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🇪🇺 Best-of list

Best cities in Schengen Europe with clean air and widely spoken English

15 of the 43 cities we cover in Schengen Europe make this list, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. 🇵🇹 Ericeira ranks first. Cheapest: Ericeira at $1,575/mo all-in. Most pleasant year-round: Lisbon, 11 months.

How this list is chosen

Ranked with the City Finder's default weights for cost, climate, safety, internet and visa-free stay. Change the weights in the City Finder →

15 cities, best fit first
Compare # City $/mo ☀️ Pleasant months🛡️ Safety 🛂 Visa ⭐ Fit
1 🇵🇹 EriceiraPortugal ≈$1,575 80ⓘ
2 🇭🇷 SplitCroatia $1,976 76
3 🇵🇹 PortoPortugal $2,133 75
4 🇵🇹 LisbonPortugal $2,512 73
5 🇦🇹 ViennaAustria $2,525 71
6 🇪🇪 TallinnEstonia $1,921 70
7 🇫🇮 HelsinkiFinland $2,413 69
8 🇩🇰 CopenhagenDenmark $3,344 65
9 🇧🇪 BrusselsBelgium $2,508 62
10 🇩🇪 MunichGermany $2,929 62
11 🇨🇭 ZurichSwitzerland $4,879 62
12 🇳🇴 OsloNorway $3,555 61
13 🇸🇪 StockholmSweden $3,049 60
14 🇳🇱 AmsterdamNetherlands $4,015 59
15 🇭🇷 DubrovnikCroatia ≈$2,448 58ⓘ

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