::: THE OPEN WORLD :::
Where on Earth
should you live?
Earth is an open-world game and every city is a DLC. Some are unlocked for your passport the moment you arrive; others you have to grind for. Set your build, weight what you value, and the map re-ranks for you.
Portal is where a founder plants a node. Atlas is where a person finds their city. Same world, two doorways.
::: BUILD YOUR CHARACTER :::
🇺🇸 United States · Remote worker · any field29 / 35 easy to enter
🔓UNLOCKED
76
🇮🇩
Bali
#1 · Indonesia
Community
95
Affordability
78
Climate
85
🔓 B211B + new 5-year remote-worker KITAS. Nomad capital of Earth.
🔓UNLOCKED
75
🇹🇭
Chiang Mai
#2 · Thailand
Community
90
Affordability
88
Safety
82
🔓 Thailand LTR + new DTV long-stay visas. The original nomad hub.
🔓UNLOCKED
73
🇵🇹
Lisbon
#3 · Portugal
Community
92
Affordability
62
Climate
88
🔓 D8 digital-nomad visa + D7 passive-income visa. EU residency in 5 years.
🔓UNLOCKED
73
🇲🇾
Kuala Lumpur
#4 · Malaysia
Affordability
80
Community
78
Safety
82
🔓 MM2H long-stay + DE Rantau nomad pass. Forest City next door.
🔓UNLOCKED
73
🇨🇴
Medellín
#5 · Colombia
Community
85
Affordability
82
Climate
92
🔓 Digital-nomad visa (2023). City of eternal spring.
🔓UNLOCKED
71
🇵🇹
Madeira
#6 · Portugal
Community
80
Affordability
70
Climate
90
🔓 Home of the Digital Nomad Village. Portuguese visa stack.
🔓UNLOCKED
71
🇲🇽
Mexico City
#7 · Mexico
Community
88
Affordability
72
Climate
80
🔓 Temporary-resident visa via income proof. Easy and popular.
🔓UNLOCKED
70
🇬🇪
Tbilisi
#8 · Georgia
Affordability
82
Community
65
Low tax
88
🔓 365-day visa-free for ~95 nationalities. 1% small-business tax.
🔓UNLOCKED
70
🇹🇭
Bangkok
#9 · Thailand
Community
82
Affordability
72
Safety
78
🔓 Same Thai LTR/DTV visas; far bigger job market.
🔓UNLOCKED
70
🇦🇪
Dubai
#10 · UAE
Community
85
Safety
95
Low tax
95
🔓 Remote-work visa + Golden Visa. 0% personal income tax.
🔓UNLOCKED
70
🇦🇷
Buenos Aires
#11 · Argentina
Community
82
Affordability
80
Climate
78
🔓 Rentista / nomad visa. Crypto capital of Latin America.
🔓UNLOCKED
69
🇵🇹
Porto
#12 · Portugal
Community
75
Affordability
68
Safety
86
🔓 Same Portuguese nomad/passive visas as Lisbon, lower cost.
🔓UNLOCKED
69
🇹🇷
Istanbul
#13 · Turkey
Affordability
76
Community
70
Safety
74
🔓 Short-term residence permit; citizenship-by-investment route.
🎟️EASY DLC
68
🇻🇳
Ho Chi Minh City
#14 · Vietnam
Affordability
84
Community
70
Safety
80
🎟️ 90-day e-visa; longer stays need a sponsor. Fastest-growing here.
🔓UNLOCKED
66
🇪🇸
Barcelona
#15 · Spain
Community
82
Climate
86
Affordability
55
🔓 Spain digital-nomad visa (2023) + Beckham Law flat tax.
🎟️EASY DLC
66
🇹🇼
Taipei
#16 · Taiwan
Community
72
Affordability
66
Safety
92
🎟️ Employment Gold Card for qualifying professionals.
🔓UNLOCKED
66
🇿🇦
Cape Town
#17 · South Africa
Community
75
Affordability
70
Climate
86
🔓 Digital-nomad visa (2024). Stunning; safety is uneven.
