Best-of Destination Lists
Browse ranked and activity-based destination lists for cost, internet, safety, walkability, visas and outdoor interests, built from Nomadr’s stored data.
Every list is built from figures and tags we already store for each city. Cities without data for a list are left out rather than ranked last.
Work & budget
- Cheapest Places to LiveCompare places ranked by Nomadr’s stored day-to-day affordability score, based on researched grocery, local transport and mid-range meal prices.
- Best Places for Fast InternetCompare places ranked by Nomadr’s stored connectivity score, which covers researched broadband and mobile data for working and staying connected.
- Best Places for Coworking SpacesCompare places ranked by Nomadr’s stored score for coworking and work-friendly spaces, based on the destination research available for each place.
- Easiest Places for VisasCompare places ranked by Nomadr’s stored visa and legal score.
- Easiest Places to Travel ToCompare places ranked by Nomadr’s stored score for getting there and away, using researched transport access for each destination in the directory.
- Lower-rent placesBrowse every place in Nomadr’s lower-rent housing band, listed alphabetically with its researched budget rent, the figure’s basis and its source link.
Living well
- Most Walkable PlacesCompare places ranked by Nomadr’s stored walkability and local transport score, using the destination research available for every listed place.
- Most English-Friendly Places Where English Isn't the Local LanguageCompare places where English works well day to day, ranked by Nomadr’s stored language score and excluding countries where English is the local language.
- Best Places for Wellness and FitnessCompare places ranked by Nomadr’s stored wellness score, covering researched gyms, studios, healthcare access and other aspects of everyday wellbeing.
- Lowest Violent Crime RiskEvery place in Nomadr’s “Low violent crime” tier, listed alphabetically with the research note behind each rating.
- Very Pet-Friendly PlacesBrowse every active place in Nomadr’s very pet-friendly tier, listed alphabetically with the stored research rationale explaining its classification.
- LGBTQ+ Friendly Cities for Nomads & ExpatsEvery place in Nomadr’s most LGBTQ+ friendly tier, legal with meaningful protections and openly welcoming, listed alphabetically with a link to each place’s LGBTQ+ page.
Things to do
- Best Places for NightlifeCompare places with a party-destination or strong-nightlife scene, ordered by Nomadr’s stored nightlife tier. Moderate and quiet places are excluded.
- Best Places for BeachesCompare coastal places ordered by Nomadr’s stored beach quality tier, using named beaches as a tie-break. Lake and river destinations are excluded.
- Best Places for Hiking and the OutdoorsBrowse places where hiking is a destination-level activity accessible from the city, listed alphabetically with supporting evidence from Nomadr’s research.
- Best Places for Rock ClimbingBrowse places with established or destination-level outdoor rock climbing accessible from the city, listed alphabetically with Nomadr’s research evidence.
- Best Places for FoodCompare places ordered by Nomadr’s stored culinary scene tier, with the number of distinct cuisines named in the research used as a tie-break.
- Best Places for History, Museums and ArtCompare places ordered by Nomadr’s stored cultural offering tier, with the number of notable sites named in the research used as a tie-break.
- Cities with a Preserved Historic Old TownCompare cities with a preserved old town or historic core, ordered by Nomadr’s stored cultural offering tier and the number of notable sites named.
- Best Places for SurfingBrowse every place with applicable surfing research in Nomadr, grouped by region and alphabetized within each group. This coverage list is not a ranking.
- Best Places for Scuba DivingBrowse every place with applicable scuba diving research in Nomadr, grouped by region and alphabetized within each group. This list is not a ranking.
- Best Places for FreedivingBrowse every place with applicable freediving research in Nomadr, grouped by region and alphabetized within each group. This list is not a ranking.
- Places for Kitesurfing and WindsurfingBrowse every place with applicable kitesurfing or windsurfing research in Nomadr, grouped by region and alphabetized. This coverage list is not ranked.
- Places with Skiing and Snowboarding NearbyBrowse every place with applicable skiing or snowboarding research in Nomadr, grouped by region and alphabetized. This coverage list is not a ranking.
- Best Places for Yoga and Wellness RetreatsBrowse every place with applicable yoga, meditation or breathwork research in Nomadr, grouped by region and alphabetized. This list is not a ranking.
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