Everything on NomadAgent, and Why None of It Costs Anything
I moved to Bangkok nine years ago with a spreadsheet and a lot of confidently wrong forum advice. Most of what I read was written by people who had visited for two weeks, or by content farms that had never been at all. The numbers were guesses. The visa rules were out of date. Nobody said what a thing actually cost.
NomadAgent is the site I wanted then. Everything here is either something I checked myself on the ground or something I verified against the actual government source, and every price is a real price rather than an average scraped off a forum thread.
There is no account, no email wall and no premium tier. Other sites charge a monthly subscription for a fraction of what is on this page. Here is all of it.
The free tools
Four things on this site do work for you rather than just telling you things.
Southeast Asia Visa Tracker
Current entry rules for six countries in one page, with what changed and when. Right now it is tracking Thailand's cut from 60 days to 30, which the cabinet approved in May and which is still not in the Royal Gazette. Until it is published, the 60 day stay remains in force. Most sites already report the change as live. It is not.
Country Matcher
Enter your remote income and the savings you could show in a bank account. It ranks all six countries against the actual visa thresholds and cost tiers, and it tells you plainly where you do not qualify. If you earn 30,000 a year, it will say so rather than recommending Bali's 60,000 threshold anyway. Runs entirely in your browser and stores nothing.
Thai Baht Converter
A converter built for the amounts you actually deal with in Thailand rather than for currency traders.
Thai Island Quiz
Samui, Phuket and Phangan are not interchangeable and the difference matters more than the photos suggest. Answer a few questions and get a straight recommendation.
Where to start
If you have not picked a country yet, three pages do the heavy lifting. Start Here is the step by step roadmap from deciding where to go through to a pre departure checklist. Best Countries in Southeast Asia ranks the region honestly, including the parts that are worse than the marketing suggests. Best Cities for Remote Work goes a level deeper, city by city.
If budget is the deciding factor, Cheapest Countries to Live in Asia has the full cost breakdown across budget, mid range and comfortable tiers. The Ultimate Digital Nomad Guide pulls the whole region together in one long read.
Thailand
This is where I live, so it is the deepest section on the site.
Visas. The DTV Visa Guide covers the five year visa that is assessed on funds rather than income, which is why freelancers with irregular earnings often get it and salaried applicants sometimes do not. The 60 day cut explains what the change actually means and who it hits.
Money. ATM fees covers the 220 baht charge and how to avoid it, which is the single fastest way to stop losing money here. Opening a Thai bank account reflects the rules as they are now, not as they were three years ago. Crypto taxes and banking covers the capital gains exemption running to 2029, including the licensed exchange condition that most write ups leave out.
Cost of living. Bangkok versus Chiang Mai is a full price comparison. Five neighbourhoods on $500 a month is the version for people doing this on a genuinely thin budget. Street food prices has what every dish costs and, more usefully, how much the same dish changes price between districts. Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Bali compared puts the three most common bases side by side.
Islands. Best Thai islands ranks them on internet and cost rather than on scenery. Samui versus Phuket versus Phangan goes head to head.
Practicalities. SIM and eSIM plans, health insurance, how to get a motorcycle licence, and Chiang Mai coworking spaces reviewed properly rather than listed.
Teaching. Two parts, because it is too much for one page. Part one covers requirements, real salaries and how to get hired. Part two covers work permits, visas, Khurusapha and 90 day reporting. I have been teaching here for years, so this is first hand rather than researched.
Vietnam
Start with the Vietnam overview, then pick a city. Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Da Nang each get a full guide with districts, costs and the honest downsides. Cost of living compares all three.
The visa guide matters more here than elsewhere because Vietnam has no nomad visa, so staying long term means running 90 day cycles. Banking and money covers ATMs and mobile payments. Crypto in Vietnam covers the new 0.1% transaction tax that took effect on 1 July, which is charged on the value of the trade rather than on your profit. Sell at a loss and you still pay.
Also here: coworking spaces, SIM and eSIM plans, teaching English, and Vietnam versus Thailand for anyone choosing between the two.
For trips rather than bases, the Ha Giang Loop and the Cu Chi Tunnels both have full guides.
Bali and Indonesia
Is Bali still worth it in 2026 is the honest version, written after the costs climbed and the crackdown started. The Indonesia visa guide covers the E33G and what the enforcement push actually changed. There is also a full Bali and Indonesia overview and a crypto guide.
Philippines
The newest section. The Philippines hub is the starting point, and the crypto guide covers taxes, exchanges and visas. The Digital Nomad Visa under Executive Order 86 has one of the lowest income thresholds in the region, around 24,000 a year, and does not tax foreign income.
Gear, services and teaching
Tools and resources is what I actually use rather than an affiliate dump. The VPN guide explains why you need one here specifically. NordPass gets a full review. Bridge TEFL certification covers what the qualification costs and whether it is worth it.
Deals and discounts
Thailand Deals collects the current offers worth knowing about, and it is the page I update when a partner changes their pricing rather than leaving stale numbers scattered across guides.
How this site pays for itself
Some links here are affiliate links. If you buy a VPN, book a tour or take out insurance through one, I earn a commission and you pay exactly the same price. That is what funds the hosting and the time.
What it does not do is decide what goes on the page. The ATM fees guide tells you how to pay fewer fees, which costs me money rather than making it. Is Bali worth it tells a lot of people no. If a recommendation only exists because it pays, it is not worth reading, and a site that gets a reputation for that is finished anyway.
Every affiliate link is marked. There is no sponsored content dressed up as editorial.
Keeping it current
Visa rules in this region change quickly and often without warning, which is the main reason most nomad content is wrong. Thailand extended visa free entry to 60 days, then reversed it. Indonesia tightened enforcement. Vietnam introduced a crypto tax. Cambodia now requires work permits for remote workers, which almost nobody has caught up with.
The changelog records what changed and when. The visa tracker is the page I update most. If something on this site is out of date, the tracker is where it gets fixed first.
Anything you find that is wrong, tell me. About has the details.