🔓UNLOCKED
66
🇰🇪
Nairobi
#18 · Kenya
Affordability
74
Community
62
Climate
82
🔓 Silicon Savannah; class-G permit and nomad pass emerging.
🔓UNLOCKED
65
🇪🇸
Madrid
#19 · Spain
Community
75
Safety
82
Affordability
54
🔓 Spain nomad visa + Beckham Law; bigger finance market.
🔓UNLOCKED
65
🇪🇪
Tallinn
#20 · Estonia
Community
70
Affordability
64
Safety
88
🔓 e-Residency + 1-year digital-nomad visa. The most digital state.
🎟️EASY DLC
64
🇸🇬
Singapore
#21 · Singapore
Community
80
Safety
98
Low tax
80
🎟️ Tech.Pass / Employment Pass for high earners. Costly, frictionless.
🔓UNLOCKED
63
🇧🇷
São Paulo
#22 · Brazil
Community
70
Affordability
66
Climate
76
🔓 Digital-nomad visa (2022); largest economy in the region.
🔓UNLOCKED
62
🇩🇪
Berlin
#23 · Germany
Community
80
Safety
80
Affordability
52
🔓 Freelance (Freiberufler) visa; EU residency path.
🎟️EASY DLC
60
🇭🇰
Hong Kong
#24 · Hong Kong
Community
65
Safety
90
Low tax
88
🎟️ Top Talent Pass; low flat tax; visa-light for many nationalities.
🎟️EASY DLC
60
🇳🇬
Lagos
#25 · Nigeria
Affordability
76
Community
60
Climate
76
🎟️ Itana digital free zone; visa-on-arrival expanding for some.
🎟️EASY DLC
59
🇯🇵
Tokyo
#26 · Japan
Community
70
Safety
96
Career
74
🎟️ Highly-skilled-professional visa + new 6-month nomad visa.
🎟️EASY DLC
59
🇰🇷
Seoul
#27 · South Korea
Community
68
Safety
92
Affordability
50
🎟️ Workation / digital-nomad (F-1-D) visa launched 2024.
🎟️EASY DLC
57
🇳🇱
Amsterdam
#28 · Netherlands
Community
72
Safety
88
Career
71
🎟️ DAFT visa for US citizens; highly-skilled-migrant route.
⚔️GRIND
57
🇺🇸
Austin
#29 · United States
Community
85
Low tax
80
Safety
78
⚔️ No state income tax. Non-citizens need a US work visa.
🎟️EASY DLC
57
🇨🇦
Toronto
#30 · Canada
Community
72
Safety
88
Career
72
🎟️ Express Entry skilled-immigration; founder-friendly start-up visa.
⚔️GRIND
56
🇮🇳
Bangalore
#31 · India
Affordability
80
Community
65
Climate
76
⚔️ Employment visa via sponsor; hard to stay long as a tourist.
⚔️GRIND
55
🇺🇸
Miami
#32 · United States
Community
88
Climate
80
Low tax
80
⚔️ No state income tax; crypto + Latin America gateway. US visa needed.
⚔️GRIND
49
🇺🇸
Denver
#33 · United States
Community
68
Safety
78
Affordability
48
⚔️ Outdoorsy tech hub. US visa-gated for non-citizens.
⚔️GRIND
46
🇺🇸
New York
#34 · United States
Community
80
Career
80
Safety
75
⚔️ The financial + cultural center. Expensive, dense, visa-gated.
⚔️GRIND
46
🇺🇸
San Francisco
#35 · United States
Community
82
Career
79
Climate
78
⚔️ AI + deep-tech capital. Costliest US metro. Visa-gated.
Fit blends affordability, growth (population + GDP), career (your field), climate, safety, tax, and community, weighted by your class and perks, then adjusted for how hard the place is to enter on your passport. Locked zones are penalized but still shown: you can always grind the quest. Figures are approximate (Numbeo, IMF, World Bank, Henley Passport Index) and meant to start the search, not end it.
::: NEXT DOORWAYS :::