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🌍 Best-of list

Best cities with widely spoken English and a retirement visa

17 of the 148 cities we cover make this list, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. 🇲🇾 Penang ranks first. Cheapest: Penang at $925/mo all-in. Most pleasant year-round: Cape Town, 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 →

17 cities, best fit first
Compare # City $/mo ☀️ Pleasant months🛡️ Safety 🛂 Visa ⭐ Fit
1 🇲🇾 PenangMalaysia $925 81
2 🇵🇹 EriceiraPortugal ≈$1,575 80ⓘ
3 🇵🇹 PortoPortugal $2,133 75
4 🇧🇬 SofiaBulgaria $1,647 73
5 🇵🇹 LisbonPortugal $2,512 73
6 🇲🇹 VallettaMalta $2,370 72
7 🇧🇬 BanskoBulgaria ≈$1,170 69ⓘ
8 🇲🇾 Kuala LumpurMalaysia $1,246 69
9 🇬🇷 AthensGreece $1,679 69
10 🇦🇷 Buenos AiresArgentina $1,641 67
11 🇦🇷 CórdobaArgentina $1,292 66
12 🇦🇷 MendozaArgentina $1,131 64
13 🇨🇭 BernSwitzerland $3,545 63
14 🇨🇭 ZurichSwitzerland $4,879 62
15 🇵🇭 ManilaPhilippines $1,122 61
16 🇮🇪 DublinIreland $3,713 53
17 🇿🇦 Cape TownSouth Africa $1,796 52

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