🌍 Best-of list

Best LGBTQ+ friendly cities with strong women's safety and rights

32 of the 148 cities we cover make this list, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. 🇹🇼 Taipei ranks first. Cheapest: Ericeira at $1,575/mo all-in. Most pleasant year-round: Lisbon, 11 months.

How this list is chosen

Strong on women's safety and rights: a high score (0.78+) on the Women, Peace and Security Index 2023/24 (Georgetown GIWPS), which covers safety, legal rights and inclusion.
LGBTQ+ friendly: a high Equaldex Equality Index (60+ of 100), which combines the country's laws and public attitudes.

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⭐ 82 🇹🇼 Taipei Taiwan 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,649/mo😅 Sep 91°F

#2⭐ 80ⓘ 🇵🇹 Ericeira Portugal 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days ≈$1,575/mo😊 Sep 73°F

#3⭐ 79 🇪🇸 Las Palmas Spain 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,818/mo😎 Sep 78°F

#4⭐ 76 🇪🇸 Seville Spain 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,712/mo😅 Sep 88°F

#5⭐ 76 🇪🇸 Alicante Spain 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,854/mo😎 Sep 81°F

#6⭐ 76 🇪🇸 Malaga Spain 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,217/mo😎 Sep 83°F

#7⭐ 75 🇵🇹 Porto Portugal 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,133/mo😊 Sep 73°F

#8⭐ 75 🇸🇮 Ljubljana Slovenia 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,147/mo😊 Sep 73°F

#9⭐ 74 🇨🇿 Prague Czechia 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,157/mo😊 Sep 72°F

#10⭐ 73 🇪🇸 Valencia Spain 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,214/mo😎 Sep 81°F

#11⭐ 73 🇵🇹 Lisbon Portugal 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,512/mo😎 Sep 79°F

#12⭐ 72 🇲🇹 Valletta Malta 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,370/mo😎 Sep 84°F

#13⭐ 71 🇦🇹 Vienna Austria 🗓️ 90 days $2,525/mo😊 Sep 73°F

#14⭐ 71 🇪🇸 Madrid Spain 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,529/mo😎 Sep 80°F

#15⭐ 69 🇫🇮 Helsinki Finland 🗓️ 90 days $2,413/mo🙂 Sep 63°F

#16⭐ 68 🇮🇹 Rome Italy 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,237/mo😎 Sep 82°F

#17⭐ 65 🇩🇰 Copenhagen Denmark 🗓️ 90 days $3,344/mo😊 Sep 66°F

#18⭐ 64 🇪🇸 Barcelona Spain 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,618/mo😎 Sep 78°F

#19⭐ 63 🇨🇭 Bern Switzerland 🗓️ 90 days $3,545/mo😊 Sep 68°F

#20⭐ 62 🇧🇪 Brussels Belgium 🗓️ 90 days $2,508/mo😊 Sep 70°F

#21⭐ 62 🇩🇪 Munich Germany 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,929/mo😊 Sep 69°F

#22⭐ 62 🇱🇺 Luxembourg City Luxembourg 🗓️ 90 days $3,544/mo😊 Sep 67°F

#23⭐ 62 🇨🇭 Zurich Switzerland 🗓️ 90 days $4,879/mo😊 Sep 69°F

#24⭐ 61 🇳🇴 Oslo Norway 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $3,555/mo🙂 Sep 62°F

#25⭐ 60 🇫🇷 Paris France 🗓️ 90 days $2,816/mo😊 Sep 71°F

#26⭐ 60 🇸🇪 Stockholm Sweden 🗓️ 90 days $3,049/mo🙂 Sep 65°F

#27⭐ 59 🇩🇪 Berlin Germany 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,716/mo😊 Sep 72°F

#28⭐ 59 🇮🇹 Milan Italy 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,907/mo😎 Sep 76°F

#29⭐ 59 🇳🇱 Amsterdam Netherlands 🗓️ 90 days $4,015/mo😊 Sep 68°F

#30⭐ 54 🇬🇧 London United Kingdom 🗓️ 180 days $4,504/mo😊 Sep 69°F

#31⭐ 53 🇮🇪 Dublin Ireland 🗓️ 90 days $3,713/mo🙂 Sep 62°F

#32⭐ 53 🇮🇸 Reykjavik Iceland 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $4,048/mo😬 Sep 51°F

Compare	#	City	$/mo	☀️ Pleasant months	🛡️ Safety	🛂 Visa	⭐ Fit
	1	🇹🇼 TaipeiTaiwan	$1,649				82
	2	🇵🇹 EriceiraPortugal	≈$1,575				80ⓘ
	3	🇪🇸 Las PalmasSpain	$1,818				79
	4	🇪🇸 SevilleSpain	$1,712				76
	5	🇪🇸 AlicanteSpain	$1,854				76
	6	🇪🇸 MalagaSpain	$2,217				76
	7	🇵🇹 PortoPortugal	$2,133				75
	8	🇸🇮 LjubljanaSlovenia	$2,147				75
	9	🇨🇿 PragueCzechia	$2,157				74
	10	🇪🇸 ValenciaSpain	$2,214				73
	11	🇵🇹 LisbonPortugal	$2,512				73
	12	🇲🇹 VallettaMalta	$2,370				72
	13	🇦🇹 ViennaAustria	$2,525				71
	14	🇪🇸 MadridSpain	$2,529				71
	15	🇫🇮 HelsinkiFinland	$2,413				69
	16	🇮🇹 RomeItaly	$2,237				68
	17	🇩🇰 CopenhagenDenmark	$3,344				65
	18	🇪🇸 BarcelonaSpain	$2,618				64
	19	🇨🇭 BernSwitzerland	$3,545				63
	20	🇧🇪 BrusselsBelgium	$2,508				62
	21	🇩🇪 MunichGermany	$2,929				62
	22	🇱🇺 Luxembourg CityLuxembourg	$3,544				62
	23	🇨🇭 ZurichSwitzerland	$4,879				62
	24	🇳🇴 OsloNorway	$3,555				61
	25	🇫🇷 ParisFrance	$2,816				60
	26	🇸🇪 StockholmSweden	$3,049				60
	27	🇩🇪 BerlinGermany	$2,716				59
	28	🇮🇹 MilanItaly	$2,907				59
	29	🇳🇱 AmsterdamNetherlands	$4,015				59
	30	🇬🇧 LondonUnited Kingdom	$4,504				54
	31	🇮🇪 DublinIreland	$3,713				53
	32	🇮🇸 ReykjavikIceland	$4,048				53

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