Grab our FREE expat newsletter and get immediate access to all our past editions, the cost of living & moving calculator, and a 20% discount on the eCourse. Opt-in here: https://liveabroadnow.com/newsletter/

Love your video and the different countries around the world that are still affordable , easy and safety in living there. I agree about driving like many people driving in the US. The lack of police and the no respect of police is showing where I live at and gives me more reason to travel to any country in the world. Your information is valuable.

I would recomend Brazil. Specially the states on northeast shore. 2000 usd could provide you a high midle class there. The climate and weather is nice every year, there are plentys of amazing beaches and you can get the public healthy system.

Buenos Aires Argentina and Argentina did not make your list Argentina is fantastic I lived in Buenos Aires Argentina for nearly 10 years.

Hi, nice to find you channel, but a little advice, I suggest you visit these places before you give out all this information. I have lived in all these countries you mentioned and many of these places you gave misinformation about. Most of those Magazines that you are gathering your sources from are not accurate because the information is not based in actual facts from real expats or from locals that live there. For example, Portugal is no longer affordable for most American retirees living on retirement anymore, because the prices of apartments has gone up about 50 percent since I first went there in 2019 as a digital nomad and returned in 2021, and there are so many Youtubers telling every retiree to go there, now it has become difficult to find decent apartments in the cities. Please visit those places and see for yourself before you get your hopes up about a Country because they are never like the "travel resource Magazines" say, and taking a friends word sometimes don't align either. I have traveled most of European Countries and there are many beautiful affordable one's that go unnoticed such as Eastern European Countries. People tend to only follow what other expats are doing instead of exploring themselves first. I am from California and I thought I wouldn't like cold weather, but after opening my mind and giving those cold Countries a chance, I found that I love cold weather now, it 's quite lovely having four seasons of weather. I am not retiree aged, but I am a full time digital nomad that left the USA 7 years ago and working on getting Residency in Europe because of the Universal health care and close access to other European Countries that I love visiting. Anyways, sorry for the long comment and, good luck with your upcoming travels. 🙂

I was in Colombia for 2 months, you won't find that much english spoken and there is a lot of regionalisms in the spanish like bill paid is cancellado so your spanish better be quite good or it will be a strange isolated kind of life. Healthiest food EVER can be found if you look for it.

Ecuador is affordable and the currency is US dollars

Gonna hit up all these places next year.

Don't you remember chicken bus in romancing the stone?

a fellow Bohemian!! woohooo

atta go Amelia!

Straka means magpie in Czech

Head to Thailand from nov to march. Try the north like Chaing mai and area from nov to december and then head south after that to avoid the smoke from farmers burning brush. So much to offer and cost can be very cheap. Skip Cambodia. Try Malaysia while in area.

My only issue with Portugal is the Latitude being 38-41 Deg north of the Equator it doesn't have a Year round tropical climate & with me living already 34 Deg North It doesn't fit what I'm looking for.

Healthcare in Nicaragua While traveling in Nicaragua with a group of my students, one of them needed to visit the emergency room. After all the tests and treatments where done and the prescription medicine was given out, a four hour visit cost a whopping $64(US). That was at the best private clinic in Granada. The doctor and staff were courteous and helpful. 👍

Once again, great video! I love following your channel. My goal is to retire in Ecuador in 7-10 years and I learn so much from you both. Thanks for making such excellent videos.

Thank you for posting this informative video Amelia & JP. As in all of your videos, you come across as genuine and approachable.
Could you make a similar Top Ten video but using a larger budget of US$3,000 or even US$3,500/month? Thanks in advance!

This was a great video that gave me lots to think about. Thank you.

I really enjoyed the reviews and some of my favorite countries made the top 10 list. I am residing in Ecuador and very happy it was 2nd. Health care is a priority and efficiency y as important as effectiveness. That's why I chose it over Colombia. 💓💓

Hola, great information 👍. We retired in Costa Rica and absolutely love our lives here. We have been to Nicaragua, however the government is too corrupt for us to want to live there !! We hope to visit Vietnam and Ecuador and Peru one day 😊.

its interesting no one on YT ever mentions the level of air pollution in Medellin and Bogota, as these city rest in the valleys especially on cloudy humid days 70% of the time air quality is poor .. I just have spent 7 months in Medellin and from an Australians point of view not a lot of sunshine ……..

we are looking at Vietnam, in particular DaNang or Hoi An as a retirement location (Less than 5 years and counting!). Traveling there in February to check things out.

