How Much DIGITAL NOMAD Lifestyle ACTUALLY Cost? (2024)

This is the budget you need to live the Digital Nomad lifestyle in 2024!
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[@JooseTheNomad]

Feel free to ask any questions👨🏼‍💻🏝️ LIKE & SUBSCRIBE!! 🌴 Pre-Order My New Video Guide 'South East Asia STAYS' and Get $100 Off: ➜ www.joosethenomad.com/courses/SEA-STAYS You'll learn about visas, best areas to stay, best Airbnbs and hotels, and more in 14 destinations in South East Asia!

[@davilobato7025]

Hey Joose, thanks for the content. can you pls share your guest house in Canggu? ty

[@suzannevh2430]

Took your advice and went to Da Nang. Love it!!

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@suzannevh2430 Happy to hear😊🙏🏽

[@ianpatrick23]

The detailed expenses you shared are super helpful for our planning. Thank you!

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@ianpatrick23 Great to hear🙏🏽

[@michaellim7635]

I'm currently in Canggu Bali after some of your vids. Also inspired me to do Da Nang for six weeks. Currently planning it all out! Thanks for everything

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@michaellim7635 Awesome! Enjoy🙏🏽

[@baboon1920]

Josse please upload vidoes faster. We became addicted to your content

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@baboon1920 hahaha I'll try my best🙏🏽

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@GipsyDean I'm Finnish🙈

[@Jack_the_rider]

Working hard to reach that $2k/month consistently so that I can leave my country and life my best life ever.

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@Jack_the_rider Good luck, it's definitely worth the hustle🙏🏽

[@JefeTravel]

thanks, good video. 2k a month is very good considering you're lifestyle and eating out everyday. I might just have to go for it next year

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@JefeTravel Thanks!Yeah it's still really nice!

[@WanderingMonk55]

Looking forward to spending a few months in SE Asia this fall/winter. Hoping to visit Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, South Korea, and will be documenting on my new channel. Plan to stay at least one month and maybe more in each country, just renting Airbnbs. Thanks for the helpful tips and breakdown of expenses! 👍

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@WanderingMonk55 Awesome! Enjoy🙏🏽

[@oliverhojas]

Love it! I've been to Thailand but never Bali and Vietnam, it sounds really cool. Right now I am in Bulgaria and I definitely want to travel to these destinations

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@oliverhojas South East Asia is the best😎

[@lazs.2623]

Dude. You are on point. I just subscribed. Like your knowledge and detail in your videos

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@lazs.2623 thanks so much🙏🏽

[@20kb20]

Great advice + also everybody don’t forget these prices are fully flexible and it all can become easily tailored to you!l

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@20kb20 Thanks!

[@JustAlexVidotto]

Thank you for the insight brother, its incredibly helpful, I hope to achieve the ability to do this soon!

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@JustAlexVidotto Glad to hear! Good luck🙏🏽

[@theobigbusiness]

It's a great video but I would like to see a more in depth version that includes all the additional costs such as travel insurance, activities like padel tournaments, recording equipment, cameras, laptops and batteries etc. I imagine the real cost must be at least $3000+ per month, considering these expenses.

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@theobigbusiness Thanks! I've many videos going through the costs in different destinations, that's why I kept it short in this one. And yeah I don't include business expenses in the breakdowns as it's obviously very different for us all. I don't personally buy new equipment that often and it's not so expensive so it definitely doesn't add up that much per month and is also a tax write-off😊🙏🏽

[@maia23jp]

great content!! Thanks for the insights Josse

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@maia23jp thank tou😊🙏🏽

[@dimabroad]

Nice room ! With nice plants ✨

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@dimabroad I bet you like it🙏🏽

[@jamesfoster5176]

Handy video, thank you for the detailed breakdown! I will be starting to travel and be a digital nomad in October. What destinations would be good for this time of year as a first-timer?

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@jamesfoster5176 My pleasure! Awesome, I'd be in Bali for few months and then try different places in Thailand, Vietnam, and Philippines in the spring when it's sunny season there!

[@iamthecatalyst.]

Don’t forget…. that travel insurance will also add another 50-100+$ / month for anyone trying to budget.

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@iamthecatalyst. Yeah necessary cost!

