Where to retire abroad

🇵🇹  Portugal Mild climate, a public health service open to legal residents, and one of the most access… 🇪🇸  Spain Excellent healthcare, a large expat community and many affordable cities beyond Madrid an… 🇫🇷  France World-class public healthcare that retirees can join after three months of stable residen… 🇮🇹  Italy Beautiful towns, food and climate, with a 7% flat tax on foreign pensions for retirees wh… 🇬🇷  Greece Sunshine, islands and a low cost of living outside Athens, plus a 7% flat tax on foreign … 🇲🇹  Malta English is an official language, the climate is mild all year and the islands are small a… 🇨🇾  Cyprus Sunshine nearly all year, English widely used in daily life and low taxes on foreign pens… 🇭🇷  Croatia A long Adriatic coast, very good English (2nd in the world in 2025) and moderate costs ou… 🇮🇪  Ireland English-speaking, close to family in the UK and the US East Coast, and a tax treaty under…

🇲🇽  Mexico Close to the US and Canada, with a lower cost of living and a large expat community. Temp… 🇨🇷  Costa Rica Nature, a mild climate in the Central Valley and one of the lowest income thresholds for … 🇵🇦  Panama Uses the US dollar, has direct flights to many US cities and gives permanent residence to… 🇨🇴  Colombia Medellín's mild climate, large cities with good private hospitals, low prices and a retir… 🇪🇨  Ecuador Uses the US dollar, has some of the lowest living costs in this guide (Cuenca, Quito) and… 🇺🇾  Uruguay Stable, democratic and calm by regional standards, with good private healthcare and four …

🇹🇭  Thailand Low living costs, excellent private hospitals in Bangkok and Chiang Mai, and a one-year r… 🇲🇾  Malaysia English is widely spoken, private hospitals are good and affordable, and Penang and Kuala… 🇻🇳  Vietnam Very low living costs, lively cities and a long coast (Da Nang, Hoi An, Nha Trang). But V… 🇵🇭  Philippines English is an official language, prices are low and the SRRV gives permanent residence fr… 🇮🇩  Indonesia (Bali) Bali offers a tropical island life with a big international community and low everyday pr…