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Nomad vs Nomad List
Nomad List tells you where. Nomad tells you how.
Two well-made tools with two different jobs. Nomad List (now Nomads.com) helps you choose a city. Nomad turns that choice into a step-by-step plan, with the visas, taxes, and logistics ordered around your dates.
Updated July 2026
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What Nomad List is genuinely great at.
Nomad List, built by Pieter Levels, is one of the most loved tools in this space, and it earned that.
A real community.
The member chat is full of people who have already done what you are about to do. A paid lifetime membership gets you in, and for many members the community is the best part.
Rankings that widen your shortlist.
Sorting cities by what you care about surfaces places you had not considered. Before you narrow the list, it helps to see the whole map.
The honest limit
Where Nomad List stops.
None of this is a knock. It is simply the boundary of the job the tool was built to do.
The rankings are the same for everyone.
A widely voiced note in user discussions: the scores do not know your income, your passport, your family, or your timeline. They answer which cities are good, not which move is possible for you.
Choosing a city is not planning a move.
The moment you pick, the real questions start. Which visa route fits how you earn? When should you time the tax exit? What has to happen before what? Nomad List was never built to answer those.
There is no sequence.
Moves fail on order, not on information. A database cannot tell you that the apostille has to happen before the consulate appointment, or that the lease depends on the bank account.
What Nomad does
The choice becomes a plan.
You answer a few questions and get a personalized step-by-step relocation plan in about 90 seconds.
Ordered by dependency, not by category.
Visas, taxes, and logistics arranged so each step is ready exactly when the next one needs it, with guidance on every step. You always know the next thing to do, which means the move stops stalling.
Built from your answers.
Your income, your family, your dates. Two people moving to the same city get two different plans, because they are two different moves.
41+ destination corridors, and help on tap.
Destination guides, visa explainers, and cost calculators are free. Paid plans add Mira, your AI concierge, and the Concierge tier adds vetted attorney and CPA intros with document review.
Side by side
The comparison, in one table.
| Nomad List | Nomad | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | A city database, rankings, and a member community | A personalized step-by-step relocation plan |
| Personalization | Rankings are the same for every member | Built from your income, family, passport, and dates |
| Output | A shortlist of cities | A sequenced plan: visas, taxes, and logistics ordered by dependency |
| Visas and taxes | Not covered; city data only | Mapped into the plan, with vetted specialist intros on Concierge |
| Price model | Known for its paid lifetime membership model | Wanderer free, Nomad $49/mo, Concierge $99/mo |
| Best for | Choosing where to go and meeting other nomads | Actually getting there, on your dates |
Which one?
Honestly, many people should use both.
Use Nomad List when you are still deciding where.
Browse the rankings, compare costs and internet, and ask the community what a city is really like in the rainy season. It is the best tool for that job.
Use Nomad when the question becomes how.
You have a city in mind, or a shortlist. Bring it here, answer a few questions, and get the plan that turns the choice into a move with dates.
FAQ
Answers, in plain English.
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hello@nomadlifestyle.ioIs Nomad a replacement for Nomad List?
No. They do different jobs. Nomad List is a city database and community that helps you choose where. Nomad is a relocation planner that tells you how, in what order, with your dates. Plenty of people choose on one and execute on the other.
I already picked my city on Nomad List. What do I do with it?
Bring it to the plan. Answer a few questions, name the city, and in about 90 seconds you have the visa route, the tax timing, and the logistics for that exact move, ordered by dependency.
Does Nomad have city data like Nomad List?
Nomad covers 41+ destination corridors with free destination guides, visa explainers, and cost calculators. That is enough to choose confidently, but if you want deep community-sourced city scores, Nomad List does that job well.
What does Nomad cost compared to Nomad List?
Nomad List is known for its paid lifetime membership model. Nomad's Wanderer plan is free, the Nomad plan is $49 a month, and Concierge is $99 a month and adds vetted attorney and CPA intros with document review.
Why are city rankings not enough to plan a move?
Because they are the same for everyone. A ranking cannot know your income, your passport, or who is moving with you, and those three things decide your visa route, your tax timing, and your order of operations.
You know where. Now get the how.
Answer a few questions and see your step-by-step plan in about 90 seconds. Free to start, no card.
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