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Monthly budgets, housing, wifi, best months, and visa notes for the cities we cover. Print it, screenshot it, plan your year.

City	Budget/mo	Housing/mo	Wifi	Best months	Visa
Tbilisi · Georgia	$1,100	$450	70	May–Jun, Sep–Oct	Georgia allows citizens of most countries to enter visa-free and remain for up to one year without needing a specific digital nomad visa.
Da Nang · Vietnam	$1,100	$450	100	Feb–Jul	Vietnam has no dedicated digital nomad visa as of 2026; most remote workers use the 90-day multiple-entry e-visa and do border runs to reset it, so plan around 90-day stints rather than a long-stay permit.
Puerto Escondido · Mexico	$1,100	$450	45	Nov–Apr	Mexico's Temporary Resident Visa lets remote workers live in the country for up to four years, though consulates typically ask applicants to show roughly $2,500 to $4,000 USD in verifiable monthly income.
Kuala Lumpur · Malaysia	$1,200	$450	150	Dec–Feb	Malaysia's DE Rantau Nomad Pass lets qualifying remote workers stay up to 12 months, renewable for another 12, with a lower income bar for tech-sector applicants (about USD 24,000/year) than for other remote professionals.
Chiang Mai · Thailand	$1,300	$500	120	Nov–Feb	Thailand's Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) grants remote workers a 5-year multiple-entry visa with 180-day stays per entry.
Ho Chi Minh City · Vietnam	$1,300	$550	110	Dec–Apr	As in the rest of Vietnam, there is still no dedicated digital nomad visa in 2026; most remote workers enter on the 90-day multiple-entry e-visa and treat a periodic visa run as routine rather than a crisis.

City	Budget/mo	Housing/mo	Wifi	Best months	Visa
Playa del Carmen · Mexico	$1,400	$600	80	Nov–Apr	Mexico's Temporary Resident Visa lets remote workers stay up to four years, with consulates generally requiring proof of roughly $2,500 to $4,000 USD in monthly income (or larger savings), verified before arrival.
Bangkok · Thailand	$1,450	$600	200	Nov–Feb	Thailand's Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) lets remote workers stay up to 180 days per entry (extendable once), valid 5 years with multiple entries, with proof of roughly 500,000 THB in savings required.
Split · Croatia	$1,450	$700	120	May–Jun, Sep–Oct	Croatia offers non-EU remote workers a digital-nomad temporary residence permit for up to 18 months with one 6-month extension, requiring proof of remote work for a foreign employer, monthly income of roughly 3,600 euros (or an equivalent deposit), and health insurance, after which applicants wait 6 months before reapplying.
Bali (Canggu) · Indonesia	$1,500	$600	60	Apr–Oct	Indonesia's second-home visa and the E33G remote-worker visa both offer multi-year, income-qualified stay options for digital nomads based in Bali.
Medellín · Colombia	$1,500	$650	90	Dec–Mar, Jul–Aug	Colombia's Digital Nomad Visa (Visa V) grants remote workers meeting an income minimum up to two years of legal stay.

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Numbers reflect a comfortable single nomad and are grounded in real data. Visa rules and prices change, so verify current requirements for your passport before you commit.