Retirement Destinations

Browse 182 cities across 22 regions. Monthly cost shown is for a couple (rent, groceries, utilities, transport, healthcare).

Africa (8 cities)

Cairo$714/mo Cape Town$1,692/mo Casablanca$1,091/mo Essaouira$659/mo Lagos$1,363/mo Marrakech$911/mo Nairobi$1,254/mo Tangier$815/mo

Baltic States (1 cities)

Vilnius$1,437/mo

Central America (2 cities)

Panama City$2,246/mo San José (CR)$1,663/mo

Central Europe (1 cities)

Ljubljana$1,778/mo

East Africa (2 cities)

Kampala$863/mo Zanzibar$854/mo

East Asia (12 cities)

Beijing$2,201/mo Fukuoka$2,093/mo Guangzhou$1,756/mo Hong Kong$4,755/mo Jeju$1,636/mo Osaka$2,615/mo Seoul$2,731/mo Shanghai$2,379/mo Shenzhen$2,019/mo Taichung$1,205/mo Taipei$1,870/mo Tokyo$3,476/mo

Eastern Europe (6 cities)

Belgrade$1,067/mo Kotor$1,200/mo Plovdiv$866/mo Sarajevo$936/mo Sofia$1,170/mo Tirana$925/mo

Europe Eastern (8 cities)

Bucharest$1,422/mo Budapest$1,627/mo Istanbul$1,373/mo Krakow$1,532/mo Prague$2,118/mo Riga$1,822/mo Tallinn$1,986/mo Warsaw$1,823/mo

Europe Northern (6 cities)

Copenhagen$3,595/mo Helsinki$2,659/mo Innsbruck$2,256/mo Oslo$3,512/mo Stockholm$3,153/mo Vienna$2,441/mo

Europe Southern (18 cities)

Athens$1,814/mo Barcelona$2,572/mo Cascais$1,883/mo Cádiz$1,597/mo Faro$1,597/mo Funchal$1,396/mo Las Palmas$1,599/mo Lisbon$2,256/mo Madrid$2,444/mo Milan$2,992/mo Málaga$1,880/mo Palma de Mallorca$2,014/mo Porto$1,895/mo Rome$2,646/mo Santa Cruz de Tenerife$1,497/mo Split$1,760/mo Taormina$1,925/mo Valencia$1,978/mo

Europe Western (13 cities)

Amsterdam$3,869/mo Berlin$2,786/mo Brussels$2,660/mo Dublin$4,014/mo Edinburgh$2,868/mo Geneva$5,678/mo Interlaken$3,259/mo London$5,175/mo Luxembourg City$3,616/mo Munich$3,314/mo Nice$2,661/mo Paris$3,258/mo Zurich$6,047/mo

Latin America (9 cities)

Cancún$1,719/mo Mazatlán$933/mo Mexico City$1,630/mo Mérida$872/mo Oaxaca$851/mo Playa del Carmen$1,404/mo Puerto Vallarta$1,252/mo San Cristóbal de las Casas$647/mo Tulum$1,583/mo

Mediterranean (2 cities)

Limassol$1,733/mo Paphos$1,439/mo

Middle East (7 cities)

Abu Dhabi$3,413/mo Amman$1,248/mo Doha$3,196/mo Dubai$3,920/mo Muscat$1,729/mo Riyadh$1,969/mo Tel Aviv$3,721/mo

North Africa (1 cities)

North America (27 cities)

Oceania (4 cities)

Auckland$3,176/mo Melbourne$3,855/mo Perth$3,417/mo Sydney$4,546/mo

Other (15 cities)

Addis Ababa$936/mo Antigua Guatemala$963/mo Batumi$778/mo Beirut$1,103/mo Bratislava$1,674/mo Dakar$1,163/mo Kathmandu$519/mo La Paz$638/mo Luang Prabang$636/mo Pokhara$404/mo Punta Cana$1,324/mo Santo Domingo$1,140/mo Vientiane$659/mo Yangon$723/mo Yerevan$894/mo

South America (9 cities)

Bogotá$1,162/mo Buenos Aires$1,291/mo Cuenca$923/mo Lima$1,154/mo Medellín$1,096/mo Montevideo$1,721/mo Quito$1,016/mo Santiago$1,535/mo São Paulo$1,577/mo

South Asia (5 cities)

Bangalore$946/mo Chennai$734/mo Colombo$878/mo Delhi$830/mo Mumbai$1,357/mo

Southeast Asia (25 cities)

West Africa (1 cities)

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Data Sources & Methodology

Our retirement data is compiled from multiple authoritative sources, cross-referenced for accuracy:

Cost of Living: Numbeo Cost of Living Index — crowdsourced consumer prices, updated monthly
Healthcare: WHO Global Health Observatory, Numbeo Healthcare Index
Safety: Numbeo Crime Index, Global Peace Index
Climate: Weatherbase, Climate-Data.org
Visa Programs: Official government immigration websites for each country
Tax Data: OECD Tax Database, Tax Foundation, national tax authority websites
Expat Community: InterNations Expat Insider Survey
English Proficiency: EF English Proficiency Index

All data is for informational purposes only and updated periodically. Individual circumstances may vary. Consult a qualified financial advisor for personal retirement planning. Last updated: March 2026.