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All 309 cities

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Europe

  • 75

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife Spain

    Year-round spring on the biggest Canary Island

    Strong on Climate and Visa · Read more →

    • Great weather
    • Nomad visa
    • 90+ days, US passport
  • 75

    Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain

    Europe's winter-sun nomad base

    Strong on Climate and Visa · Read more →

    • Great weather
    • Nomad visa
    • 90+ days, US passport
  • 75

    Funchal (Madeira) Portugal

    Madeira's island capital with a nomad village

    Strong on Climate and Air · Read more →

    • Great weather
    • Nomad visa
    • 90+ days, US passport
  • 74

    Palma de Mallorca Spain

    Island capital with a Gothic cathedral and a beach

    Strong on Visa and Air · Read more →

    • Fast wifi
    • Nomad visa
    • 90+ days, US passport
  • 73

    Valletta Malta

    Tiny English-speaking island capital in the Med

    Strong on QoL and Safety · Read more →

    • Nomad visa
    • 90+ days, US passport
    • Easy start
  • 73

    Malmö Sweden

    Sweden's youngest city, a bridge from Copenhagen

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

    • 90+ days, US passport
    • Easy start
    • Top 10 overall
  • 72

    Faro (Algarve) Portugal

    Algarve base with beaches and an airport

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

    • Nomad visa
    • 90+ days, US passport
    • US-friendly hours
  • 72

    Málaga Spain

    Costa del Sol tech hub with a beach

    Strong on Air and Visa · Read more →

    • Nomad visa
    • 90+ days, US passport
    • Top 10 overall
  • 72

    Barcelona Spain

    Beach, grid streets and big-city everything

    Strong on Visa and Health · Read more →

    • Nomad visa
    • 90+ days, US passport
    • Top 10 overall
  • 72

    Lisbon Portugal

    Sunny Atlantic capital with Europe's biggest nomad scene

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

    • Nomad visa
    • 90+ days, US passport
    • US-friendly hours
  • 71

    Budapest Hungary

    Thermal baths, ruin bars and low rents

    Strong on Air and Visa · Read more →

    • Fast wifi
    • Under $1.5k
    • Nomad visa
  • 71

    Madrid Spain

    High-energy capital with Spain's best transport

    Strong on Visa and Air · Read more →

    • Walkable
  • 71

    Bilbao Spain

    Basque food and design in a compact city

    Strong on Air and Visa · Read more →

    • Walkable
  • 71

    San Sebastián Spain

    Pintxos, surf and the prettiest bay in Spain

    Strong on Air and Visa · Read more →

    • Fast wifi
  • 71

    Alicante Spain

    Costa Blanca base with a real city behind the beach

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  • 71

    Stockholm Sweden

    Scandi capital on fourteen islands

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

    • Easy start
    • English-friendly
  • 70

    Copenhagen Denmark

    Design, bikes and quality of life, at a price

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

    • Easy start
    • Walkable
    • English-friendly
  • 70

    Geneva Switzerland

    International city on a lake, at Swiss prices

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

    • Very safe
    • Fast wifi
    • Easy start
  • 70

    The Hague Netherlands

    International city with a North Sea beach

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

    • Easy start
    • Walkable
    • English-friendly
  • 70

    Paris France

    The capital of everything, at a capital's price

    Strong on Air and Visa · Read more →

    • Walkable
  • 70

    Vienna Austria

    Repeatedly the world's most livable city

    Strong on QoL and Visa · Read more →

    • Walkable
    • English-friendly
  • 70

    Antwerp Belgium

    Fashion, diamonds and Belgium's best nightlife

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

    • English-friendly
  • 70

    Porto Portugal

    Lisbon's cheaper, moodier northern sibling

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

    • US-friendly hours
  • 70

    Basel Switzerland

    Rhine city where three countries meet

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

    • Walkable
  • 70

    Brussels Belgium

    EU capital with a multilingual job market

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 70

    Valencia Spain

    Barcelona's calmer, cheaper Mediterranean cousin

    Strong on Visa and Health · Read more →

  • 70

    Aarhus Denmark

    Denmark's second city with a beach and a big university

    Strong on Internet and QoL · Read more →

    • Fast wifi
  • 70

    Athens Greece

    Ancient city, modern nomad scene, island escapes

    Strong on QoL and Visa · Read more →

    • Under $1.5k
  • 70

    Lyon France

    France's food capital with a startup scene

    Strong on Air and Visa · Read more →

    • Walkable
  • 70

    Rotterdam Netherlands

