Annual Report · 2026

Best Value Cities
to Visit This Year

0 of 59 destinations score 8+ for value year-round. Madrid leads — prices stay low every single month.

Ranked by average value score across all 12 months (1–10, 10 = cheapest). How scores are calculated →

#1
Madrid

Madrid

Spain

Affordable
7.8
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Jun
7.8/ 10
#2
Marrakech

Marrakech

Morocco

Affordable
7.6
Cheapest month: JulMost expensive: Apr
7.6/ 10
#3
Dubai

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Affordable
7.2
Cheapest month: JulMost expensive: Dec
7.2/ 10
#4
Cartagena

Cartagena

Colombia

Affordable
7.2
Cheapest month: JunMost expensive: Dec
7.2/ 10
#5
Medellín

Medellín

Colombia

Affordable
7.1
Cheapest month: AprMost expensive: Aug
7.1/ 10
#6
Tbilisi

Tbilisi

Georgia

Affordable
7.0
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Jul
7.0/ 10
#7
Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai

Thailand

Affordable
6.9
Cheapest month: MayMost expensive: Jan
6.9/ 10
#8
Seoul

Seoul

South Korea

Affordable
6.8
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Apr
6.8/ 10
#9
Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Scotland

Affordable
6.8
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Aug
6.8/ 10
#10
Santorini

Santorini

Greece

Affordable
6.8
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Jul
6.8/ 10
#11
Mykonos

Mykonos

Greece

Affordable
6.8
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Aug
6.8/ 10
#12
Paris

Paris

France

Affordable
6.7
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Jul
6.7/ 10
#13
Rome

Rome

Italy

Affordable
6.7
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Jul
6.7/ 10
#14
Bangkok

Bangkok

Thailand

Affordable
6.7
Cheapest month: SepMost expensive: Dec
6.7/ 10
#15
Istanbul

Istanbul

Turkey

Affordable
6.7
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Jul
6.7/ 10
#16
Hoi An

Hoi An

Vietnam

Affordable
6.7
Cheapest month: OctMost expensive: Jun
6.7/ 10
#17
Florence

Florence

Italy

Affordable
6.7
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Jul
6.7/ 10
#18
Athens

Athens

Greece

Affordable
6.7
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Jul
6.7/ 10
#19
Siem Reap

Siem Reap

Cambodia

Affordable
6.6
Cheapest month: JunMost expensive: Jan
6.6/ 10
#20
Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik

Croatia

Affordable
6.5
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Jul
6.5/ 10
#21
Lisbon

Lisbon

Portugal

Moderate
6.4
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Jul
6.4/ 10
#22
Barcelona

Barcelona

Spain

Moderate
6.4
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Jul
6.4/ 10
#23
Tokyo

Tokyo

Japan

Moderate
6.4
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Apr
6.4/ 10
#24
Vienna

Vienna

Austria

Moderate
6.4
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Jul
6.4/ 10
#25
Mexico City

Mexico City

Mexico

Moderate
6.4
Cheapest month: JunMost expensive: Apr
6.4/ 10
#26
Goa

Goa

India

Moderate
6.4
Cheapest month: JunMost expensive: Dec
6.4/ 10
#27
Krabi

Krabi

Thailand

Moderate
6.4
Cheapest month: SepMost expensive: Dec
6.4/ 10
#28
Amalfi Coast

Amalfi Coast

Italy

Moderate
6.3
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Aug
6.3/ 10
#29
Tulum

Tulum

Mexico

Moderate
6.3
Cheapest month: SepMost expensive: Mar
6.3/ 10
#30
Budapest

Budapest

Hungary

Moderate
6.3
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Aug
6.3/ 10
#31
Kraków

Kraków

Poland

Moderate
6.3
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Jul
6.3/ 10
#32
Osaka

Osaka

Japan

Moderate
6.3
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: May
6.3/ 10
#33
Seville

Seville

Spain

Moderate
6.3
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Apr
6.3/ 10
#34
Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Moderate
6.3
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Jul
6.3/ 10
#35
London

London

United Kingdom

Moderate
6.3
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Jul
6.3/ 10
#36
Porto

Porto

Portugal

Moderate
6.2
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Jul
6.2/ 10
#37
Hanoi

Hanoi

Vietnam

Moderate
6.2
Cheapest month: MarMost expensive: Feb
6.2/ 10
#38
Kyoto

Kyoto

Japan

Moderate
6.1
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Apr
6.1/ 10
#39
Phuket

Phuket

Thailand

Moderate
6.1
Cheapest month: SepMost expensive: Feb
6.1/ 10
#40
Iceland

Iceland

Iceland

Moderate
6.1
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Jul
6.1/ 10
#41
Copenhagen

Copenhagen

Denmark

Moderate
6.1
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Jul
6.1/ 10
#42
Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Argentina

Moderate
6.1
Cheapest month: JunMost expensive: Dec
6.1/ 10
#43
Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Moderate
6.1
Cheapest month: MayMost expensive: Jan
6.1/ 10
#44
Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

Moderate
6.0
Cheapest month: MayMost expensive: Feb
6.0/ 10
#45
Cape Town

Cape Town

South Africa

Moderate
6.0
Cheapest month: JunMost expensive: Dec
6.0/ 10
#46
Palawan

Palawan

Philippines

Moderate
6.0
Cheapest month: JulMost expensive: Jan
6.0/ 10
#47
Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Moderate
6.0
Cheapest month: SepMost expensive: Jan
6.0/ 10
#48
Prague

Prague

Czech Republic

Moderate
5.9
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Jul
5.9/ 10
#49
Miami

Miami

USA

Moderate
5.9
Cheapest month: JulMost expensive: Dec
5.9/ 10
#50
Bali

Bali

Indonesia

Moderate
5.8
Cheapest month: NovMost expensive: Jul
5.8/ 10
#51
Maldives

Maldives

Maldives

Moderate
5.8
Cheapest month: MayMost expensive: Jan
5.8/ 10
#52
Sydney

Sydney

Australia

Moderate
5.6
Cheapest month: JulMost expensive: Jan
5.6/ 10
#53
Zanzibar

Zanzibar

Tanzania

Moderate
5.6
Cheapest month: AprMost expensive: Jan
5.6/ 10
#54
Cancun

Cancun

Mexico

Moderate
5.6
Cheapest month: SepMost expensive: Mar
5.6/ 10
#55
New York

New York

USA

Moderate
5.4
Cheapest month: JanMost expensive: Jul
5.4/ 10
#56
Fiji

Fiji

Fiji

Moderate
5.4
Cheapest month: FebMost expensive: Jul
5.4/ 10
#57
Singapore

Singapore

Singapore

Moderate
5.4
Cheapest month: MarMost expensive: Dec
5.4/ 10
#58
Cusco

Cusco

Peru

Moderate
5.4
Cheapest month: FebMost expensive: Jul
5.4/ 10
#59
Queenstown

Queenstown

New Zealand

Pricey
4.8
Cheapest month: MayMost expensive: Jan
4.8/ 10

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Value score 1–10 (10 = cheapest). Averaged across all 12 months using WhenVerdict's price index. Methodology →