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🌍 Best-of list

Best tax-friendly cities under $2,000 a month

19 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: San José, 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 →

19 cities, best fit first
Compare # City $/mo ☀️ Pleasant months🛡️ Safety 🛂 Visa 🧾 Tax ⭐ 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 🇵🇾 AsunciónParaguay $1,205 72
11 🇧🇭 ManamaBahrain $1,784 72
12 🇲🇾 Kuala LumpurMalaysia $1,246 69
13 🇨🇷 San JoséCosta Rica $1,991 69
14 🇬🇪 BatumiGeorgia $1,034 67
15 🇺🇾 MontevideoUruguay $1,688 66
16 🇺🇾 Punta del EsteUruguay ≈$1,945 64ⓘ
17 🇬🇪 TbilisiGeorgia $1,378 63
18 🇵🇭 ManilaPhilippines $1,122 61
19 🇩🇴 Santo DomingoDominican Republic $1,362 52

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