# Barcelona for Digital Nomads

> Beach meets city

Barcelona, Spain, Europe

Canonical page: https://nomadbase.com/destinations/barcelona
Last reviewed: 2026-07-27

Every figure below carries its source and measurement date. Where no reliable source exists the field is left out rather than estimated.

## Barcelona at a glance

Barcelona gives you a dense European city, a beach inside it, and Spain's international telework visa — which, applied for from inside the country, grants three years rather than one. Few places combine that reach with that climate.

It is also a city under visible pressure from tourism and housing costs, and it is louder and more crowded than Lisbon. Air quality is measurably worse than in Lisbon or Ljubljana.

It suits you if you want a proper city — culture, food, transport, direct flights — and are prepared to pay city prices. It suits you less if you want quiet, or if the summer crowds in the centre would wear you down.

| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Telework visa route from inside Spain grants up to three years, decided in 20 working days (Government sources: Spanish Ley 28/2022 teleworking visa, checked July 2026) | Only 3 months a year land in the 18–27 °C comfort band (Nomadbase comfort index: months in the mild comfort band, from 2025 data) — summers are hotter than the postcard suggests |
| 249 dry days a year (Copernicus ERA5: 2025 full-year count) | PM2.5 at 17 µg/m³ (OpenAQ: median of 5 stations, July 2026) — nearly triple Lisbon |
| Excellent metro; you can live without a car and mostly without taxis | Housing is politically contested and short lets are tightly regulated — finding a legal medium-term flat takes work |
| Beach and mountains both inside an hour | Central districts are crowded year-round, not just in August |

