47 best LGBTQ+ friendly cities with a retirement visa (2026)

Best LGBTQ+ friendly cities with a retirement visa

47 of the 148 cities we cover make this list, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai ranks first. Cheapest: Cuenca at $952/mo all-in. Most pleasant year-round: Cuenca, 12 months.

How this list is chosen

LGBTQ+ friendly: a high Equaldex Equality Index (60+ of 100), which combines the country's laws and public attitudes.
The country has a retirement or passive-income residence visa Americans can apply for (pension or savings instead of a job).

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

#30⭐ 67 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires Argentina 🛡️ Low safety🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,641/mo😊 Sep 66°F

#	City	$/mo	⭐ Fit
1	🇹🇭 Chiang MaiThailand	$1,041	82
2	🇪🇨 CuencaEcuador	$952	80
3	🇨🇱 Viña del MarChile	$1,159	80
4	🇵🇹 EriceiraPortugal	≈$1,575	80ⓘ
5	🇪🇸 Las PalmasSpain	$1,818	79
6	🇧🇷 FlorianópolisBrazil	$1,256	76
7	🇪🇸 SevilleSpain	$1,712	76
8	🇪🇸 AlicanteSpain	$1,854	76
9	🇪🇸 MalagaSpain	$2,217	76
10	🇵🇹 PortoPortugal	$2,133	75
11	🇪🇨 QuitoEcuador	$1,036	74
12	🇧🇷 CuritibaBrazil	$1,106	74
13	🇧🇷 Belo HorizonteBrazil	$1,160	74
14	🇹🇭 PhuketThailand	$1,361	74
15	🇹🇭 BangkokThailand	$1,367	73
16	🇲🇽 QuerétaroMexico	$1,704	73
17	🇪🇸 ValenciaSpain	$2,214	73
18	🇵🇹 LisbonPortugal	$2,512	73
19	🇨🇴 MedellínColombia	$1,644	72
20	🇲🇹 VallettaMalta	$2,370	72
21	🇨🇱 ValparaísoChile	$1,130	71
22	🇨🇱 SantiagoChile	$1,285	71
23	🇨🇴 BogotáColombia	$1,344	71
24	🇪🇸 MadridSpain	$2,529	71
25	🇧🇷 Porto AlegreBrazil	$1,088	70
26	🇬🇷 AthensGreece	$1,679	69
27	🇨🇷 San JoséCosta Rica	$1,991	69
28	🇧🇷 São PauloBrazil	$1,390	68
29	🇮🇹 RomeItaly	$2,237	68
30	🇦🇷 Buenos AiresArgentina	$1,641	67
31	🇨🇴 CartagenaColombia	≈$1,844	67
32	🇦🇷 CórdobaArgentina	$1,292	66
33	🇲🇽 GuadalajaraMexico	$1,637	66
34	🇺🇾 MontevideoUruguay	$1,688	66
35	🇧🇷 FortalezaBrazil	$995	65
36	🇦🇷 MendozaArgentina	$1,131	64
37	🇺🇾 Punta del EsteUruguay	≈$1,945	64ⓘ
38	🇪🇸 BarcelonaSpain	$2,618	64
39	🇧🇷 Rio de JaneiroBrazil	$1,485	63
40	🇲🇽 Mexico CityMexico	$1,986	63
41	🇨🇭 BernSwitzerland	$3,545	63
42	🇨🇭 ZurichSwitzerland	$4,879	62
43	🇫🇷 ParisFrance	$2,816	60
44	🇲🇽 Playa del CarmenMexico	$1,923	59
45	🇮🇹 MilanItaly	$2,907	59
46	🇮🇪 DublinIreland	$3,713	53
47	🇿🇦 Cape TownSouth Africa	$1,796	52

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