💃 Best-of list

Best cities in South America with good weather most of the year and strong public healthcare

10 of the 26 cities we cover in South America make this list, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. 🇪🇨 Cuenca ranks first. Cheapest: Cuenca at $952/mo all-in. Most pleasant year-round: Cuenca, 12 months.

How this list is chosen

Pleasant for 9 or more months a year: a comfortable average high, and air that isn’t muggy.
Strong healthcare access: 70+ on the WHO Universal Health Coverage service index (how well essential care reaches the population).
In South America.

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 🇪🇨 Cuenca Ecuador 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $952/mo😊 Sep 69°F

#2⭐ 80 🇨🇱 Viña del Mar Chile 🗓️ 90 days $1,159/mo😊 Sep 67°F

#3⭐ 74 🇪🇨 Quito Ecuador 🛡️ Low safety🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,036/mo😊 Sep 69°F

#4⭐ 74 🇧🇷 Curitiba Brazil 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,106/mo😊 Sep 74°F

#5⭐ 74 🇧🇷 Belo Horizonte Brazil 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,160/mo😎 Sep 83°F

#6⭐ 72 🇨🇴 Medellín Colombia 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,644/mo😎 Sep 82°F

#7⭐ 71 🇨🇱 Valparaíso Chile 🛡️ Low safety🗓️ 90 days $1,130/mo🙂 Sep 62°F

#8⭐ 71 🇨🇱 Santiago Chile 🛡️ Low safety🗓️ 90 days $1,285/mo😊 Sep 65°F

#9⭐ 71 🇨🇴 Bogotá Colombia 🛡️ Low safety🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,344/mo😊 Sep 69°F

#10⭐ 66 🇦🇷 Córdoba Argentina 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,292/mo😊 Sep 74°F

#	City	$/mo	⭐ Fit
1	🇪🇨 CuencaEcuador	$952	80
2	🇨🇱 Viña del MarChile	$1,159	80
3	🇪🇨 QuitoEcuador	$1,036	74
4	🇧🇷 CuritibaBrazil	$1,106	74
5	🇧🇷 Belo HorizonteBrazil	$1,160	74
6	🇨🇴 MedellínColombia	$1,644	72
7	🇨🇱 ValparaísoChile	$1,130	71
8	🇨🇱 SantiagoChile	$1,285	71
9	🇨🇴 BogotáColombia	$1,344	71
10	🇦🇷 CórdobaArgentina	$1,292	66

Best cities in South America with good weather most of the year and strong public healthcare

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