    Modern architecture and a port-city edge

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 69

    Gothenburg Sweden

    Sweden's laid-back west-coast city

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 69

    Munich Germany

    Bavarian capital with Alps at the door

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

    • Walkable
  • 69

    Seville Spain

    Sun-soaked Andalusian charm on a budget

    Strong on Visa and Health · Read more →

    • Under $1.5k
  • 69

    Düsseldorf Germany

    Rhine city of fashion, art and Japan's largest European community

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 69

    London United Kingdom

    Global hub with the deepest job market in Europe

    Strong on QoL and Mobility · Read more →

    • US-friendly hours
  • 69

    Utrecht Netherlands

    Canal city that is all of Amsterdam's charm with fewer tourists

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 69

    Berlin Germany

    Creative, affordable-for-Western-Europe capital

    Strong on QoL and Visa · Read more →

  • 69

    Rome Italy

    History on every corner, chaos on every road

    Strong on Visa and Health · Read more →

  • 69

    Braga Portugal

    Portugal's youngest city, an hour from Porto

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

    • US-friendly hours
  • 69

    Sibiu Romania

    Transylvanian Saxon town with a tech economy

    Strong on Visa and Air · Read more →

    • Under $1.5k
  • 68

    Nice France

    Riviera sun with real city life

    Strong on Air and Visa · Read more →

  • 68

    Granada Spain

    Alhambra views on a student budget

    Strong on Air and Visa · Read more →

  • 68

    Helsinki Finland

    Design, saunas and the world's happiest country

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 68

    Toulouse France

    Aerospace city with a pink-brick centre

    Strong on Air and Visa · Read more →

  • 68

    Bordeaux France

    Wine capital, flat and bikeable

    Strong on Air and Visa · Read more →

  • 68

    Oslo Norway

    Fjord capital with nature at the tram stop

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 68

    Marseille France

    Gritty Mediterranean port reinventing itself

    Strong on Air and Visa · Read more →

  • 68

    Cologne Germany

    Cathedral, carnival and a relaxed Rhine city

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 68

    Hamburg Germany

    Germany's port city with water everywhere

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 68

    Manchester United Kingdom

    Music, football and the UK's second tech hub

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

    • US-friendly hours
  • 68

    Montpellier France

    Young, sunny and car-free at the core

    Strong on Visa and Air · Read more →

  • 67

    Prague Czechia

    Fairy-tale centre with a serious tech economy

    Strong on Safety and Visa · Read more →

  • 67

    Split Croatia

    Dalmatian coast base with a nomad permit

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 67

    Warsaw Poland

    Modern Polish capital with a big economy

    Strong on Visa and QoL · Read more →

  • 67

    Amsterdam Netherlands

    Bike-first canals and an international job market

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 67

    Milan Italy

    Italy's business and design capital

    Strong on Visa and Health · Read more →

  • 67

    Naples Italy

    Loud, cheap and the best pizza on earth

    Strong on Visa and Health · Read more →

  • 67

    Dubrovnik Croatia

    Walled city on the Adriatic

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 67

    Sofia Bulgaria

    Mountain-side capital with EU prices from a decade ago

    Strong on Visa and Air · Read more →

    • Cheap
    • Under $1.5k
    • Under $1k
  • 67

    Stuttgart Germany

    Engineering capital in a bowl of vineyards

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 67

    Zürich Switzerland

    Immaculate, efficient, and eye-wateringly expensive

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 67

    Gdańsk Poland

    Baltic port with a rebuilt old town

    Strong on Visa and QoL · Read more →

    • Under $1.5k
  • 67

    Palermo Italy

    Sicilian capital with a raw, rich street life

    Strong on Visa and Health · Read more →

  • 67

    Limassol Cyprus

    Sun, sea and a tax-friendly EU base

    Strong on QoL and Visa · Read more →

  • 67

    Zagreb Croatia

    Central European feel with a nomad permit

    Strong on QoL and Visa · Read more →

  • 67

    Brno Czechia

    Czechia's second city, calmer and cheaper than Prague

    Strong on Safety and Visa · Read more →

  • 67

    Bucharest Romania

    Fast internet and low prices on the EU's edge

    Strong on Visa and Internet · Read more →

    • Under $1.5k
  • 67

    Edinburgh United Kingdom

    Festival city with a walkable medieval core

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

    • US-friendly hours
  • 67

