🌍 Best-of list

Best cities with US work-hour overlap and strong public healthcare

28 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

At least 5 hours of a 9-to-5 local workday overlap a 9-to-5 US Eastern workday.
Strong healthcare access: 70+ on the WHO Universal Health Coverage service index (how well essential care reaches the population).

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⭐ 76 🇧🇷 Florianópolis Brazil 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,256/mo😊 Sep 74°F

#4⭐ 74 🇪🇨 Quito Ecuador 🛡️ Low safety🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,036/mo😊 Sep 69°F

#5⭐ 74 🇧🇷 Curitiba Brazil 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,106/mo😊 Sep 74°F

#6⭐ 74 🇧🇷 Belo Horizonte Brazil 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,160/mo😎 Sep 83°F

#7⭐ 73 🇲🇽 Querétaro Mexico 🗓️ 180 days $1,704/mo😎 Sep 81°F

#8⭐ 72 🇵🇾 Asunción Paraguay 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,205/mo😎 Sep 83°F

#9⭐ 72 🇨🇴 Medellín Colombia 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,644/mo😎 Sep 82°F

#10⭐ 71 🇨🇱 Valparaíso Chile 🛡️ Low safety🗓️ 90 days $1,130/mo🙂 Sep 62°F

#11⭐ 71 🇨🇱 Santiago Chile 🛡️ Low safety🗓️ 90 days $1,285/mo😊 Sep 65°F

#12⭐ 71 🇨🇴 Bogotá Colombia 🛡️ Low safety🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,344/mo😊 Sep 69°F

#13⭐ 70 🇧🇷 Porto Alegre Brazil 🛡️ Low safety🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,088/mo😊 Sep 74°F

#14⭐ 69 🇨🇷 San José Costa Rica 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,991/mo😎 Sep 78°F

#15⭐ 68 🇧🇷 São Paulo Brazil 🛡️ Low safety🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,390/mo😎 Sep 82°F

#16⭐ 67 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires Argentina 🛡️ Low safety🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,641/mo😊 Sep 66°F

#17⭐ 67 🇨🇴 Cartagena Colombia 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days ≈$1,844/mo😅 Sep 87°F

#18⭐ 67 🇵🇦 Panama City Panama 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,114/mo😎 Sep 85°F

#19⭐ 66 🇦🇷 Córdoba Argentina 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,292/mo😊 Sep 74°F

#20⭐ 66 🇲🇽 Guadalajara Mexico 🛡️ Low safety🗓️ 180 days $1,637/mo😎 Sep 82°F

#21⭐ 66 🇺🇾 Montevideo Uruguay 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,688/mo🙂 Sep 60°F

#22⭐ 65 🇧🇷 Fortaleza Brazil 🛡️ Low safety🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $995/mo😅 Sep 88°F

#23⭐ 64 🇦🇷 Mendoza Argentina 🛡️ Low safety🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,131/mo😊 Sep 69°F

#24⭐ 64ⓘ 🇺🇾 Punta del Este Uruguay 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days ≈$1,945/mo🙂 Sep 62°F

#25⭐ 63 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 🛡️ Low safety🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,485/mo😎 Sep 82°F

#26⭐ 63 🇲🇽 Mexico City Mexico 🛡️ Low safety🗓️ 180 days $1,986/mo😊 Sep 74°F

#27⭐ 59 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen Mexico 🗓️ 180 days $1,923/mo😅 Sep 89°F

#28⭐ 52 🇩🇴 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 🛡️ Low safety🗓️ 30 days $1,362/mo😅 Sep 88°F

#	City	$/mo	🕘 US hours	⭐ Fit
1	🇪🇨 CuencaEcuador	$952	8h	80
2	🇨🇱 Viña del MarChile	$1,159	6h	80
3	🇧🇷 FlorianópolisBrazil	$1,256	6h	76
4	🇪🇨 QuitoEcuador	$1,036	8h	74
5	🇧🇷 CuritibaBrazil	$1,106	6h	74
6	🇧🇷 Belo HorizonteBrazil	$1,160	6h	74
7	🇲🇽 QuerétaroMexico	$1,704	7h	73
8	🇵🇾 AsunciónParaguay	$1,205	6h	72
9	🇨🇴 MedellínColombia	$1,644	8h	72
10	🇨🇱 ValparaísoChile	$1,130	6h	71
11	🇨🇱 SantiagoChile	$1,285	6h	71
12	🇨🇴 BogotáColombia	$1,344	8h	71
13	🇧🇷 Porto AlegreBrazil	$1,088	6h	70
14	🇨🇷 San JoséCosta Rica	$1,991	7h	69
15	🇧🇷 São PauloBrazil	$1,390	6h	68
16	🇦🇷 Buenos AiresArgentina	$1,641	6h	67
17	🇨🇴 CartagenaColombia	≈$1,844	8h	67
18	🇵🇦 Panama CityPanama	$2,114	8h	67
19	🇦🇷 CórdobaArgentina	$1,292	6h	66
20	🇲🇽 GuadalajaraMexico	$1,637	7h	66
21	🇺🇾 MontevideoUruguay	$1,688	6h	66
22	🇧🇷 FortalezaBrazil	$995	6h	65
23	🇦🇷 MendozaArgentina	$1,131	6h	64
24	🇺🇾 Punta del EsteUruguay	≈$1,945	6h	64ⓘ
25	🇧🇷 Rio de JaneiroBrazil	$1,485	6h	63
26	🇲🇽 Mexico CityMexico	$1,986	7h	63
27	🇲🇽 Playa del CarmenMexico	$1,923	8h	59
28	🇩🇴 Santo DomingoDominican Republic	$1,362	7h	52

Best cities with US work-hour overlap and strong public healthcare

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