Country guides
Where to call home next.
Country-level guides for 62 destinations — cost ranges, visa story, climate fit, and the cities we cover in each. Hand-written editorial, no pay-for-placement.
Updated May 2026
Europe· 30 countries
Portugal
10 cities · $1,530–$2,000/mo
First multi-year EU base for Americans and Brits — English-friendly admin and Atlantic light.
Nomad-friendlySpain
7 cities · $1,565–$2,280/mo
Nomads who want big-city density, Mediterranean lifestyle, or year-round Atlantic warmth.
Nomad-friendlyGermany
5 cities · $1,855–$2,940/mo
Long-stay nomads who want bureaucratic stability and serious cultural depth.
Friction-heavyItaly
3 cities · $2,040–$2,640/mo
Nomads choosing a slower European base with food and small-city density.
Friction-heavyFrance
0 cities
Schengen-90 stays with periodic resets in Paris, Lyon, Nice, or Bordeaux.
Netherlands
1 city · $3,400–$3,400/mo
American freelancers running an EU-registered business.
Friction-heavyIreland
1 city · $3,550–$3,550/mo
Americans wanting English-speaking EU cover without the Schengen clock.
Friction-heavyUnited Kingdom
1 city · $3,780–$3,780/mo
Long visitor stays in London, Edinburgh, or Manchester between EU resets.
Friction-heavyCzechia
1 city · $1,720–$1,720/mo
Nomads wanting a cheap Schengen base with serious coffee and beer culture.
Friction-heavyHungary
1 city · $1,480–$1,480/mo
Schengen base for nomads who want central Europe at Eastern-European prices.
Nomad-friendlyPoland
6 cities · $1,370–$1,580/mo
Nomads who want a deep Schengen city ecosystem at non-Western prices.
Friction-heavyRomania
6 cities · $1,125–$1,350/mo
Schengen base for nomads who want fast internet, low costs, and tech density.
Nomad-friendlyBulgaria
2 cities · $1,270–$1,270/mo
Bargain Schengen base, especially Sofia and Plovdiv.
Friction-heavyGreece
2 cities · $1,395–$1,640/mo
Mediterranean Schengen base — Athens for density, islands for shoulder seasons.
Nomad-friendlyCroatia
4 cities · $1,520–$1,690/mo
12-month Schengen DNV stay with no income tax owed locally.
Nomad-friendlyAustria
1 city · $2,480–$2,480/mo
Mid-stay Vienna base for nomads who value infrastructure over cost.
Friction-heavyEstonia
2 cities · $1,575–$1,820/mo
Tech-leaning nomads who want a digital-first government experience.
Nomad-friendlyLatvia
1 city · $1,510–$1,510/mo
Cheaper alternative to Estonia for a Baltic Schengen base.
Nomad-friendlyLithuania
1 city · $1,500–$1,500/mo
Vilnius as a quiet Baltic base for fintech-adjacent nomads.
Friction-heavyDenmark
1 city · $3,180–$3,180/mo
Short Copenhagen stays for nomads with day-rates that justify the cost.
Friction-heavySweden
1 city · $3,430–$3,430/mo
Stockholm or Gothenburg as a high-cost summer-half base.
Friction-heavyFinland
1 city · $2,720–$2,720/mo
Summer-half stays in Helsinki for nomads chasing safety + nature density.
Friction-heavyIceland
1 city · $3,290–$3,290/mo
Nomads with high day-rates wanting one extraordinary 6-month stretch.
Friction-heavyAlbania
1 city · $1,150–$1,150/mo
Year-long European base outside Schengen — pause your 90/180 clock.
Nomad-friendlySerbia
3 cities · $1,075–$1,280/mo
Non-Schengen European base with strong tech and tax angles.
WorkableGeorgia
1 city · $1,360–$1,360/mo
Nomads who want the lowest-friction long-stay anywhere.
Nomad-friendlyNorth Macedonia
1 city · $1,075–$1,075/mo
Bargain Balkan base with EU candidacy on the horizon.
WorkableBosnia and Herzegovina
1 city · $1,050–$1,050/mo
Cheap, hilly Sarajevo base for nomads who want story-rich cities.
WorkableSlovenia
1 city · $1,920–$1,920/mo
Schengen base for nomads who want Alps + Mediterranean within a single country.
Friction-heavyTürkiye
3 cities · $1,140–$1,560/mo
Cheap Istanbul, Antalya, or Bodrum stays — but watch the lira.
