mexico CityMexico👑 Budget King

20 million people, 2000 years of history, tacos at every corner. Let's go.

$700/mo84% cheaper than NYC
63
#51🇬🇧
EdinburghUnited Kingdom🏔️ Mountain Escape

Four seasons in one day, infinite charm

$1600/moCoastalMountains56% cheaper than NYC
62
#52🇬🇧
ManchesterUnited Kingdom Digital Republic

It rains. You stop caring. You love it anyway.

$1548/mo57% cheaper than NYC
61
#53🇮🇪
DublinIreland Digital Republic

Guinness, craic, and a tech salary that still can't cover rent

$2200/moCoastal44% cheaper than NYC
59
#54🇳🇱
AmsterdamNetherlands Digital Republic

Bikes, canals, and very liberal attitudes about most things

$2241/mo41% cheaper than NYC
59
#55🇺🇸
Los AngelesUnited States Digital Republic

Traffic, sunshine, and everyone's working on a script

$2433/moCoastal
59
#56🇹🇷
IstanbulTurkey🏄 Beach Bum

The only city straddling two continents. It's exactly as dramatic as it sounds.

$500/moCoastal87% cheaper than NYC
54
#57🇺🇸
ChicagoUnited States🏛️ Old World Charmer

New York energy, LA weather dreams, Midwest prices (kind of)

$2409/mo
54
#58🇸🇬
SingaporeSingapore🏄 Beach Bum

Impossibly clean, impossibly expensive, impossibly efficient. Pick two.

$2700/moCoastal279 Mbps40% cheaper than NYC
53
#59🇺🇸
New YorkUnited States Digital Republic

The city that'll break you, then make you miss it forever

$4113/moCoastal
50
#60🇦🇪
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates🏄 Beach Bum

0% income tax, 45°C summers, and a skyline that seems structurally impossible

$2200/moCoastal49% cheaper than NYC
46
#61🇬🇧
LondonUnited Kingdom Digital Republic

A world city that'll world-city your bank account

$2852/mo
45

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