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title: "Top 10 cheapest-rent cities for digital nomads"
url: https://nostos.navoy.io/top-10/cheapest-rent
description: "The ten lowest one-bedroom rents among cities with city-level rent data (WhereToEmigrate, CC BY 4.0), with total monthly cost alongside."
dataset: 2026.09.4 (2026-09-26)
license: CC BY 4.0
---

# Top 10 cheapest-rent cities for digital nomads

Cairo, Chiang Mai, Penang (George Town) have the cheapest one-bedroom rents, at $311–$450 a month. Rent is only available for 105 cities, so cheap cities without a rent figure are missing here but present in the cheapest-cities list.

Cities with a city-level one-bedroom rent figure, sorted from cheapest.

| # | City | Country | Rent (1BR) | Monthly cost | Score | Internet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Cairo](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/cairo) | Egypt | $311 | $833 | 38 | 32 |
| 2 | [Chiang Mai](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/chiang-mai) | Thailand | $417 | $984 | 54 | 59 |
| 3 | [Penang (George Town)](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/penang) | Malaysia | $450 | $974 | 62 | 86 |
| 4 | [Amman](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/amman) | Jordan | $467 | $1,615 | 46 | 51 |
| 5 | [Marrakech](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/marrakech) | Morocco | $483 | $1,354 | 43 | 28 |
| 6 | [Batumi](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/batumi) | Georgia | $485 | $833 | 58 | 53 |
| 7 | [Johor Bahru](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/johor-bahru) | Malaysia | $491 | $1,055 | 59 | 84 |
| 8 | [Da Nang](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/da-nang) | Vietnam | $517 | $469 | 52 | 57 |
| 9 | [Valparaíso](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/valparaiso) | Chile | $527 | $1,204 | 61 | 76 |
| 10 | [Guadalajara](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/guadalajara) | Mexico | $527 | $1,009 | 57 | 57 |

## FAQ

### Where is rent cheapest for digital nomads?

Cairo, at about $311 a month for a one-bedroom, followed by Chiang Mai, Penang (George Town).

Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages).

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