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🌍 Best-of list

Best cities with widely spoken English under $2,000 a month

24 of the 148 cities we cover make this list, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ύ Penang ranks first. Cheapest: Penang at $925/mo all-in. Most pleasant year-round: Nairobi, 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 β†’

24 cities, best fit first
Compare # City $/mo β˜€οΈ Pleasant monthsπŸ›‘οΈ Safety πŸ›‚ Visa ⭐ Fit
1 πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ύ PenangMalaysia $925 81
2 πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Ή EriceiraPortugal β‰ˆ$1,575 80β“˜
3 πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ BucharestRomania $1,456 79
4 πŸ‡­πŸ‡· ZagrebCroatia $1,821 79
5 πŸ‡΅πŸ‡± KrakowPoland $1,803 76
6 πŸ‡­πŸ‡· SplitCroatia $1,976 76
7 πŸ‡­πŸ‡Ί BudapestHungary $1,770 75
8 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Έ Novi SadSerbia $1,316 74
9 πŸ‡±πŸ‡» RigaLatvia $1,605 74
10 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Έ BelgradeSerbia $1,630 74
11 πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ SofiaBulgaria $1,647 73
12 πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ͺ TallinnEstonia $1,921 70
13 πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ BanskoBulgaria β‰ˆ$1,170 69β“˜
14 πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ύ Kuala LumpurMalaysia $1,246 69
15 πŸ‡¬πŸ‡· AthensGreece $1,679 69
16 πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· Buenos AiresArgentina $1,641 67
17 πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· CΓ³rdobaArgentina $1,292 66
18 πŸ‡²πŸ‡° SkopjeNorth Macedonia $1,087 65
19 πŸ‡§πŸ‡¦ SarajevoBosnia $1,244 65
20 πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· MendozaArgentina $1,131 64
21 πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ ManilaPhilippines $1,122 61
22 πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ NairobiKenya $1,000 57
23 πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ Cape TownSouth Africa $1,796 52
24 πŸ‡³πŸ‡¬ LagosNigeria $1,257 45

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