    Frankfurt Germany

    Germany's finance hub with the continent's best airport

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 67

    Kraków Poland

    Poland's most walkable city, with a growing tech hub

    Strong on Visa and QoL · Read more →

    • Under $1.5k
  • 67

    Strasbourg France

    European capital on the German border

    Strong on Air and Visa · Read more →

  • 67

    Bergen Norway

    Gateway to the fjords, rain included

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 66

    Bologna Italy

    Food capital and university town under porticoes

    Strong on Visa and Health · Read more →

  • 66

    Genoa Italy

    Ligurian port city with the Riviera on both sides

    Strong on Visa and Air · Read more →

  • 66

    Graz Austria

    Austria's student city with a Mediterranean lean

    Strong on QoL and Visa · Read more →

  • 66

    Bratislava Slovakia

    Small Danube capital next door to Vienna

    Strong on Visa and Air · Read more →

  • 66

    Bristol United Kingdom

    Creative, independent and an hour and a half from London

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 66

    Ljubljana Slovenia

    Small, green and car-free at the centre

    Strong on QoL and Visa · Read more →

  • 66

    Cluj-Napoca Romania

    Romania's tech capital in Transylvania

    Strong on Visa and Internet · Read more →

    • Under $1.5k
  • 66

    Reykjavík Iceland

    Small capital at the edge of the Arctic

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

    • Fast wifi
  • 66

    Leipzig Germany

    East Germany's creative boom town

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 66

    Thessaloniki Greece

    Greece's laid-back second city

    Strong on QoL and Visa · Read more →

  • 66

    Poznań Poland

    Trade-fair city halfway between Berlin and Warsaw

    Strong on Visa and QoL · Read more →

  • 66

    Plovdiv Bulgaria

    Europe's oldest living city, at Bulgarian prices

    Strong on Visa and Internet · Read more →

  • 66

    Wrocław Poland

    Poland's tech hub with a hundred bridges

    Strong on Visa and QoL · Read more →

  • 65

    Dublin Ireland

    English-speaking EU capital with a tech cluster

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 65

    Florence Italy

    Renaissance city that fits in an afternoon walk

    Strong on Visa and Health · Read more →

  • 65

    Vilnius Lithuania

    Baroque old town and a fintech boom

    Strong on Air and Visa · Read more →

  • 65

    Tallinn Estonia

    Digital-first city that invented e-Residency

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 65

    Nantes France

    Creative Atlantic city with a strong tech scene

    Strong on Air and Visa · Read more →

  • 65

    Verona Italy

    Roman arena, opera and Lake Garda next door

    Strong on Visa and Health · Read more →

  • 65

    Glasgow United Kingdom

    Friendly, creative and cheaper than Edinburgh

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 65

    Salzburg Austria

    Baroque city at the edge of the Alps

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 64

    Turin Italy

    Elegant, underrated and cheaper than Milan

    Strong on Visa and Health · Read more →

  • 64

    Tartu Estonia

    Estonia's student town with a digital edge

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 64

    Cork Ireland

    Ireland's second city with a food-market heart

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 64

    Riga Latvia

    Art Nouveau capital on the Baltic

    Strong on Air and Visa · Read more →

  • 64

    Belfast United Kingdom

    The UK's cheapest capital, with the Irish coast an hour away

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 63

    Tirana Albania

    Colourful, cheap and visa-free for a year

    Strong on Visa and Air · Read more →

  • 61

    Bansko Bulgaria

    The mountain village that became a nomad institution

    Strong on Visa and Air · Read more →

  • 60

    Kotor Montenegro

    Fjord-like bay and a walled medieval town

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 59

    Podgorica Montenegro

    Montenegro's practical capital, an hour from the coast

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 59

    Novi Sad Serbia

    Danube university city with the EXIT festival

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 59

    Tbilisi Georgia

    Year-long visa-free stays and Caucasus hospitality

    Strong on Visa and QoL · Read more →

  • 58

    Belgrade Serbia

    Nightlife capital of the Balkans

    Strong on Cost and QoL · Read more →

    • Under $1k
  • 58

    Batumi Georgia

    Black Sea resort with Georgia's visa freedom

    Strong on Visa and Cost · Read more →

    • Under $1k
  • 56

    Antalya Türkiye

    Turkish Riviera base with a nomad visa

    Strong on Cost and Air · Read more →

    • Under $1k
  • 54

    Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Layered history, coffee and low costs