[@johndoherty8198]

Thanks!

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@johndoherty8198 thanks so much🙏🏽

[@densoislove]

can you make a video about Lombok?

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@densoislove I will soon!

[@earnheartgold]

Do you avoid Bali during the rainy season? What months? November-April?

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@earnheartgold January-April. Usually November-December is not too bad and not good options elsewere either

[@earnheartgold]

@@JooseTheNomad Is it difficult to find good accommodations in Bali during the Christmas holiday period? Does the price go up significantly? Do you just reserve your AirBnB for that time period far in advance to make sure you have a place to stay during the busy winter holiday period?

[@demahabdullah6930]

Hi joose Is it safe for women to live there alone? What do you think?

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@demahabdullah6930 I'd think so, many do.

[@elizabethkaczorowski4941]

What platforms do you recommend using to find accommodations in Bali? I'm assuming there are better options than just Airbnb!

[@notyourbusiness10101]

Nice video! Does this include insurances? If not, how much do you pay for insurances and which type of insurances do you have?

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@notyourbusiness10101 thanks! You can check on the website what's best for you and if you need add ons to see the price😊

[@vijerodelmundo]

How many hours a month do you estimate you spend doing your on-line work including your You Tube channel?

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@vijerodelmundo as KZbin is my only business now and it's a creative job, it's hard to estimate the hours. Before when I also worked a remote IT job I worked almost non-stop all the time😄

[@van1lla_fx]

Do you have any video considering visas and how it works overall? I'm planning to move to Bali next year and I am a little bit confused. Do I need to leave Bali every 3 months?

[@ANomadOverseas]

With the flights, did you already have an itinerary lined up to travel on to the next country and have that flight booked also or did you just use something like onwardticket? I think most places will look to see if you have an exit ticket booked. I definitely hear you about the extra KG for flights, especially with a lot of the low cost airlines in Asia, ticket it really cheap but some only include carry on luggage in the price. I've been stung with this before (my own fault) because I didn't read the small print, it's definitely something that people should watch out for.

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@ANomadOverseas I usually have the flights already but I think rarely I have been asked to show tickets anyway. But it's good to have just in case, and yeah I learned that lesson in Vietnam when I got charged a lot for extra weight. Better to pay little bit extra for 30kg than a lot in the airport😄

[@ANomadOverseas]

@@JooseTheNomad Funny enough it was Vietnam for me also, turned up to the check in desk with the then girlfriend and ended up paying about 3x the price of the tickets for luggage because I didn't read the small text lol. It was a very good lesson to learn, but an expensive one :D

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@ANomadOverseas Yeah it happens😆

[@AlexDinev]

Hey Josse! Where do you reccomend to stay during the rainy seasons?

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@AlexDinev Rainy season is not the same eberywhere, I'm always in Bali during summer & fall and then the orher countries is SEA for spring to avoid any rainy months😊

[@Abbietravelin]

Where do you recommend digital nomads stay in Siargao?

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@Abbietravelin Somewhere around General Luna / Cloud9

[@DarkoFitCoach]

2k for me or more for thailand

[@kevNutella]

Hey bro, thanks for the great content…question for you, if I were to ask you which is your favourite place to stay for about 2-4 months - which place would you pick?

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@kevNutella Probably Canggu! Depends what time of the year tho?

[@kevNutella]

@@JooseTheNomad Thanks bro, debating between Bali and Da nang. I’m trying to visit around end of the year or early next year….so November to February.

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@kevNutella I'd be in Bali and after new years go to Koh Phangan for a month and then Da Nang for a month😊

[@kevNutella]

@@JooseTheNomad Awesome! Thanks so much bro. Really appreciate the feedback and the work you do! 🍻

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@kevNutella thanks so much🙏🏽

[@nateCA]

Great video! quick question as a new subscriber. Have you talked about what you do for income outside of KZbin? Just curious, do you have a freelance or company job? Also, I was curious about other digital nomods that you meet, do most of them have US, UK or Aus based free lance or jobs? What types of jobs, software, video editing? If you have a done a video on this, i would love to see. thanks!

