🌍 Best-of list

Best tax-friendly cities with US work-hour overlap

6 of the 148 cities we cover make this list, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. 🇵🇾 Asunción ranks first. Cheapest: Asunción at $1,205/mo all-in. Most pleasant year-round: San José, 11 months.

How this list is chosen

Green tax rating for a US earner who becomes resident (little or no local tax on foreign income).
At least 5 hours of a 9-to-5 local workday overlap a 9-to-5 US Eastern workday.

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⭐ 72 🇵🇾 Asunción Paraguay 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,205/mo😎 Sep 83°F

#2⭐ 69 🇨🇷 San José Costa Rica 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,991/mo😎 Sep 78°F

#3⭐ 67 🇵🇦 Panama City Panama 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,114/mo😎 Sep 85°F

#4⭐ 66 🇺🇾 Montevideo Uruguay 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,688/mo🙂 Sep 60°F

#5⭐ 64ⓘ 🇺🇾 Punta del Este Uruguay 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days ≈$1,945/mo🙂 Sep 62°F

#6⭐ 52 🇩🇴 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 🛡️ Low safety🗓️ 30 days $1,362/mo😅 Sep 88°F

#	City	$/mo	🕘 US hours	⭐ Fit
1	🇵🇾 AsunciónParaguay	$1,205	6h	72
2	🇨🇷 San JoséCosta Rica	$1,991	7h	69
3	🇵🇦 Panama CityPanama	$2,114	8h	67
4	🇺🇾 MontevideoUruguay	$1,688	6h	66
5	🇺🇾 Punta del EsteUruguay	≈$1,945	6h	64ⓘ
6	🇩🇴 Santo DomingoDominican Republic	$1,362	7h	52

Best tax-friendly cities with US work-hour overlap

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