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 53

    Istanbul Türkiye

    Two continents, endless energy, weak lira

    Strong on Mobility and Health · Read more →

Asia

  • 70

    Taipei Taiwan

    Safe, efficient and surprisingly affordable

    Strong on Safety and Air · Read more →

  • 68

    Hong Kong Hong Kong

    Dense, efficient, and exceptionally connected

    Strong on Health and QoL · Read more →

  • 67

    Naha (Okinawa) Japan

    Japan's subtropical island capital

    Strong on Safety and Air · Read more →

    • Very safe
    • Warm winters
  • 66

    Fukuoka Japan

    Japan's startup city, compact and coastal

    Strong on Safety and Health · Read more →

    • Very safe
  • 65

    Kobe Japan

    Cosmopolitan port squeezed between mountains and sea

    Strong on Safety and Health · Read more →

    • Very safe
  • 65

    Tokyo Japan

    The world's largest city, running like clockwork

    Strong on Safety and Health · Read more →

    • Very safe
  • 64

    Kyoto Japan

    Temples, tea and a slower Japan

    Strong on Safety and Health · Read more →

    • Very safe
  • 64

    Osaka Japan

    Japan's food capital with Tokyo's rail and lower rents

    Strong on Safety and Health · Read more →

    • Very safe
  • 63

    Sapporo Japan

    Snow, ramen and Japan's most spacious city

    Strong on Safety and Air · Read more →

    • Very safe
  • 63

    Kaohsiung Taiwan

    Taiwan's southern port with warmer weather and lower rents

    Strong on Safety and Health · Read more →

    • Warm winters
  • 63

    Nagoya Japan

    Japan's industrial heart, between Tokyo and Osaka

    Strong on Safety and Health · Read more →

    • Very safe
  • 62

    Seoul South Korea

    Fast internet, fast pace, 24-hour city

    Strong on Health and Safety · Read more →

  • 62

    Busan South Korea

    Beaches and mountains on Korea's south coast

    Strong on Health and Internet · Read more →

  • 62

    Penang (George Town) Malaysia

    Street-food capital with heritage streets

    Strong on Internet and Visa · Read more →

    • Fast wifi
    • Under $1k
  • 62

    Singapore Singapore

    Orderly, expensive, exceptionally connected

    Strong on Safety and QoL · Read more →

    • Very safe
  • 59

    Jeju City South Korea

    Korea's volcanic island with visa-free entry for most

    Strong on Health and Internet · Read more →

  • 59

    Johor Bahru Malaysia

    Singapore's neighbour at Malaysian prices

    Strong on Internet and Visa · Read more →

  • 57

    Kota Kinabalu Malaysia

    Borneo's easy-going capital between islands and Mount Kinabalu

    Strong on Visa and QoL · Read more →

  • 57

    Pattaya Thailand

    Beach resort two hours from Bangkok with a huge expat base

    Strong on Air and Health · Read more →

  • 56

    Shenzhen China

    China's hardware capital next to Hong Kong

    Strong on Health and Safety · Read more →

  • 56

    Yerevan Armenia

    Ancient capital with a young tech scene

    Strong on Visa and Health · Read more →

  • 54

    Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

    Modern, English-friendly and underpriced

    Strong on Visa and QoL · Read more →

  • 54

    Chiang Mai Thailand

    The original nomad capital, still the cheapest

    Strong on Health and Cost · Read more →

    • Under $1k
  • 54

    Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam

    Frenetic, entrepreneurial and cheap

    Strong on Cost and Safety · Read more →

    • Cheap
    • Under $1k
  • 53

    Shanghai China

    China's global city with a superb metro

    Strong on Health and Safety · Read more →

  • 52

    Nha Trang Vietnam

    Vietnam's beach city with a big bay and low costs

    Strong on Cost and Safety · Read more →

  • 52

    Da Nang Vietnam

    Beach city with Vietnam's best value

    Strong on Cost and Safety · Read more →

    • Cheap
  • 51

    Bangkok Thailand

    Megacity convenience at Southeast Asian prices

    Strong on Health and Visa · Read more →

  • 51

    Phuket Thailand

    Island life with a full expat infrastructure

    Strong on Health and Air · Read more →

  • 51

    Hanoi Vietnam

    Old Quarter charm and lakeside cafés

    Strong on Cost and Safety · Read more →

  • 50

    Ubud (Bali) Indonesia

    Bali's rice-terrace town for yoga, art and slow work

    Strong on Air and Climate · Read more →

  • 49

    Canggu (Bali) Indonesia

    Surf, cafés and coworking on Bali's west coast

    Strong on Air and Climate · Read more →

  • 49

    Hoi An Vietnam

    Lantern-lit old town with a beach and a slower Vietnam

    Strong on Cost and Safety · Read more →

  • 49

    Chengdu China

    Sichuan's laid-back megacity of tea houses and hotpot

    Strong on Health and Safety · Read more →

  • 48

    Bengaluru India

    India's tech capital with a mild climate

    Strong on Climate and Cost · Read more →

  • 47

    Colombo Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka's capital with the whole island within reach

