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🌍 Best-of list

Best cities with US work-hour overlap

35 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

Ranked with the City Finder's default weights for cost, climate, safety, internet and visa-free stay. Change the weights in the City Finder →

35 cities, best fit first
Compare # City $/mo ☀️ Pleasant months🛡️ Safety 🛂 Visa 🕘 US hours ⭐ Fit
1 🇵🇪 ArequipaPeru $822 8h 85
2 🇵🇪 CuscoPeru $832 8h 85
3 🇪🇨 CuencaEcuador $952 8h 80
4 🇨🇱 Viña del MarChile $1,159 6h 80
5 🇧🇷 FlorianópolisBrazil $1,256 6h 76
6 🇪🇨 QuitoEcuador $1,036 8h 74
7 🇧🇷 CuritibaBrazil $1,106 6h 74
8 🇧🇷 Belo HorizonteBrazil $1,160 6h 74
9 🇲🇽 QuerétaroMexico $1,704 7h 73
10 🇵🇾 AsunciónParaguay $1,205 6h 72
11 🇨🇴 MedellínColombia $1,644 8h 72
12 🇨🇱 ValparaísoChile $1,130 6h 71
13 🇨🇱 SantiagoChile $1,285 6h 71
14 🇨🇴 BogotáColombia $1,344 8h 71
15 🇧🇷 Porto AlegreBrazil $1,088 6h 70
16 🇵🇪 LimaPeru $1,345 8h 70
17 🇨🇷 San JoséCosta Rica $1,991 7h 69
18 🇧🇷 São PauloBrazil $1,390 6h 68
19 🇦🇷 Buenos AiresArgentina $1,641 6h 67
20 🇨🇴 CartagenaColombia ≈$1,844 8h 67
21 🇵🇦 Panama CityPanama $2,114 8h 67
22 🇦🇷 CórdobaArgentina $1,292 6h 66
23 🇲🇽 GuadalajaraMexico $1,637 7h 66
24 🇺🇾 MontevideoUruguay $1,688 6h 66
25 🇧🇷 FortalezaBrazil $995 6h 65
26 🇬🇹 AntiguaGuatemala ≈$1,618 7h 65
27 🇧🇴 La PazBolivia $566 7h 64
28 🇦🇷 MendozaArgentina $1,131 6h 64
29 🇺🇾 Punta del EsteUruguay ≈$1,945 6h 64ⓘ
30 🇧🇷 Rio de JaneiroBrazil $1,485 6h 63
31 🇬🇹 Guatemala CityGuatemala ≈$1,585 7h 63
32 🇲🇽 Mexico CityMexico $1,986 7h 63
33 🇧🇴 Santa CruzBolivia $621 7h 60
34 🇲🇽 Playa del CarmenMexico $1,923 8h 59
35 🇩🇴 Santo DomingoDominican Republic $1,362 7h 52

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