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As winter approaches, office workers prepare to face the cold weather in the UK while digital nomads have the option to escape it. But where in the world offers the ultimate winter-sun environment for digital nomads?
To find out, Business Name Generator analysed 50 of the world’s most renowned cities, evaluating various factors such as wifi speed, monthly expenses, rental prices, quality of life ratings, hours of winter sunshine, winter temperatures, and average flight durations from London.
|
Rank |
City |
Wifi speed Mbps |
Monthly cost of living for short- stay nomads |
Average cost of rent |
Quality of life score |
Winter sunshine hours |
Winter temperature (°C) |
Average flight time in hours |
|
1 |
Abu Dhabi |
8 |
£2,912.00 |
£1,186.00 |
173.0 |
10.20 |
22.60 |
10.42 |
|
2 |
Doha |
10 |
£2,440.00 |
£1,416.68 |
158.5 |
8.60 |
23.20 |
9.13 |
|
3 |
Bangkok |
30 |
£1,077.00 |
£578.66 |
82.4 |
8.00 |
22.80 |
14.25 |
|
4 |
Dubai |
6 |
£2,761.00 |
£1,517.42 |
172.7 |
8.60 |
22.80 |
10.70 |
|
5 |
Singapore |
102 |
£3,371.00 |
£2,606.92 |
153.3 |
6.80 |
26.40 |
16.00 |
|
6 |
Orlando |
49 |
£3,419.00 |
£1,514.13 |
170.8 |
7.40 |
18.40 |
11.95 |
|
7 |
Houston |
44 |
£2,961.00 |
£1,255.72 |
167.0 |
7.00 |
15.60 |
13.65 |
|
8 |
Buenos Aires |
4 |
£1,305.00 |
£312.79 |
100.7 |
8.20 |
21.80 |
17.65 |
|
9 |
Melbourne |
53 |
£3,163.00 |
£1,208.80 |
162.5 |
9.40 |
18.60 |
24.48 |
|
10 |
Lisbon |
38 |
£2,998.00 |
£1,083.37 |
150.8 |
5.40 |
13.60 |
5.25 |
Doha ranks second for digital nomads in the winter, with average temperatures of 23.2°C, and winter sunshine lasting on average for 8.6 hours per day.
Bangkok is the third-best winter destination for digital nomads, with the city offering the lowest monthly living costs for nomads, averaging at £578.66.
New York City is the most expensive city for digital nomads, with monthly living costs averaging at £5,373
The US is home to three of the most expensive destinations for winter nomads, with New York City leading the way. The city has the highest average living costs for nomads (£5,373) and the highest average rental costs (£2,998.83).
Zurich is revealed as the second most expensive city with an average monthly living cost (£5,285) falling short of New York City’s by £88. In third, Boston is shown to have monthly living costs averaging at £5,281.
Abu Dhabi revealed as the warmest destination during the winter months, with temperatures averaging 22.6°C
Cities in the Middle East dominate the ranking of warmest destinations for digital nomads, with Abu Dhabi declared as the warmest, with the most hours of winter sunshine (10.2) across the winter months.
Doha follows in second with one of the highest average temperatures between the months of October and February (23.2°C).
Dubai is the second United Arab Emirates city among the warmest destinations for digital nomads, with winter temperatures averaging 22.8°C.
