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Digital Nomad Cities by English: Tier List

All 410 cities we rate, sorted into tiers from S to F by their English score.

S · 9.0 and up · 87A · 8.0 to 8.9 · 45B · 7.0 to 7.9 · 64C · 6.0 to 6.9 · 64D · 5.0 to 5.9 · 70F · below 5.0 · 80

This tier list places every city by its English score alone, our 1 to 10 rating for getting by in English. It is one of the 13 factors behind the overall Nomad Score, isolated here so you can see which cities lead on getting by in English and which lag.

Tiers follow the English score: S is 9 to 10, A is 8, B is 7, C is 6, D is 5, F is below 5. Tap any city for its full breakdown, or see the all-round tier list and the ranked lists.

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Frequently asked questions

What is this tier list based on?

Each city is placed purely by its English score, our 1 to 10 rating for getting by in English. S tier is 9 to 10, down to F for below 5.

Which cities are S tier?

Cape Town, Amsterdam, Singapore, Austin, Miami, Vancouver, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Dublin, London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Cork, Denver, Toronto, Portland, Seattle, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Wellington, Queenstown, Gold Coast, Christchurch, Byron Bay, Cairns, Hobart, Brighton, Bristol, Glasgow, Galway, Oxford, Cambridge, York, Bath, San Diego, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Boston, Nashville, Calgary, Victoria, Darwin, Canberra, Tallinn, Berlin, Dubai, Manila, Cebu, Bangalore, Tel Aviv, Accra, Nairobi, Lagos, San Juan, Zurich, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki, Reykjavik, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Johannesburg, Abu Dhabi, Valletta, Stavanger, Frankfurt, Maastricht, Eindhoven, Bergen, Gothenburg, Malmö, Aarhus, Tampere, Dumaguete, Trondheim, Tromsø, Turku, Oulu, Groningen, The Hague, Ottawa. S tier is deliberately rare.

Is a lower-tier city a bad place to live?

Not necessarily. The tiers rank one dimension, so a lower-tier city can still be a great fit if it is strong in the things you care about most. Open any city to see its full breakdown.

How often is it updated?

It is generated directly from our city data, so it updates whenever scores change or new cities are added.

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Frequently asked questions

What is this tier list based on?

Which cities are S tier?

Is a lower-tier city a bad place to live?

How often is it updated?