Voyica is a free travel and relocation comparison platform that helps digital nomads, remote workers, and expats explore and compare cost of living, lifestyle factors, and quality of life across 342+ cities worldwide using an interactive map interface with 50+ lifestyle filters.

How does Voyica compare cost of living between cities?

Voyica provides detailed cost-of-living breakdowns for each city including monthly rent, food costs, transportation, coworking space fees, and entertainment expenses. You can compare cities side by side and switch between tourist, digital nomad, and relocator cost modes to see estimates tailored to your travel style.

Is Voyica free to use?

Yes, Voyica offers a free tier that includes full city exploration, all 50+ lifestyle filters, cost-of-living comparisons, and basic group planning features. A Pro plan is available for power users who need unlimited comparisons, advanced AI city matching, and PDF export capabilities.

What lifestyle filters does Voyica offer?

Voyica offers 50+ lifestyle filters including Michelin restaurant density, street food rankings, surf quality, internet speed, safety scores, weather and climate data, walkability, nightlife, yoga and wellness scene, LGBTQ+ friendliness, cost of living, visa requirements, and many more.

How is Voyica different from NomadList or Numbeo?

Voyica combines deep lifestyle data with collaborative trip planning in a single platform. Unlike NomadList (which focuses on digital nomads) or Numbeo (which focuses on raw cost data), Voyica offers 50+ lifestyle filters, map-based visual exploration, group trip planning dashboards, and trip mode switching for tourists, nomads, and relocators.

How much does Voyica Pro cost?

Voyica Pro costs $12 per month or $99 per year (saving 31%). Pro includes unlimited cost-of-living comparisons, unlimited AI city matching, unlimited group planning, and PDF comparison report exports.

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About This Project

What is Voyica?

Voyica is a free travel and relocation comparison tool that lets you search and filter 340 cities across 102+ countries using 45 adjustable range filters, 10 boolean toggles, and an AI-powered natural language search. Each city carries 73+ data points covering cost of living, safety, weather, food quality, internet speed, nightlife, walkability, healthcare, and more. Users can compare destinations side by side, plan group trips collaboratively, and switch between tourist, digital nomad, and relocator cost modes. The interactive map interface shows results in real time as you adjust filters. Type something like "warm, cheap, good nightlife near the beach" and the AI translates it into structured filter settings automatically.

The data: 340 cities, 73+ metrics per city

Every city in the app carries over 73 individual data points across cost of living, weather, safety, food, infrastructure, activities, and more. The data was compiled from a mix of public datasets, government indices, and editorial research. Here is where each category comes from:

Cost of Living & Rental Cost — Numbeo Cost of Living Index, supplemented with Expatistan and local expat community data. Rental costs reflect average 1-bedroom apartment prices in city centers.
Internet Speed — Ookla Speedtest Global Index and Cable.co.uk worldwide broadband speed league tables. Values represent median download speeds in Mbps.
Safety & Tourist Safety — Global Peace Index (Institute for Economics & Peace), US State Dept travel advisories, and Numbeo Crime Index. Tourist Safety is a separate score accounting for pickpocketing, scams, and tourist-targeted crime.
Healthcare — WHO Health System Rankings, Numbeo Healthcare Index, and Legatum Prosperity Index health pillar.
Weather — Climate-Data.org historical averages, Weather Atlas, and World Meteorological Organization records. Includes sunny days per year, rainy days, and average high temperatures. When a travel month is selected, monthly estimates use sinusoidal interpolation based on latitude and seasonal patterns.
Transit, Walkability & Bikeability — Moovit Public Transit Index, Walk Score (where available), urban planning reports, and Copenhagenize Index for bike infrastructure.
Nightlife & Late Night Culture — Time Out city guides, TripAdvisor destination rankings, and Nomad List community ratings. Late Night is measured as the typical last-call hour (0-6am).
Food Scene — Time Out, TripAdvisor, and Nomad List culinary ratings measuring overall diversity and quality of dining.
Iconic Food Cities, Must-Try Dishes & Restaurants — TasteAtlas Awards 25/26 — 100 Best Food Cities in the World rankings. Includes city food ratings, top must-try dishes with individual scores, and iconic traditional restaurants as rated by the TasteAtlas community.
Michelin Dining — Michelin restaurant density per capita, sourced from the official Michelin Guide and per-capita analysis by Chef's Pencil (June 2024). Scored 0-100 using a logarithmic scale where Kyoto (the world's densest Michelin city) anchors the top. Cities in countries without Michelin Guide coverage score 0.
Cowork Spaces — Coworker.com density data and Nomad List workspace counts.
Air Quality — IQAir World Air Quality Index and WHO ambient air pollution database (PM2.5 annual means).
Flight Cost Estimates — Aggregated from Google Flights, Kayak, and Skyscanner averages (economy round-trip). Estimates factor in your selected departure region, airport hub status, distance, and country-specific cost multipliers.
Language Proficiency — Sourced from authoritative language institutions: EF English Proficiency Index (English), Instituto Cervantes (Spanish), Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (French), CPLP & Camões Institute (Portuguese), HSK / China Ministry of Education (Mandarin), and ALECSO (Arabic). Covers 6 languages.
Visa-Free Days — US passport holder visa-free stay durations sourced from Henley Passport Index and embassy data.
Coffee Culture — Scored using the 2026 Global Coffee City Power Ranking, synthesized from USDA Foreign Agricultural Service World Markets and Trade reports (Dec 2025), International Coffee Organization (ICO) consumption data, the World's 100 Best Coffee Shops 2026 audit, Allegra World Coffee Portal Project Café 2026 market sizing, and the National Coffee Association (NCA) / Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) global estimates. Rankings weight technical density (shops in global top 100), consumption quality (specialty vs. commercial), and industry innovation (indie roasters vs. chains).
Vegetarian Friendly, Green Spaces — Compiled from HappyCow restaurant density and urban green space indices.
Top 25 Vegetarian-Friendly Destinations — Aggregated rankings from HappyCow Global Vegan/Vegetarian City Rankings 2025, Lonely Planet Best Cities for Vegetarians 2025, The Culture Trip Vegetarian Travel Guides 2025, Chef's Pencil Vegan/Vegetarian Popularity Index 2025, and Travel + Leisure Plant-Based Travel Guides 2025. Includes highlight restaurants, cuisine types, best dishes, and what makes each city stand out for vegetarian travelers.
Activities (Hiking, Beaches, Surfing, Skiing, Diving, Yoga, Running) — Scored from a mix of Lonely Planet guides, Strava heatmaps, surf forecasting sites, and curated editorial research.
Top 25 Surf Destinations — Aggregated rankings from BookSurfCamps.com 2026, MyWaveFinder 2025, Suay Hype 2026, and Rapture Surfcamps 2025. Includes best breaks, wave types, seasons, and skill levels for each destination.
Top 25 Mountain Destinations — Aggregated rankings from Jaynevy Tours (Most Visited Mountains 2026), U.S. News Travel (World's Best Vacations 2026), National Geographic (Best of the World 2026), Lonely Planet (Best in Travel 2026), and Travel and Tour World (Top 50 Adventure Destinations 2026). Includes nearest ranges, peak elevations, highlights, and best seasons.
Top 25 National Park Destinations — Aggregated rankings from National Geographic (Best of the World 2026), Matador Network (Best National Parks 2026), Lonely Planet (Best in Travel 2026), U.S. News Travel 2026, and the UNESCO World Heritage List. Includes park names, types, highlights, and best seasons.
Top 25 Volcano Destinations — Aggregated rankings from Heymondo (Important Volcanoes 2026), Wexas Travel (Top Volcano Destinations), National Geographic (Best of the World 2026), Lonely Planet (Best in Travel 2026), and Travel and Tour World (Top 50 Adventure Destinations 2026). Includes volcano names, elevations, activity status, and best seasons.
Top 25 Waterfall Destinations — Aggregated rankings from World of Waterfalls (Top 10), A Little Adrift (19 Most Beautiful Waterfalls), Lonely Planet (Best in Travel 2026), and Travel and Tour World (Top 50 Adventure Destinations 2026). Includes waterfall names, heights, highlights, and best seasons.
Top 25 Wildlife Destinations — Aggregated rankings from SafariBookings (Top 10 African Safari Parks 2026), Intrepid Travel (Best Wildlife Tours 2026), National Geographic (Best of the World 2026), Lonely Planet (Best in Travel 2026), and Travel and Tour World (Top 50 Adventure Destinations 2026). Includes iconic species, parks/reserves, highlights, and best seasons.
Top 25 Running Destinations — Aggregated rankings from Men's Journal (World's Best Cities for Runners), ASICS Runkeeper (World's 15 Best Running Cities), Garage Gym Reviews (Best Cities for Running 2025), World Athletics (Cities of the World: A Runner's Guide), Women's Running (12 Best Cities for Globe-Trotting Runners), and Runna (15 of the Best Marathons in the World). Includes famous routes, marathon events, terrain types, best seasons, and running culture details.
Top 25 Sports & Events Destinations — Aggregated rankings from Burson 2025 Global Sports Cities Ranking, Stasher Sports-Tripping Index 2026, WalletHub Best Sports Cities 2026, CEOWORLD Global Sports Centers 2025, and World Travel Awards 2025. Includes iconic venues, major leagues, signature events, and what each city is known for in the sports world.
Other Metrics (Sports Culture, Disaster Risk, Power Reliability, Street Cleanliness, etc.) — World Risk Report, World Bank infrastructure data, and curated editorial scores.
Boolean Flags (Major Airport, Nomad Visa, Medical Tourism, Family Friendly, Pet Friendly, Tap Water Safe, Gyms, Cashless, No Tipping, 24/7 Services) — Cross-referenced from government travel portals, Nomad List, and community-sourced data.

