Best English Speaking Countries To Retire, Live or Visit

What is included in this price? Food? Internet? Transportation? Car insurance? Electric? Water? A house? A boat? Car repairs? I need a break down on these prices prices

Portugal 🙄
$2800 will give you a 1 bedroom in Lisbon. If you want to lige for $2800 'comfortably', maybe consider Paraguay.

Portugal urban areas = nothing less than $5000

How can all these places be sooo expensive ? Is the prices covering a mansion with full stafff or something ?
I live in my own little 500 ft2 all expenses and living cost including morgage, a car and healthcare for 2500- 2800 USD a month in Copenhagen, Denmark 😮

Sri lanka was a British colony
1948 - 1815
133 years

Ridiculous video. South Africa? 😂

Jamaica ? no thanks.

It all sounds to good to be true. Cheap doesn't matter if one fails to address tax liabilities of the host nation and US

Throw South Chicago in there.

This whole video is complete garbage.

BS on South Africa. Super high crime

Of course Malta feels like Europe. Malta is a part of Europe. European Union member since 2007, Euro area member since 2008, Schengen area member since 2007. Malta is Europe!

Goa was the largest piece of the former Portuguese India, illegally seized by India in December, 1961.

My Fathers cousin, his Fathers Brothers son emigrated to South Africa from Central Europe. When he visited us in the US he said Women typically carried pistols in their stockings. This was the 70s when it was 'good' i cant imagine what it is like now! SA: Never!

Getting residency in Gibraltar is almost impossible. Just thought you'd want to know.

The gov of Canada has a travel warning in 2026 for tourists going to Belize due to the high rate of violent crime! This makes me doubt everything you have listed.

Useless propaganda style video-don’t waste your time unless you like to LOOK at pretty videos and remain ignorant!👎👎👎stop wasting our time lazy NONCREATOR!!!🤡🤡🤡

India doesn't offer retirement visas but if from uk you can stay up the 6 months on a tourist visa. I go from nov to end April to goa when weather is lovely. May to Oct too hot or raining. 😅

"Climate change poses an existential threat to Fiji, primarily through sea-level rise, intensified tropical cyclones, and severe economic disruption. With sea levels projected to rise around 68 cm by 2100, coastal erosion and flooding threaten to displace communities, while rising ocean temperatures cause coral bleaching and threaten food security."

South Africa - you'll save on electricity because there isn't any

Did you learning a new language is one of best brain health things you can to to stay sharp in your senior years?

S.A. Is not a good recommendation. Not safe. Runaway crime. Do you want to live like a prisoner? Political instability. Far from inexpensive. Very expensive health care. Regular electricity outages. No thanks

For me Ireland is the only place on this list.

Interesting...I think I'll stay in NE Florida on the Atlantic coast for under 2K per month! But this gives me some potential travel destinations to check out!!

Here are a few others that actually make more sense than some on this list:

Namibia
St. Helena
New Zealand
Sri Lanka
Cayman Islands
The British Virgin Islands

🤔 17 is something of a stretch for many financially challenged US ''wanna be expats'' ? Truthfully only a few are both desirable and affordable for lower incomes. ( ? ) 😥

You should add the negatives for each country. Many have many natural disasters: St. Lucia, Phillipines, Bahamas. Some countries might not want you there, some have bad climates...Malaysia: brutally hot.

What about British Islands?

your cost of living numbers seem high...i can live in the usa for less than many of the numbers you quoted

Weather (esp. humidity) ? Crime/safety? Access to medical care? Access to transport (e.g. airports) and where do flights go? Tax?

Jamaica, "when you get off the plane, you can feel the hate..."

I guess this video pays absolutely NO attention to whether or not the country offers Long Stay visas to non- EU citizens (Ireland).

You've clearly never been to the Philippines. How can you say good infrastructure when power outages are the norm rather than the exception and flooding is a part of daily life ?Healthcare in Manila and Cebu are fine but beyond that, it's Hit or Miss at best. Two islands out of 7,000 doesn't qualify as good health care.

the seven cheapest countries to retire to in 2026 (from least expensive to most “gold standard”) are:

Paraguay – extremely low cost of living ($800–$1,000/month)

Montenegro – affordable European option if you buy property (~$60,000), giving a temporary residence permit; stable but requires navigating bureaucracy.

Uruguay – safe and stable with a rentista visa; slower bureaucracy, requires patience and some savings to bridge income requirements.

Greece – villages on the mainland can be cheap; requires proving solvency (€2,000/month nominally, but savings can supplement); lifestyle affordable once residency is obtained.

Philippines – English-speaking, American-friendly, pensioners can qualify for the SRRV visa with a $10,000–$20,000 deposit; good infrastructure, healthcare, and community.

Costa Rica – established Pensionado program; $1,000/month income requirement, but mandatory contributions to Costa Rican social security (KJA tax) reduce spendable income.

Panama – “gold standard” for retirees; Pensionado visa grants permanent residency, legal discounts, and allows $1,200 Social Security to go far without upfront deposits or property purchase.

Also, Albania, Georgia.

Oman, safe, beautiful, friendly, politically stable and English speaking. Close to major airport hubs for around the world travel.

Lived in Belize crime was though the roof. Knew 2 men left for dead after being attacked, 2 different occasions.

Suggestion: When you give the estimates of monthly expenses, please clarify if your estimate is for one person or a couple. Thanks for so much information and great videos.

informative!