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9 Countries Where Americans Are Quietly Retiring Abroad

Discover 9 top countries where Americans retire quietly overseas, including visa requirements, healthcare insights, and financial planning tips.

Illustration of an older couple looking out over a sprawling mountain valley city from an elevated terrace.
Budget-conscious retirees in Medellin enjoy ideal mountain temperatures alongside modern public transit and top-tier cardiology clinics.

7. Colombia

Colombia attracts budget-conscious retirees desiring vibrant urban life and mild climates. Medellin offers modern public transit, ideal mountain temperatures, and top-tier cardiology clinics. Colombia’s Migrant Pensioner Visa requires proof of a monthly lifetime pension equal to three times the national minimum wage. Low real estate and dining costs allow you to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle while keeping monthly spending under control.

6 Comments

  1. I am retired usa military, will my health care be ok abroad. I am 77 and concerned about my health care down the road.

  2. Dennis,
    I am also retired military and in 2015, I relocated to Colombia. I would still live there if it were not for one concern. If you plan to purchase medical insurance from a reputable insurance company, you may be in for an eye-opener. I cannot comment on what is available in other countries, but in Colombia, many companies will not take new customers older than 59. Those companies that offer insurance will charge you such high rates that you may reconsider the move there.
    I suggest doing research into which are the best hospitals in the city of your choice and which medical insurance policies are the recommended ones.

  3. Philippines bought a condo there for 50k mortgage pnly 500.00 a month , eating well 300.00 a month electric 50.00 , high speed internet 55.00 water 13.00 a month with income of 5k a month u live like a king Here

  4. Not sure where you live in the Philippines but I live like a king on just my ssi check. Nice place off the beach 200 yards. electric is $80 internet $50 and rent is $200 and water $20. since you can not buy property in the Philippines unless you are married to a Filipina. And it has to be in her or his name.

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