Region

East Asia

34 cities in East Asia, with an average monthly cost around $1,915 and average internet of 160 Mbps. The list below is ranked by overall nomad score, but every city has trade-offs — the right pick usually comes down to your visa, your timezone, and your budget.

Taipei

$1,900monthly

Tokyo

$3,000monthly

Kyoto

$2,400monthly

Fukuoka

$1,900monthly

Osaka

$2,300monthly

Seoul

$2,400monthly

Busan

$1,900monthly

Yokohama

$2,400monthly

Hong Kong

$3,300monthly

Kobe

$2,200monthly

Nagoya

$2,100monthly

Sapporo

$1,900monthly

Chiba

$2,300monthly

Kaohsiung

$1,500monthly

Naha (Okinawa)

$1,900monthly

Shanghai

$2,400monthly

Shenzhen

$2,300monthly

Taichung

$1,500monthly

Chengdu

$1,500monthly

Sendai

$1,900monthly

Tainan

$1,300monthly

Hangzhou

$1,700monthly

Chongqing

$1,300monthly

Daegu

$1,500monthly

Beijing

$2,200monthly

Guangzhou

$1,700monthly

Xiamen

$1,500monthly

Suzhou

$1,500monthly

Hsinchu

$1,500monthly

Hualien

$1,300monthly

Hakodate

$1,700monthly

Tianjin

$1,500monthly

Macau

$2,100monthly

Ulaanbaatar

$1,300monthly