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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Climate

Cool11 Mild20 Hot10

City size

Big city15 Mid-sized8 Small8

Monthly budget

Up to $1,50013 Up to $2,50028 Up to $3,50028 Up to $5,00028

Nature nearby

Essential14 Nice to have18

With kids

Most convenient1 Comfortable18

Internet

Excellent needed5 Good is enough33

Safety

High2 Medium or higher18

Healthcare

Strong needed6 Good is enough25

Argentina11 cities

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Esquel

Patagonia14 of 14

The anchor town of western Chubut

Trevelin

Patagonia14 of 14

A rural, green satellite of Esquel, 20–30 minutes away along route RN 259

El Bolsón

Patagonia14 of 14

A valley 120 km from Bariloche

Bariloche

Patagonia14 of 14

The strongest town in the Lake District for infrastructure

Dina Huapi

Patagonia14 of 14

A village east of Bariloche, by the airport and effectively part of its metropolitan area

San Martín de los Andes

Patagonia13 of 14 verified

A resort town on Lake Lácar

Junín de los Andes

Patagonia14 of 14

A dry satellite of San Martín, 40 km away along route RN 40

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

Chile4 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

Puerto Varas

$1 500–2 100

A small town near the Calbuco and Osorno volcanoes

Colombia4 cities

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Bogotá

$1 700–2 300

The capital of Colombia at an altitude of 2,600 metres

Medellín

$1 700–2 600

The city of eternal spring in an Andean valley

Cartagena

$1 800–2 800

A Caribbean port that is hot all year

Cali

$1 300–2 500

A warm city, 19-29 degrees all year, home to Colombia's best hospital, Valle del Lili, and cheap electricity

Mexico4 cities

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Mexico City

$2 200–3 200

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

Playa del Carmen

$1 900–2 800

A resort town on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatán, where a large Russian-speaking community has settled since 2022

Guadalajara

$2 200–2 900

The capital of Jalisco at about 1540 m

Mérida

$1 900–2 400

The capital of Yucatán

Brazil4 cities

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Rio de Janeiro

$2 200–3 200

Brazil's second city between the mountains and the ocean

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

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

Peru3 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

Cusco

12 of 14 verified

A city at 3,414 m

Paraguay2 cities

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Asunción

$1 300–1 800

The capital of Paraguay and almost the whole of the country's economy

Encarnación

$1 000–1 500

A city on the Paraná River opposite Posadas in Argentina

Bolivia2 cities

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Santa Cruz de la Sierra

14 of 14

A warm city

La Paz

14 of 14

A city at about 3640 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

Venezuela1 city

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Caracas

12 of 14 verified

28-32 degrees by day all year, rains from May to October

Guyana1 city

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Georgetown

9 of 14 verified

Hot all year, 29-31 degrees by day, two rainy seasons

Suriname1 city

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Paramaribo

8 of 14 verified

Hot all year, about 2150 mm of rain, most of it in May-June