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Best cities in Schengen Europe

43 of the 43 cities we cover in Schengen Europe make this list, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Ericeira ranks first. Cheapest: Bansko at $1,170/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 โ†’

43 cities, best fit first
Compare # City $/mo โ˜€๏ธ Pleasant months๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Safety ๐Ÿ›‚ Visa โญ Fit
1 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น EriceiraPortugal โ‰ˆ$1,575 80โ“˜
2 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด BucharestRomania $1,456 79
3 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Las PalmasSpain $1,818 79
4 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท ZagrebCroatia $1,821 79
5 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ SevilleSpain $1,712 76
6 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ KrakowPoland $1,803 76
7 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ AlicanteSpain $1,854 76
8 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท SplitCroatia $1,976 76
9 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ MalagaSpain $2,217 76
10 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ BudapestHungary $1,770 75
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น VilniusLithuania $1,771 75
12 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น PortoPortugal $2,133 75
13 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ LjubljanaSlovenia $2,147 75
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป RigaLatvia $1,605 74
15 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ WarsawPoland $2,105 74
16 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ BratislavaSlovakia $2,115 74
17 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PragueCzechia $2,157 74
18 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ SofiaBulgaria $1,647 73
19 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ValenciaSpain $2,214 73
20 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น LisbonPortugal $2,512 73
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น VallettaMalta $2,370 72
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น ViennaAustria $2,525 71
23 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ MadridSpain $2,529 71
24 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช TallinnEstonia $1,921 70
25 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ BanskoBulgaria โ‰ˆ$1,170 69โ“˜
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท AthensGreece $1,679 69
27 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ HelsinkiFinland $2,413 69
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น RomeItaly $2,237 68
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ CopenhagenDenmark $3,344 65
30 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ BarcelonaSpain $2,618 64
31 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ BernSwitzerland $3,545 63
32 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช BrusselsBelgium $2,508 62
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช MunichGermany $2,929 62
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg CityLuxembourg $3,544 62
35 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ ZurichSwitzerland $4,879 62
36 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด OsloNorway $3,555 61
37 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ParisFrance $2,816 60
38 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช StockholmSweden $3,049 60
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช BerlinGermany $2,716 59
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น MilanItaly $2,907 59
41 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ AmsterdamNetherlands $4,015 59
42 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท DubrovnikCroatia โ‰ˆ$2,448 58โ“˜
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ ReykjavikIceland $4,048 53

Narrow it down

+ ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Safe+ ๐Ÿ›‚ Nomad visa+ โ˜€๏ธ Nice most of the year+ ๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ Clean air+ ๐Ÿ’ณ Under $2,000+ โ˜€๏ธ January+ โ˜€๏ธ February+ โ˜€๏ธ March+ โ˜€๏ธ April+ โ˜€๏ธ July+ โ˜€๏ธ September+ โ˜€๏ธ October+ โ˜€๏ธ November+ โ˜€๏ธ December+ ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ English widely spoken+ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ LGBTQ+ friendly+ ๐ŸŒ… Retirement visa

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