    Strong on Cost and Health · Read more →

  • 47

    Manila Philippines

    Megacity gateway to the Philippines

    Strong on Air and Cost · Read more →

  • 47

    Yogyakarta Indonesia

    Java's cultural capital on a student budget

    Strong on Air and Cost · Read more →

  • 46

    Almaty Kazakhstan

    Mountain-backed city on the Silk Road

    Strong on Air and Health · Read more →

  • 44

    Davao City Philippines

    Mindanao's orderly big city with durian and Mount Apo

    Strong on Air and Cost · Read more →

  • 44

    Goa (Panaji) India

    India's beach state and its original nomad scene

    Strong on Cost and Internet · Read more →

    • Cheap
  • 43

    Chennai India

    South India's cultural capital on a long beach

    Strong on Cost and Internet · Read more →

    • Cheap
  • 43

    Jakarta Indonesia

    Indonesia's megacity, cheap and chaotic

    Strong on Cost and Health · Read more →

  • 43

    Cebu City Philippines

    Island base with English everywhere

    Strong on Air and Cost · Read more →

  • 42

    Tashkent Uzbekistan

    Central Asia's largest city, opening up

    Strong on Safety and Health · Read more →

  • 42

    Hyderabad India

    India's second tech capital with biryani and a real metro

    Strong on Cost and Internet · Read more →

  • 41

    Vientiane Laos

    Southeast Asia's sleepiest capital on the Mekong

    Strong on Cost and Safety · Read more →

  • 41

    New Delhi India

    India's capital: history, food and smog

    Strong on Cost and Internet · Read more →

    • Cheap
  • 41

    Phnom Penh Cambodia

    Cheap, easy visas, and a growing scene

    Strong on Safety and Cost · Read more →

  • 40

    Kathmandu Nepal

    Gateway to the Himalayas

    Strong on Cost and Safety · Read more →

    • Cheap
  • 40

    Pune India

    Mumbai's cooler, calmer sibling on the plateau

    Strong on Cost and Internet · Read more →

    • Cheap
  • 39

    Bandung Indonesia

    Cool highland city with Indonesia's creative scene

    Strong on Cost and Air · Read more →

  • 39

    Pokhara Nepal

    Lake town under the Annapurnas

    Strong on Cost and Safety · Read more →

  • 38

    Mumbai India

    India's commercial and film capital

    Strong on Cost and Internet · Read more →

  • 36

    Siem Reap Cambodia

    Angkor's town, with a friendly expat community

    Strong on Safety and Cost · Read more →

  • 34

    Ulaanbaatar Mongolia

    World's coldest capital, with the steppe at the edge of town

    Strong on Safety and Health · Read more →

Middle East

  • 63

    Sharjah United Arab Emirates

    Dubai's cultural neighbour with much lower rents

    Strong on Safety and QoL · Read more →

  • 59

    Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates

    Dubai's calmer, greener neighbour

    Strong on Safety and QoL · Read more →

  • 59

    Dubai United Arab Emirates

    Tax-free, ultra-modern, and hot

    Strong on Safety and QoL · Read more →

  • 54

    Doha Qatar

    Modern Gulf hub with a metro and no income tax

    Strong on Safety and Health · Read more →

  • 50

    Salalah Oman

    Oman's monsoon-green south with empty beaches

    Strong on Safety and Climate · Read more →

  • 49

    Riyadh Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia's fast-changing capital

    Strong on Health and Safety · Read more →

  • 47

    Jeddah Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port and its most relaxed city

