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Best LGBTQ+ friendly cities

67 of the 148 cities we cover make this list; here are the top 50, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai ranks first. Cheapest: Pokhara at $482/mo all-in. Most pleasant year-round: Cuenca, 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 →

Top 50 of 67, best fit first
Compare # City $/mo ☀️ Pleasant months🛡️ Safety 🛂 Visa ⭐ Fit
1 🇹🇭 Chiang MaiThailand $1,041 82
2 🇹🇼 TaipeiTaiwan $1,649 82
3 🇪🇨 CuencaEcuador $952 80
4 🇨🇱 Viña del MarChile $1,159 80
5 🇵🇹 EriceiraPortugal ≈$1,575 80ⓘ
6 🇪🇸 Las PalmasSpain $1,818 79
7 🇧🇷 FlorianópolisBrazil $1,256 76
8 🇪🇸 SevilleSpain $1,712 76
9 🇪🇸 AlicanteSpain $1,854 76
10 🇪🇸 MalagaSpain $2,217 76
11 🇵🇹 PortoPortugal $2,133 75
12 🇸🇮 LjubljanaSlovenia $2,147 75
13 🇳🇵 PokharaNepal $482 74
14 🇪🇨 QuitoEcuador $1,036 74
15 🇧🇷 CuritibaBrazil $1,106 74
16 🇧🇷 Belo HorizonteBrazil $1,160 74
17 🇹🇭 PhuketThailand $1,361 74
18 🇨🇿 PragueCzechia $2,157 74
19 🇳🇵 KathmanduNepal $539 73
20 🇹🇭 BangkokThailand $1,367 73
21 🇲🇽 QuerétaroMexico $1,704 73
22 🇪🇸 ValenciaSpain $2,214 73
23 🇵🇹 LisbonPortugal $2,512 73
24 🇨🇴 MedellínColombia $1,644 72
25 🇲🇹 VallettaMalta $2,370 72
26 🇨🇱 ValparaísoChile $1,130 71
27 🇨🇱 SantiagoChile $1,285 71
28 🇨🇴 BogotáColombia $1,344 71
29 🇦🇹 ViennaAustria $2,525 71
30 🇪🇸 MadridSpain $2,529 71
31 🇧🇷 Porto AlegreBrazil $1,088 70
32 🇬🇷 AthensGreece $1,679 69
33 🇨🇷 San JoséCosta Rica $1,991 69
34 🇫🇮 HelsinkiFinland $2,413 69
35 🇧🇷 São PauloBrazil $1,390 68
36 🇮🇹 RomeItaly $2,237 68
37 🇦🇷 Buenos AiresArgentina $1,641 67
38 🇨🇴 CartagenaColombia ≈$1,844 67
39 🇦🇷 CórdobaArgentina $1,292 66
40 🇲🇽 GuadalajaraMexico $1,637 66
41 🇺🇾 MontevideoUruguay $1,688 66
42 🇧🇷 FortalezaBrazil $995 65
43 🇩🇰 CopenhagenDenmark $3,344 65
44 🇧🇴 La PazBolivia $566 64
45 🇦🇷 MendozaArgentina $1,131 64
46 🇺🇾 Punta del EsteUruguay ≈$1,945 64ⓘ
47 🇪🇸 BarcelonaSpain $2,618 64
48 🇧🇷 Rio de JaneiroBrazil $1,485 63
49 🇲🇽 Mexico CityMexico $1,986 63
50 🇨🇭 BernSwitzerland $3,545 63

See all 67, including the 17 ranked below #50, in the City Finder →

Narrow it down

+ 🌮 Mexico & Central America+ 💃 South America+ 🇪🇺 Schengen Europe+ 💰 Under $1,500+ 🛡️ Safe+ 🧾 Low income tax if you live there+ 🛂 Nomad visa+ 🕘 US work hours+ 🗓️ 6 months visa-free+ 🌴 Warm winters+ 🌬️ Clean air+ 🗣️ English widely spoken+ 💵 Under $1,000+ 💳 Under $2,000+ 👩 Safe for women+ ✈️ ≤6h flight to the US+ 🌅 Retirement visa

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