The No-Nonsense Guide to Retiring Abroad
Ten countries, one honest method.
Pick a country and open its complete guide: the residency visa, a real monthly budget, healthcare, the best-value places to live, and what daily life is actually like. Every figure sourced, no hype and no fear.
10 countries · 70 in-depth guides · updated for 2026
Spain
Coastal cities and inland towns, the residency route, and what a month actually costs.
7 in-depth guides
Portugal
Lisbon, the Algarve and the quieter interior, with visas, healthcare and real monthly budgets.
7 in-depth guides
Mexico
Close to home and easier than the headlines suggest. Residency, healthcare and where to land.
7 in-depth guides
Greece
Island life and mainland towns on a modest budget, costed line by line.
7 in-depth guides
Italy
The residency routes, real monthly budgets, and the regions where a modest pension still stretches.
7 in-depth guides
France
Visas, healthcare and honest monthly costs, from the sunny south to quieter inland towns.
7 in-depth guides
Thailand
What it actually costs, the visa options, and healthcare and housing without the hype.
7 in-depth guides
Malaysia
The MM2H route, real budgets, and where English takes you furthest for an easy landing.
7 in-depth guides
Colombia
Low costs and solid healthcare, with the residency route and the cities worth landing in first.
7 in-depth guides
Philippines
The retirement visa, the true monthly budget, and where to settle beyond the postcards.
7 in-depth guides
Next in the series: Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador.
© 2026 Leo Sotropa. Independent, unofficial guides for U.S. retirees. Figures are researched estimates, not financial, legal, tax, immigration or medical advice; verify current rules before you act.