🌍 Best-of list

Best cities with clean air and a short flight to the US

6 of the 148 cities we cover 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

Clean air: yearly average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) of 10 µg/m³ or less, the WHO’s strictest interim target.
About 6 hours or less by nonstop flight to the nearest major US gateway (New York, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco or Seattle), estimated from distance.

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

#3⭐ 71 🇨🇴 Bogotá Colombia 🛡️ Low safety🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,344/mo😊 Sep 69°F

#4⭐ 69 🇨🇷 San José Costa Rica 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,991/mo😎 Sep 78°F

#5⭐ 67 🇵🇦 Panama City Panama 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,114/mo😎 Sep 85°F

#6⭐ 53 🇮🇸 Reykjavik Iceland 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $4,048/mo😬 Sep 51°F

#	City	$/mo	⭐ Fit
1	🇪🇨 CuencaEcuador	$952	80
2	🇪🇨 QuitoEcuador	$1,036	74
3	🇨🇴 BogotáColombia	$1,344	71
4	🇨🇷 San JoséCosta Rica	$1,991	69
5	🇵🇦 Panama CityPanama	$2,114	67
6	🇮🇸 ReykjavikIceland	$4,048	53

Best cities with clean air and a short flight to the US

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