Workable
Asia· 14 countries
Thailand
7 cities · $950–$1,480/mo
The default SE-Asia base now that the DTV runs five years.
Nomad-friendlyVietnam
4 cities · $1,070–$1,210/mo
Cheap SE-Asia base with strong food and street density.
WorkableIndonesia
3 cities · $1,460–$1,890/mo
Bali nomads — the largest concentrated nomad community on Earth.
Nomad-friendlyMalaysia
3 cities · $1,170–$1,290/mo
KL or Penang as English-friendly, low-cost SE-Asia base with good food.
Nomad-friendlyPhilippines
3 cities · $1,130–$1,600/mo
Long visa-free stays in Manila, Cebu, or Siargao with island-life upside.
Nomad-friendlyJapan
5 cities · $1,730–$2,520/mo
One 6-month stretch in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Fukuoka, or rural Naoshima.
WorkableSouth Korea
3 cities · $1,710–$2,440/mo
Seoul or Busan stays for nomads with substantial income.
WorkableTaiwan
2 cities · $1,480–$1,860/mo
Taipei or Tainan stays — democratic Asia at lower cost than Japan/Korea.
WorkableSingapore
1 city · $3,880–$3,880/mo
Short stays for nomads with day-rates that absorb the cost.
Friction-heavyHong Kong
1 city · $3,580–$3,580/mo
Short stays — the costs and political situation push it out of base territory.
Friction-heavyIndia
14 cities · $655–$1,490/mo
Long, cheap stays in Bangalore, Goa, Pondicherry, Rishikesh, or Pune.
WorkableSri Lanka
3 cities · $905–$1,270/mo
Beach + jungle + tea-country base on the southern coast.
WorkableNepal
2 cities · $840–$930/mo
Trek-heavy stays in Kathmandu and Pokhara on monsoon-aware schedules.
WorkableCambodia
2 cities · $980–$1,150/mo
Long visa-free stays in Phnom Penh or Siem Reap with low overhead.
Nomad-friendly
Americas· 12 countries
United States
36 cities · $1,840–$5,102/mo
Domestic moves for US nomads or 90-day-max ESTA stays for non-Americans.
Friction-heavyCanada
4 cities · $2,270–$3,250/mo
6-month visitor stays in Toronto, Vancouver, or Montreal.
WorkableMexico
9 cities · $1,290–$2,100/mo
Multi-year base for US nomads — same timezone, low costs, easy travel home.
Nomad-friendlyCosta Rica
1 city · $1,690–$1,690/mo
Pacific-coast nomads who want jungle, surf, and stable democracy.
WorkablePanama
2 cities · $1,610–$1,830/mo
Tax-conscious base — Panama runs a territorial tax system.
Nomad-friendlyColombia
3 cities · $1,420–$1,560/mo
Medellín or Bogotá nomads — cheap, vibrant, and easy visa.
Nomad-friendlyEcuador
2 cities · $1,090–$1,250/mo
Quito or Cuenca for ultra-cheap multi-month stays at altitude.
Nomad-friendlyPeru
2 cities · $1,130–$1,450/mo
Lima or Cusco bases with strong food culture and altitude variety.
Nomad-friendlyChile
1 city · $1,840–$1,840/mo
Santiago for stability + infrastructure; the most 'developed' South American base.
WorkableArgentina
5 cities · $1,070–$1,380/mo
Buenos Aires base — the biggest currency-arbitrage city in the world right now.
Nomad-friendlyUruguay
1 city · $1,720–$1,720/mo
Montevideo for nomads who want stability + ocean — South America's Uruguay-as-Switzerland.
Nomad-friendlyBrazil
7 cities · $1,140–$1,680/mo
Rio, São Paulo, Florianópolis, or Curitiba for big-country lifestyle access.
Nomad-friendly
Africa· 4 countries
South Africa
3 cities · $1,430–$1,750/mo
Cape Town as an English-speaking African base with beach + mountain access.
Nomad-friendlyMorocco
3 cities · $1,125–$1,390/mo
Marrakech, Tangier, or Agadir for cheap winter sun close to Europe.
WorkableEgypt
2 cities · $980–$1,070/mo
Cairo or Alexandria as cheap, history-dense bases with strong winter weather.
Friction-heavyKenya
1 city · $1,640–$1,640/mo
Nairobi as the East African tech-hub base.
Workable