🌍 Best-of list

Best tax-friendly cities with warm winters

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: Penang at $925/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).
Warm while it’s winter in the US: the average daily high is 68°F (20°C) or more in each of December, January and February.

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

#3⭐ 77 🇴🇲 Muscat Oman 🗓️ 14 days $1,523/mo🥵 Sep 97°F

#4⭐ 74 🇹🇭 Phuket Thailand 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 60 days $1,361/mo😎 Sep 85°F

#5⭐ 73 🇹🇭 Bangkok Thailand 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 60 days $1,367/mo😅 Sep 88°F

#6⭐ 72 🇵🇾 Asunción Paraguay 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,205/mo😎 Sep 83°F

#7⭐ 72 🇧🇭 Manama Bahrain 🌫️ Poor air🗓️ 30 days $1,784/mo🥵 Sep 100°F

#8⭐ 72 🇸🇦 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 🗓️ 90 days $2,012/mo🥵 Sep 105°F

#9⭐ 72 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 🌫️ Poor air🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,940/mo🥵 Sep 103°F

#10⭐ 70 🇶🇦 Doha Qatar 🗓️ 30 days $2,934/mo🥵 Sep 104°F

#11⭐ 69 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,246/mo😅 Sep 89°F

#12⭐ 69 🇨🇷 San José Costa Rica 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,991/mo😎 Sep 78°F

#13⭐ 67 🇵🇦 Panama City Panama 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,114/mo😎 Sep 85°F

#14⭐ 66 🇺🇾 Montevideo Uruguay 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,688/mo🙂 Sep 60°F

#15⭐ 66 🇦🇪 Dubai United Arab Emirates 🌫️ Poor air🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $3,593/mo🥵 Sep 103°F

#16⭐ 64ⓘ 🇺🇾 Punta del Este Uruguay 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days ≈$1,945/mo🙂 Sep 62°F

#17⭐ 61 🇵🇭 Manila Philippines 🛡️ Low safety🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 30 days $1,122/mo😎 Sep 85°F

#18⭐ 61 🇸🇬 Singapore Singapore 🗓️ 90 days $4,088/mo😅 Sep 87°F

#19⭐ 52 🇩🇴 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 🛡️ Low safety🗓️ 30 days $1,362/mo😅 Sep 88°F

#	City	$/mo	⭐ Fit
1	🇹🇭 Chiang MaiThailand	$1,041	82
2	🇲🇾 PenangMalaysia	$925	81
3	🇴🇲 MuscatOman	$1,523	77
4	🇹🇭 PhuketThailand	$1,361	74
5	🇹🇭 BangkokThailand	$1,367	73
6	🇵🇾 AsunciónParaguay	$1,205	72
7	🇧🇭 ManamaBahrain	$1,784	72
8	🇸🇦 RiyadhSaudi Arabia	$2,012	72
9	🇦🇪 Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates	$2,940	72
10	🇶🇦 DohaQatar	$2,934	70
11	🇲🇾 Kuala LumpurMalaysia	$1,246	69
12	🇨🇷 San JoséCosta Rica	$1,991	69
13	🇵🇦 Panama CityPanama	$2,114	67
14	🇺🇾 MontevideoUruguay	$1,688	66
15	🇦🇪 DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	$3,593	66
16	🇺🇾 Punta del EsteUruguay	≈$1,945	64ⓘ
17	🇵🇭 ManilaPhilippines	$1,122	61
18	🇸🇬 SingaporeSingapore	$4,088	61
19	🇩🇴 Santo DomingoDominican Republic	$1,362	52

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