People who are unfamiliar with realities of the lifestyle of modern workers who live a mobile life, may think that these digital nomads roam the world staying where they like to stay, doing what they like to do. In reality, the modern nomads tend to carefully plan ahead where they stay for the next work period and where they get work to support their roaming life.
Berlin, Germany.

Which place is the best to live and work naturally depends on personal preferences. Someone appreciates safety, another wants to have the great outdoors nearby, someone wants to be near surfing opportunities, and low living costs is a must for someone else. Choosing a right place to stay and work for a few weeks or for a months is not easy, but there are many people out there who already have experienced it. Why not ask their opinion?

These cities digital nomads have ranked the best to live and work in Europe in May 2016 (by Nomad List, a dynamic ranking that changes according to votes cast by members):

1. Berlin, Germany
2. Lille, France
3. Gothenburg, Sweden. Download a travel guide to Gothenburg and Sweden’s West Coast here.
4. Bristol, UK
5. Nice, France. Here is a travel guide to Nice and the French Riviera.
6. Munich, Germany
7. Leiden, Netherlands
8. Leicester, UK
9. Leeds, UK
10. Aveiro, Portugal

The ranking is based on quality of life, fun stuff to do, cost of living, safety and air quality. It was published at Nomad List that doesn’t specify how many votes have been cast for the cities, so we are not sure how representative the ranking is, but it surely gives pointers to anyone planning for the next destination.

In many other quality of living rankings and the best European cities to live in reports, places like Copenhagen (Denmark), Lisbon (Portugal), Zurich (Switzerland), Barcelona (Spain), Dublin (Ireland), and Bordeaux (France) have been ranked high. Many of these rankings have been produced by sitting behind a desk in an office somewhere in London or New York and applying statistics data to calculate the results. The ranking by Nomad List is produced by people who live the mobile life, so it is not surprising that the results are different.

A remarkable thing in this top 10 list is that there are small and medium-size cities in the list. For instance, Aveiro and Lille are rather small cities compared to truly big cities like Barcelona or Berlin that often rank high.

If you are looking for a place to stay in your next destination, here are tips and services that can help you.

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