Cheapest Cities to Live Abroad in 2026
Monthly costs include rent (1BR center), groceries, utilities, transport, and healthcare. All prices in USD.
Under $2,000/month
Da Nang, Vietnam
$779
per month
Marrakech, Morocco
$785
per month
Chiang Mai, Thailand
$830
per month
Hanoi, Vietnam
$943
per month
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
$1,005
per month
Bogotá, Colombia
$1,020
per month
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
$1,029
per month
Florianópolis, Brazil
$1,071
per month
Bangkok, Thailand
$1,179
per month
Kraków, Poland
$1,185
per month
Tbilisi, Georgia
$1,190
per month
Bali (Canggu), Indonesia
$1,222
per month
Bucharest, Romania
$1,240
per month
Medellin, Colombia
$1,267
per month
Guadalajara, Mexico
$1,278
per month
Buenos Aires, Argentina
$1,337
per month
Athens, Greece
$1,343
per month
Budapest, Hungary
$1,345
per month
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
$1,346
per month
São Paulo, Brazil
$1,360
per month
Cartagena, Colombia
$1,387
per month
Lima, Peru
$1,395
per month
Montevideo, Uruguay
$1,452
per month
Cape Town, South Africa
$1,462
per month
Mexico City, Mexico
$1,592
per month
Mauritius, Mauritius
$1,629
per month
Split, Croatia
$1,631
per month
Porto, Portugal
$1,642
per month
Ljubljana, Slovenia
$1,651
per month
Málaga, Spain
$1,707
per month
Valencia, Spain
$1,711
per month
Panama City, Panama
$1,770
per month
Prague, Czech Republic
$1,851
per month
Madrid, Spain
$1,878
per month
Florence, Italy
$1,897
per month
Istanbul, Turkey
$1,970
per month
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
$1,984
per month