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Best cities with US work-hour overlap and good weather most of the year 🔗 Share
18 of the 148 cities we cover make this list,
ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US.
🇵🇪 Arequipa ranks first. Cheapest: La Paz at $566/mo all-in. Most pleasant year-round: Arequipa, 12 months.
How this list is chosen At least 5 hours of a 9-to-5 local workday overlap a 9-to-5 US Eastern workday. Pleasant for 9 or more months a year: a comfortable average high, and air that isn’t muggy.
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18 cities, best fit first ▦ Grid ☰ Table
#1 ⭐ 85
🇵🇪 Arequipa
Peru
🛂 Nomad visa 🗓️ 183 days
$822/mo 😎 Sep 75°F
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#2 ⭐ 85
🇵🇪 Cusco
Peru
🛂 Nomad visa 🗓️ 183 days
$832/mo 😊 Sep 67°F
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#3 ⭐ 80
🇪🇨 Cuenca
Ecuador
🛂 Nomad visa 🗓️ 90 days
$952/mo 😊 Sep 69°F
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#4 ⭐ 80
🇨🇱 Viña del Mar
Chile
🗓️ 90 days
$1,159/mo 😊 Sep 67°F
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#5 ⭐ 74
🇪🇨 Quito
Ecuador
🛡️ Low safety 🛂 Nomad visa 🗓️ 90 days
$1,036/mo 😊 Sep 69°F
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#6 ⭐ 74
🇧🇷 Curitiba
Brazil
🛂 Nomad visa 🗓️ 90 days
$1,106/mo 😊 Sep 74°F
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#7 ⭐ 74
🇧🇷 Belo Horizonte
Brazil
🛂 Nomad visa 🗓️ 90 days
$1,160/mo 😎 Sep 83°F
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#8 ⭐ 73
🇲🇽 Querétaro
Mexico
🗓️ 180 days
$1,704/mo 😎 Sep 81°F
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#9 ⭐ 72
🇨🇴 Medellín
Colombia
🛂 Nomad visa 🗓️ 90 days
$1,644/mo 😎 Sep 82°F
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#10 ⭐ 71
🇨🇱 Valparaíso
Chile
🛡️ Low safety 🗓️ 90 days
$1,130/mo 🙂 Sep 62°F
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#11 ⭐ 71
🇨🇱 Santiago
Chile
🛡️ Low safety 🗓️ 90 days
$1,285/mo 😊 Sep 65°F
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#12 ⭐ 71
🇨🇴 Bogotá
Colombia
🛡️ Low safety 🛂 Nomad visa 🗓️ 90 days
$1,344/mo 😊 Sep 69°F
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#13 ⭐ 69
🇨🇷 San José
Costa Rica
🛂 Nomad visa 🗓️ 90 days
$1,991/mo 😎 Sep 78°F
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#14 ⭐ 66
🇦🇷 Córdoba
Argentina
🛂 Nomad visa 🗓️ 90 days
$1,292/mo 😊 Sep 74°F
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#15 ⭐ 65
🇬🇹 Antigua
Guatemala
🗓️ 90 days
≈$1,618 /mo 😎 Sep 76°F
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#16 ⭐ 64
🇧🇴 La Paz
Bolivia
🗓️ 90 days
$566/mo 😊 Sep 65°F
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#17 ⭐ 63
🇬🇹 Guatemala City
Guatemala
🛡️ Low safety 🗓️ 90 days
≈$1,585 /mo 😎 Sep 78°F
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#18 ⭐ 63
🇲🇽 Mexico City
Mexico
🛡️ Low safety 🗓️ 180 days
$1,986/mo 😊 Sep 74°F
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Compare # City $/mo ☀️ Pleasant months J F M A M J J A S O N D 🛡️ Safety 🛂 Visa 🕘 US hours ⭐ Fit
1
🇵🇪 Arequipa Peru
$822
8h
85
2
🇵🇪 Cusco Peru
$832
8h
85
3
🇪🇨 Cuenca Ecuador
$952
8h
80
4
🇨🇱 Viña del Mar Chile
$1,159
6h
80
5
🇪🇨 Quito Ecuador
$1,036
8h
74
6
🇧🇷 Curitiba Brazil
$1,106
6h
74
7
🇧🇷 Belo Horizonte Brazil
$1,160
6h
74
8
🇲🇽 Querétaro Mexico
$1,704
7h
73
9
🇨🇴 Medellín Colombia
$1,644
8h
72
10
🇨🇱 Valparaíso Chile
$1,130
6h
71
11
🇨🇱 Santiago Chile
$1,285
6h
71
12
🇨🇴 Bogotá Colombia
$1,344
8h
71
13
🇨🇷 San José Costa Rica
$1,991
7h
69
14
🇦🇷 Córdoba Argentina
$1,292
6h
66
15
🇬🇹 Antigua Guatemala
≈$1,618
7h
65
16
🇧🇴 La Paz Bolivia
$566
7h
64
17
🇬🇹 Guatemala City Guatemala
≈$1,585
7h
63
18
🇲🇽 Mexico City Mexico
$1,986
7h
63