    Strong on Health and Safety · Read more →

  • 47

    Muscat Oman

    Calm, safe and scenic Gulf capital

    Strong on Safety and Health · Read more →

  • 46

    Amman Jordan

    Calm base for Jordan and the Levant

    Strong on Health and Safety · Read more →

  • 45

    Manama Bahrain

    Small, relaxed Gulf island with easy visas

    Strong on QoL and Safety · Read more →

  • 44

    Aqaba Jordan

    Jordan's Red Sea free zone with diving and Wadi Rum

    Strong on Health and Safety · Read more →

  • 42

    Beirut Lebanon

    Resilient Mediterranean city with legendary food

    Strong on Air and Climate · Read more →

Africa

  • 68

    Port Louis Mauritius

    Indian Ocean island with a one-year nomad visa

    Strong on Climate and Air · Read more →

    • Great weather
    • Under $1.5k
    • Warm winters
  • 56

    Rabat Morocco

    Morocco's calm, green capital on the Atlantic

    Strong on Air and Climate · Read more →

  • 54

    Casablanca Morocco

    Morocco's business capital on the Atlantic

    Strong on Climate and Air · Read more →

  • 53

    Cape Town South Africa

    Mountain, ocean and wine, at rand prices

    Strong on Climate and Air · Read more →

  • 53

    Tangier Morocco

    Gateway between Europe and Africa

    Strong on Air and Climate · Read more →

  • 52

    Windhoek Namibia

    Clean, safe base for Namibia's deserts

    Strong on Air and Climate · Read more →

  • 51

    Durban South Africa

    Subtropical surf city on the Indian Ocean

    Strong on Climate and Air · Read more →

    • Great weather
  • 50

    Agadir Morocco

    Morocco's beach city and surf gateway

    Strong on Air and Safety · Read more →

  • 50

    Tunis Tunisia

    Mediterranean capital few nomads have discovered

    Strong on Air and Health · Read more →

  • 46

    Nairobi Kenya

    East Africa's startup hub with safari weekends

    Strong on Climate and Air · Read more →

    • Great weather
  • 45

    Mombasa Kenya

    Kenya's Swahili coast city with Diani beach south

    Strong on Air and Climate · Read more →

  • 45

    Alexandria Egypt

    Egypt's Mediterranean city with a legendary library

    Strong on Cost and Climate · Read more →

    • Cheap
  • 44

    Johannesburg South Africa

    South Africa's economic engine

    Strong on Climate and QoL · Read more →

  • 43

    Kigali Rwanda

    Africa's cleanest and safest capital

    Strong on Cost and Climate · Read more →

  • 43

    Marrakech Morocco

    Medina life with desert and mountains close

    Strong on Safety and Health · Read more →

  • 39

    Accra Ghana

    West Africa's most welcoming capital

    Strong on Cost and Safety · Read more →

  • 38

    Cairo Egypt

    Millennia of history in an overwhelming metropolis

    Strong on Cost and Health · Read more →

  • 38

    Dar es Salaam Tanzania

    Swahili coast city with Zanzibar next door

    Strong on Climate and Air · Read more →

  • 34

    Kumasi Ghana

    Ashanti capital and Ghana's garden city

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    Zanzibar City Tanzania

    Stone Town and the island beaches beyond

    Strong on Air and Climate · Read more →

  • 30

    Lagos Nigeria

    Africa's biggest city and startup scene

    Strong on Cost and Internet · Read more →

  • 30

    Dakar Senegal

    West Africa's cultural capital on the Atlantic

    Strong on Climate and Safety · Read more →

  • 29

    Addis Ababa Ethiopia

    Africa's diplomatic capital at altitude

    Strong on Air and Climate · Read more →

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    Kampala Uganda

    Hilly, friendly and full of energy

    Strong on Climate and Health · Read more →

North America

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    Honolulu United States

    Island living with US infrastructure

    Strong on Climate and Air · Read more →

    • Great weather
    • Warm winters
  • 64

    Miami United States

    Latin gateway with beaches and a crypto scene

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

    • Warm winters
  • 64

    Montréal Canada

    Bilingual, cultural and affordable for North America

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

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    Washington DC United States

    Museums, power and a great Metro

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

    • Nonstop from US
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    New York City United States

    The city that never sleeps, at a price that never sleeps either

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

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    Chicago United States

    America's great architecture city on the lake

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

    • Nonstop from US
  • 64

    Toronto Canada

    Canada's biggest, most diverse city

    Strong on QoL and Health · Read more →

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    Orlando United States

    Theme-park capital with cheap flights everywhere

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

    • Nonstop from US
  • 63

    Atlanta United States

    Southern hub with a huge airport and low rents

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

    • Nonstop from US
  • 63

    Boston United States

    Walkable, historic and full of universities

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 63

    Victoria Canada

    Canada's mildest city, on Vancouver Island

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 62

    Tampa United States

    Gulf Coast sun and beaches

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 62

    Dallas United States

    Big Texas hub with no state income tax

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

    • Nonstop from US
  • 62

    Ottawa Canada

    Bilingual capital with parks and a canal

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 62

    Vancouver Canada

    Ocean, mountains and mild weather

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 62

    Houston United States

    Diverse, affordable and enormous

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

    • Nonstop from US
  • 62

    Philadelphia United States

    Walkable history at East Coast prices minus New York

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 62

    San Francisco United States

    The tech capital, compact and hilly

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

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    Minneapolis United States

    Lakes, bikes and a strong job market

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

    • Nonstop from US
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    Quebec City Canada

    Walled French city with real winters

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

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    Raleigh United States

    Research Triangle tech and a mild climate

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

    • Fast wifi
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    Los Angeles United States

    Sun, entertainment and endless sprawl

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 61

    Charleston United States

    Historic port city with beaches and a famous food scene

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

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    San Diego United States

    Perfect weather and beaches, year-round

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

    • Fast wifi
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    Denver United States