## Key figures

| Figure | Value | Source | Measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature (year) | 17.7 C | Copernicus ERA5, 2025 annual average | 2025-12-31 |
| Average cloud cover | 52 % | Copernicus ERA5, 2025 annual average | 2025-12-31 |
| Nomadbase climate comfort index | 6.3 index 0-10 | Nomadbase comfort index from Copernicus ERA5 2025 monthly means | 2025-12-31 |
| Mild months (felt 18–27 °C) | 3 months/year | Nomadbase comfort index from Copernicus ERA5 2025 monthly means | 2025-12-31 |
| Nearest major airport | 13 km | OurAirports — nearest major airport is Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport | 2026-07-29 |
| Airports within 100 km | 3 within 100km | OurAirports, major and regional airports with scheduled service | 2026-07-29 |
| Air quality PM2.5 (measured) | 17 µg/m³ | OpenAQ, median of 5 stations, 2026-07-21 | 2026-07-21 |
| Gyms mapped | 245 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Restaurants mapped | 5048 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Vegetarian-friendly places mapped | 294 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Average temperature (summer) | 25.6 C | Copernicus ERA5, 2025 summer average (Jun-Aug) | 2025-12-31 |
| Average temperature (winter) | 11.4 C | Copernicus ERA5, 2025 winter average (Dec-Feb) | 2025-12-31 |
| Rain days per year | 116 days/year | Copernicus ERA5, 2025 full-year count | 2025-12-31 |
| Dry days per year | 249 days/year | Copernicus ERA5, 2025 full-year count | 2025-12-31 |
| Transport per month | 22.8 EUR/month | Official fare: TMB/ATM, T-usual 1-zone 30-day pass (22.80 EUR), all integrated operators in zone 1; includes the 50% state subsidy — unsubsidised base about 45.60 EUR, checked 2026-08-05 | 2026-08-05 |
| LGBTQ+ legal index (country) | 10 score 0-10 | Nomadbase legal-position rubric (country level), checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| LGBTQ+ in practice (country) | Among the most protective countries globally: marriage since 2005 and self-determination gender recognition since the 2023 trans law (Ley 4/2023). Large, open LGBTQ scenes in Madrid, Barcelona and the islands. | Nomadbase legal-position rubric (country level), checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Tap water index (country) | 10 score 0-10 | Nomadbase tap-water tier (country level), checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Tap water in practice (country) | Potable nationwide under EU standards; taste varies on the coasts (hard or desalinated water), so many drink bottled by preference rather than necessity. | Nomadbase tap-water tier (country level), checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Beaches mapped within 30 km | 93 count | OpenStreetMap, within 30km | 2026-07-31 |
| Nature reserves and parks within 30 km | 60 count | OpenStreetMap, within 30km | 2026-07-31 |
| Hiking routes within 30 km | 172 count | OpenStreetMap, within 30km | 2026-07-31 |
| Mapped coastline within 30 km | 212 count | OpenStreetMap, within 30km | 2026-07-31 |
| Hospitals and clinics mapped | 379 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-07-31 |
| Pharmacies mapped | 1559 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-07-31 |
| Internet download (median) | 61.6 Mbps | M-Lab median of 43,626 tests within 50 km, last 7 days | 2026-08-11 |
| Coworking spaces mapped | 68 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Cafés mapped | 2021 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Vegan-friendly places mapped | 254 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Visa-free days (EU passport) | 365 days | Editorial visa research, checked 2026-07-27 | 2026-07-27 |
| Visa-free days (US passport) | 90 days | Editorial visa research, checked 2026-07-27 | 2026-07-27 |
| Visa-free days (UK passport) | 90 days | Editorial visa research, checked 2026-07-27 | 2026-07-27 |
| Visa-free days (Canadian passport) | 90 days | Editorial visa research, checked 2026-07-27 | 2026-07-27 |
| Visa-free days (Australian passport) | 90 days | Editorial visa research, checked 2026-07-27 | 2026-07-27 |
| Remote-work visa route (0–10) | 10 score 0-10 | Dedicated remote-work visa: Visado de teletrabajo (international telework visa) (checked 2026-07-27) | 2026-07-27 |
| Coworking desk per month | 220 EUR/month | Published price: Betahaus, Aticco & MOB hot-desk rates (median), Betahaus €230, Aticco €220 +VAT, MOB from €125 (daytime only), checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Coliving room per month | 1700 EUR/month | Published price: Aticco Living, from-rate, studio-style apartments incl. membership, not a shared-flat room, checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| eSIM data, 30 days | 13 EUR | Published price: Airalo, 10 GB / 30 days, checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Ride-hailing, ~5 km ride | 9.55 EUR/ride | Published price: official AMB taxi tariff, 5 km daytime (T-1), €2.80 flagfall + €1.35/km; night/weekend tariff runs higher, checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| 3-star hotel per night | 157 EUR/night | Published price: median of 3 listed 3-star rates (Booking.com), mid-Aug 2026, Lleó €157, HCC Lugano €152, Onix €159; OTA rates incl. taxes, checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Café latte | 3.7 EUR | Published price: Starbucks Spain, tall latte (official price list), only officially published ES carta; store prices vary slightly, checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Accommodation per month (simple end) | 2269 EUR/month | Inside Airbnb market price (simple end, 25th percentile of 3324 monthly entire-home listings), Q2/2026 | 2026-06-24 |
