All cities in the Atlas

42 cities in 13 countries, grouped by country. Tabs and filters narrow the list. Each card shows an estimated monthly family budget, in US dollars.

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With kids

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Internet

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20 of 42 cities match your filters

Argentina4 cities

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Buenos Aires

$1 800–2 400

The capital and half of the country's economy

Mendoza

$1 300–1 800

A city at the foot of the Andes and a wine-making centre

Córdoba

$1 500–1 900

A Pampas-region city with dry mild winters and rainy summers

Rosario

$1 400–1 800

A city on the Paraná 300 km from Buenos Aires, with mild humid winters and rainy summers

Uruguay3 cities

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Montevideo

$1 700–2 300

The capital of Uruguay on the River Plate

Punta del Este

$1 600–2 400

A resort on a peninsula

Colonia del Sacramento

11 of 14 verified

A town on the River Plate, 1 h 15 min by ferry from Buenos Aires

Chile3 cities

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Santiago

$1 800–2 400

Chile's business centre in a valley between the Andes and the ocean

Viña del Mar

$1 400–2 100

A garden city on the Pacific coast, an hour and a half from Santiago

Valparaíso

$1 200–1 800

A port city on hills next to Viña

Brazil3 cities

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Florianópolis

$1 900–2 800

The capital of the state of Santa Catarina, with most of the city on an island with beaches

São Paulo

$2 000–3 000

Brazil's largest city, 11.9 million people

Curitiba

$1 700–2 300

Capital of Paraná state, 1.83 million people

Peru2 cities

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Lima

$1 400–2 000

The capital of Peru on the Pacific coast

Arequipa

$1 300–1 900

Peru's second city at an altitude of 2,300 metres under the Misti volcano

Mexico2 cities

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Mexico City

$2 200–3 200

The capital of Mexico at an altitude of 2,240 metres

Guadalajara

$2 200–2 900

The capital of Jalisco at about 1540 m

Ecuador2 cities

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Quito

$1 100–1 900

A capital on the equator

Cuenca

$1 000–1 400

An Andean city with a steady cool climate

Colombia1 city

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Medellín

$1 700–2 600

The city of eternal spring in an Andean valley