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🌍 Best-of list

Best LGBTQ+ friendly cities with warm winters

29 of the 148 cities we cover make this list, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai ranks first. Cheapest: Santa Cruz at $621/mo all-in. Most pleasant year-round: Viña del Mar, 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 →

29 cities, best fit first
Compare # City $/mo ☀️ Pleasant months🛡️ Safety 🛂 Visa ⭐ Fit
1 🇹🇭 Chiang MaiThailand $1,041 82
2 🇨🇱 Viña del MarChile $1,159 80
3 🇪🇸 Las PalmasSpain $1,818 79
4 🇧🇷 FlorianópolisBrazil $1,256 76
5 🇧🇷 CuritibaBrazil $1,106 74
6 🇧🇷 Belo HorizonteBrazil $1,160 74
7 🇹🇭 PhuketThailand $1,361 74
8 🇹🇭 BangkokThailand $1,367 73
9 🇲🇽 QuerétaroMexico $1,704 73
10 🇨🇴 MedellínColombia $1,644 72
11 🇨🇱 ValparaísoChile $1,130 71
12 🇨🇱 SantiagoChile $1,285 71
13 🇨🇴 BogotáColombia $1,344 71
14 🇧🇷 Porto AlegreBrazil $1,088 70
15 🇨🇷 San JoséCosta Rica $1,991 69
16 🇧🇷 São PauloBrazil $1,390 68
17 🇦🇷 Buenos AiresArgentina $1,641 67
18 🇨🇴 CartagenaColombia ≈$1,844 67
19 🇦🇷 CórdobaArgentina $1,292 66
20 🇲🇽 GuadalajaraMexico $1,637 66
21 🇺🇾 MontevideoUruguay $1,688 66
22 🇧🇷 FortalezaBrazil $995 65
23 🇦🇷 MendozaArgentina $1,131 64
24 🇺🇾 Punta del EsteUruguay ≈$1,945 64ⓘ
25 🇧🇷 Rio de JaneiroBrazil $1,485 63
26 🇲🇽 Mexico CityMexico $1,986 63
27 🇧🇴 Santa CruzBolivia $621 60
28 🇲🇽 Playa del CarmenMexico $1,923 59
29 🇿🇦 Cape TownSouth Africa $1,796 52

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