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| ⭐️ Overall Score | 215 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Montenegro |
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 8 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 23 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 15°C 59°F + 😊 Comfy (60%) = feels 15°C 59°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 9 US AQI 🍃 good |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app (in country) | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Telekom |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Regina E. Budva |
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Coffee House Cafeteria |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Hotel Mediteran Becici |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 10% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 13,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per Capita | $6,958 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | €1,919 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | €1,207 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | €2,307 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | €659 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | €450 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | €400 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | €479 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | €22 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (696 listings) | €1,809 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | €59 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | €6 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | €1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | €3 |
| ☕️ Coffee | €2 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomad List members liked going here
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are pretty safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Not many members go here
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are not that great
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very democratic
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ People smoking tobacco a lot
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 468° cold | 5513° cool | 6418° cool | 6418° cool | 6820° mild | 8630° warm | 8630° warm | 8831° hot | 8127° warm | 7323° mild | 6418° cool | 5714° cool |
| Real | 489° cold | 5614° cool | 6317° cool | 6418° cool | 6619° mild | 8329° very warm | 8429° very warm | 8630° very warm | 7926° warm | 7323° mild | 6418° cool | 5714° cool |
| Humidity | nice 53% | nice 46% | nice 49% | nice 56% | nice 62% | nice 55% | nice 52% | nice 48% | nice 55% | nice 54% | nice 66% | nice 55% |
| Rain | rainy 84mm | dry 33mm | dry 23mm | rainy 66mm | rainy 133mm | dry 38mm | dry 32mm | dry 10mm | dry 46mm | dry 26mm | rainy 238mm | rainy 153mm |
| Cloud | cloudy 63% | pockets 38% | pockets 41% | cloudy 65% | cloudy 54% | pockets 24% | clear 8% | clear 9% | pockets 39% | clear 8% | cloudy 72% | cloudy 58% |
| Air quality | bad 171 US AQI | clean 9** US AQI | clean 9** US AQI | clean 9** US AQI | clean 9** US AQI | clean 9** US AQI | clean 9** US AQI | clean 9** US AQI | clean 9** US AQI | clean 9** US AQI | clean 9** US AQI | okay 77 US AQI |
| Sun | safe 1 UVI | safe 2 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | sunscreen 6 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 1 UVI |
| Nomad List members | 1 people | 0 people | 2 people | 1 people | 2 people | 2 people | 2 people | 2 people | 1 people | 2 people | 1 people | 0 people |
Based on Budva's cost of living, here's selected remote jobs that would cover your costs:
beautiful city and surrounding area - have never seen anything like it. it's very solid for up to a week, or longer if you come with a significant other
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58°AQI 37🚕40min€1,796 / mo17Mbps1. Dubrovnik is in Republic of Croatia and Croatia is among FIRST SIX COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD that legally regulated 12 month visas for Digital nomads. 2. When this Town (under name of Ragusa) was independent state it was The first country in the world that officially recognize independency of the USA. Historic heritage of this town is enormous so there is plenty amazing things to see and learn. 3. During last year Dubrovnik was almost COVID-19 FREE ZONE with extra small numbers of infections and
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°AQI 37🚕2h€2,026 / mo20MbpsBig no from me. After being around all the balkans, this place felt off. Locals are friendly IF they know you're a tourist, otherwise, they're loud and rude to each other. The way they converse, drive, or behave is a intimidating to say the least. Electricity outages as seen in India or Nepal (sometimes daily occurrence!) Everything seems to be of low quality, Locals seem disinterested in learning from other cultures. Locals prefer to sit in cafes all day, they DRIVE to that cafe even though it
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 23✈️11min€1,082 / mo13MbpsAn unexpectedly amazing town with many places to see and go. One of those towns that has gives quaint attachment feeling. And of course, very cheap!
