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🌍 Best-of list

Best safe LGBTQ+ friendly cities

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: Pokhara at $482/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 →

29 cities, best fit first
Compare # City $/mo ☀️ Pleasant months🛡️ Safety 🛂 Visa ⭐ Fit
1 🇹🇭 Chiang MaiThailand $1,041 82
2 🇹🇼 TaipeiTaiwan $1,649 82
3 🇵🇹 EriceiraPortugal ≈$1,575 80ⓘ
4 🇪🇸 Las PalmasSpain $1,818 79
5 🇪🇸 SevilleSpain $1,712 76
6 🇪🇸 AlicanteSpain $1,854 76
7 🇪🇸 MalagaSpain $2,217 76
8 🇵🇹 PortoPortugal $2,133 75
9 🇸🇮 LjubljanaSlovenia $2,147 75
10 🇳🇵 PokharaNepal $482 74
11 🇹🇭 PhuketThailand $1,361 74
12 🇨🇿 PragueCzechia $2,157 74
13 🇳🇵 KathmanduNepal $539 73
14 🇹🇭 BangkokThailand $1,367 73
15 🇲🇽 QuerétaroMexico $1,704 73
16 🇪🇸 ValenciaSpain $2,214 73
17 🇵🇹 LisbonPortugal $2,512 73
18 🇲🇹 VallettaMalta $2,370 72
19 🇦🇹 ViennaAustria $2,525 71
20 🇪🇸 MadridSpain $2,529 71
21 🇫🇮 HelsinkiFinland $2,413 69
22 🇩🇰 CopenhagenDenmark $3,344 65
23 🇨🇭 BernSwitzerland $3,545 63
24 🇩🇪 MunichGermany $2,929 62
25 🇱🇺 Luxembourg CityLuxembourg $3,544 62
26 🇨🇭 ZurichSwitzerland $4,879 62
27 🇳🇴 OsloNorway $3,555 61
28 🇳🇱 AmsterdamNetherlands $4,015 59
29 🇮🇸 ReykjavikIceland $4,048 53

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