🌍 Best-of list

Best safe cities under $1,000 a month

8 of the 148 cities we cover make this list, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. 🇻🇳 Da Nang ranks first. Cheapest: Pokhara at $482/mo all-in. Most pleasant year-round: Pokhara, 8 months.

How this list is chosen

Rated safe: the city resident survey where one exists, otherwise the country’s official crime and road statistics.
All-in cost under $1,000 a month (everyday living costs plus a 1-bedroom city-center rent).

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 🇻🇳 Da Nang Vietnam 🗓️ 90 days $952/mo😅 Sep 89°F

#2⭐ 81 🇻🇳 Hanoi Vietnam 🌫️ Poor air🗓️ 90 days $873/mo😅 Sep 88°F

#3⭐ 81 🇲🇾 Penang Malaysia 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $925/mo😅 Sep 87°F

#4⭐ 74 🇳🇵 Pokhara Nepal 🗓️ 90 days $482/mo😎 Sep 82°F

#5⭐ 74 🇽🇰 Pristina Kosovo 🗓️ 90 days $898/mo😎 Sep 78°F

#6⭐ 73 🇳🇵 Kathmandu Nepal 🌫️ Poor air🗓️ 90 days $539/mo😎 Sep 80°F

#7⭐ 69 🇮🇩 Denpasar Indonesia 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 30 days $787/mo😎 Sep 84°F

#8⭐ 64 🇵🇰 Islamabad Pakistan 🌫️ Poor air🐢 Slow net🗓️ 90 days $685/mo😅 Sep 90°F

#	City	$/mo	⭐ Fit
1	🇻🇳 Da NangVietnam	$952	82
2	🇻🇳 HanoiVietnam	$873	81
3	🇲🇾 PenangMalaysia	$925	81
4	🇳🇵 PokharaNepal	$482	74
5	🇽🇰 PristinaKosovo	$898	74
6	🇳🇵 KathmanduNepal	$539	73
7	🇮🇩 DenpasarIndonesia	$787	69
8	🇵🇰 IslamabadPakistan	$685	64

Best safe cities under $1,000 a month

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