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How Much Will It Cost You To Live Overseas?

The only honest answer is, we have no idea. And neither does anyone else. The only one who can answer that question is you. Here’s the most important thing to understand about budgeting your new life overseas…

Super Cheap

Chitré, Panama

Santa Marta, Colombia

Phuket, Thailand

Dumaguete, The Philippines

Cheap

Medellin, Colombia

Boquete, Panama

Kyrenia, Cyprus

Hua Hin, Thailand

The Algarve, Portugal

Affordable

Valencia, Spain

Cascais, Portugal

Las Terrenas, The DR

Pisa, Italy

La Rochelle, France

Mazatlán, Mexico

Luxury

Ambergris Caye, Belize

Kotor, Montenegro

The Panama City Beaches

Paris, France
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World's Best Countries For Living, Retiring, Investing, And More...

Our far-flung team of expats and experts have been at this for decades, all with one goal, to help you find the best places to live, retire, and invest overseas.

We feature all of the world’s top destinations for retirement, living abroad, starting a business, accessing health care, buying real estate, and much more.

Within each of our individual countries we provide an in-depth, expansive variety of information to help you discover the true story… without the rose-colored glasses.

Whether you’ve dreamt of the Caribbean lifestyle on the beaches of Belize, sitting back and sipping wine along a vineyard in Spain or France, or you’re simply looking for a nice place to diversify and invest for the future… we have you covered.

In other words, there has never been a better time to get up, get informed, and find the place that is just perfect for you!

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Kathleen is the Live and Invest Overseas Founding Publisher. She has more than 30 years of hands-on experience traveling, living, and buying property around the world.

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Where To Retire In 2025?

Diversifying your lifestyle, looking for cultural influence and your investment portfolio to embrace the many opportunities our world offers is a more important agenda than it’s ever been.

Therefore, the way to make sure you’re prepared for whatever tomorrow brings is to expand where you spend your time and your money so you’re not at the mercy of any single government, economy, marketplace, or currency.

So, where in the world will offer the best options for repositioning yourself overseas this year? What are the best countries in the world to live and retire in?

The answers are found in our 2025 Overseas Retirement Index.

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Whether you're looking for fun and sun, a peaceful retirement, or the chance to earn some extra income, you've got a real world of opportunity open to you... In short, we've done our best to narrow down your best options, but only you can decide the right country for you.

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What is the best place to retire internationally?

Every year, Live And Invest Overseas scouts the top locations to consider when searching for the best places to retire abroad. Here are some of the results:

1. Spain
2. Portugal
3. Colombia
4. Greece
5. Mexico

What countries are the most affordable to retire in?

Spain and Portugal are at the top of our list when looking for a safe and affordable places to retire overseas.

Also, Spain has a high standard of living. We recommend Valencia, where the average cost of living is 49% cheaper than the cost of living in the United States.

For instance, Portugal is also a good option – it has a low cost of living and a high standard of living. It’s also a safe country, and it has a variety of cultural attractions to offer retirees.