| Accommodation per month | 3029 EUR/month | Inside Airbnb market price (median of 3324 monthly entire-home listings), Q2/2026 | 2026-06-24 |
| Accommodation per month (upscale end) | 4074 EUR/month | Inside Airbnb market price (upscale end, 75th percentile of 3324 monthly entire-home listings), Q2/2026 | 2026-06-24 |
| Yoga studios mapped | 35 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Surf spots mapped nearby | 0 count | OpenStreetMap, within 30km | 2026-08-05 |
| Kitesurf spots mapped nearby | 3 count | OpenStreetMap, within 30km | 2026-08-05 |
| Kiteable wind days per year | 13 days/year | Days in 2025 with peak sustained wind ≥ 25 km/h (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, 10 m) | 2025-12-31 |
| Queer venues mapped | 49 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| cost food monthly modelled | 194 EUR/month | Modelled groceries for Spain (country level, not city): Eurostat DE reference 2022 scaled by World Bank price level 68.7 vs 81.2 (2025) and ICP 2021 category structure | 2025-12-31 |
| cost eating out monthly modelled | 72 EUR/month | Modelled eating out for Spain (country level, not city): Eurostat DE reference 2022 scaled by World Bank price level 68.7 vs 81.2 (2025) and ICP 2021 category structure | 2025-12-31 |
| cost transport monthly modelled | 27 EUR/month | Modelled local transport for Spain (country level, not city): Eurostat DE reference 2022 scaled by World Bank price level 68.7 vs 81.2 (2025) and ICP 2021 category structure | 2025-12-31 |
| cost leisure monthly modelled | 160 EUR/month | Modelled leisure for Spain (country level, not city): Eurostat DE reference 2022 scaled by World Bank price level 68.7 vs 81.2 (2025) and ICP 2021 category structure | 2025-12-31 |
| Nomadbase community activity | 7.47 index 0-10 | Nomadbase community activity — 1 here now, 4 based here, 0 meetups, 1 planning to come, 0 have been | 2026-08-17 |
| Members here now | 1 members | Nomadbase check-ins, open | 2026-08-17 |
| Members based here | 4 members | Nomadbase bases and homebases | 2026-08-17 |
| Members planning to come | 1 members | Nomadbase travel plans, not yet ended | 2026-08-17 |
| Members who have been | 0 members | Nomadbase check-ins, closed — counted per person | 2026-08-17 |
| Community meetups | 0 meetups | Nomadbase community meetups, drafts excluded | 2026-08-17 |
| climate monthly profile | [{"m":1,"t":8.7,"r":0.16,"c":0.44},{"m":2,"t":9.9,"r":0.29,"c":0.63},{"m":3,"t":10.4,"r":0.65,"c":0.68},{"m":4,"t":14.7,"r":0.23,"c":0.57},{"m":5,"t":19.1,"r":0.32,"c":0.5},{"m":6,"t":27.7,"r":0,"c":0.34},{"m":7,"t":28.8,"r":0.39,"c":0.44},{"m":8,"t":29.5,"r":0.19,"c":0.36},{"m":9,"t":24.1,"r":0.47,"c":0.59},{"m":10,"t":19.5,"r":0.39,"c":0.58},{"m":11,"t":12.7,"r":0.33,"c":0.51},{"m":12,"t":10.1,"r":0.39,"c":0.64}] | Copernicus ERA5, 2025 monthly means (felt temperature, rain-day share, cloud share) | 2025-12-31 |
| cost bigmac | 6.14 EUR | Published price: The Economist Big Mac Index, Euro-area average (6.19 EUR = 7.08 USD), July 2026 release — data CC BY 4.0 | 2026-07-01 |
| Vegan share of cafés | 3.6 per 100 restaurants & cafés | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Vegetarian share of cafés | 4.2 per 100 restaurants & cafés | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Country price level (US = 100) | 68.7 US=100 | World Bank price level index for Spain, 2025 (US = 100) | 2025-12-31 |
| Working-hours overlap with Central Europe | 8 hours/day | Nomadbase overlap of a 09:00-17:00 day against Open-Meteo time zone (Europe/Madrid), standard time; Europe reference UTC+1 | 2026-08-17 |
| Working-hours overlap with US East | 2 hours/day | Nomadbase overlap of a 09:00-17:00 day against Open-Meteo time zone (Europe/Madrid), standard time; US East reference UTC-5 | 2026-08-17 |
| Homicide rate (country) | 0.73 per 100k | UNODC intentional homicide rate for Spain, 2024 | 2024-12-31 |
| UTC offset | 1 hours from UTC | Open-Meteo time zone (Europe/Madrid), standard time | 2026-08-17 |
| Bars, pubs and clubs mapped | 2232 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Nightlife share of cafés | 31.6 per 100 restaurants & cafés | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Population | 1731649 people | Wikidata population figure, 2025 | 2025-12-31 |
| English proficiency (EF EPI) | 540 EF EPI score | EF EPI 2025 (country level, transcribed via Wikipedia) | 2025-11-01 |
| Getting by in English (0–10) | 5.6 score 0-10 | EF EPI 2025 (country level, transcribed via Wikipedia) | 2025-11-01 |
| Women, Peace and Security index (country) | 8.59 score 0-10 | Georgetown WPS Index 2023 (country level, transcribed via Wikipedia) | 2023-10-01 |
| Company setup index (country) | 6 score 0-10 | Nomadbase business rubric (country level), checked 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Banking access index (country) | 8 score 0-10 | Nomadbase business rubric (country level), checked 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Company setup in practice (country) | The SL minimum capital dropped to 1 EUR, but the process still runs through a notary and the Registro Mercantil, and a foreigner needs a NIE first. Autonomo is the faster route for one person. | Nomadbase business rubric (country level), checked 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Banking in practice (country) | Non-resident accounts exist and are commonly opened, but require an NIE and usually a branch visit; several banks charge a non-resident maintenance fee. | Nomadbase business rubric (country level), checked 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-31 |