Feedback on your list. I am entering my 9th year of living in Cambodia, and have had a wonderful experience here. Of significant importance to me is the overhead represented by governments in the countries I chose to live in. I have found the Cambodian government excellent to work with. As far as visas are concerned, no problem, I simply go to the local travel agent and give them my passport, pay the fee, approx $300, and in a few days I pick up my passport with new visa. That alone should put Cambodia near the top of your list. I also lived for 7 year in Thailand and the government overhead and incompetence is horrendous there. That is enough to inspire me to never enter the country again. My last visit, a year or 2 ago, I stayed 3 months and rented an space to that time. The landlord refused to give me my deposit back, and I left that apartment in better condition then when I arrived. Also I had to get a visa extension and it took most of the day sitting and waiting for my extension. I consider that incompetence, and Cambodia is just so, so much easier to handle these types of things. People refer to the Thai as having smiles and sweet lips. I add and a black heart, and I have had a large number of experiences to verify my judgement. Check out English, Thai news sites and notice the increasing violence against foreigners in the country, including shootings and murders. My favorite annoyance is that all expats must report their address on a monthly basis which I find unnecessary.
Also, I spent excessive time, over several years, researching Portugal and was committed to moving their. However, the Portuguese embassy in Bangkok, was rude to work with and never once answered my emails related to obtaining a visa. I complained on the internet and several other people verified my complaint. To make matters worse, one can not go to Portugal to initiate the residency process. On top of that, in my opinion, the Portuguese Government overhead is completely over the top. By the way, the water everywhere in Portugal is cold, cold cold. In the Algarve, I thought i could escape that problem by going to the far east location right next to Spain. The water there, on the hottest days, at best will reach a temp of 60's F.
Even Italy suffers from that problem, on the shores of the Abruzzo province, in the summer the water can reach 68 F. Oh, while the Algarve and Lisbon are the pop culture favorites these day, Abruzzo, Italy offer an unparalleled beauty. It is ranked as the cleanest, greenest area of Europe. Get this, 30 to 40 minutes to ski or sea. Check it out. I have been considering getting my Italian citizenship via my grandfather, but with the war in Europe a wild card and put that on the back burner. My #1 choice is Panama, which for some unknown reason is not on your list. Panama is ranked #1, ahead of Portugal, on several list. I will head to Panama, after my home in Bangkok sales. That is a whole other Thai nightmare enmeshed with Thai property law and scams perpetrated by Thai women on unsuspecting expats. I look forward to your answer regarding Panama. You two are my favorites and I respect your quality work. With Ecuador, I am impressed with the quality of there towns and cities. Are they as good as your videos indicate or is it a matter of great editing?

Great list….. but Nicaragua but not Malaysia??

I don’t have time for it atm, but the methodology behind the World’s Best index that you’re referencing could be interesting. For others who might also be curious, what they’re talking about is “Top Countries” in the drop-down menu.

I personally couldn’t care less about who’s richer than anybody needs to be. My interest in Ecuador is about more sustainable values than that, & my impression of the two of you has been that you’re also into a more sane way of life. Honestly not jerking your chains or otherwise messing with you, I’m just curious – why not use the World Happiness Report?

For a comparative purpose if no other.

Be Well, 🤘😎

Thank you Amelia & JP!!

How can Peru be #1, being so poorly rated on health care. #62 is nothing to brag about.

I stayed in Portugal awhile, it's definitely a nice place! Generally honest people too.

I lived in Bolivia for about 5 years and consider there my home away from home. Nevertheless, there are two sides of Bolivia and mostly you referred to Altiplano, La Paz´s one. The other side is absolutely the opposite of those mountains, Santa Cruz de La Sierra´s. Both are equally beautiful. But as I said, different. I just missed my other home in the list. Though I understand why you have not mentioned it, I am quite inclined to say once you come and see it for what it is closely, you can be surprised ;). I would recommend visiting Minas and São Paulo countryside on a first visit. Cheers guys! Much love from São Paulo.

