Stay is a short-term studio; living is two local meals a day plus three dinners out a week, cafés, transit plus four taxi rides a week, and a SIM.
1🇹🇭 Chiang Mai$1,232stay $721 · living $511 · local studio lease $318 · coffee $2.27 · meal $2.42
2🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City$1,302stay $862 · living $440 · local studio lease $380 · coffee $1.9 · meal $2.28
3🇻🇳 Da Nang$1,303stay $916 · living $387 · local studio lease $342 · coffee $1.71 · meal $1.9
4🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur$1,611stay $1,054 · living $557 · local studio lease $465 · coffee $3.26 · meal $2.79
5🇨🇴 Medellín$1,812stay $1,216 · living $596 · local studio lease $537 · coffee $2 · meal $3.9
6🇹🇭 Bangkok$1,823stay $1,236 · living $587 · local studio lease $545 · coffee $2.58 · meal $3.03
7🇮🇩 Bali$2,107stay $1,643 · living $464 · local studio lease $613 · coffee $2.45 · meal $2.15
8🇹🇭 Koh Phangan$2,208stay $1,623 · living $585 · local studio lease $606 · coffee $2.42 · meal $2.42
9🇬🇪 Tbilisi$2,229stay $1,259 · living $970 · local studio lease $556 · coffee $2.96 · meal $9.26
10🇦🇷 Buenos Aires$2,414stay $1,133 · living $1,281 · local studio lease $500 · coffee $3.57 · meal $10.7
11🇦🇲 Yerevan$2,445stay $1,402 · living $1,044 · local studio lease $619 · coffee $3.35 · meal $9.02
12🇹🇷 Istanbul$3,072stay $1,548 · living $1,525 · local studio lease $683 · coffee $4.63 · meal $11
13🇧🇬 Sofia$3,101stay $1,634 · living $1,467 · local studio lease $721 · coffee $3.02 · meal $14
14🇲🇽 Mexico City$3,443stay $2,315 · living $1,128 · local studio lease $1,022 · coffee $3.76 · meal $8.6
15🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen$3,584stay $2,304 · living $1,281 · local studio lease $860 · coffee $3.76 · meal $9.68
16🇪🇸 Las Palmas$4,166stay $2,553 · living $1,612 · local studio lease $953 · coffee $2.09 · meal $15.1
17🇵🇹 Madeira$4,261stay $2,803 · living $1,458 · local studio lease $1,047 · coffee $1.86 · meal $12.8
18🇵🇹 Lisbon$5,020stay $3,425 · living $1,594 · local studio lease $1,512 · coffee $2.33 · meal $14
Checklist
Internet & coworking — ask for real Wi-Fi speeds before booking.
Time zones — overlap with clients matters.
Visas — visa-free days and extensions often decide the city.
Community — nomad-heavy cities make the first month easier.
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Figures come from the app: estimates built from public cost-of-living data, corrected over time by traveler reports. Exchange rates as of October 2026.
