Which cities are best for working US hours from abroad?

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Funchal (Madeira), Faro (Algarve), Lisbon: each keeps at least four hours of a normal day overlapping New York and scores well overall.

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Top 10 cities for US remote workers

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Funchal (Madeira) combine a strong overall score with at least four hours of overlap with Eastern time. Latin America dominates; Western Europe manages the morning.

At least 4 hours of a 9–6 local day inside 9–6 Eastern time, sorted by balanced score. 116 cities qualify; the ten best are shown. Dataset 2026.09.4. How the scores work.

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#	City	Score	Overlap with NY	Monthly cost	US passport
1	Santa Cruz de Tenerife Spain	75	4h	$2,200*	90 days
2	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain	75	4h	$2,200*	90 days
3	Funchal (Madeira) Portugal	75	4h	$2,000*	90 days
4	Faro (Algarve) Portugal	72	4h	$1,719	90 days
5	Lisbon Portugal	72	4h	$2,499	90 days
6	Porto Portugal	70	4h	$2,006	90 days
7	London United Kingdom	69	4h	$4,559	eTA
8	Braga Portugal	69	4h	$2,084	90 days
9	Manchester United Kingdom	68	4h	$2,682	eTA
10	Edinburgh United Kingdom	67	4h	$2,682	eTA

* country-level cost estimate. Scores are 0–100 under balanced weights; open a city for every number and its source.

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Which cities are best for working US hours from abroad?: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Funchal (Madeira), Faro (Algarve), Lisbon: each keeps at least four hours of a normal day overlapping New York and scores well overall.

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