City vs city, cost of living & time zone
Head-to-head comparisons of nomad and remote-work bases: cost of living against New York, time-zone offset and how the two stack up. Pick a matchup below.
Lisbon vs Bali
cost + time zone
Lisbon vs Mexico City
cost + time zone
Bali vs Chiang Mai
cost + time zone
Mexico City vs Medellín
cost + time zone
Lisbon vs Tbilisi
cost + time zone
Bangkok vs Bali
cost + time zone
Madrid vs Lisbon
cost + time zone
Chiang Mai vs Ho Chi Minh City
cost + time zone
Cape Town vs Lisbon
cost + time zone
Tbilisi vs Istanbul
cost + time zone
Choosing between two bases usually comes down to money and time zone pulling in opposite directions, the cheaper city is often the more awkward one to work from. These pages put both on the table at once so the trade-off is explicit rather than a gut feeling.
FAQ
What do the comparisons cover?
A cost-of-living index (New York = 100) and the time-zone offset for each city, so you can weigh affordability against how far each sits from your team.
Where does the cost data come from?
A curated index for now, with clearly-labelled approximations; it will move to a licensed feed before the comparisons scale further.