Remote-work guide

Best remote-work destinations under $1,500 a month

A tight budget doesn't have to mean a compromise on internet or safety. These bases fit comfortably inside a $1,500 monthly budget per person (housing included), and internet and safety still count toward where each one lands.

Open this setup on the globeRanked against a $1,500/month per-person budget; bases that can't fit are excluded.
  1. 1
    Chiang MaiThailand
    80Great fit
    $855 to $1,615/mo180 Mbps

    Great: Internet, Community

  2. 2
    TaipeiTaiwan
    80Great fit
    $1,045 to $2,090/mo160 Mbps

    Great: Internet, Safety

  3. 3
    BangkokThailand
    78Great fit
    $1,045 to $2,090/mo210 Mbps

    Great: Internet, Community

  4. 4
    ValenciaSpain
    78Great fit
    $1,330 to $2,470/mo160 Mbps

    Great: Internet, City & food

  5. 5
    George TownMalaysia
    77Great fit
    $808 to $1,520/mo110 Mbps

    Great: City & food, Climate

  6. 6
    PragueCzechia
    77Great fit
    $1,235 to $2,280/mo120 Mbps

    Great: City & food, Safety

  7. 7
    BudapestHungary
    76Great fit
    $1,140 to $2,090/mo150 Mbps

    Great: Internet, City & food

  8. 8
    Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam
    75Great fit
    $760 to $1,520/mo95 Mbps

    Great: City & food, Climate

What these 8 have in common

They run $760 to $2,470 a month all in, housing included, for the setup this guide assumes.

Only 5 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.

7 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.

8 are inside their own best months for this period, rather than merely tolerable.

They sit in 7 different countries.

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