South America
69 cities · $1,470 avg/month · 6.4 avg score
Countries in South America
cityregioncost/mointernetverdictscore
01MedellinColombiaGo: weather is a clear strength, English friendliness is the main watch-out, and our estimate is about $1,450/mo.🌎 South America$1,450/mo114 MbpsGO8.102FlorianopolisBrazilGo: internet is a clear strength, English friendliness is the main watch-out, and our estimate is about $1,815/mo.🌎 South America$1,815/mo121 MbpsGO7.803BogotaColombiaGo: affordability is a clear strength, English friendliness is the main watch-out, and our estimate is about $1,245/mo.🌎 South America$1,245/mo148 MbpsGO7.604Buenos AiresArgentinaGo: nightlife is a clear strength, English friendliness is the main watch-out, and our estimate is about $2,420/mo.🌎 South America$2,420/mo79 MbpsGO7.605CartagenaColombiaGo: nightlife is a clear strength, English friendliness is the main watch-out, and our estimate is about $1,555/mo.🌎 South America$1,555/mo85 MbpsGO7.506SantiagoChileMaybe: internet is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $1,560/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,560/mo255 MbpsMAYBE7.207PereiraColombiaMaybe: better infrastructure than Armenia and affordable, but limited international appeal.🌎 South America$1,100/mo114 MbpsMAYBE7.108ArmeniaColombiaMaybe: beautiful coffee country setting and affordable, but small with limited infrastructure.🌎 South America$1,050/mo57 MbpsMAYBE7.009ManizalesColombiaMaybe: cost of living is a clear strength, English-language ease is the main watch-out, and the estimate is about $1,100/mo.🌎 South America$1,100/mo85 MbpsMAYBE7.010Joao PessoaBrazilMaybe: beautiful beaches and affordable, but limited English and nomad infrastructure.🌎 South America$1,250/mo91 MbpsMAYBE7.011ArequipaPeruGo: affordability is a clear strength, English friendliness is the main watch-out, and our estimate is about $1,305/mo.🌎 South America$1,305/mo139 MbpsGO7.012MontevideoUruguayMaybe: safety is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $1,555/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,555/mo139 MbpsMAYBE7.013Puerto VarasChileMaybe: stunning setting, but very small, cold in winter, and limited nomad infrastructure.🌎 South America$1,750/mo98 MbpsMAYBE7.014BucaramangaColombiaMaybe: cost of living is a clear strength, English-language ease is the main watch-out, and the estimate is about $1,100/mo.🌎 South America$1,100/mo114 MbpsMAYBE6.915TandilArgentinaMaybe: charming and increasingly popular, but small with limited infrastructure.🌎 South America$1,100/mo30 MbpsMAYBE6.916Mar del PlataArgentinaMaybe: food is a clear strength, English-language ease is the main watch-out, and the estimate is about $1,400/mo.🌎 South America$1,400/mo45 MbpsMAYBE6.917BarilocheArgentinaMaybe: cost of living is a clear strength, English-language ease is the main watch-out, and the estimate is about $1,700/mo.🌎 South America$1,700/mo30 MbpsMAYBE6.918LojaEcuadorMaybe: cost of living is a clear strength, nightlife is the main watch-out, and the estimate is about $1,000/mo.🌎 South America$1,000/mo40 MbpsMAYBE6.819La PlataArgentinaMaybe: cost of living is a clear strength, English-language ease is the main watch-out, and the estimate is about $1,100/mo.🌎 South America$1,100/mo60 MbpsMAYBE6.820CaliColombiaMaybe: cost of living is a clear strength, safety is the main watch-out, and the estimate is about $1,200/mo.🌎 South America$1,200/mo114 MbpsMAYBE6.821MaringaBrazilMaybe: excellent quality of life, but no tourist or nomad appeal.🌎 South America$1,250/mo91 MbpsMAYBE6.822NatalBrazilMaybe: great beaches and sunshine, but limited international scene and Portuguese essential.🌎 South America$1,250/mo91 MbpsMAYBE6.823Santa MartaColombiaMaybe: cost of living is a clear strength, safety is the main watch-out, and the estimate is about $1,250/mo.🌎 South America$1,250/mo85 MbpsMAYBE6.824MaceioBrazilMaybe: stunning water and affordable, but limited infrastructure and Portuguese essential.🌎 South America$1,300/mo91 MbpsMAYBE6.825ConcepcionChileMaybe: cost of living is a clear strength, English-language ease is the main watch-out, and the estimate is about $1,350/mo.🌎 South America$1,350/mo196 MbpsMAYBE6.826JoinvilleBrazilMaybe: safe and organized for Brazil, but industrial and limited in lifestyle appeal.🌎 South America$1,400/mo91 MbpsMAYBE6.827ValdiviaChileMaybe: cost of living is a clear strength, English-language ease is the main watch-out, and the estimate is about $1,450/mo.🌎 South America$1,450/mo98 MbpsMAYBE6.828VitoriaBrazilMaybe: pleasant and affordable with great food, but limited international appeal.🌎 South America$1,500/mo91 MbpsMAYBE6.829San Martin de los AndesArgentinaMaybe: stunning mountain town, but expensive in season, cold in winter, and limited infrastructure.🌎 South America$1,650/mo30 MbpsMAYBE6.830Colonia del SacramentoUruguayMaybe: charming and safe, but very small with limited infrastructure.🌎 South America$1,700/mo53 MbpsMAYBE6.831BanosEcuadorMaybe: stunning natural setting and very cheap, but tiny and infrastructure-limited.🌎 South America$900/mo40 MbpsMAYBE6.732LondrinaBrazilMaybe: affordable and safe, but limited charm and no nomad community.🌎 South America$1,200/mo91 MbpsMAYBE6.733Ribeirao PretoBrazilMaybe: prosperous and comfortable, but no international appeal or nomad infrastructure.🌎 South America$1,300/mo91 MbpsMAYBE6.734IquiqueChileMaybe: dramatic setting and affordable, but isolated with limited nomad appeal.🌎 South America$1,450/mo147 MbpsMAYBE6.735PiriapolisUruguayMaybe: $1,600/mo suits a quiet Uruguay beach stay, but seasonality, unreliable internet, and tiny amenities make timing everything.🌎 South America$1,600/mo53 MbpsMAYBE6.736Sao PauloBrazilMaybe: nightlife is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $2,415/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$2,415/mo157 MbpsMAYBE6.737PopayanColombiaMaybe: 57 Mbps, $950/mo and a UNESCO gastronomy city with steady highland weather add up, but no coworking, one of Colombia's wettest climates and limited English keep it narrow.