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21 of the 148 cities we cover make this list,
ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US.
๐ป๐ณ Da Nang ranks first. Cheapest: Pokhara at $482/mo all-in. Most pleasant year-round: Pokhara, 8 months.
How this list is chosen All-in cost under $1,500 a month (everyday living costs plus a 1-bedroom city-center rent). Rated safe: the city resident survey where one exists, otherwise the countryโs official crime and road statistics.
Ranked with the City Finder's default weights for cost, climate, safety, internet and visa-free
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21 cities, best fit first โฆ Grid โฐ Table
#1 โญ 82
๐ป๐ณ Da Nang
Vietnam
๐๏ธ 90 days
$952/mo ๐
Sep 89ยฐF
J F M A M J J A S O N D
#2 โญ 82
๐น๐ญ Chiang Mai
Thailand
๐ Nomad visa ๐๏ธ 60 days
$1,041/mo ๐ Sep 86ยฐF
J F M A M J J A S O N D
#3 โญ 81
๐ป๐ณ Hanoi
Vietnam
๐ซ๏ธ Poor air ๐๏ธ 90 days
$873/mo ๐
Sep 88ยฐF
J F M A M J J A S O N D
#4 โญ 81
๐ฒ๐พ Penang
Malaysia
๐ Nomad visa ๐๏ธ 90 days
$925/mo ๐
Sep 87ยฐF
J F M A M J J A S O N D
#5 โญ 79
๐ท๐ด Bucharest
Romania
๐ Nomad visa ๐๏ธ 90 days
$1,456/mo ๐ Sep 79ยฐF
J F M A M J J A S O N D
#6 โญ 76
๐ฏ๐ด Amman
Jordan
๐๏ธ 30 days
$1,222/mo ๐
Sep 87ยฐF
J F M A M J J A S O N D
#7 โญ 75
๐บ๐ฟ Tashkent
Uzbekistan
๐ซ๏ธ Poor air ๐๏ธ 30 days
$1,166/mo ๐ Sep 84ยฐF
J F M A M J J A S O N D
#8 โญ 74
๐ณ๐ต Pokhara
Nepal
๐๏ธ 90 days
$482/mo ๐ Sep 82ยฐF
J F M A M J J A S O N D
#9 โญ 74
๐ฝ๐ฐ Pristina
Kosovo
๐๏ธ 90 days
$898/mo ๐ Sep 78ยฐF
J F M A M J J A S O N D
#10 โญ 74
๐ท๐ธ Novi Sad
Serbia
๐๏ธ 90 days
$1,316/mo ๐ Sep 79ยฐF
J F M A M J J A S O N D
#11 โญ 74
๐น๐ญ Phuket
Thailand
๐ Nomad visa ๐๏ธ 60 days
$1,361/mo ๐ Sep 85ยฐF
J F M A M J J A S O N D
#12 โญ 73
๐ณ๐ต Kathmandu
Nepal
๐ซ๏ธ Poor air ๐๏ธ 90 days
$539/mo ๐ Sep 80ยฐF
J F M A M J J A S O N D
#13 โญ 73
๐น๐ญ Bangkok
Thailand
๐ Nomad visa ๐๏ธ 60 days
$1,367/mo ๐
Sep 88ยฐF
J F M A M J J A S O N D
#14 โญ 71
๐ฆ๐ฟ Baku
Azerbaijan
๐๏ธ 30 days
$1,106/mo ๐ Sep 78ยฐF
J F M A M J J A S O N D
#15 โญ 70
๐ฐ๐ฟ Astana
Kazakhstan
๐ Nomad visa ๐๏ธ 30 days
$1,212/mo ๐ Sep 62ยฐF
J F M A M J J A S O N D
#16 โญ 69
๐ฎ๐ฉ Denpasar
Indonesia
๐ Nomad visa ๐๏ธ 30 days
$787/mo ๐ Sep 84ยฐF
J F M A M J J A S O N D
#17 โญ 69 โ
๐ง๐ฌ Bansko
Bulgaria
๐ Nomad visa ๐๏ธ 90 days
โ$1,170 /mo ๐ Sep 74ยฐF
J F M A M J J A S O N D
#18 โญ 67
๐ฌ๐ช Batumi
Georgia
๐๏ธ 365 days
$1,034/mo ๐ Sep 75ยฐF
J F M A M J J A S O N D
#19 โญ 64
๐ต๐ฐ Islamabad
Pakistan
๐ซ๏ธ Poor air ๐ข Slow net ๐๏ธ 90 days
$685/mo ๐
Sep 90ยฐF
J F M A M J J A S O N D
#20 โญ 63
๐ฌ๐ช Tbilisi
Georgia
๐๏ธ 365 days
$1,378/mo ๐ Sep 76ยฐF
J F M A M J J A S O N D
#21 โญ 62
๐ฑ๐ฆ Vientiane
Laos
๐๏ธ 30 days
โ$1,110 /mo ๐
Sep 87ยฐF
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Compare # City $/mo โ๏ธ Pleasant months J F M A M J J A S O N D ๐ก๏ธ Safety ๐ Visa โญ Fit
1
๐ป๐ณ Da Nang Vietnam
$952
82
2
๐น๐ญ Chiang Mai Thailand
$1,041
82
3
๐ป๐ณ Hanoi Vietnam
$873
81
4
๐ฒ๐พ Penang Malaysia
$925
81
5
๐ท๐ด Bucharest Romania
$1,456
79
6
๐ฏ๐ด Amman Jordan
$1,222
76
7
๐บ๐ฟ Tashkent Uzbekistan
$1,166
75
8
๐ณ๐ต Pokhara Nepal
$482
74
9
๐ฝ๐ฐ Pristina Kosovo
$898
74
10
๐ท๐ธ Novi Sad Serbia
$1,316
74
11
๐น๐ญ Phuket Thailand
$1,361
74
12
๐ณ๐ต Kathmandu Nepal
$539
73
13
๐น๐ญ Bangkok Thailand
$1,367
73
14
๐ฆ๐ฟ Baku Azerbaijan
$1,106
71
15
๐ฐ๐ฟ Astana Kazakhstan
$1,212
70
16
๐ฎ๐ฉ Denpasar Indonesia
$787
69
17
๐ง๐ฌ Bansko Bulgaria
โ$1,170
69 โ
18
๐ฌ๐ช Batumi Georgia
$1,034
67
19
๐ต๐ฐ Islamabad Pakistan
$685
64
20
๐ฌ๐ช Tbilisi Georgia
$1,378
63
21
๐ฑ๐ฆ Vientiane Laos
โ$1,110
62