🇪🇺 Best-of list

Best cities in Schengen Europe with clean air under $2,000 a month

6 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: Ericeira, 10 months.

How this list is chosen

Clean air: yearly average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) of 10 µg/m³ or less, the WHO’s strictest interim target.
All-in cost under $2,000 a month (everyday living costs plus a 1-bedroom city-center rent).
In Schengen Europe.

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

#1⭐ 80ⓘ 🇵🇹 Ericeira Portugal 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days ≈$1,575/mo😊 Sep 73°F

#2⭐ 79 🇪🇸 Las Palmas Spain 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,818/mo😎 Sep 78°F

#3⭐ 76 🇪🇸 Alicante Spain 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,854/mo😎 Sep 81°F

#4⭐ 76 🇭🇷 Split Croatia 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,976/mo😎 Sep 80°F

#5⭐ 75 🇱🇹 Vilnius Lithuania 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,771/mo😊 Sep 70°F

#6⭐ 70 🇪🇪 Tallinn Estonia 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,921/mo😊 Sep 65°F

#	City	$/mo	⭐ Fit
1	🇵🇹 EriceiraPortugal	≈$1,575	80ⓘ
2	🇪🇸 Las PalmasSpain	$1,818	79
3	🇪🇸 AlicanteSpain	$1,854	76
4	🇭🇷 SplitCroatia	$1,976	76
5	🇱🇹 VilniusLithuania	$1,771	75
6	🇪🇪 TallinnEstonia	$1,921	70

Best cities in Schengen Europe with clean air under $2,000 a month

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