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Countries to retire abroad, compared

28 countries to retire abroad, with the retirement visa's income rule, prices against the US, tax on a foreign pension and the travel advisory side by side.

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Philippines
- SRRV Classicfrom $800/mo
- Prices about 36% of the US
- Foreign pension tax0%
- Advisory level 2 of 4
Thailand
- Retirement Ofrom THB 65,000/mo (about $1,930)
- Prices about 32% of the US
- Foreign pension taxTaxed if remitted
- Advisory level 1 of 4
Panama
- Pensionadofrom $1,000/mo
- Prices about 50% of the US
- Foreign pension tax0%
- Advisory level 2 of 4
Italy
- Elective Residencefrom €31,000/yr (about $34,650)
- Prices about 73% of the US
- Foreign pension tax7% to 43%
- Advisory level 2 of 4
Belize
- QRPfrom $2,000/mo
- Prices about 54% of the US
- Foreign pension tax0%
- Advisory level 2 of 4
Mexico
- Temporary Residentfrom MXN 79,771/mo (about $4,410)
- Prices about 59% of the US
- Foreign pension taxUp to 35%
- Advisory level 2 of 4
Portugal
- D7 visafrom €920/mo (about $1,030)
- Prices about 65% of the US
- Foreign pension tax12.5% to 48%
- Advisory level 1 of 4
Malaysia
- MM2H Silver$150,000 savings
- Prices about 33% of the US
- Foreign pension tax0%
- Advisory level 1 of 4
Colombia
- Pensionadofrom COP 5,252,715/mo (about $1,580)
- Prices about 41% of the US
- Foreign pension tax0% up to a cap
- Advisory level 3 of 4
Uruguay
- Permanent residenceno fixed minimum
- Prices about 73% of the US
- Foreign pension tax0%
- Advisory level 2 of 4
Costa Rica
- Pensionadofrom $1,000/mo
- Prices about 63% of the US
- Foreign pension tax0%
- Advisory level 2 of 4
Spain
- Non-Lucrativefrom €2,400/mo (about $2,680)
- Prices about 69% of the US
- Foreign pension tax19% to 47%
- Advisory level 2 of 4
Vietnam
- E-visanone
- Prices about 30% of the US
- Foreign pension tax0%
- Advisory level 1 of 4
Dominican Republic
- Pensionadofrom $1,500/mo
- Prices about 38% of the US
- Foreign pension tax0%
- Advisory level 2 of 4
Georgia
- Visa-free yearno fixed minimum
- Prices about 40% of the US
- Foreign pension tax0%
- Advisory level 1 of 4
Croatia
- Temporary Stayfrom €869/mo (about $970)
- Prices about 59% of the US
- Foreign pension tax15% to 33%
- Advisory level 1 of 4
Greece
- FIPfrom €3,500/mo (about $3,910)
- Prices about 66% of the US
- Foreign pension tax7% or 9% to 44%
- Advisory level 1 of 4
Ecuador
- Jubiladofrom $1,446/mo
- Prices about 44% of the US
- Foreign pension taxUp to 37%
- Advisory level 2 of 4
Cambodia
- Retirement (ER)no fixed minimum
- Prices about 37% of the US
- Foreign pension tax0%
- Advisory level 2 of 4
Japan
- Long stay¥30,000,000 (about $189,600) savings
- Prices about 69% of the US
- Foreign pension tax5% to 45%
- Advisory level 1 of 4
Argentina
- Pensionadofrom ARS 1,956,000/mo (about $1,270)
- Prices about 45% of the US
- Foreign pension taxUp to 35%
- Advisory level 1 of 4
Indonesia
- Retirement visafrom $3,000/mo
- Prices about 31% of the US
- Foreign pension taxUp to 35%
- Advisory level 2 of 4
Turkey
- Short-term permit1.5x the net minimum wage
- Prices about 45% of the US
- Foreign pension tax0%
- Advisory level 2 of 4
Malta
- Global Residenceno fixed minimum
- Prices about 69% of the US
- Foreign pension tax15% if remitted
- Advisory level 1 of 4
Montenegro
- Property owner€150,000 property
- Prices about 50% of the US
- Foreign pension tax0%
- Advisory level 1 of 4
Nicaragua
- Jubiladono fixed minimum
- Prices about 37% of the US
- Foreign pension tax0%
- Advisory level 3 of 4
Hungary
- Guest Investor€250,000 (about $279,430) investment
- Prices about 58% of the US
- Foreign pension tax0%
- Advisory level 1 of 4
Bulgaria
- Pensioner residencenational minimum level
- Prices about 47% of the US
- Foreign pension taxUp to 10%
- Advisory level 1 of 4

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