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๐ŸŒ Best-of list

Best safe cities with widely spoken English

29 of the 148 cities we cover make this list, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Penang ranks first. Cheapest: Penang at $925/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†’

29 cities, best fit first
Compare # City $/mo โ˜€๏ธ Pleasant months๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Safety ๐Ÿ›‚ Visa โญ Fit
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ PenangMalaysia $925 81
2 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น EriceiraPortugal โ‰ˆ$1,575 80โ“˜
3 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด BucharestRomania $1,456 79
4 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท ZagrebCroatia $1,821 79
5 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ KrakowPoland $1,803 76
6 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท SplitCroatia $1,976 76
7 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ BudapestHungary $1,770 75
8 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น PortoPortugal $2,133 75
9 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Novi SadSerbia $1,316 74
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป RigaLatvia $1,605 74
11 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ BelgradeSerbia $1,630 74
12 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ WarsawPoland $2,105 74
13 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ BratislavaSlovakia $2,115 74
14 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PragueCzechia $2,157 74
15 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ SofiaBulgaria $1,647 73
16 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น LisbonPortugal $2,512 73
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น VallettaMalta $2,370 72
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น ViennaAustria $2,525 71
19 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช TallinnEstonia $1,921 70
20 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ BanskoBulgaria โ‰ˆ$1,170 69โ“˜
21 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ HelsinkiFinland $2,413 69
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ CopenhagenDenmark $3,344 65
23 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ BernSwitzerland $3,545 63
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช MunichGermany $2,929 62
25 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ ZurichSwitzerland $4,879 62
26 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด OsloNorway $3,555 61
27 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ SingaporeSingapore $4,088 61
28 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ AmsterdamNetherlands $4,015 59
29 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท DubrovnikCroatia โ‰ˆ$2,448 58โ“˜

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