Frontpage๐ Dark mode โค๏ธ Your favorites๐ Nomad insuranceThese are the 334 best places to live in Asia, costing on average $1,225/month to live with internet speeds up to 100 Mbps and temperatures ranging from 1°C to 33°C 33.804°F to 90.78°F. Canggu, Ko Pha Ngan and Singapore are the best places to live in Asia right now that are affordable, have nice weather and fast internet. Last updated:
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Fri 5th Nov: Canggu 5
Fri 5th Nov: Canggu 3
Mon 1st Nov: Dubai 14
Sun 31st Oct: Lisbon 36
Sun 31st Oct: Porto 3
Tue 26th Oct: Kyiv 3
Thu 21st Oct: Playa del Carmen 7
Wed 20th Oct: Dubai 7
Thu 14th Oct: Lisbon 10
Sat 9th Oct: Paris 3
Sat 9th Oct: London 3
Sat 2nd Oct: Paris 3
Fri 1st Oct: Barcelona 14
Fri 1st Oct: Denver 3
Wed 29th Sep: Dubai 7
Sat 18th Sep: Istanbul 5
Wed 15th Sep: Dubai 5
Mon 13th Sep: Mexico City 7
Tue 7th Sep: Mexico City 12
Wed 1st Sep: Dubai 4
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Canggu is a great place to live. Im a remote worker and have lived here for most of COVID and then some. In total Im thinking something like 20 of the last 24 months! It is brilliantly priced for someone with a steady income who wants their money to go far. I spent about $3,000 USD living like a king with a prime location villa, private chef, the most expensive gym and spa membership, and eating out at least 10 times a week.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 38° 100° 30° 85°๐ฅตAQI 61$1,110 / mo18MbpsKoh Phangan has potential to become an awesome nomad hotspot. It's close, but itโs not quite there yet. Iโve spent 5 months here during the 2021 COVID-lockdown. Pros: - Stunning nature all around you - You can live right on the beach, or have a sick view from a hill - Can be very affordable - Laid back, Bali-like lifestyle - Low amount of traffic, very chill to drive around - Lots of yoga, gyms, muay thai, etc - Easy to explore other parts of Thailand (when there's no lockdown) - E-commerce
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 31° 88° 27° 80°๐ฅตAQI 282$1,035 / mo21MbpsThey say you get what you pay for. After having traveled the previous 4 months in India, Cambodia, VietNam, Myanmar and Thailand, Singapore was so easy! The subway system is a marvel, streets signs were easy to read, everyone speaks English (that just makes it easy for me as an English speaker) it is safe, clean, and parks are gorgeous. I was there as COVID 19 was breaking out fairly fast and that put a damper on my time but I was so happy to be there anyway and plan to go back. For digital
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 36° 97° 30° 86°๐ฅตAQI 253$2,830 / mo99MbpsDefinitely check out The Key (on near Zhong Xiao Dun Hua station) if living here for more than a month. Cafe + Gym + Bar all in one, monthly membership about $50 USD. English-friendly, no contracts. Made my 3 month stay here immensely better with fast wifi in the cafe and it's a great feeling to be able to work out immediately after working.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 24° 75° 24° 76°AQI 574$2,034 / mo20MbpsDon't believe the prices on here for an apartment. 686 usd/month refers to an apartment in a high class condo, right in the city centre and seconds away from the BTS(train station). Just remember this, people working at supermarkets make 2 usd/per hour. If you want to live like a local, then you can save a lot of money. If you don't mind a 5-10 minute walk from the BTS, then you can easily get a one bedroom apartment for 300 USD per month, in a high class condo, plus with free golf cart ser
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 31° 88° 28° 83°AQI 725$1,354 / mo33MbpsLet's make it short again: (1,5 years living experience in Da Nang) Da Nang is Chiang Mai with a Beach without the annoying nomad scenes. -Most foreigners are English teachers or retired Australians. If you don't like it, mix up with locals. 90% of my friends are Vietnamese. -Be careful with Constructions at the Beach Side. If you want a quiet life go to Son Tra. If you want more Action go to An Thuong Area. If you want local experience go behind the bridge - Nightlife growing and enough Opti
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 33° 91° 28° 83°๐ฅตAQI 136$1,024 / mo13MbpsChiang Mai used to be N.1 for the digital nomad life. It is still great and you can find really cheap apartments (300-400$) and restaurants (2-3$ for a main). Wouldn't recommend staying there during the burning season. The best area is Nimman, but it's also the most expensive. You can stay in the old city that's very nice but that gets noisy during the weekend for the night markets. Last but not least, very safe city. All in all would go back in a heartbeat.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 36° 97° 29° 85°๐ฅตAQI 257$1,000 / mo30MbpsThe noise pollution here is insane. The prayer calls from the mosques seem to reverberate throughout Penang. Seems like they are competing for who can be the loudest. This really ruined Penang for me and I cut my time short.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 37° 99° 30° 85°๐ฅตAQI 528$1,093 / mo18MbpsI've been living for a year in Itaewon-dong, Seoul back in 2015 when i was 22 years old. It was one of the best year of my life, i made lifelong friends overthere. Great culture, great food, great people. The cons : no beach, ultra-capitalist environment, big city life downside (transportation, prices etc...)
