Edition 9 September 2026
Southeast Asia relocation guides
One guide per city, written the same way: what it costs, what the visa allows, and what would make you leave.
Kuala Lumpur
/kuala-lumpur
Cheapest real nomad visa
Chiang Mai
/chiang-mai
Best value, burning season
Ho Chi Minh City
/ho-chi-minh-city
No long-stay visa exists
Hua Hin
/hua-hin
Quiet, and you will drive
Pattaya
/pattaya
42,000 unsold units
Bangkok
/bangkok
Excellent transit, bad air
Bali
/bali
You cannot own the land
Koh Samui
/koh-samui
Villas only, island prices
Phuket
/phuket
High-season rents bite
Singapore
/singapore
No friction, triple the cost
Edition 9 September 2026. Every figure carries the date it was true and the source it came from.