Hi guys Ecuadorian here great list. So happy to hear about the citizenship.
I don't know we're y'all are but,if ever need anything in Quito, me and my family are happy to help you ❤️
Blessings

Great video as always,,,,,I’m not single and can’t convince my partner to leave the US,,,at least I can visit some these countries ,,,,,

HI JP and Amelia, I am a French Canadian and I have received my Ecuadorian nationality on Dec 16th, 2019. I am soo proud to be at the same level of all my ecuadorian friends and proud to show my new cedula indicating Nacionalidad: ecuatoriana. If I can give you an advise, learn by heart, the national anthem. In the Spanish test, there are questions about politicians, date of holidays, etc…I was asked to write the national anthem, this was easy because I love the song. My stress was very high level and for nothing. If you study well, it will be easy..Good Luck.

@17:50 I like the thunder right before announcing the #1 on your list 🇵🇪 PERU.

Thanks for another great video, What place is the us on the health care list?

Can't believe you would not include mexico, possible you have a unfavorable opinion…..😐

Great list. I’m surprised Malaysia didn’t make the list. It’s modern, has great food, affordable healthcare, English is widely spoke and with a very low cost of living.

I'm a semi retired Canadian that has lived in Lima for years and currently live in a very sunny part of northern Peru and it really is very affordable. I'm surprised you guys never mentioned the quality of the cuisine here, it's world class with 2 restaurants in Lima ranking on the top 10 on the world's 50 best restaurants list and Lima has 2 restaurants in 1st and 2nd place on the list of latin america's 50 best restaurants apart from plenty more in the top 50. A lot of well travelled tourists tend to agree that it has the best cuisine in latin america.

Private health care is extremely affordable, quick to attend and the medical professionals are far more competent than the medical professionals in Vancouver Canada.
I paid about 15 USD total to remove two wisdom teeth with xray and everything without insurance, back home they would have charged me 150 usd per tooth not including x-ray.

Cosmetic surgery in an affluent neighborhood in lima where english is spoken is generally 1/3 the cost of the US but the cost in the middle class neighborhoods is lower albeit spanish may be needed.

Love it here. In the upper middle class parts of lima you can get around with just english as the locals are usually highly educated and it's very safe in this area as long as you stay in the affluent districts.

thanks Amelia & JP. You two are great! Loved that thunder!

Hi guys,,Well we made it after 8 years and we’re now in our 3rd week in Ecuador.We stayed at Otorongo for a few days then shuttled down to Vilcabamba where we stayed at Izhcayluma with old friends Peter and Raik. We have now been here officially one week and settled into our “Roundhouse” about an20 minute walk into town ….owned by an expat and enjoying once again the ambient sounds of the countryside..We were originally going to stay 3 months but have decided to stay 6 with options of getting retirement visas before our time is up..Thanks for all you do and you certainly were instrumental in reigniting my love for this beautiful country.

Thanks for this super video. I always learn so much interesting information from your great work. 👏👏

Thank you Unconventionals.

What do you think about Manta airport?

Mexico is also a very inexpensive country to live. Lots of ex pat there. I lived there 6 months last year. I broke my foot while there and found their health care system fabulous.

Im flying back ,soon- having a medical procedure in the US. Your video spoke of 4 ciountries i have considered recuperating in for 6mo.Thailand or Columbia are at the top.Columbia first being the excellent health care
being #1. Portugal sounds promising,also…Excellent video.
Thanks,guys..Chow!

I’m curious, what was it about Chile that kept it off the top 10?

Amelia and JP, have you moved out of Cuenca again? Sometimes you refer to Cuenca in the past tense.

If Ecuador raised the minimum ex-pat monthly income above your pension income while living there, does that mean you have to leave the country?

I have autoimmune issue needs specific medical help when needed thats a huge consideration.

morning from South Africa Johannesburg myself and my husband really enjoying your content. we live well here able to save money. we do want live even cheaper.