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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ Best-of list

Best safe cities in Schengen Europe with widely spoken English

25 of the 43 cities we cover in Schengen Europe make this list, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Ericeira ranks first. Cheapest: Bansko at $1,170/mo all-in. Most pleasant year-round: Lisbon, 11 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 โ†’

25 cities, best fit first
Compare # City $/mo โ˜€๏ธ Pleasant months๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Safety ๐Ÿ›‚ Visa โญ Fit
1 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น EriceiraPortugal โ‰ˆ$1,575 80โ“˜
2 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด BucharestRomania $1,456 79
3 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท ZagrebCroatia $1,821 79
4 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ KrakowPoland $1,803 76
5 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท SplitCroatia $1,976 76
6 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ BudapestHungary $1,770 75
7 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น PortoPortugal $2,133 75
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป RigaLatvia $1,605 74
9 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ WarsawPoland $2,105 74
10 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ BratislavaSlovakia $2,115 74
11 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PragueCzechia $2,157 74
12 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ SofiaBulgaria $1,647 73
13 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น LisbonPortugal $2,512 73
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น VallettaMalta $2,370 72
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น ViennaAustria $2,525 71
16 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช TallinnEstonia $1,921 70
17 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ BanskoBulgaria โ‰ˆ$1,170 69โ“˜
18 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ HelsinkiFinland $2,413 69
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ CopenhagenDenmark $3,344 65
20 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ BernSwitzerland $3,545 63
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช MunichGermany $2,929 62
22 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ ZurichSwitzerland $4,879 62
23 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด OsloNorway $3,555 61
24 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ AmsterdamNetherlands $4,015 59
25 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท DubrovnikCroatia โ‰ˆ$2,448 58โ“˜

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