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.

Warm winter: the coldest month averages 15 °C or higher, based on verified climate facts.

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Climate

Cool0Mild6 Hot10

City size

Big city8 Mid-sized3Small0

Monthly budget

Up to $1,5005 Up to $2,50013 Up to $3,50013 Up to $5,00013

Nature nearby

Essential3 Nice to have5

With kids

Most convenient0Comfortable3

Internet

Excellent needed1 Good is enough11

Safety

High1 Medium or higher8

Healthcare

Strong needed2 Good is enough10

17 of 42 cities match your filtersReset answers

Colombia3 cities

Country →

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

Mexico3 cities

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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

Brazil3 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

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

Peru1 city

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Lima

$1 400–2 000

The capital of Peru on the Pacific coast

Bolivia1 city

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Santa Cruz de la Sierra

14 of 14

A warm city

Ecuador1 city

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Quito

$1 100–1 900

A capital on the equator

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