Washington D.C. , U.S.A. (Mark Thomas)

The results are in. Lonely Planet’s experts have decided on the best cities to visit this year. Some are criminally underrated, others are popping the champagne for special events, but these cities are all unmissable in 2015.

Santorini - Greek Island - Europe

When times are tight we suggest you travel more, not less – but pick carefully. This is where your wallet will smile at the memories for years to come.

Thimphu, Bhutan

These places do exist. And they’re quantified — quarterly — by the website xpatulator.com. These guys compile cost of living data into nice little lists like “Cheapest Cities in 2013.” They also have a thing called “hardship,” which looks at how much different the place is going to be from somewhere like the US — or how big of an adventure, depending on how you think about it.

Here are the 10 cheapest as of April, 2013:

1. Thimphu, Bhutan

2. Tunis, Tunisia

3. Managua, Nicaragua

4. Bucharest, Romania

5. Sofia, Bulgaria

6. Algiers, Algeria

7. Calcutta, India

8. Kathmandu, Nepal

9. Islamabad, Pakistan

10. Hyderabad, India

via matador network