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 13° 55° 12° 54°AQI 15✈️12min€1,132 / mo12MbpsA really amazing city, I wouldn't agree that it's small, there's much more to it than just the historical core, 20th century architecture is like 4/5 of the city and there are many vibrant neighbourhoods, restaurants and places where the normie locals hang out.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 7° 45° 7° 44°AQI 61✈️14min€1,041 / mo13MbpsDirty cheap, you can live a very comfortable life there for way less than 1,000 USD. It’s literally a “new” country, young crowd, mostly unemployed but very hardworking. Energy is vibrant and people are really welcoming. It’s safe and not much to see and do, what is great for getting the work done.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 5° 41° 6° 43°AQI 22✈️15min€1,524 / mo10MbpsSpent summer 2020 on Hvar which turned into best summer ever in spite of the pandemic. The most friendly people, great food, beautiful beaches and for a few weeks.. fun nightclubs. All without the normal crush of tourists that would otherwise clog the place up. Made some lifelong friends on this trip and cannot wait to get myself back to Hvar in 2021. And other than the time difference (stayed on NYC time), I had no issues working remotely from the island whatsoever. For the most part, I t
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 2✈️16min€1,580 / mo20MbpsSkopje is certainly an interesting place to see, but where you shouldn't spend too much time. You can start here and take a trip around the country, as there are several places worth seeing. The city is safe, the air quality is very low and it does not get too cold in winter (though it does get cold). There isn't much to do, plus I visited the city during the time of the pandemic, which made it worse for socializing. Cheap prices and great Internet connection, even on the road between cities.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 10° 50° 10° 50°AQI 88😷✈️17min€1,045 / mo35Mbps1. Dubrovnik is in Republic of Croatia and Croatia is among FIRST SIX COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD that legally regulated 12 month visas for Digital nomads. 2. When this Town (under name of Ragusa) was independent state it was The first country in the world that officially recognize independency of the USA. Historic heritage of this town is enormous so there is plenty amazing things to see and learn. 3. During last year Dubrovnik was almost COVID-19 FREE ZONE with extra small numbers of infections and
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°AQI 37🚕2h€2,026 / mo20Mbpsbeautiful city and surrounding area - have never seen anything like it. it's very solid for up to a week, or longer if you come with a significant other
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58°AQI 37🚕40min€1,796 / mo17MbpsBig no from me. After being around all the balkans, this place felt off. Locals are friendly IF they know you're a tourist, otherwise, they're loud and rude to each other. The way they converse, drive, or behave is a intimidating to say the least. Electricity outages as seen in India or Nepal (sometimes daily occurrence!) Everything seems to be of low quality, Locals seem disinterested in learning from other cultures. Locals prefer to sit in cafes all day, they DRIVE to that cafe even though it
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 23✈️11min€1,082 / mo13MbpsAmazing city! So cute and friendly...ppl speak good english , food, drinks and taxis are so cheap. Plenty of airbnbs
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 12° 54° 12° 53°AQI 60✈️27min€1,163 / mo28MbpsMy girlfriend and I lived in Belgrade for over a month and absolutely loved it! It has a bit of a raw feeling and the indoor smoking is something that's hard to get used to, but in general we felt welcomed with open arms with pretty much everyone we've been in contact with. We were particularly fond of the Dorcol region to stay, eat and live. The castle area is great for a walk on a sunny day. Also relevant in pandemic times: the food delivery is amazing (we mostly used Wolt).
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 61✈️25min€1,381 / mo37MbpsSplit is a very pleasant town. You have Roman ruins, clear Adriatic waters, ferries to Hvar and other islands. Places to stay are affordable, food is medium priced. English is pretty commonly spoken. You can explore the town in about two days, but it seems a very pleasant place to live (I’ve been here 2 weeks & plan to stay for 2 months).