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 17° 63° 17° 62°AQI 749$2,283 / mo22MbpsBengaluru, January 4-9, and 13-13, 2020. Had a good time in Bengaluru ( formerly Bangalore). At first I stayed at the Parijatha Gateway Hotel, Near Soap Factory Metro, which was ideal for my purposes. Transit & shopping was nearby, and there was a mall and good food. The Metro in BLR is VERY modern and smooth- be prepared to be patted down (women and men separately) to get into the station, and you can but a metrocard at the ticket window. In Bangalore the internet is VERY fast (it is India
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 24° 75° 24° 76°AQI 6910$686 / mo24MbpsLiving in Bangkok since 2015, I refused to go to Phuket longer than I could. I strongly believed in rumors that Phuket was all about prostitution and dirty beaches... oh, how I was wrong! Phuket is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! Iโd say you can find the same conveniences youโre used in Bangkok, but with a beach - actually many of them, ofter pristine and desert if you rent a motorbike and explore by yourself. Forget about Patong and go to Karon, Surin, Kattatani, Paradise and Freedom Beach instead... youโ
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 37° 99° 30° 86°๐ฅตAQI 7011$1,286 / mo22MbpsSafe for female solo travelers with affordable accommodations. Nature lovers should like it.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°AQI 3512$1,797 / mo20MbpsHonestly, this is an awesome place to be if you're actually trying to get work done. It's a bit of an older vibe than Canggu, and there's certainly a big chunk of yogi's kicking around โ but I liked it much better than Canggu and found it less pretentious. Plus, you can drive down there in 45mins whenever you want some beach or party vibes. As others mentioned, there's some great coworking spaces, cheap warungs, some really nice spots to stay cheaply if you go just outside of the mad tourist
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 38° 100° 29° 84°๐ฅตAQI 613$1,741 / mo12MbpsAs Canggu is filling up, people are moving Northwest-wards passing through Pererenan and Babadan and ending up in Munggu where it's still calm, with not much development.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 38° 100° 30° 85°๐ฅตAQI 614$1,511 / mo14MbpsManila and the Philippines in general are an absolute horrible place to stay or live. The whole country looks like a slum. The food is horrible (mainly rice and burgers). Completely unhealthy. The air pollution is high. Fun level is absolute zero. Internet is bad. Accommodation is pricey for very low quality. Would never recommend this place to anyone. Go to Bali instead much better.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 35° 95° 30° 86°๐ฅตAQI 4115$1,421 / mo9MbpsSamui is definitely improving, but still not up there with the top nomad hotspots. Pros: - Has an airport, so you can fly in straight from Bangkok and it only takes an hour - Has nice villas in Mae Nam you can rent with beautiful view over the ocean and Ko Pha Ngan in the distance - Grab delivery food works okay here, although options are quite limited compared to Bangkok - WiFi is good and fast around the island, no problems at all - Driving a bike/scooter here is quite do-able as traffic is n
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 32° 90° 27° 81°๐ฅตAQI 2816$1,282 / mo17Mbpsโญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 37° 99° 30° 85°๐ฅตAQI 617$815 / mo3MbpsPutrajaya is the only place I would recommend due to its close proximity to the airport. The Shaftsbury Hotel is modern with two convenience stores, pharmacy, restaurants, dental, and more in the actual building. There is a rain fountain in "mall" of the building that would be Putrajaya's attempt at Singapore's airport one. The location is also literally right across from the bigger mall that has restaurants, international grocery store, movie theater, bowling, electronics, etc. It's a safe a