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@nateCA Thanks! KZbin is my full-time business now but I made one before where I expained all streams when I was still doing more: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6urk3qNjdyUqsUsi=GzvXYn-2cSc6U9_I

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@nateCA I've not made video ablut the jobs yet, it's coming tho. What I see mostly is people having different kinds of freelance jobs and agencies that are often to their home country: Germany, France for example.

[@nateCA]

@@JooseTheNomad Thank you! I will check it out!

[@nateCA]

@@JooseTheNomad Thanks! I think it would be very interesting if you talked more about this in a video (or even interviewed some others that you have met).

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@nateCA I did one interview before also😊

[@SaaidOmaar]

Thanks

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@SaaidOmaar 🙏🏽

[@gemmaroaming]

Hey ;) I am thing about going for a few months from oct :) Your guesthouse looks nice. What is the name? If you don't mind. Thanks for your great videos.

[@thesilk1954]

What is a good beach to ride your scooter in or near Canggu?

[@lars5727]

What about taxation as a digital nomad? Do you pay taxes still in your home country?

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@lars5727 Yes I do. Many people set up a off-shore business in US for example.

[@keatonf3]

@@JooseTheNomad You still pay taxes in Finland!?!? I'd hope not, that's the main reason I might end up leaving Finland soon

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@keatonf3 Yep it hasn't been too bad so far!

[@louis20122]

I can afford $5,000 usd a month but living abroad scares me. I feel lonely and don't speak any languages except English. I will feel lost in strange countries.

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@louis20122 Then maybe you shouldn't?

[@cdestes1914]

With Google translate, that will help with the language barrier…. Try using it while traveling and see how it works…

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@cdestes1914 yeah and most people speak English anyway :)

[@johnmarlon6916]

Not personally. But I was curious as to how much you need.

[@MrMountain707]

Remember south thailand is twice the price of the north

[@DarkoFitCoach]

And quadrupple the beauty so its half the price

[@MrMountain707]

@@DarkoFitCoach true. chiang mai is best for digital nomads though. As long as its not the smokey season

[@DarkoFitCoach]

@@MrMountain707 ya but smokey season is disaster also. Another reason i stay away

[@MrMountain707]

@@DarkoFitCoach its kind of like Dubai, uninhabitable for half of the year, but a great place to work and make connections during the livable season

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@MrMountain707 Why is Chiang Mai the best for digital nomads?

[@mytop5stars]

What Camera and Mic do you use to shoot your vlogs?

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@mytop5stars iPhone 15 pro & DJI mic 2

[@earnheartgold]

@@JooseTheNomad Do you use the DJI mic 2 with the DJI mic 2 receiver unit plugged into your iPhone? Or do you just use it via bluetooth connection direct to the iPhone?

[@marcin7813]

that some crazy farang pricing, and bad budgeting. I spend no more than 700 USD living in that kind of places.

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@marcin7813 It's not bad budgeting for me but just no need to budget more😅

[@stevendonohoe2150]

Here we go again 🙄

[@cristianspedrozo]

love u

[@traveler51]

What????? Who makes so much money per month ??

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@traveler51 what?

[@marcioborgesreis9066]

2000 dollars ??? lol

[@JefeTravel]

2k is very reasonable, just hustling my friend

[@DarkoFitCoach]

I make 4k in NL whats the issue?

[@traveler51]

@@DarkoFitCoach what are you doing for living selling drugs 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@alinaklaux3389]

Hello! I can design better than your designer. You try one more thing with me.

[@michal.szyszka]

Fuck, it looks like you can live a better life as a Digital Nomad in Poland for this money xD Quite expensive...

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@michal.szyszka Lifestyle must be very different in Poland😄

Terrific videos, especially when you are alone....but always, too much coffee, coffee, coffee in everyone's vlogs....even the nomads are sheep....

[@JooseTheNomad]

I drink coffee a couple times in a week🤣

@JooseTheNomad and it's smart to have coffee in your videos since so many people drink it around the world....I have lived around SE Asia for many years, including Da Nang, now in Jomtien Beach Thailand...have you ever been to Penang Island? Not great beaches, but lots of fun things to do....horse racing, street art, incredible food, The Top....and though I am not a coffee connoisseur, Penang white coffee is amazing...😋

[@JooseTheNomad]

hahah no I've never been there, doesn't seem like a place I'd enjoy that much tbh🤔