Where to retire to?
I saw these two lists on FB, for fun I’m sharing it below. Do you own diligence. I don’t know if Vietnam ($1,000/month) and Thailand ($650/month) differs this much.
15 Most expensive places to retire in 2025 
1. Monaco: $5,500+/mo
2. Bermuda: $5,000+/mo
3. Singapore: $4,800+/mo
4. New York City, USA: $4,500+/mo
5. Cayman Islands: $4,500+/mo
6. San Francisco, USA: $4,300+/mo
7. Switzerland: $4,200+/mo
8. Iceland: $4,100+/mo
9. Denmark: $4,000+/mo
10. Norway: $3,900+/mo
11. Honolulu, USA: $3,800+/mo
12. Australia: $3,800+/mo
13. United Kingdom: $3,700+/mo
14. Ireland: $3,600+/mo
15. Netherlands: $3,500+/mo
… and 12 cheapest countries for retirement in 2025:
- Portugal: $2,500/month
- Spain: $2,200/month
- France: $2,000/mo
- Greece: $1,500–$2,000/month
- Panama: $2,400/month
- Costa Rica: $2,500+/month
- Mexico: $1,000/month
- Colombia: $1,500/month
- Ecuador: $1,500/month
- Malaysia: $1,500/month
- Vietnam: $1,000/month
- Thailand: $650/month
