🌍 Best-of list

Best tax-friendly LGBTQ+ friendly cities

8 of the 148 cities we cover make this list, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai ranks first. Cheapest: Chiang Mai at $1,041/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).
LGBTQ+ friendly: a high Equaldex Equality Index (60+ of 100), which combines the country's laws and public attitudes.

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

#4⭐ 73 🇹🇭 Bangkok Thailand 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 60 days $1,367/mo😅 Sep 88°F

#5⭐ 72 🇲🇹 Valletta Malta 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,370/mo😎 Sep 84°F

#6⭐ 69 🇨🇷 San José Costa Rica 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,991/mo😎 Sep 78°F

#7⭐ 66 🇺🇾 Montevideo Uruguay 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,688/mo🙂 Sep 60°F

#8⭐ 64ⓘ 🇺🇾 Punta del Este Uruguay 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days ≈$1,945/mo🙂 Sep 62°F

#	City	$/mo	⭐ Fit
1	🇹🇭 Chiang MaiThailand	$1,041	82
2	🇹🇼 TaipeiTaiwan	$1,649	82
3	🇹🇭 PhuketThailand	$1,361	74
4	🇹🇭 BangkokThailand	$1,367	73
5	🇲🇹 VallettaMalta	$2,370	72
6	🇨🇷 San JoséCosta Rica	$1,991	69
7	🇺🇾 MontevideoUruguay	$1,688	66
8	🇺🇾 Punta del EsteUruguay	≈$1,945	64ⓘ

Best tax-friendly LGBTQ+ friendly cities

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