---
title: "Living in Las Vegas as a digital nomad: cost, safety, visa, internet"
url: https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/las-vegas
description: "Desert city with 24-hour everything"
dataset: 2026.09.4 (2026-09-26)
license: CC BY 4.0
---

# Las Vegas, United States

Las Vegas scores 58.5/100 for digital nomads under balanced weights, ranking 190 of 309 cities. Expect about $3,006 per month, no dedicated nomad visa, and a measured median download speed of 61.7 Mbps.

Las Vegas offers cheap flights, no state income tax and endless entertainment. Summers are brutal and the city is car-oriented.

Known for: No state income tax, Cheap flights, Entertainment, Extreme summer heat.

## Scores (balanced weights, 0–100)

| Factor | Score |
| --- | --- |
| Overall | 58.5 |
| Cost of living | 19 |
| Safety | 54 |
| Healthcare | 79 |
| Internet | 72 |
| Visa ease | 53 |
| Getting there & around | 31 |
| Climate | 33 |
| Air quality | 90 |
| Quality of life | 95 |

## The numbers behind the scores

| Metric | Value | Level | As of | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly cost, one person | $3,006 | city | 2024 | [^2] |
| Central 1-bedroom rent | — | city | 2026-09 | [^3] |
| Outskirts 1-bedroom rent (basis of the monthly total) | — | city | 2026-09 | [^3] |
| Homicide rate (per 100k) | 5.8 | country | 2021 | [^5] |
| Political stability (0–100) | 64.3 | country | 2024 | [^6] |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 88 | country | 2023 | [^7] |
| Life expectancy (years) | 76.4 | country | 2021 | [^8] |
| Median download (Mbps) | 61.7 | city | 2024 | [^9] |
| Median upload (Mbps) | 11.6 | city | 2024 | [^9] |
| Nomad visa | none listed | country | 2026-07 | [^10] |
| Visa-free days US / EU / UK | unlimited / visa or e-visa required / visa or e-visa required | editorial | 2026-02 | [^11] |
| Non-stop destinations (LAS) | 150 | city | 2026-09 | [^12] |
| Walkability / transit (1–5) | 2 / 2 | editorial | 2026-09 | [^13] |
| Comfortable months | 4 of 12 | city | 2001–2020 | [^14] |
| Annual mean PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 9.7 | city | 2022 | [^15] |
| Human Development Index | 0.938 | country | 2023 | [^16] |
| English proficiency band | native | country | 2024 | [^17] |

## Climate (2001–2020 normals)

| Month | Mean °C | Rain mm | Humidity % | Comfortable |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan | 7.7 | 18 | 46 | no |
| Feb | 9.7 | 23 | 43 | no |
| Mar | 14.3 | 12 | 37 | no |
| Apr | 18.3 | 8 | 29 | yes |
| May | 24.1 | 3 | 22 | yes |
| Jun | 30.4 | 1 | 14 | no |
| Jul | 33.5 | 15 | 22 | no |
| Aug | 32.2 | 15 | 24 | no |
| Sep | 27.9 | 9 | 23 | yes |
| Oct | 20.2 | 13 | 28 | yes |
| Nov | 12.8 | 12 | 35 | no |
| Dec | 7.1 | 18 | 46 | no |

## Airports and nonstop flights

| Airport | IATA | Nonstop destinations | International | From US airports |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Harry Reid International Airport | LAS | 150 | 14 | 133 |

Unique destinations across all airports: 150, of which 14 international (Wikipedia, 2026-09).

## Similar cities

- [Salt Lake City](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/salt-lake-city) (60.2) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/las-vegas-vs-salt-lake-city)
- [Pittsburgh](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/pittsburgh) (60.6) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/las-vegas-vs-pittsburgh)
- [Phoenix](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/phoenix) (58.9) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/las-vegas-vs-phoenix)
- [Portland](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/portland) (58.9) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/las-vegas-vs-portland)
- [Denver](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/denver) (60.7) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/denver-vs-las-vegas)

## FAQ

### How much does it cost to live in Las Vegas as a digital nomad?

A single person typically spends about $3,006 per month in Las Vegas. That is a 19/100 cost score, where 100 is the cheapest city in the dataset.

### Is Las Vegas safe for digital nomads?

Las Vegas scores 54/100 on safety. United States records 5.8 homicides per 100,000 people per year (WHO, 2021) and a political-stability score of 64.3/100 (World Bank WGI). Both figures are national, so neighbourhood-level risk can differ.

### Does United States have a digital nomad visa?

No dedicated digital nomad visa was listed for United States as of 2026-07. Visitors from the US can stay unlimited days.

### How fast is the internet in Las Vegas?

Measured median download speed in Las Vegas was 61.7 Mbps (upload 11.6 Mbps) across 222,840 M-Lab tests in 2024. Measured speeds run below advertised plan speeds everywhere, so compare cities rather than reading the number as a plan.

### Which airports serve Las Vegas and how many nonstop flights are there?

Las Vegas is served by Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) with 150 nonstop destinations, of which 14 are international. 133 US airports have a nonstop link. Source: Wikipedia, 2026-09.

### When is the best time of year to be in Las Vegas?

The most comfortable months are Apr, May, Sep, Oct. Mean temperatures range from 45°F (7°C) in Dec to 92°F (34°C) in Jul (NASA POWER 2001–2020 climatology).

### Las Vegas or Salt Lake City: which is better for digital nomads?

Salt Lake City is the city with the closest factor profile to Las Vegas in this dataset. Which one wins depends on your weights; the comparison page puts every factor side by side with the numbers behind them.

## Sources

[^1]: City population (latest census or official estimate), Wikipedia (citing national statistics offices). CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/ (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^2]: Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024 (all items), US Bureau of Economic Analysis. Public domain (US Government). https://www.bea.gov/data/prices-inflation/regional-price-parities-state-and-metro-area (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^3]: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows), WhereToEmigrate. CC BY 4.0. https://github.com/0brien18/global-emigration-dataset (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^4]: 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level), WhereNext. CC BY 4.0. https://getwherenext.com/data/cost-of-living-2026 (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^5]: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population, World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO data policy). https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/estimates-of-rates-of-homicides-per-100-000-population (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^6]: Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100), World Bank. CC BY 4.0. https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^7]: UHC service coverage index, World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO data policy). https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/uhc-index-of-service-coverage (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^8]: Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes, World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO data policy). https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/life-expectancy-at-birth-(years) (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^9]: M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024), Measurement Lab. CC0 1.0. https://statistics.measurementlab.net/ (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^10]: Digital Nomad Visas 2026, WhereToEmigrate. CC BY 4.0. https://github.com/0brien18/global-emigration-dataset (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^11]: Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations), Ilya Ilyankou (compiled from passportindex.org). MIT. https://github.com/ilyankou/passport-index-dataset (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^12]: Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables), Wikipedia contributors; countries via Wikidata. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/ (retrieved 2026-09-24)
[^13]: Walkability and transit ratings (editorial), Navoy. CC BY 4.0. https://nostos.navoy.io/methodology (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^14]: NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means), NASA Langley Research Center. Public domain (US Government). https://power.larc.nasa.gov/ (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^15]: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8), World Health Organization. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO data policy). https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/who-ambient-air-quality-database-(update-jun-2026) (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^16]: Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023), United Nations Development Programme. CC BY 3.0 IGO. https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/documentation-and-downloads (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^17]: EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band), EF Education First. Proprietary; band cited as a fact with attribution. https://www.ef.com/epi/ (retrieved 2026-09-22)

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