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Best cities with clean air

42 of the 148 cities we cover make this list, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. 🇪🇨 Cuenca ranks first. Cheapest: La Paz at $566/mo all-in. Most pleasant year-round: Cuenca, 12 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 →

42 cities, best fit first
Compare # City $/mo ☀️ Pleasant months🛡️ Safety 🛂 Visa ⭐ Fit
1 🇪🇨 CuencaEcuador $952 80
2 🇵🇹 EriceiraPortugal ≈$1,575 80ⓘ
3 🇪🇸 Las PalmasSpain $1,818 79
4 🇧🇷 FlorianópolisBrazil $1,256 76
5 🇪🇸 AlicanteSpain $1,854 76
6 🇭🇷 SplitCroatia $1,976 76
7 🇪🇸 MalagaSpain $2,217 76
8 🇱🇹 VilniusLithuania $1,771 75
9 🇵🇹 PortoPortugal $2,133 75
10 🇪🇨 QuitoEcuador $1,036 74
11 🇵🇹 LisbonPortugal $2,512 73
12 🇨🇴 BogotáColombia $1,344 71
13 🇦🇹 ViennaAustria $2,525 71
14 🇪🇸 MadridSpain $2,529 71
15 🇪🇪 TallinnEstonia $1,921 70
16 🇨🇷 San JoséCosta Rica $1,991 69
17 🇫🇮 HelsinkiFinland $2,413 69
18 🇦🇷 Buenos AiresArgentina $1,641 67
19 🇵🇦 Panama CityPanama $2,114 67
20 🇧🇷 FortalezaBrazil $995 65
21 🇩🇰 CopenhagenDenmark $3,344 65
22 🇧🇴 La PazBolivia $566 64
23 🇦🇷 MendozaArgentina $1,131 64
24 🇪🇸 BarcelonaSpain $2,618 64
25 🇧🇷 Rio de JaneiroBrazil $1,485 63
26 🇧🇪 BrusselsBelgium $2,508 62
27 🇩🇪 MunichGermany $2,929 62
28 🇱🇺 Luxembourg CityLuxembourg $3,544 62
29 🇨🇭 ZurichSwitzerland $4,879 62
30 🇳🇴 OsloNorway $3,555 61
31 🇧🇴 Santa CruzBolivia $621 60
32 🇸🇪 StockholmSweden $3,049 60
33 🇳🇱 AmsterdamNetherlands $4,015 59
34 🇭🇷 DubrovnikCroatia ≈$2,448 58ⓘ
35 🇺🇦 LvivUkraine $1,007 ⚠️ 55
36 🇺🇦 KyivUkraine $1,156 ⚠️ 55
37 🇬🇧 LondonUnited Kingdom $4,504 54
38 🇮🇪 DublinIreland $3,713 53
39 🇮🇸 ReykjavikIceland $4,048 53
40 🇿🇦 Cape TownSouth Africa $1,796 52
41 🇷🇺 St. PetersburgRussia $1,440 ⚠️ 39
42 🇷🇺 MoscowRussia $2,191 ⚠️ 31

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