The best (and worst) cities to be a digital nomad

The best (and worst) cities to be a digital nomadThe best (and worst) cities to be a digital nomadWhich cities fare best for digital nomads to work and play? Online home rental companySpotahomehas created aDigital Nomad index, comparing 56 cities across the world on how well they welcome this growing untethered workforce. In arecent study by MBO Partners, 4.8 million independent workers consider themselves to be digital nomads.The criteriaEverything you need to be a digital nomad - a home-free globetrotter who makes their living via their connection to the internet - was evaluated against the cities.Essential categories used to evaluate were cheap beer and an even cheaper place to sleep. For plugging into work, nahe daran sein internet and access to co-working spaces (or just cafes with wifi). For entrepreneurs, the presence of startups. And for the mind, acceptance of transients, plus plenty of green space and sunshine.The topFor all of that, Belfast turned out to be the number on e city for digital nomads. Though low on sunshine, it has plenty of cheap apartment rentals, wasnamed the best place to visitby Lonely Planet, and has a fast-growing economy. Lisbon came in second, followed by Barcelona, Luxembourg, and Madrid.Those cities should watch out, thoughTulsa, Oklahoma, is offeringremote workers $10k and membership at a remote working space if theyll move there and Vermont and Maine have also recently offered incentives.The bottomThe worst places were more expensive cities like Hong Kong, Singapore, New York City, and Tokyo. New York ranked particularly low in apartment pricing, internet speed, and the number of startups.Here is the full Digital Nomad listBelfast, United KingdomLisbon, PortugalBarcelona, SpainBrisbane, AustraliaLuxembourg,LuxembourgAdelaide,AustraliaMadrid,SpainSan Francisco, United StatesWellington,New ZealandMiami,United StatesAuckland,New ZealandEdinburgh,United KingdomPerth, AustraliaLyon,FranceVancouver,CanadaToronto,CanadaAmsterdam,N etherlandsGeneva,SwitzerlandMontreal, CanadaMelbourne,AustraliaBerlin,GermanyVienna,AustriaBuenos Aires, ArgentinaChicago,United StatesDublin, IrelandRome,ItalySydney,AustraliaLos Angeles,United StatesMunich,GermanyBern,SwitzerlandPrague,Czech RepublicVilnius,LithuaniaStockholm,SwedenHelsinki,FinlandBratislava,SlovakiaBrussels,BelgiumWarsaw,PolandLondon,United KingdomFrankfurt,GermanyTallinn,EstoniaSantiago,ChileSeoul,South KoreaBudapest,HungaryOsaka, JapanZrich,SwitzerlandCopenhagen,DenmarkMilan,ItalyParis,FranceOslo,NorwayAthens,GreeceAbu Dhabi,United Arab EmiratesDubai,United Arab EmiratesTokyo,JapanNew York,United StatesSingapore,SingaporeHong Kong,Hong Kong