    Mountain access and a growing tech base

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

    • Nonstop from US
  • 61

    Pittsburgh United States

    Affordable, hilly and quietly innovative

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 60

    Austin United States

    Tech-town Texas with live music

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 60

    Halifax Canada

    Atlantic Canada's friendly harbour city

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 60

    Nashville United States

    Music city booming with newcomers

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 60

    Salt Lake City United States

    Mountains at the end of every street

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 60

    Seattle United States

    Tech giant city between mountains and sound

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 60

    New Orleans United States

    Music, food and a walkable French Quarter

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 60

    San Antonio United States

    Texas's most affordable big city, with the River Walk

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 59

    Charlotte United States

    Banking hub with a big hub airport

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 59

    Santa Fe United States

    Adobe art capital at 7,000 feet

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 59

    Asheville United States

    Blue Ridge mountain town of breweries and trails

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

    • Fast wifi
  • 59

    Phoenix United States

    Desert sun and space, at a lower cost

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

    • Nonstop from US
  • 59

    Portland United States

    Bikes, breweries and a slower pace

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 59

    Sacramento United States

    California's capital at half the Bay Area's rent

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 59

    Tucson United States

    Sonoran desert city with a UNESCO food scene

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 59

    Las Vegas United States

    Desert city with 24-hour everything

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

    • Nonstop from US
  • 58

    Calgary Canada

    Rockies at the door, oil money in the city

    Strong on QoL and Health · Read more →

  • 57

    Edmonton Canada

    Alberta's capital with the biggest urban park in Canada

    Strong on QoL and Health · Read more →

Latin America

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    Buenos Aires Argentina

    European grandeur at Latin American prices

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

    • Warm winters
    • Under $1k
  • 62

    Montevideo Uruguay

    Calm, safe and quietly progressive

    Strong on Air and Internet · Read more →

  • 61

    Viña del Mar Chile

    Chile's garden beach city next to Valparaíso

    Strong on Health and Air · Read more →

  • 61

    Valparaíso Chile

    Bohemian port of hills and murals

    Strong on Health and Air · Read more →

  • 61

    Córdoba Argentina

    Argentina's student city in the hills

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 60

    Salvador Brazil

    Afro-Brazilian capital of music and carnival

    Strong on Climate and Air · Read more →

  • 60

    Bucaramanga Colombia

    Colombia's city of parks with a mild climate

    Strong on Climate and Air · Read more →

  • 60

    La Paz (Baja California Sur) Mexico

    Sea of Cortez town with whale sharks and empty beaches

    Strong on Visa and Air · Read more →

  • 59

    Santa Marta Colombia

    Caribbean base for Tayrona and the Sierra Nevada

    Strong on Climate and Air · Read more →

  • 59

    Mendoza Argentina

    Wine capital at the foot of the Andes

    Strong on QoL and Health · Read more →

  • 59

    Playa del Carmen Mexico

    Caribbean beach town on the nomad circuit

    Strong on Air and Visa · Read more →

  • 59

    Tulum Mexico

    Caribbean beach and jungle, at a premium

    Strong on Air and Visa · Read more →

  • 58

    Mazatlán Mexico

    Pacific city with the longest malecón and a restored old town

    Strong on Visa and Air · Read more →

  • 58

    Quito Ecuador

    High-altitude colonial capital on the equator

    Strong on Visa and Health · Read more →

  • 58

    Punta del Este Uruguay

    South America's Riviera, quiet outside January

    Strong on Air and Health · Read more →

  • 58

    San José Costa Rica

    Gateway to Costa Rica's beaches and cloud forests

    Strong on Visa and Health · Read more →

  • 58

    Puerto Vallarta Mexico

    Pacific beach town with a strong expat scene

    Strong on Visa and Air · Read more →

  • 58

    Cancún Mexico

    Caribbean hub with the most US flights in Mexico

    Strong on Visa and Air · Read more →

  • 58

    Florianópolis Brazil

    Island beaches and Brazil's tech island

    Strong on Air and Visa · Read more →

  • 58

    Lima Peru

    Coastal capital with a world-famous food scene

    Strong on Climate and Air · Read more →

    • Great weather
  • 57

    Mérida Mexico

    Safe colonial city near cenotes and coast

    Strong on Visa and Air · Read more →

    • Under $1k
  • 57

    Guadalajara Mexico

    Mexico's tech city with mariachi roots

    Strong on Visa and Climate · Read more →

  • 57

    Puebla Mexico

    Baroque city of mole and volcano views

    Strong on Visa and Air · Read more →

  • 57

    Bogotá Colombia

