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Monthly budgets, housing, wifi, best months, and visa notes for the cities we cover. Print it, screenshot it, plan your year.

City	Budget/mo	Housing/mo	Wifi	Best months	Visa
Da Nang · Vietnam	$1,017	$545	100	Feb–Jul	Vietnam has no dedicated digital nomad visa as of 2026; most remote workers use the 90-day multiple-entry e-visa and do border runs to reset it, so plan around 90-day stints rather than a long-stay permit.
Chiang Mai · Thailand	$1,119	$555	120	Nov–Feb	Thailand's Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) grants remote workers a 5-year multiple-entry visa with 180-day stays per entry.
Ho Chi Minh City · Vietnam	$1,318	$818	110	Dec–Apr	As in the rest of Vietnam, there is still no dedicated digital nomad visa in 2026; most remote workers enter on the 90-day multiple-entry e-visa and treat a periodic visa run as routine rather than a crisis.
Taipei · Taiwan	$1,403	$819	250	Oct–Dec, Mar–Apr	Taiwan's Employment Gold Card is the main nomad route: a combined resident visa, open work permit, and residence card valid 1 to 3 years for qualified professionals meeting income or credential thresholds, renewable, with no local employer required; verify current thresholds before applying since they are revised periodically.
Tbilisi · Georgia	$1,412	$730	70	May–Jun, Sep–Oct	Georgia allows citizens of most countries to enter visa-free and remain for up to one year without needing a specific digital nomad visa.
Kuala Lumpur · Malaysia	$1,442	$926	150	Dec–Feb	Malaysia's DE Rantau Nomad Pass lets qualifying remote workers stay up to 12 months, renewable for another 12, with a lower income bar for tech-sector applicants (about USD 24,000/year) than for other remote professionals.

City	Budget/mo	Housing/mo	Wifi	Best months	Visa
Florianópolis · Brazil	$1,443	$728	150	Dec–Mar, Sep–Nov	Brazil's Digital Nomad Visa (VITEM XIV) requires proof of at least USD 1,500 per month in foreign income (or USD 18,000 in savings) and grants up to one year of stay, renewable for another year; 2026 terms remain unchanged from the visa's original rules.
Medellín · Colombia	$1,492	$828	90	Dec–Mar, Jul–Aug	Colombia's Digital Nomad Visa (Visa V) grants remote workers meeting an income minimum up to two years of legal stay.
Bangkok · Thailand	$1,545	$881	200	Nov–Feb	Thailand's Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) lets remote workers stay up to 180 days per entry (extendable once), valid 5 years with multiple entries, with proof of roughly 500,000 THB in savings required.
Bali (Canggu) · Indonesia	$1,743	$1,023	60	Apr–Oct	Indonesia's second-home visa and the E33G remote-worker visa both offer multi-year, income-qualified stay options for digital nomads based in Bali.
Budapest · Hungary	$1,838	$980	150	Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct	Hungary's White Card grants non-EU digital nomads a one-year residence permit, extendable once for a second year, provided they earn at least 3,000 euros net per month from a foreign employer or their own foreign company; local employment is not allowed.

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Figures assume one person at mid-range comfort: a private place (not a dorm, not a luxury tower), eating out regularly, a coworking desk, and a real social life. Couples sharing a place typically add 30 to 50 percent rather than doubling; shared housing and home cooking can run 20 to 30 percent under.

These are editorial planning benchmarks for 2026, cross-checked against public cost-of-living data and current local listings, and updated as cities change. Prices move with neighborhood and season, so treat them as a starting point, not a quote. Visa rules change too, so verify current requirements for your passport before you commit. Every city page has the full category-by-category breakdown.