How data was collected

The dataset was built in stages. A base set of 84 cities across major travel destinations was compiled first, with each city manually researched against the sources listed above. Additional batches expanded coverage to 340 cities total, adding underrepresented regions in the US, Canada, Asia, and smaller European and Latin American destinations. Each batch followed the same sourcing methodology to keep metrics consistent.

Monthly weather data was generated using sinusoidal models calibrated to each city's latitude, known seasonal extremes, and hemisphere. Flight cost estimates use a formula based on great-circle distance, regional airport hub multipliers, and country-level pricing adjustments.

AI-powered search

The "Ask AI" search bar sends your natural language query to an AI assistant that interprets what you're looking for and translates it into structured filter settings. For example, "somewhere warm and cheap with good food in Europe" gets turned into specific ranges for temperature, cost of living, and food score, plus a region filter.

How scoring works

When you activate a filter, each city gets a normalized score (0-100%) based on how well it matches your preferences. The scoring system has three modes:

Explore — Default mode. Shows you how cities compare across the metric with a 1.5x weight. Great for discovery.
Priority — Doubles the weight (2x) for this metric, making it more important in the overall score.
Must Have — Hard filter. Cities outside your chosen range are excluded entirely.

Multiple active filters combine into a weighted average. The map markers scale in size and color based on match quality. Short Stay mode gives a small bonus to nightlife, food, and walkability. Extended Stay mode favors internet speed, cowork spaces, nomad visas, and lower costs.

Other features

City Comparer — Pick a city you already like and find destinations with similar vibes using a similarity algorithm that compares all 30+ numeric metrics.
Region & Country Filter — Exclude entire continents or specific countries from results.
Month Picker — Select a travel month to get weather estimates specific to that time of year.
Favorites — Save destinations to a favorites list that persists in your browser.
Surprise Me — Get a random well-scoring destination based on your current filters.

Who is Voyica for?

Voyica is designed for digital nomads researching their next base, remote workers evaluating relocation options, expats comparing cost of living between cities, and travelers who want data-driven destination recommendations rather than generic listicles. The platform is especially useful for people weighing multiple factors at once — for example, finding a city that is affordable, has fast internet, good food, and is safe for solo travelers. Group trip planners can invite friends to a shared dashboard where everyone votes on destinations based on their own priorities.

Get started

Ready to find your next destination? Take the guided walkthrough to get personalized recommendations in under 2 minutes, or jump straight to the interactive map and start filtering. Have questions? Get in touch or check out our plans.

Disclaimer

All data is approximate and intended for inspiration, not as definitive travel advice. Costs, safety conditions, and other metrics change over time. Always verify current conditions before planning a trip. Flight cost estimates are rough averages and actual prices will vary based on season, booking time, and airline. Michelin data is from June 2024 and reflects restaurant counts at that time.