For American digital nomads & expats
Research the world like you mean it.
Nomad Research Hub turns the questions every American abroad asks — What does it cost? Can I stay legally? What about taxes and my US bank? — into interactive, data-backed dashboards. Built city by city, country by country.
Dashboards
10 dashboards are live — more are on the way.
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💰 Money
Cost of Living Explorer
Compare monthly budgets across 163 nomad cities: rent, food, transport, and total cost in USD.
Currency Tracker
See how the dollar, euro or pound has risen or fallen against world currencies over 6–18 months.
Global Tax for Nomads
If you become a tax resident, how hard does it hit? Territorial vs worldwide systems, special regimes, US treaties and wealth taxes — rated across 70 countries.
🌍 Living
Climate Explorer
Hour-by-hour temperature heatmaps, rainfall, and humidity comfort for 163 cities, from three years of measured weather history.
Internet Speed Explorer
Real measured download, upload and latency for every city — fixed broadband vs mobile, from millions of Ookla speedtests.
Safety & Crime Explorer
Official homicide and road-death rates by country, next to city-by-city resident perception scores — objective risk and how it feels, never blended.
📋 Practical
Nomad Visas & Residency
Nomad visa income requirements, stay length, paths to permanent residency, and tax treatment — rated for the traveler across 71 countries.
Health Insurance Comparator
10 nomad and expat health insurance products priced at your age: coverage, USA and visa acceptance, exclusions.
US Banking & FATCA Friendliness
Which foreign banks accept Americans, and how FATCA affects your accounts abroad.
Child Support & Legal Exposure
Can they take your money? Child support, alimony, cohabitation, prenups and Hague cross-border collection — rated for the payer across 100 countries.
City profiles
A few featured cities — explore all 163 in the Cost of Living Explorer →
Medellín
Colombia
The City of Eternal Spring offers year-round mild weather, a large nomad community in El Poblado and Laureles, and one of the lowest costs of living among major nomad hubs.
Tbilisi
Georgia
Georgia's capital combines a 365-day visa-free stay for Americans, very low costs, and a fast-growing expat scene — with territorial taxation for many remote workers.
Chiang Mai
Thailand
The original digital nomad capital: abundant coworking spaces, excellent food, and rock-bottom living costs — offset by burning-season air quality from February to April.
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Country profiles
Two in-depth featured guides — browse all 70 country profiles →
Portugal
Western Europe's most popular expat destination for Americans: the D8 digital nomad visa, a path to EU citizenship in 5 years, and mild Atlantic weather — at rising but still moderate costs.
Paraguay
One of the easiest permanent residencies in the Americas plus pure territorial taxation: foreign-source income is not taxed, and residency can lead to citizenship in 3 years.
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