## Scores (0–10, blend of public data and community reports)

| Category | Score | Public data | Community | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fun | 9.09 | 9.09 | — | 0 |
| community | 7.47 | 7.47 | — | 0 |
| safety | 7.44 | 7.44 | — | 0 |
| climate | 6.15 | 6.15 | — | 0 |
| amenity | 8.53 | 8.53 | — | 0 |
| cost | 1.77 | 1.77 | — | 0 |
| internet | 8.04 | 8.04 | — | 0 |
| vegan | 7.6 | 7.6 | — | 0 |
| vegetarian | 7.11 | 7.11 | — | 0 |
| nightlife | 8.73 | 8.73 | — | 0 |
| nature | 9.51 | 9.51 | — | 0 |
| health | 7.55 | 7.55 | — | 0 |
| locals | 5.6 | 5.6 | — | 0 |
| business | 7 | 7 | — | 0 |
| women | 8.59 | 8.59 | — | 0 |
| lgbtq | 10 | 10 | — | 0 |
| water | 10 | 10 | — | 0 |
| flights | 5.64 | 5.64 | — | 0 |
| visa | 8.67 | 8.67 | — | 0 |
| lifestyle | 5.53 | 5.53 | — | 0 |

## Visa & entry (Spain)

EU citizens can stay indefinitely; visa-exempt non-EU travellers get 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. Spain has an international telework visa for non-EU remote workers, and the route from inside Spain grants three years rather than one.

### How long you can stay

- **EU, EEA and Swiss citizens:** no limit. You may need to register locally after a few months.
- **Visa-exempt non-EU travellers** (US, UK, Canada, Australia and others): 90 days within any 180-day period. That allowance is shared across the *whole* Schengen area, not per country — days spent in Berlin count against days in Lisbon.
- Everyone else needs a Schengen visa before travelling.

Since 10 April 2026 the EU Entry/Exit System (EES) records every crossing biometrically at all air, land and sea borders, so the 90/180 count is now tracked automatically rather than by passport stamp.

### Staying longer as a remote worker

Spain's *visado de teletrabajo de carácter internacional* (the digital nomad visa, created by the 2022 startups law) is for non-EU nationals working remotely for companies outside Spain. EU citizens do not need it and cannot apply.

Two routes, and they are not equivalent:

- **From a consulate abroad** — a visa valid up to one year.
- **From inside Spain**, legally present, through the Large Business Unit (UGE) — a residence authorisation of up to three years, decided within 20 working days.

You need to show income of 200% of the Spanish minimum wage. The SMI is paid in 14 annual instalments and the immigration unit annualises them, so with the 2026 SMI at €1,221 the bar works out to about €2,850 per month (≈€34,190 a year) — noticeably more than the €2,442 a naive twelve-month reading suggests. Add 75% of the SMI for a first family member and 25% for each additional one. You also need either a degree from a recognised institution or three years of professional experience.

No more than 20% of your income may come from Spanish clients.

> Visa rules change frequently. This information was last checked on 2026-07-27. It is not legal advice — confirm with the official source before booking: https://www.inclusion.gob.es/en/web/unidadgrandesempresas/teletrabajadores

## Living in Barcelona

### Where to stay

Barcelona is a grid with villages embedded in it. The district you pick changes the city you experience more than in most places.

- **Gràcia** — the perennial nomad favourite. Village squares, low-rise, independent shops, and enough distance from the tourist core to feel like somewhere people live.
- **Eixample** — the grid proper. Central, well connected, solid apartments with high ceilings. Busy and trafficked; the interior courtyards matter a lot for noise.
- **Poblenou** — the old industrial east, now the tech district. Wider, quieter, closest to a beach that is not the crowded one, and where a lot of coworking has landed.
- **Sant Antoni** — between Eixample and Poble-sec, well served by market and metro, and cheaper than the neighbours it sits between.
- **El Born and the Gothic Quarter** — beautiful and central, and the districts most given over to tourism. We would not recommend them for a stay measured in months.

