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Best safe tax-friendly cities

21 of the 148 cities we cover make this list, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai ranks first. Cheapest: Pristina at $898/mo all-in. Most pleasant year-round: Valletta, 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.
Green tax rating for a US earner who becomes resident (little or no local tax on foreign income).

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 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai Thailand 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 60 days $1,041/mo😎 Sep 86°F

#2⭐ 82 🇹🇼 Taipei Taiwan 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,649/mo😅 Sep 91°F

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

#4⭐ 79 🇭🇷 Zagreb Croatia 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,821/mo😊 Sep 73°F

#5⭐ 77 🇴🇲 Muscat Oman 🗓️ 14 days $1,523/mo🥵 Sep 97°F

#6⭐ 76 🇭🇷 Split Croatia 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,976/mo😎 Sep 80°F

#7⭐ 74 🇽🇰 Pristina Kosovo 🗓️ 90 days $898/mo😎 Sep 78°F

#8⭐ 74 🇹🇭 Phuket Thailand 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 60 days $1,361/mo😎 Sep 85°F

#9⭐ 73 🇹🇭 Bangkok Thailand 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 60 days $1,367/mo😅 Sep 88°F

#10⭐ 72 🇧🇭 Manama Bahrain 🌫️ Poor air🗓️ 30 days $1,784/mo🥵 Sep 100°F

#11⭐ 72 🇸🇦 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 🗓️ 90 days $2,012/mo🥵 Sep 105°F

#12⭐ 72 🇲🇹 Valletta Malta 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,370/mo😎 Sep 84°F

#13⭐ 72 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 🌫️ Poor air🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,940/mo🥵 Sep 103°F

#14⭐ 70 🇶🇦 Doha Qatar 🗓️ 30 days $2,934/mo🥵 Sep 104°F

#15⭐ 68 🇨🇾 Limassol Cyprus 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,632/mo😅 Sep 88°F

#16⭐ 68 🇭🇰 Hong Kong Hong Kong 🗓️ 90 days $3,386/mo😎 Sep 85°F

#17⭐ 67 🇬🇪 Batumi Georgia 🗓️ 365 days $1,034/mo😎 Sep 75°F

#18⭐ 66 🇦🇪 Dubai United Arab Emirates 🌫️ Poor air🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $3,593/mo🥵 Sep 103°F

#19⭐ 63 🇬🇪 Tbilisi Georgia 🗓️ 365 days $1,378/mo😎 Sep 76°F

#20⭐ 61 🇸🇬 Singapore Singapore 🗓️ 90 days $4,088/mo😅 Sep 87°F

#21⭐ 58ⓘ 🇭🇷 Dubrovnik Croatia 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days ≈$2,448/mo😎 Sep 79°F

#	City	$/mo	⭐ Fit
1	🇹🇭 Chiang MaiThailand	$1,041	82
2	🇹🇼 TaipeiTaiwan	$1,649	82
3	🇲🇾 PenangMalaysia	$925	81
4	🇭🇷 ZagrebCroatia	$1,821	79
5	🇴🇲 MuscatOman	$1,523	77
6	🇭🇷 SplitCroatia	$1,976	76
7	🇽🇰 PristinaKosovo	$898	74
8	🇹🇭 PhuketThailand	$1,361	74
9	🇹🇭 BangkokThailand	$1,367	73
10	🇧🇭 ManamaBahrain	$1,784	72
11	🇸🇦 RiyadhSaudi Arabia	$2,012	72
12	🇲🇹 VallettaMalta	$2,370	72
13	🇦🇪 Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates	$2,940	72
14	🇶🇦 DohaQatar	$2,934	70
15	🇨🇾 LimassolCyprus	$2,632	68
16	🇭🇰 Hong KongHong Kong	$3,386	68
17	🇬🇪 BatumiGeorgia	$1,034	67
18	🇦🇪 DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	$3,593	66
19	🇬🇪 TbilisiGeorgia	$1,378	63
20	🇸🇬 SingaporeSingapore	$4,088	61
21	🇭🇷 DubrovnikCroatia	≈$2,448	58ⓘ

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