Cities with the cheapest rent

Where housing stops eating the budget: catalog cities ranked by monthly rent for a one-person place, with the full cost of living and safety alongside so cheap rent doesn't hide an expensive or rough city.

Methodology: Only cities with a 50+ safety score qualify; ranked by curated monthly rent for one person, lowest first, from the Jonzy city catalog.

1. 1. Lalibela, Ethiopia

   Rent $250/mo · $610/mo all-in · Safety 75/100

   Rent from $250/mo and about $610/mo all-in, with 75/100 safety.

2. 2. Sheki, Azerbaijan

   Rent $250/mo · $600/mo all-in · Safety 80/100

   Rent from $250/mo and about $600/mo all-in, with 80/100 safety.

3. 3. Cape Coast, Ghana

   Rent $280/mo · $650/mo all-in · Safety 78/100

   Rent from $280/mo and about $650/mo all-in, with 78/100 safety.

4. 4. Chiang Rai, Thailand

   Rent $280/mo · $690/mo all-in · Safety 82/100

   Rent from $280/mo and about $690/mo all-in, with 82/100 safety.

5. 5. Gyumri, Armenia

   Rent $280/mo · $640/mo all-in · Safety 80/100

   Rent from $280/mo and about $640/mo all-in, with 80/100 safety.

6. 6. Kathmandu, Nepal

   Rent $280/mo · $650/mo all-in · Safety 70/100

   Rent from $280/mo and about $650/mo all-in, with 70/100 safety.

7. 7. Pokhara, Nepal

   Rent $280/mo · $640/mo all-in · Safety 84/100

   Rent from $280/mo and about $640/mo all-in, with 84/100 safety.

8. 8. Pondicherry, India

   Rent $280/mo · $640/mo all-in · Safety 78/100

   Rent from $280/mo and about $640/mo all-in, with 78/100 safety.

9. 9. Saint-Louis, Senegal

   Rent $280/mo · $640/mo all-in · Safety 78/100

   Rent from $280/mo and about $640/mo all-in, with 78/100 safety.

10. 10. Samarkand, Uzbekistan

    Rent $280/mo · $640/mo all-in · Safety 78/100

    Rent from $280/mo and about $640/mo all-in, with 78/100 safety.

11. 11. Jinja, Uganda

    Rent $320/mo · $720/mo all-in · Safety 78/100

    Rent from $320/mo and about $720/mo all-in, with 78/100 safety.

12. 12. Musanze, Rwanda

    Rent $320/mo · $720/mo all-in · Safety 84/100

    Rent from $320/mo and about $720/mo all-in, with 84/100 safety.

13. 13. Alexandria, Egypt

    Rent $350/mo · $720/mo all-in · Safety 75/100

    Rent from $350/mo and about $720/mo all-in, with 75/100 safety.

14. 14. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

    Rent $350/mo · $770/mo all-in · Safety 72/100

    Rent from $350/mo and about $770/mo all-in, with 72/100 safety.

15. 15. Copán Ruinas, Honduras

    Rent $350/mo · $740/mo all-in · Safety 70/100

    Rent from $350/mo and about $740/mo all-in, with 70/100 safety.