7 Best Digital Nomad Cities in Asia

While the world adjusts to the new wave of remote work, more and more countries are adapting their laws to accommodate this new digital nomad workforce. Perhaps no continent has as many amazing digital nomad cities and destinations as Asia.

In this post, I’m going to share with you our team’s top 7 digital nomad cities in Asia.

Out of the 15 or so digital nomads who are part of the team here at Goats On The Road, we’ve lived in dozens of different cities and islands around Asia. Many of us, including myself, have lived in Asia as digital nomads for multiple years.

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How We Chose The Cities

For the place to make the list of the best digital nomad cities, it has to have great internet, a decent digital nomad scene (like coworking spaces, conferences, and an overall entrepreneurial vibe), it should be safe, have an easy entry visa, long stay or digital nomad visa program, plus be well connected with flights, and have good long-term accommodation options. 

It’s worth noting that there aren’t a lot of great digital nomad visa options in Asian countries, so we’ve included some that have decent entry visas, or are reasonably easy to extend in most cases.

7 Best Cities In Asia For Digital Nomads

Alright, let’s get started with our list. Here are our picks for the absolute best destinations in Asia for digital nomads and remote workers based on the criteria listed above.

1. Chiang Mai, Thailand

Home to pretty much every blogger and SEO guru you can think of at some point or another, Chiang Mai is a major digital nomad hotspot for sure.

We first visited Chiang Mai way back in 2009 (I know, we’re old), and since then it’s blown up to be one of the most popular spots for remote workers, travel bloggers, SEOs, and online entrepreneurs in the world.

There are plenty of things to do in Chiang Mai and it’s commonly referred to as one of the best cities to live in Thailand.

There are tons of great coworking spaces in Chiang Mai, restaurants, and cafes here, nearby hiking and camping spots, it’s well connected with flights usually laying over in Bangkok, and the internet is blazing fast at 200 down and 170 up on average, but you can get broadband speeds at up to 1000mbps down.

If there’s one thing the city is missing, it’s lounge nightlife with good DJ music and late-night dancing,…