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Re: If not in your home country, then where do you plan to retire?
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:33 pm
by Illiane_Blues
I thought Uruguay is expensive?
If not it's worth looking into.
Re: If not in your home country, then where do you plan to retire?
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 10:21 pm
by buffalofan
Regarding Mexico, Baja (except for Cabo) is appealing, but probably not as a full-time base. I would want to balance it out by also having a base with a little more going on. Mexico City is great, but the rents there for the neighborhoods I would want to be in are high for a retiree teacher (and insanely high when compared to the rest of Mexico). PV is popular but just too touristy for my taste. I have heard good things about Guadalajara & Guanajuato but have not yet visited these cities so hard to say if they would be suitable. Love Oaxaca city as a place to visit but I think it is just a little too small to live there - with that said you could live there very cheaply. I think coastal Oaxaca would also be worth checking out, but have not been there myself.
Re: If not in your home country, then where do you plan to retire?
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:24 pm
by ILMathTeachr
buffalofan wrote:
I think coastal Oaxaca would also be worth checking
> out, but have not been there myself.
I honeymooned in Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo and enjoyed it very much 17 years ago, fwiw. (And yes, I checked the phone books while I was there; no Andy Dufresne nor Randall Stevens listed.Very disappointed. ;-) )
Inquiry
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 12:12 am
by PsyGuy
@ILMathTeachr
You really think they (Andy) would have a (landline) phone?
Re: If not in your home country, then where do you plan to retire?
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2025 12:37 pm
by PTADV
Portugal is one of the best countries to retire. The climate is mild, the cost of living is lower than in many Western countries, healthcare is excellent, and the lifestyle is relaxed and welcoming. Many retirees also appreciate the safety, friendly communities, and beautiful coastlines.
If you’re considering your retirement options, check out this guide on retiring in Portugal.
https://www.portugalresidencyadvisors.c ... -portugal/
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2025 12:12 pm
by PsyGuy
Id prefer Spain (theres a new digital nomad visa).
Re: If not in your home country, then where do you plan to retire?
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2025 5:43 am
by Heliotrope
Spain and Portugal are both great countries.
I wouldn't mind living in either Lisbon, Porto, Madrid, Sevilla or Valencia, or perhaps smaller cities like Coimbra, Zaragoza, Braga or Bilbao.
The Azores (Portuguese archipelago in the mid-Atlantic) also look amazing, although perhaps too remote for my liking.
I already speak Spanish, so Spain might be the easier choice of the two. Lisbon does look like the nicest city of the bunch, but all seem really great, with Valencia being the runner-up for the top spot.
But while both Spain and Portugal are now relatively easy countries to retire in, the quality of healthcare, COL and the ease of getting a visa might be very different by the time I retire. Also, the Summers in Spain (and I assume Portugal) are already brutally hot at times, and might be a lot harder to endure in a decade or two.
Even though I like to plan ahead, sadly I'll have to wait and see what the world looks like when I'm closer to retirement, but both Spain and Portugal are definitely countries I'll keep an eye on. It's really sad that neither countries has great international schools with a decent savings potential.