🌎 South America$950/mo57 MbpsMAYBE6.638AricaChileMaybe: 147 Mbps, year-round desert sun and $1,300/mo make Arica genuinely workable, but it is small, isolated at the Peruvian border and thin on English, so it suits surfers and dry-climate seekers rather than most nomads.🌎 South America$1,300/mo147 MbpsMAYBE6.639NeuquenArgentinaMaybe: 45 Mbps and $1,300/mo work, and it is the practical gateway to the Lake District, but Neuquen is an industrial oil city with wind, little English and no nomad scene - a base of convenience for Patagonia, not a destination.🌎 South America$1,300/mo45 MbpsMAYBE6.640Porto AlegreBrazilMaybe: internet is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $1,300/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,300/mo121 MbpsMAYBE6.641TemucoChileMaybe: 147 Mbps and $1,300/mo make it a workable Araucania base with national parks close by, but persistent rain, a plain centre and no nomad infrastructure mean it suits people who came for the region, not the city.🌎 South America$1,300/mo147 MbpsMAYBE6.642Rio de JaneiroBrazilMaybe: nightlife is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $2,715/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$2,715/mo121 MbpsMAYBE6.643OtavaloEcuadorSkip: fascinating culturally but too small for practical nomad use.🌎 South America$850/mo40 MbpsSKIP6.544TrujilloPeruMaybe: $1,000/mo, spring-like weather and extraordinary archaeology make Trujillo tempting, but no coworking, rough outskirts and flood risk in El Nino years mean it works only if you stay central and travel light.🌎 South America$1,000/mo104 MbpsMAYBE6.545CuscoPeruMaybe: affordability is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $1,245/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,245/mo139 MbpsMAYBE6.546LimaPeruMaybe: food is the main reason to consider it, but internet and our $1,965/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,965/mo180 MbpsMAYBE6.447ChiclayoPeruSkip: despite $900/mo costs and excellent northern food, the noisy urban setting, basic internet, and no coworking limit its value.🌎 South America$900/mo104 MbpsSKIP6.348IquitosPeruSkip: $950/mo and direct Amazon access are real, but Iquitos has no road connection to anywhere, a connection the record itself rates as lighter-work-only, and heat, humidity and thin healthcare on top.🌎 South America$950/mo104 MbpsSKIP6.249CuritibaBrazilMaybe: walkability is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $1,765/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,765/mo121 MbpsMAYBE6.250UshuaiaArgentinaSkip: extraordinary destination but impractical for remote work — expensive, cold, and isolated.🌎 South America$1,900/mo18 MbpsSKIP6.251CuencaEcuadorMaybe: affordability is the main reason to consider it, but internet and our $1,700/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,700/mo79 MbpsMAYBE5.952CordobaArgentinaMaybe: affordability is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $1,445/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,445/mo60 MbpsMAYBE5.853MendozaArgentinaMaybe: affordability is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $1,445/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,445/mo60 MbpsMAYBE5.854QuitoEcuadorMaybe: affordability is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $1,455/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,455/mo103 MbpsMAYBE5.855Belo HorizonteBrazilMaybe: food is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $1,765/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,765/mo121 MbpsMAYBE5.856Punta del EsteUruguayMaybe: safety is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $2,810/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$2,810/mo53 MbpsMAYBE5.657SalvadorBrazilMaybe: nightlife is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $1,765/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,765/mo121 MbpsMAYBE5.558ValparaisoChileMaybe: affordability is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $1,980/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,980/mo196 MbpsMAYBE5.559RosarioArgentinaMaybe: affordability is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $1,455/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,455/mo60 MbpsMAYBE5.460Vina del MarChileMaybe: affordability is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $1,980/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,980/mo196 MbpsMAYBE5.361FortalezaBrazilMaybe: affordability is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $1,765/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,765/mo121 MbpsMAYBE5.162RecifeBrazilMaybe: affordability is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $1,765/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,765/mo121 MbpsMAYBE5.163GuayaquilEcuadorMaybe: affordability is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $1,455/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,455/mo79 MbpsMAYBE4.864La SerenaChileMaybe: weather is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $1,980/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,980/mo147 MbpsMAYBE4.865SaltaArgentinaMaybe: affordability is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $1,455/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,455/mo45 MbpsMAYBE4.766La PazBoliviaMaybe: affordability is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $1,145/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,145/mo45 MbpsMAYBE4.467Santa CruzBoliviaMaybe: affordability is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $1,145/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,145/mo34 MbpsMAYBE4.268AsuncionParaguayMaybe: affordability is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $1,305/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,305/mo77 MbpsMAYBE4.269MantaEcuadorMaybe: affordability is the main reason to consider it, but English friendliness and our $1,460/mo estimate make it profile-dependent.🌎 South America$1,460/mo40 MbpsMAYBE4.1