Ranked: cities best equipped for digital nomads after the pandemic – Melbourne, Dubai, London and Singapore in top 10, Shanghai near bottom
- 75 cities ranked on their suitability for remote working based on costs, infrastructure, laws, freedoms and liveability. Some Asia-Pacific cities rate highly
- With remote working forecast to increase, governments that move quickly to offer visas friendly to digital nomads could draw high earners, survey’s author says
Is the location-centric approach to working on the wane? Covid-19 restrictions have certainly forced many people to work from home, but some have been living and working remotely for years.
These so-called “digital nomads” favour places such as Bali, Indonesia, and Chiang Mai, Thailand, for their low cost of living and social-networking opportunities.
With international travel gradually opening back up as national populations become vaccinated, would-be digital nomads may be wondering which city is best equipped for remote workers.
That would be Melbourne, Australia, according to a new study by Nestpick.com, a Berlin-based on-demand furnished-housing platform.
The study assessed 75 of the world’s “most liveable” cities for their suitability when it comes to remote work, taking into account 16 factors under the group headings “costs and infrastructure”, “legislation and freedoms” and “liveability”.
