Remote-work guide

Best remote-work destinations for European working hours

If your team or clients sit in Central European Time, the wrong timezone turns every standup into a 2 a.m. call. These bases are ranked on being online for the whole CET workday, and scored on how liveable the local hours you would keep actually are.

Open this setup on the globeRanked with a Copenhagen/Berlin (CET) work anchor and a full shared workday required.
  1. 1
    ValenciaSpain
    85Exceptional fit
    $1,330 to $2,470/mo263 Mbps09:00 to 16:00 local

    Great: Internet, City & food

  2. 2
    LisbonPortugal
    84Exceptional fit
    $1,615 to $3,040/mo209 Mbps08:00 to 15:00 local

    Great: Internet, Community

  3. 3
    BudapestHungary
    83Exceptional fit
    $1,140 to $2,090/mo301 Mbps09:00 to 16:00 local

    Great: Internet, City & food

  4. 4
    PragueCzechia
    83Exceptional fit
    $1,235 to $2,280/mo94 Mbps09:00 to 16:00 local

    Great: City & food, Safety

  5. 5
    TaipeiTaiwan
    83Exceptional fit
    $1,045 to $2,090/mo270 Mbps15:00 to 22:00 local

    Great: Internet, Safety

  6. 6
    AthensGreece
    82Exceptional fit
    $1,140 to $2,280/mo97 Mbps10:00 to 17:00 local

    Great: City & food, Timezone

  7. 7
    BarcelonaSpain
    82Exceptional fit
    $1,615 to $3,040/mo276 Mbps09:00 to 16:00 local

    Great: Internet, Community

  8. 8
    Chiang MaiThailand
    82Exceptional fit
    $855 to $1,615/mo299 Mbps15:00 to 22:00 local

    Great: Internet, Community

What these 8 have in common

They run $855 to $3,040 a month all in, housing included, for the setup this guide assumes.

Only 3 points separate the first from the last, so treat this as a shortlist to choose from rather than a winner and seven runners-up.

Most of them share the same character: City life, Food, Culture.

8 of them list a dedicated nomad or remote-work visa. Eligibility and other long-stay routes vary, so check the official rules before relying on it.

They sit in 7 different countries.

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