### Finding a place

This is the hardest part of Barcelona, and it is worth going in informed. Short-term tourist lets require a licence, licences are capped, and the city has moved against them — which pushes medium-term nomads into a thin and competitive middle market of one- to eleven-month contracts.

Expect to provide documentation, expect a deposit of more than one month, and expect competition for anything well-priced. Coliving is correspondingly popular here because it sidesteps the whole process.

We do not publish rent figures for Barcelona yet — no free public source measures what residents actually pay. What appears on this page comes from members reporting their own costs. Add yours in the Nomadbase app if you are here.

### Working from here

Barcelona has one of the deeper coworking markets in southern Europe, concentrated in Poblenou, Eixample and around Plaça Catalunya. Most spaces sell day passes and many sell 10-day monthly bundles, which fit an itinerant month better than an unlimited desk.

We have not yet verified current desk prices from operators here, so this page does not quote a figure — a wrong number would be worse than none. Members report what they pay through the app, and those medians appear in the cost section above as soon as there are enough of them.

Café work is common but less universally welcomed than in Lisbon or Chiang Mai; the better bet is a space with a day pass.

### Getting around

The metro is fast, frequent and covers the city properly — this is a place where you can genuinely live without a car. Multi-journey travel cards are far cheaper per ride than singles, and the integrated fare zones cover the airport and the nearer towns.

Bicing, the municipal bike scheme, is for residents with a local address and is not aimed at short stays. The city is flat enough that cycling works well otherwise, and the segregated lanes have expanded considerably.

### Money

Cards are accepted almost everywhere, and contactless is standard. Bank ATMs are the safer choice: the standalone machines in tourist areas charge more and push a bad on-screen conversion rate. Always decline the offered conversion and let your own bank do it.

Tipping is not expected. Rounding up is normal; anything more is a compliment rather than an obligation.

### Staying safe

Violent crime is not the Barcelona problem. Pickpocketing is, and the city is honest about being one of the worst in Europe for it: the metro, La Rambla, the beach in summer and any crowded terrace are working territory. Nothing valuable in a back pocket, nothing on the table edge, and the bag strap over a chair leg rather than the chair back.

The habits that matter are small: keep the phone off café tables in the old town, split cards from cash, and treat anyone unusually helpful around a cash machine as part of the show. Late nights in the lower Raval reward the same city instincts you would use anywhere dense and busy.

### Seasons

Barcelona has real seasons in the mild Mediterranean sense: a short, bright winter, a spring that arrives early, and a summer that overstays. August is the month to plan around — the heat sits on the city, half the locals leave, and the tourist crowds peak at exactly the moment the terraces are least pleasant.

The shoulder seasons are the reward. May, June, September and October give you warm sea, open windows and a city working at its own pace. Winter is short and rarely bitter, but flats are built for summer — a cold week indoors feels colder than the thermometer says.

### Meeting people

The nomad and startup scenes overlap heavily here, and Poblenou is the centre of gravity for both. Coworking spaces run regular events, and the city has enough long-term international residents that the community does not reset every season the way it does in more seasonal destinations.

### Staying active

The beach is the gym. The seafront from Barceloneta to the Fòrum is one long running and cycling track, the outdoor calisthenics bars by the sand get used from dawn, and the sea is swimmable far longer than visitors expect. The city itself is flat enough that a bike is transport and training at once.

When you want climbing instead of coastline, Collserola sits behind the city with trails that start at the top of the funicular, and Montjuïc turns any run into hill work. Padel courts are everywhere — booking one is the fastest way to be adopted by locals.

### Time off

Montserrat and the Collserola hills are both close enough for a half day. The Costa Brava beaches north of the city are a train ride and are markedly better than the city beaches. Girona is an easy day trip, and the high-speed line puts Madrid within about three hours if you want a change of city rather than a change of scene.

## Frequently asked questions

### How much does it cost to live in Barcelona per month?

Between €2,164 and €2,910 a month, housing and everyday spending together, depending on whether you take a coliving room or your own place. Housing is a coliving room at €1,700 up to your own place at €2,269. Everyday spending — food, local transport, leisure — is modelled from national price levels rather than measured in the city, so it is an indication and not a quote. A coworking desk is extra at €220. Every figure carries its source on the destination page.