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 16° 61° 16° 60°AQI 4✈️19min€2,525 / mo27MbpsDoesn't matter what you're interested in, Saint Petersburg has it. It's the largest "small" city in Europe. Such a large population, but everything you want in nightlife and action is packed into several districts. Best city in Europe for nightlife. Not sure why nomadlist has "safety" as a con because it's safer than any western europe city and every american city. Cheaper than Thailand, but winter is COLD.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 11° 52° 12° 54°AQI 21✈️3h€1,380 / mo18MbpsBucharest is a lovely, calm and joyful city. I was staying at ICANSEE villa, a family stay place and I’ve just had everything I needed. The streets are safe, people are nice, nice clubs, terraces. It has a good vibe, I love it!
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58°AQI 21✈️51min€1,376 / mo49MbpsYou can have MGTS landline internet 500mbps for $10/mo. Only swiss products in groceries, no EU due to current sanctions. Really cheap life, if you are rich i'd recommend AzbukaVkusa groceries. A lot of expensive restaurants.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61°AQI 22✈️3h€1,531 / mo21MbpsBeen living here in Buenos Aires for almost three years. Right now, it's (relatively) cheap. I mean, it isn't for the people who currently lives here but it's if you're a foreign, as the inflation keeps going on the peso isn't that worthy now. But, as I'm saying, if you come with dollars is going to make a huge difference. (3 years ago: 20 pesos= 1 USD. June 2020: 95 pesos= 1 USD. and if you're selling dollars in the informal market they will pay you $124. and with that you can buy two small
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°AQI 25✈️15h€581 / mo35MbpsHow did you guys classified Penge as rich? It is one of the worst neighbourhood I have ever been in London, the ammount of people I know that have been robbed there is appalling.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 11° 52° 11° 51°AQI 16✈️2h€3,539 / mo23Mbps1. Dubrovnik is in Republic of Croatia and Croatia is among FIRST SIX COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD that legally regulated 12 month visas for Digital nomads. 2. When this Town (under name of Ragusa) was independent state it was The first country in the world that officially recognize independency of the USA. Historic heritage of this town is enormous so there is plenty amazing things to see and learn. 3. During last year Dubrovnik was almost COVID-19 FREE ZONE with extra small numbers of infections and
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°AQI 37🚕2h€2,026 / mo🌇 Also went here20 peopleMy girlfriend and I lived in Belgrade for over a month and absolutely loved it! It has a bit of a raw feeling and the indoor smoking is something that's hard to get used to, but in general we felt welcomed with open arms with pretty much everyone we've been in contact with. We were particularly fond of the Dorcol region to stay, eat and live. The castle area is great for a walk on a sunny day. Also relevant in pandemic times: the food delivery is amazing (we mostly used Wolt).
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 61✈️25min€1,381 / mo🌇 Also went here29 peopleSofia is one of the most amazing cities ever, it has old buildings because of the low economic status of the country, but the main cause is from the low number of tourists visiting this lovely country. The food is amazing and cheap, the population is very fun, but they are a little bit homophobics and racists (not everyone, but there are a lot of people who really are). Bulgaria has amazing views, parks, coffeehouses and of course the most beautiful beaches and sunsets, the temperature of the wa
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 7° 45° 8° 46°AQI 15✈️30min€1,167 / mo🌇 Also went here21 peopleI stayed here for a month in July last year. There's lots of cool aspects to the city but I hated it when I was there. The city has a problem with British stag parties, so if you look like you're a British male and speak English expect to be treated with disdain (it's fair enough) The Hungarians can just generally be unfriendly, especially bartenders. It's a weird experience waiting to be served while 3 people ignore you. Or buying the same drink and getting charged whatever they want (700-1500
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 51✈️46min€1,259 / mo🌇 Also went here26 peopleAthens is a great city; much to do! It offers a balance of daily life and nightlife. Rents are extremely reasonable. Two of my colleagues and I decided to live in the northern suburbs near metro stations called Doukisis Plakentias. 15 minute underground ride to Athens centre. Mt. Pentelis which is very nearby offers and great trekking paths and clean air for those who love to be close to nature as well as close to the city. Nice shopping area too, like Halandri. Great restaurants, cafes, etc.,
