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Hi HN! I made this. Here's some info on the data before everyone goes berzerk :) Firstly, it's crowdsourced from this spreadsheet http://nomadlist.io/edit/ so it might not be 100% accurate. Secondly, NomadCost != cost of living. NomadCost is based on short-term staying in a hostel, hotel or apartment in the center, working in a coworking space and having a basic meal three times a day. That's the average digital noma…
This site has much more realistic numbers: http://www.numbeo.com/common/
I would also like to see the costs of a 2 bedroom apartment. I'd personally rather have an office in my apartment than a co-op space.
What would the price of a small house be within 10 miles of the city? (question that could be added)
How is the NomadCost calculated? These numbers don't add up: http://nomadlist.io/?hn
Added Phnom Penh to your list. If you're a remote worker it's great place. In the city most people speak English, huge expat community, USD is the main currency, stable internet, a few co-working spaces, amazingly cheap to live, and a business visa is no problem.
Personally I prefer Vietnam but Cambodia is definitely a good option too.
Certain cities have a extremely bi-modal distributions of pricing. I.e. they can support both the "broke artist" lifestyle, and the "upper middle class" lifestyle. Two separate cost distributions. If you try to take the mean or median of these cities, you'll end up either arbitrarily landing on one of the distributions, or a nonsense number in the middle.
A good example is Manhattan. For example, pizza can actually be cheaper in Manhattan than Sofia. In Manhattan, the broke artist lifestyle of living with multiple roommates who barely know each other, all sharing a rent controlled apartment for a few hundred dollars a month is more socially acceptable and much more common. Just taking prices from the realtor-controlled apartment websites is a poor reflection of reality. Almost no one except the richer consultants bothers with a full-time coworking desk in either city. In this case, Manhattan can actually cost less than Sofia.
So, I think the "broke artist" price distributions would better reflect what a remote working nomad would be looking for, instead of the "upper middle class" prices.
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> you're definitely taking your chances How could they catch you and what are the penalties, do you know? Any anecdotes you could share? Been thinking about hanging out in SEA doing remote work for a few months, would like to know the real situation.
Technically you can face a hefty fine or even jail time. I can't say I've known anyone personally that's faced this but I've heard stories. Apparently right now there's a big crackdown on tourist visas in Thailand, with people being asked to justify 2-3 month stays in Thailand with extensive itineraries and documentation and people with multiple previous tourists visas being denied entry. If you're just there on the…
Why would being in the center of the city be important? I would think average anywhere in the city would be more reasonable. I would also like to see the costs of a 2 bedroom apartment. I'd personally rather have an office in my apartment than a co-op space. What would the price of a small house be within 10 miles of the city? (question that could be added) How is the NomadCost calculated? These numbers don't add up:…