50 best cities with good healthcare and a retirement visa

Best cities with strong public healthcare and a retirement visa

59 of the 148 cities we cover make this list; here are the top 50, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai ranks first. Cheapest: Penang at $925/mo all-in. Most pleasant year-round: Cuenca, 12 months.

How this list is chosen

Strong healthcare access: 70+ on the WHO Universal Health Coverage service index (how well essential care reaches the population).
The country has a retirement or passive-income residence visa Americans can apply for (pension or savings instead of a job).

Ranked with the City Finder's default weights for cost, climate, safety, internet and visa-free stay. Change the weights in the City Finder →

#25⭐ 72 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 🌫️ Poor air🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $2,940/mo🥵 Sep 103°F

#	City	$/mo	⭐ Fit
1	🇹🇭 Chiang MaiThailand	$1,041	82
2	🇲🇾 PenangMalaysia	$925	81
3	🇪🇨 CuencaEcuador	$952	80
4	🇨🇱 Viña del MarChile	$1,159	80
5	🇵🇹 EriceiraPortugal	≈$1,575	80ⓘ
6	🇪🇸 Las PalmasSpain	$1,818	79
7	🇧🇷 FlorianópolisBrazil	$1,256	76
8	🇪🇸 SevilleSpain	$1,712	76
9	🇪🇸 AlicanteSpain	$1,854	76
10	🇪🇸 MalagaSpain	$2,217	76
11	🇵🇹 PortoPortugal	$2,133	75
12	🇪🇨 QuitoEcuador	$1,036	74
13	🇧🇷 CuritibaBrazil	$1,106	74
14	🇧🇷 Belo HorizonteBrazil	$1,160	74
15	🇹🇭 PhuketThailand	$1,361	74
16	🇹🇭 BangkokThailand	$1,367	73
17	🇦🇱 TiranaAlbania	$1,627	73
18	🇧🇬 SofiaBulgaria	$1,647	73
19	🇲🇽 QuerétaroMexico	$1,704	73
20	🇪🇸 ValenciaSpain	$2,214	73
21	🇵🇹 LisbonPortugal	$2,512	73
22	🇵🇾 AsunciónParaguay	$1,205	72
23	🇨🇴 MedellínColombia	$1,644	72
24	🇲🇹 VallettaMalta	$2,370	72
25	🇦🇪 Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates	$2,940	72
26	🇨🇱 ValparaísoChile	$1,130	71
27	🇨🇱 SantiagoChile	$1,285	71
28	🇨🇴 BogotáColombia	$1,344	71
29	🇹🇷 IstanbulTurkey	$1,676	71
30	🇪🇸 MadridSpain	$2,529	71
31	🇧🇷 Porto AlegreBrazil	$1,088	70
32	🇧🇬 BanskoBulgaria	≈$1,170	69ⓘ
33	🇲🇾 Kuala LumpurMalaysia	$1,246	69
34	🇬🇷 AthensGreece	$1,679	69
35	🇨🇷 San JoséCosta Rica	$1,991	69
36	🇧🇷 São PauloBrazil	$1,390	68
37	🇮🇹 RomeItaly	$2,237	68
38	🇨🇾 LimassolCyprus	$2,632	68
39	🇦🇷 Buenos AiresArgentina	$1,641	67
40	🇨🇴 CartagenaColombia	≈$1,844	67
41	🇵🇦 Panama CityPanama	$2,114	67
42	🇦🇷 CórdobaArgentina	$1,292	66
43	🇲🇽 GuadalajaraMexico	$1,637	66
44	🇺🇾 MontevideoUruguay	$1,688	66
45	🇦🇪 DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	$3,593	66
46	🇧🇷 FortalezaBrazil	$995	65
47	🇦🇷 MendozaArgentina	$1,131	64
48	🇺🇾 Punta del EsteUruguay	≈$1,945	64ⓘ
49	🇪🇸 BarcelonaSpain	$2,618	64
50	🇧🇷 Rio de JaneiroBrazil	$1,485	63

Best cities with strong public healthcare and a retirement visa

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