Where is the best overseas place for retirement?

The Philippines.

1) Weather-hot (at least 80 every day)-minimal to moderate rain- 10 pts. 10 tropical climate

2) Health Care-cheap and reliable-10 pts. 10

3) Real Estate-affordable, preferrably cheap-8 pts. 8 $60k buys a

nice condo.

4) Crime-the lower the better-8 pts. 6

5) Close to the beach-should be within a one hour drive-8pts 8 beach is 20 min.

one of many nearby.

6) Infrastructure-7 pts. 7

7) Close to a major city-in or near a big city preferrable-7 pts. 6 Iloilo is a small city.

8) In a community setting. Would love to mingle-6 pts. 6 natives are friendly

and english speaking.

9) Language- English or Spanish. Will consider French or Portuguese if conditions right-6 pts. 6pts

10) Special benefits for retirees-4 pts. Reirement visa'a easy to get and relatively cheap.

11) Proximity to the U.S.-would be nice, but not a must-4 pts. Have to give it a 0. It's an 18 hour trip back to the West Coast.

Iloilo City is located on the Island of Pany (3rd largest) the big one directly south of world famous Boracay. The city is growing has 5 major new malls, good doctors and hospitals and very cheap compared to the states. Same for Dentists. New Airport 30 min outside the city. Many nice resorts and resturants here.

Tourist visa's can be extended up to 18 months and it's fast and easy.

Personally I recommend renting for at least 1 year before deciding where to live. Besides 6 month or month to minth leases are all but impossible to find. 1 year is the norm. 2 months as secuirity and first month rent is the norm for move in. $400 to $500 for a nice 3-4 br house with maids room. CATV and Internet availibe is most areas near the city.

Definately check out the living in the philippines website. Has all the info you need and it's free. It's owner is an american living here for 40 plus years. It also has a link to a discussion group with expats like myself actually living here in the philippines that can help answer specifics in differant areas.

Good luck with your search. After travelling the world for 23 years in the Navy I have seen a lot of places. A south pacific tropical island suits me just fine.

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Portugal, Lisbon or Algarve.

1) good weather

2) kinda

3) depends on the region Porto is more cheap than Lisbon, for example

4) really low

5) yes, but that also depends on the place

6) good

7) it's possible

8) it's possible

9) Portuguese, of couse!

10) I honestly don't know

11) not so much... (is in Europe, next to Spain)

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The Philippines!

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