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 39° 102° 30° 87°๐ฅตAQI 4718$1,290 / mo16MbpsSome things I don't like about Jakarta- 1. Not much English spoken 2. Everything is overpriced especially food and alcohol. 3. People are weird, smug, rude and kind of r-cist actually. 4. The food isnt good except for nasi goreng and satay and most of it is low quality. 5. Everywhere is crowded and locals are loud so good luck finding a place to work. 6. Visas are costly and difficult if you want to stay long term.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 40° 104° 31° 87°๐ฅตAQI 819$1,201 / mo10MbpsOnly thing to add is that in general Saigon has terrible walkability. I love Saigon, lived there for 3 years. But motorbikes are always parked on the sidewalks so you constantly have to step onto the road which is a little hair raising. And if it's not motorbikes then there are restaurant tables scattered across the pavement. Plus the pavement is almost always cracked. I'm a pretty chill person. But going for a random walk in Saigon always leaves me kind of irritated after a while. Of course the
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ค Feels 38° 100° 30° 86°๐ฅตAQI 5020$958 / mo14MbpsTokyo has so much to offer and so much to do. It is easily overwhelming. Whereas I usually take my first week to explore a place Tokyoโs sights just kept on going. I remember ending up in a hidden cocktail bar, a mexican rooftop party with 1 meter margaritas, spending a whole day going only to French places(?), visiting a store that only imported 2nd hand hiphop apparel, and throughout it all the best michelin star ramen. It just seemed endless, completely unrelated and incredibly fun. Six wee
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 21° 70° 20° 67°AQI 2121$3,007 / mo30MbpsNot sure where the last person went in the city for him/her to say that there are zero expats. Throughout my years with Davao, I would bump into at least 20 expats in one night out in just a single area. Davao City is only boring if you don't know where to go, and as someone who lives outside of Davao, I find myself coming back more than five times a year for the people, the culture it has, and how conveniently close it is to beautiful vacation places. You'll love it when you know the gems that
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 40° 104° 30° 85°๐ฅตAQI 3222$1,086 / mo9MbpsSiem Riep has a nice suburb feeling. At first sight it seems there's not much to do besides Angkor Wat and Pub Street, but you can go swimming, do bicycle tours, floating village day trip... I don't have best social skill, but in Siem Reap it was so easy to make new friends. Locals and tourists! I've worked at Garage Society Coworking Space. Pretty nice place. I don't understand the cons of slow internet. I've bought an LTE 4G Sim card for 10 USD with 10 GB. There's also free and mostly fast
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 30° 86° 26° 79°๐ฅตAQI 1323$1,041 / mo8MbpsI was reading previous reviews and there are digital nomads here calling locals idiots, i dont even know if i wanna be classified as a digital nomad because of these arrogant and privileged expats. better go back to your first world country and not travel. anyway, Cebu is a good jump off point for other islands but good internet is not easy to find unless you just stay at the center.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 37° 99° 30° 86°๐ฅตAQI 3224$1,313 / mo8MbpsShanghai is a giant city and your experience really depends on a few factors like: 1) where you live in the city 2) do you speak basic Mandarin 3) do you make nice money 4) do you have to use the internet If you can afford to live in Jing'an or the French Concession, you can live a fashionable metropolitan lifestyle like you would in New York City. There's amazing food (Asian, Western and fusion). You'll be surrounded by entrepreneurs, artists, fashion designers and models. Many of whom d
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Fun ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 21° 70° 20° 67°AQI 5325$2,212 / mo2Mbps{descriptionFromReview}
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