Comments on: The Cheapest Places to Live, Part 3

By: tim

tim — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:45:56 +0000

Bryan. Cheap+ good diving would be Belize, Roatan, parts of Mexico, Egypt, parts of Southeast Asia, parts of India. Advantages to Latin America are it’s relatively easy to be legal or at least get a long tourist visa and not have to leave every month or two like you do in Thailand or Indonesia.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:41:22 +0000

Im currently seeking a place to retire. I use to teach scuba years ago and wouldnt mind getting back into the sport as a part-time job. However, Im on a strict budget, and have a great desire to live near the beach/water. Belieze has been mentioned as a possible place. Would you have additional information on this question? Thanks

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:31:33 +0000

I only have $770 a month & about %50k in the bank, where would be a good place to retire where it is safe & nice?

By: Debora Edholm

Debora Edholm — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:54:19 +0000

Selling my lovely reasonable priced home for 50,000 dollars worth 80,000 in a great neighborhood near San Jose but far enough away to avoid crime and close to good schools. My father is ill and need to return to states. Email me at crtsdye@gmail.com Thanks Debora

By: David

David — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:59:40 +0000

I have spent some time in Peru, and have talked to other people living in countries as Panama, brazil, costa rica. few others, I see all the time how some sites say you can live good with 1000 dollars a month, this is garbage, and lies, or they really do not know, but it is very misleading,if you want to sit home most of the time, maybe you can live on 1000 a month in some places, people read that junk, and began to believe it, very very misleading garbage,

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:48:27 +0000

I moved to Cambodia to retire 3 years ago. Property was very cheap when I got here, but in Phnom Penh it’s getting expensive because of the economic boom. Rent in the city is still very cheap $300 for a 5 bedroom 6 bathroom house now. I love the culture here, because the country is not westernised, no Big Macs sorry and Khmer people are rate the second most friendly people in the world. I lived a couple years before in Thailand and I like the country, but hate the immigration laws and they drive on the wrong side of the road and air-polution and traffic in Bangkok are the worst. Here you can still buy land for $2/sqm 20km outside the city and build a beautiful Villa for less than $100,000.In S.E.A. Cambodia gets my vote weather is great too. HOT. and no hurricanes or tsunamis.

By: tim

tim — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:49:16 +0000

Sorry Lee, but I’m not a retirement consultant for hire. See the resources listed above and note that it’s a moving target; this post is two years old! Panama has gotten significantly more expensive in that time.

By: lee boyd

lee boyd — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:25:52 +0000

my husband and i want to retire and live part time outside of the US but keep citizenship. Give us pros and cons of Panama and any other info. we need to know

By: Moh

Moh — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:44:53 +0000

I’m looking for a place in the USA which is cheap enough for 1600 income and a place where I can study for MA in ESL because I have been awarded a schoolarship.

By: vicki

vicki — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:06:57 +0000

My husband is disabled. He only gets about $1,200 per month and we are raising a grandchild. I would desperately love to sell my home, find another place to live, and get out of Texas. A place in the U.S. that is safe and the cheapest (it has to be really cheap) and near medical facilities.