
Africa · South Africa
Cape Town's nomad scene centers on the City Bowl neighborhoods of Gardens and Tamboerskloof and the seafront promenade of Sea Point, with coworking hubs stretching to the V&A Waterfront and a time zone that overlaps the whole European workday. Fiber-fed coworking spaces, mountain and beach access on the same afternoon, and English as the default working language make it one of the continent's most livable remote-work bases.
Read the full Cape Town city guide →Monthly budget
$1,650
Avg internet speed
85 Mbps
Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Best months
Nov–Mar
South Africa's Remote Work Visitor Visa lets people employed by companies outside South Africa live in-country for up to 12 months, renewable toward a 3-year maximum, with a minimum income requirement of roughly ZAR 650,000 per year.
| Housing | $750 |
| Food | $350 |
| Coworking | $150 |
| Transport | $70 |
| Entertainment | $250 |
| Total | $1,570 |
5 spaces
★ 4.9CHIPS Coworking
Gardens, Cape Town
150 Mbps
$24 /day
$255 /mo
★ 4.8Bumbuntu Cowork
Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
300 Mbps
$15 /day
$180 /mo
★ 4.6Workshop17 Watershed
V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
180 Mbps
$18 /day
$192 /mo
★ 4.5Ideas Cartel (The Old Foundry)
Green Point, Cape Town
150 Mbps
$12 /day
$122 /mo
★ 4.1Neighbourgood Bree Street
City Bowl, Cape Town
100 Mbps
$18 /day
$66 /mo