    High-altitude capital with a growing tech scene

    Strong on Air and Cost · Read more →

    • Under $1k
  • 57

    Guayaquil Ecuador

    Ecuador's port and gateway to the Galápagos

    Strong on Climate and Visa · Read more →

  • 56

    Cali Colombia

    Salsa capital with a warm climate

    Strong on Climate and Air · Read more →

  • 56

    San Miguel de Allende Mexico

    Colonial jewel with a large expat community

    Strong on Visa and Air · Read more →

  • 56

    Recife Brazil

    Brazil's tech port with Olinda next door

    Strong on Visa and Air · Read more →

  • 56

    Monterrey Mexico

    Mexico's industrial powerhouse under the mountains

    Strong on Visa and Internet · Read more →

  • 56

    Santiago Chile

    Andes backdrop and a stable economy

    Strong on Health and QoL · Read more →

  • 56

    Querétaro Mexico

    Safe, prosperous colonial city near CDMX

    Strong on Visa and Air · Read more →

  • 56

    Tamarindo Costa Rica

    Costa Rica's surf town with a nomad village feel

    Strong on Visa and Health · Read more →

  • 56

    Curitiba Brazil

    Brazil's urban-planning model city

    Strong on Air and Visa · Read more →

  • 56

    Guanajuato Mexico

    Colourful hillside university city

    Strong on Visa and Air · Read more →

  • 54

    Belo Horizonte Brazil

    Brazil's bar capital in the mountains of Minas

    Strong on Visa and Health · Read more →

  • 54

    Panama City Panama

    Skyline on the canal, dollars in the wallet

    Strong on Air and Health · Read more →

  • 53

    São Paulo Brazil

    Latin America's business and food capital

    Strong on Visa and Climate · Read more →

  • 52

    Cartagena Colombia

    Caribbean walled city with a nomad visa

    Strong on Air and Health · Read more →

  • 52

    Oaxaca City Mexico

    Food, mezcal and colonial calm

    Strong on Visa and Air · Read more →

  • 52

    Cuenca Ecuador

    Colonial calm in the Ecuadorian highlands

    Strong on Air and Visa · Read more →

  • 52

    Mexico City Mexico

    Vast, cultured, and 180 days visa-free

    Strong on Visa and Health · Read more →

  • 52

    Santo Domingo Dominican Republic

    Caribbean capital with the oldest colonial quarter

    Strong on Climate and Health · Read more →

    • Great weather
  • 51

    Rio de Janeiro Brazil

    Beaches, mountains and carnival in one city

    Strong on Visa and Health · Read more →

  • 50

    Boquete Panama

    Cool coffee-highland town with a big expat community

    Strong on Air and Health · Read more →

  • 50

    Medellín Colombia

    Spring weather year-round and a famous nomad scene

    Strong on Cost and Health · Read more →

    • Cheap
  • 47

    Arequipa Peru

    White volcanic city under El Misti

    Strong on Air and Health · Read more →

  • 47

    Cusco Peru

    Inca capital at 3,400 metres

    Strong on Air and Health · Read more →

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    Antigua Guatemala Guatemala

    Volcano views and cobbled streets

    Strong on Cost and Air · Read more →

Oceania

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    Brisbane Australia

    Subtropical, growing and gearing up for 2032

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

    • Warm winters
  • 66

    Perth Australia

    Isolated, sunny and laid-back

    Strong on Climate and QoL · Read more →

    • Great weather
    • Warm winters
  • 64

    Newcastle (NSW) Australia

    Surf city two hours from Sydney at a fraction of the rent

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

    • Warm winters
  • 64

    Sydney Australia

    Harbour city with beaches in the suburbs

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

    • Warm winters
  • 62

    Wellington New Zealand

    Compact creative capital with wild weather

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 62

    Gold Coast Australia

    Surf city with a light rail

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 61

    Melbourne Australia

    Coffee, culture and trams

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

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    Byron Bay Australia

    Australia's most famous beach town, and its priciest

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 60

    Auckland New Zealand

    Harbour city at the edge of the world

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 60

    Adelaide Australia

    Festivals, wine and a relaxed pace

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 60

    Christchurch New Zealand

    Rebuilt garden city near mountains

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 60

    Cairns Australia

    Tropical gateway to the Great Barrier Reef

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 58

    Canberra Australia

    Planned capital of parks, museums and cycling paths

    Strong on QoL and Air · Read more →

  • 56

    Darwin Australia

    Australia's tropical frontier capital, closest to Asia

    Strong on QoL and Health · Read more →

  • 56

    Dunedin New Zealand

    Scottish-flavoured university city with wildlife on the doorstep

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

  • 56

    Hobart Australia

    Small island capital with wilderness close by

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →

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    Queenstown New Zealand

    Adventure capital on a mountain lake

    Strong on Air and QoL · Read more →