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

The best (and worst) cities to be a digital nomad The best (and worst) cities to be a digital nomad Which cities fare best for digital nomads to work and play? Online home rental company    Spotahome  has created a  â€œDigital Nomad” index, comparing 56 cities across the world on how well they welcome this growing untethered workforce. In a  recent 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, fast 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 one city for digital nomads. Though low on sunshine, it has plenty of cheap apartment rentals, was  named the best place to visit  by Lonely Planet, and has a fast-growing economy. Lisbon came in second, followed by Barcelona, Luxembourg, and Madrid.Those cities should watch out, though:  Tulsa, Oklahoma, is offering  remote workers $10k and membership at a remote working space if they’ll 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 pric ing, internet speed, and the number of startups.Here is the full “Digital Nomad” list Belfast, United Kingdom Lisbon, Portugal Barcelona, Spain Brisbane, Australia Luxembourg,  Luxembourg Adelaide,  Australia Madrid,  Spain San Francisco, United States Wellington,  New Zealand Miami,  United States Auckland,  New Zealand Edinburgh,  United Kingdom Perth, Australia Lyon,  France Vancouver,  Canada Toronto,  Canada Amsterdam,  Netherlands Geneva,  Switzerland Montreal, Canada Melbourne,  Australia Berlin,  Germany Vienna,  Austria Buenos Aires, Argentina Chicago,  United States Dublin, Ireland Rome,  Italy Sydney,  Australia Los Angeles,  United States Munich,  Germany Bern,  Switzerland Prague,  Czech Republic Vilnius,  Lithuania Stockholm,  Sweden Helsinki,  Finland Bratislava,  Slovakia Brussels,  Belgium Warsaw,  Poland London,  United Kingdom Frankfurt,  Germany Tallinn,  Estonia Santiago,  Chile Seoul,  South Korea Budapest,  Hungary Osaka, Japan Zürich,  Switzerland Copenhagen,  Denmark Milan,  Italy Paris,  France Oslo,  Norway Athens,  Greece Abu Dhabi,  United Arab Emirates Dubai,  United Arab Emirates Tokyo,  Japan New York,  United States Singapore,  Singapore Hong Kong,  Hong Kong