### How fast is the internet in Barcelona?

Median download speed is about 61.6 Mbps. Source: M-Lab median of 43,626 tests within 50 km, last 7 days.

### What visa do I need for Barcelona?

EU citizens can stay indefinitely; visa-exempt non-EU travellers get 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. Spain has an international telework visa for non-EU remote workers, and the route from inside Spain grants three years rather than one. Last checked 2026-07-27. Always confirm with the official source before booking.

### What is the weather like in Barcelona?

Winters average 11.4 °C and summers 25.6 °C. 3 of 12 months average a comfortable 18–27 °C (felt temperature). Source: Copernicus ERA5, 2025 annual average.

### Can I work European or US hours from Barcelona?

A 09:00–17:00 working day in Barcelona overlaps 8 hours with Central European time and 2 hours with US Eastern time, at standard time.

### Are there coworking spaces in Barcelona?

68 coworking spaces are mapped in Barcelona, plus 2021 cafés to work from. Source: OpenStreetMap, within 15km. Counts are a floor, not a census — coverage depends on local mappers.

### How do you get to Barcelona?

The nearest major airport is about 13 km away. 3 airports with scheduled service within 100 km. Source: OurAirports — nearest major airport is Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport.

## Sources

- **Copernicus ERA5** (Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information) — ECMWF’s ERA5 reanalysis, retrieved through Open-Meteo. Temperatures, rainfall, cloud cover and wind are daily values for the last complete calendar year. https://open-meteo.com/
- **Nomadbase comfort index** — Our own reading of ERA5 data, not a measurement: a month-by-month score for how comfortable the felt temperature is, damped for rain and cloud. The formula is published. https://nomadbase.com/destinations#how-we-score
- **OurAirports** (Public domain) — Airport locations and types. Distances are to the nearest major airport with scheduled service. https://ourairports.com/
- **OpenAQ** (CC BY 4.0) — Air quality measured at ground stations. Only reaches part of the catalogue — a city needs a station nearby that is still reporting. https://openaq.org/
- **OpenStreetMap** (ODbL) — Community-mapped places: coworking, cafés, gyms and diet options within 15km. Counts are a floor rather than a census — coverage depends on local mappers. https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright
- **Nomadbase country research** — Hand-maintained country tables for the LGBTQ+ legal position and tap-water safety, compiled from advocacy databases (ILGA World, Human Dignity Trust), national authorities and government travel advice, and scored with a published rubric. Country-level by nature — city reality can differ, which is what the practical note is for. https://nomadbase.com/destinations#how-we-score
- **M-Lab** (CC BY-SA 4.0) — Internet speed from real speed tests run by people in the city, aggregated over a seven-day window. https://www.measurementlab.net/
- **Government sources** — Visa and entry rules come from the responsible authority for each country, linked in the visa section and re-checked by hand on the date shown.
- **Published prices** — Prices read by hand from the operator’s or authority’s own published price list — a transit tariff, a coworking rate card, an eSIM store — on the date shown. Checked quarterly; the linked page is the source. https://nomadbase.com/destinations#how-we-score
- **Inside Airbnb** (CC BY 4.0) — The short-let market price: median nightly rate of entire homes bookable by the month, times thirty, converted to EUR at ECB reference rates. Deliberately not called rent — local leases run cheaper, and member reports correct downward. https://insideairbnb.com/
- **World Bank** (CC BY 4.0) — Price level of household consumption at market exchange rates (US = 100) — a national figure that anchors the cost score where no city-level source exists yet. It measures what arriving with foreign income feels like, which is why a weak currency lowers it. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.PRVT.PLI
- **Nomadbase members** — Figures reported in the app by people living there, shown as a median with outliers removed. The only source for costs, because no free public one measures them per city. https://nomadbase.com/app
- **UNODC** (Free with attribution) — Intentional homicide rate from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime — a national figure, because no free source measures crime per city. The year next to the number is the year the country last reported. https://dataunodc.un.org/
- **Wikidata** (CC0) — Structural facts taken from the place’s Wikidata entity — resident population, which mirrors a national census figure, and elevation above sea level. The year is the one Wikidata records for that figure; where the entity was the wrong scale for the place we describe, the number has been replaced by a hand-sourced one from the statistics office instead. https://www.wikidata.org/

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