Which if these spots might be your just-right place?

24 countries ranked and rated across 7 categories

Unsubscribe    What's Your Perfect Lifestyle? We'll Show You Where You Can Find It... and Spend Less than You Do Now Hi there, The average middle-class retiree household in the US spends around $65,000 annually—that's about $5,400 a month. Yet that doesn't bankroll a particularly fancy lifestyle. Most folks live carefully—even frugally.  But if you carried that pot of funds to the right spot abroad, you could watch it expand—like rice on a stove. All of a sudden, you'd have more to play with. Instead of pinching pennies, you'll ask yourself, "What do I do with all this cash?" You could afford to live better: Never scrape a car window again. Never clean another bathroom. Never do another load of laundry. Never make another bed. Never trim the hedge or mow the grass. You could live in a place where the weather suits you year-round. And you could afford a housekeeper and a gardener. Heck, you could get rid of your car and just hire a driver when you need to get out and about. You could, in fact, have all those luxuries—and still spend half what you would if you stayed at home. Because in the best-value places abroad, a couple can live quite well on less than $30,000 a year (that's less than $2,500 a month). We'll show you how—and where—in the 2026 Global Retirement Index. Learn how to claim your copy here with this special membership offer. Go Where Your Dollars Buy You More... and Step into a More Luxurious Life We've been ranking the world's best places to retire for the last 35 years... but our 2026 list may just be our most controversial yet... Because the country that takes the top spot is a dark horse... it's deserving, just not super-well-known. That makes it a great time to go—because good values abound. In this sun-swept retreat you could rightly call the Hamptons of the Mediterranean, the pace is slow... the locals are friendly... the blue-sea surroundings are postcard-perfect... and you can enjoy a comfortable life for as little as $2,500 a month, rent included. Our correspondent says that she and her husband live "lavishly" on about $3,200 a month.   She says, "As I sit on my private roof terrace, watching the setting sun light the landscape golden, kissing the snow-capped peaks of distant mountains, and sparkling on the blue waters of the sea... I know I made the right choice."  To find out where this top finisher is, put your name on the list here to get your copy of the Global Retirement Index 2026—free with this special IL membership offer. It's not just in our top pick—but in all of the 24 countries our experts compare, contrast, rank, and rate—that you'll find your dollars can stretch. It comes down to value... An apartment with a water view in Naples, Florida could easily set you back $1.3 million or more. Yet an apartment in Medieval Palermo, Sicily—beautifully renovated and steps from the coast in a nice neighborhood—could be yours for €350,000. Or consider Costa Rica... on the "Gold Coast" along the northern Pacific, you can find a move-in-ready condo a short walk from the beach for as little as $252,500. You simply get more bang for your buck in the right spots overseas. And that means you could afford to live a richer, more interesting life. Retire this way, overseas—and you could afford to relax and enjoy yourself. Our Global Retirement Index 2026 points you to the best places in the world to do it today.  Put your name on the list here to get your copy of the Global Retirement Index 2026. Warmly, Jennifer Stevens Executive Editor, International Living P.S. Whether you're looking for a friendly, good-value city… a beach town… a highland retreat… an historic colonial community… or a lakeside getaway… we can point you to your best options on the planet today. If you rely on the internet for intelligence about retiring, investing, or living in any number of good-value escapes around the world—you're going to find a lot of information out there that's outdated, incomplete, or just plain wrong. That's why we asked our experts based around the world to help us put our 2026 Global Retirement Index together. Because what you really need is the full, reliable story. Not just generic, crowd-sourced facts and figures... but real-world, on-the-ground data and advice from seasoned experts about what to do with all of it. That's what we deliver. Go here to make sure you get your copy of the 2026 Global Retirement Index—yours free when you take advantage of this special, deeply discounted IL membership offer available right now. Inbox too crowded? 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