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 21° 70° 20° 69°AQI 80😷✈️51min€2,530 / mo🌇 Also went here22 peopleVienna is nice if you're a tourist and want to see beautiful old architecture. And I guess it's nice if you want to live here for a long time, since it's quite safe and clean. But it's borderline impossible to live and work here short-term as a nomad. There's no good cafes to work from, the coworkings here are of extremely mediocre to bad quality here. Except for greaaaat Asian food, other food is difficult to get, there's either affordable takeaway fast food or expensive in-door fancy dining re
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 8° 46° 9° 49°AQI 60✈️55min€2,393 / mo🌇 Also went here20 peopleDidn't like this city that much. Been there twice and honestly it has nothing so special. Just the DUOMO in the center is the main great scenery but besides that, nothing in particular to bother for.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 58°AQI 63✈️1h€3,392 / mo🌇 Also went here21 peopleI spent one year in Istanbul and it's absolutely amazing. The city is really safe, I went back home really late during the night, walking, without any problem. Parties are really fun and there are all kinds of spots to have fun (bars, nightclubs, restaurants...). The city has a lot of cafés to work at and most of them have free and reliable wifi. Definitely recommend!
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 13° 55° 14° 58°AQI 21✈️1h€963 / mo🌇 Also went here20 peopleI visited Prague on more than one occasion and tried something new each time. I really wanted to enjoy it, but unfortunately it turned out to be one of my least favourite cities. Perhaps it was just me, but there was an overwhelming sense of distrust and dislike towards foreigners, you have to try pretty hard to blend in if you want to experience the life of a local & avoid the tourism. I met some wonderful people and and there’s some cool communities to be part of, but another extended stay
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 5° 41° 6° 43°AQI 44✈️1h€1,858 / mo🌇 Also went here23 peopleLived in Barcelona for a year and a half. I would agree that the weather is perfect and Barcelona does have a great tech scene as well as food and has everything landscape and lifestyle wise that you could think of. Bureaucracy isn't too bad if you nip it in the bu** early and have patience. Also, some clubs are free. (Jamboree!). The metro is also, very efficient with red and purple being the busiest lines. Very walkable city too. Plenty of opportunity to meet people as well. The beaches are ok
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 56°AQI 28✈️2h€2,629 / mo🌇 Also went here28 peopleSuper fun and beautiful city. I find Parisians are actually very patient and warm if you at least attempt to speak French; in my experience, most people who complain that they're rude are the ones making zero effort to speak the language. Expensive though and not very easy to meet other nomads.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 12° 54° 12° 54°AQI 61✈️2h€3,423 / mo🌇 Also went here23 peopleHousing is an issue (so cost of living is high) but the city is beautiful and summer in Amsterdam is hard to beat with all the cultural activiies and music festivals. Would not want to live in the actual city center (inside the "grachtengordel") but have been living in East for over 2 years now and aside from the price (and size) of apartment life is just good here. Biking everywhere is bliss. Winter can be cold though.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 9° 48° 10° 50°AQI 22✈️2h€4,077 / mo🌇 Also went here24 peopleHow did you guys classified Penge as rich? It is one of the worst neighbourhood I have ever been in London, the ammount of people I know that have been robbed there is appalling.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 11° 52° 11° 51°AQI 16✈️2h€3,539 / mo🌇 Also went here23 peopleIt's great if you're woke, young & artsy. If you're just a regular guy in your 30's with no connections, you'll have a miserable time. Especially during the pandemic. It's not inexpensive and you get offered cocaine every 200 meters in the city center.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°AQI 52✈️3h€1,770 / mo🌇 Also went here27 peopleDon'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
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 44° 111° 33° 91°🥵AQI 61✈️11h€1,190 / mo🌇 Also went here22 people
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