Best Overall Cities for Digital Nomads
The cream of the crop. These cities score highest across all five dimensions — cost, internet, safety, healthcare, and walkability — making them the ultimate nomad destinations.
#1
Taipei, Taiwan
Score: 84/100 $1,456/mo 234 Mbps Safety: 90
84 /100
#2 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Score: 83/100 $1,469/mo 249 Mbps Safety: 80
83 /100
#3 Sapporo, Japan
Score: 83/100 $1,435/mo 248 Mbps Safety: 86
83 /100
#4 Okinawa, Japan
Score: 82/100 $1,807/mo 219 Mbps Safety: 99
82 /100
#5 Jeju, South Korea
Score: 81/100 $1,192/mo 223 Mbps Safety: 81
81 /100
#6 Kyoto, Japan
Score: 81/100 $1,590/mo 157 Mbps Safety: 97
81 /100
#7 Nagoya, Japan
Score: 81/100 $1,869/mo 212 Mbps Safety: 93
81 /100
#8 Fukuoka, Japan
Score: 80/100 $1,785/mo 198 Mbps Safety: 92
80 /100
#9 Seoul, South Korea
Score: 80/100 $1,425/mo 216 Mbps Safety: 81
80 /100
#10 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Score: 79/100 $1,837/mo 201 Mbps Safety: 89
79 /100
#11 Busan, South Korea
Score: 78/100 $1,876/mo 240 Mbps Safety: 81
78 /100
#12 Daegu, South Korea
Score: 78/100 $1,301/mo 156 Mbps Safety: 85
78 /100
#13 Incheon, South Korea
Score: 78/100 $1,346/mo 162 Mbps Safety: 87
78 /100
#14 Kobe, Japan
Score: 78/100 $1,363/mo 167 Mbps Safety: 89
78 /100
#15 Osaka, Japan
Score: 78/100 $1,559/mo 121 Mbps Safety: 93
78 /100
#16 Prague, Czech Republic
Score: 77/100 $1,116/mo 115 Mbps Safety: 80
77 /100
#17 Tallinn, Estonia
Score: 77/100 $793/mo 138 Mbps Safety: 78
77 /100
#18 Warsaw, Poland
Score: 77/100 $801/mo 114 Mbps Safety: 85
77 /100
#19 Yokohama, Japan
Score: 77/100 $1,619/mo 124 Mbps Safety: 95
77 /100
#20 Krakow, Poland
Score: 75/100 $771/mo 94 Mbps Safety: 79
75 /100
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