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![The English Proficiency Index by EF Education First ranked which cities are the most -- and least -- accommodating to English speakers.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/96e51dc7-a6a6-4a5e-9b48-bcd1db8843d2-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The English Proficiency Index by EF Education First ranked which cities are the most -- and least -- accommodating to English speakers.
EF Education First![No. 20: Athens, Greece.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/02d78122-3bf4-4956-8f6b-e2e3f170f854-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city2.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
No. 20: Athens, Greece.
EF Education First![No. 19: Lagos, Nigeria.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/65ce5b55-f8e5-41c6-a629-51b38d3d73aa-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city3.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
No. 19: Lagos, Nigeria.
EF Education First![No. 18: Sofia, Bulgaria.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/3473cc98-9b27-4749-89c0-d6444a067bc2-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city4.jpg?crop=326,353,x2,y126&width=326&height=353&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
No. 18: Sofia, Bulgaria.
EF Education First![No. 17: Lisbon, Portugal.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/90dd081f-fe16-4dc1-890e-7a524523c295-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city5.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
No. 17: Lisbon, Portugal.
EF Education First![No. 16: Berlin.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/a2529322-a77c-4424-a718-0dfc8356ed96-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city6.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
No. 16: Berlin.
EF Education First![No. 15: Zurich.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/1a7bde6f-f49f-4ffd-ba77-0501de139d6a-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city7.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
No. 15: Zurich.
EF Education First![No. 14: Warsaw, Poland.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/c9748608-a404-402d-904f-b42b25ab58c4-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city8.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
No. 14: Warsaw, Poland.
EF Education First![No. 13: Brussels.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/77dfbc08-91f4-4d04-aee6-b5c3d18a1a9a-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city9.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
No. 13: Brussels.
EF Education First![No. 12: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/48bc7a5b-d708-4770-b2ac-27772a37f38e-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city10.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
No. 12: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
EF Education First![No. 11: Budapest, Hungary.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/b47728f0-d6ea-4726-979c-039fc2e349b4-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city11.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
No. 11: Budapest, Hungary.
EF Education First![No. 10: Prague.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/dde7f1ec-9b48-47ba-929e-f0573a4d3cdd-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city12.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
No. 10: Prague.
EF Education First![No. 9: Vienna.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/b665dffd-61bf-4d8a-ac20-1a424aed70e4-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city13.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
No. 9: Vienna.
EF Education First![No. 8: Manila, Philippines.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/cc12391d-e3b1-41e0-a613-194905a3ffff-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city14.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
No. 8: Manila, Philippines.
EF Education First![No. 7: Mumbai, India.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/1e6c8604-709b-4d6c-ac58-7d81e399c681-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city15.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
No. 7: Mumbai, India.
EF Education First![No. 6: Helsinki, Finland.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/1e1dff13-35d5-4d72-9f1b-18601127ca9d-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city16.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
No. 6: Helsinki, Finland.
EF Education First![No. 5: Oslo, Norway.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/8244b489-7e7c-4d0a-abda-71d003be81d2-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city17.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
No. 5: Oslo, Norway.
EF Education First![No. 4: Johannesburg.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/3b705e25-6fe0-428b-9c94-28943f3d0f0c-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city18.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
No. 4: Johannesburg.
EF Education First![No. 3: New Delhi.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/cb212557-f400-4b59-9162-40c8b03d6dd0-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city19.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
No. 3: New Delhi.
EF Education First![No. 2: Stockholm.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/b954ea63-d9ec-4dae-9b50-4e5ef2a98360-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city20.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
No. 2: Stockholm.
EF Education First![No. 1: Amsterdam.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/2d938d64-288d-41a7-9a08-eec831075110-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city21.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
No. 1: Amsterdam.
EF Education First![The English Proficiency Index by EF Education First also ranks the cities where you're most likely to struggle if you don't know the local language.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/bec19b11-8198-43e7-826b-f1a9c1775417-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city22.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The English Proficiency Index by EF Education First also ranks the cities where you're most likely to struggle if you don't know the local language.
EF Education First![Astana, Kazakhstan.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/12196d29-e4fc-4808-b769-36d97a47e27c-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city23.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Astana, Kazakhstan.
EF Education First![Caracas, Venezuela.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/536ad42c-3f34-4bf2-8dca-d8874ab7d1db-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city24.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Caracas, Venezuela.
EF Education First![Algiers, Algeria.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/22c7b7f6-2e02-4cd5-9aed-2c17c5f44e37-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city25.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Algiers, Algeria.
EF Education First![Baghdad.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/b92dc23b-a233-4045-a31c-3f95f2f3f4bd-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city26.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Baghdad.
EF Education First![Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/976563b5-57b1-44e6-b9dc-87044750c46d-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city27.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
EF Education First![The English Proficiency Index by EF Education First ranked which cities are the most -- and least -- accommodating to English speakers.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/2b690b5e-23ac-49c1-b0ec-029b54e01141-2018_epi_USA_today_final_city28.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The English Proficiency Index by EF Education First ranked which cities are the most -- and least -- accommodating to English speakers.
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