Where can a digital nomad live well on $2,500 a month?

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Top 10 nomad cities under $2,500 a month

197 cities cost under $2,500 a month; Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Funchal (Madeira) score best overall among them.

Monthly cost under $2,500 (rent included), sorted by balanced score. 197 cities qualify; the ten best are shown. Dataset 2026.09.4. How the scores work.

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#	City	Score	Monthly cost	Safety	Internet	US passport
1	Santa Cruz de Tenerife Spain	75	$2,200*	77	81	90 days
2	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain	75	$2,200*	77	78	90 days
3	Funchal (Madeira) Portugal	75	$2,000*	83	77	90 days
4	Palma de Mallorca Spain	74	$2,200*	77	88	90 days
5	Valletta Malta	73	$2,136	86	80	90 days
6	Malmö Sweden	73	$1,957	82	83	90 days
7	Faro (Algarve) Portugal	72	$1,719	83	70	90 days
8	Málaga Spain	72	$2,200*	77	69	90 days
9	Lisbon Portugal	72	$2,499	83	66	90 days
10	Budapest Hungary	71	$1,198	77	82	90 days

* country-level cost estimate. Scores are 0–100 under balanced weights; open a city for every number and its source.

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Where can a digital nomad live well on $2,500 a month?: 197 cities cost under $2,500; Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Funchal (Madeira) lead on overall score.

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