Antigua vs Bansko: cost of living for digital nomads

Antigua, Guatemala and Bansko, Bulgaria, line by line from the catalogue: what a month costs, rent, food, coworking, safety and internet. Every figure links back to its source on the city page.

The short version

  • Bansko is about 24% cheaper than Antigua for a month of nomad living ($1,050 vs $1,380).
  • Rent is the biggest gap: $450 in Bansko against $600 in Antigua.
  • Bansko scores higher on safety (8/10 vs 7/10).
  • Internet is faster in Bansko: 100 Mbps typical against 90 Mbps.
  • Antigua is temperate; Bansko is continental.

Antigua wins 0 of the measured lines; Bansko wins 8.

LineAntiguaBansko
Monthly total (USD)$1,380$1,050
Rent$600$450
Food$360$320
Transport$40$30
Coworking$100$90
Safety (out of 10)7/108/10
Internet (Mbps)90100
Climatetemperatecontinental
City sizesmallsmall
Settingmountainmountain
Nomad score (out of 10)7/108/10

Bansko

Cheap Bulgarian mountain town with a big winter nomad community and its own coworking festival.

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Costs are typical monthly figures for one person in USD, from the sources named on each city page; safety and internet are the catalogue's own ratings. Check the city pages for the dates each was last verified.