# Opinions on places in the world for Americans to retire to cheaply **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 17, 2025, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-places-in-the-world-for-americans-to-retire-to-cheaply/1014410 "2025-02-17T10:30:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 23
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My wife and I are currently kicking around the idea of retiring to Costa Rica. I started a similar thread awhile back that got some great replies. It’s a few years old, but the info should still be pretty relevant: > [@Best countries to retire to...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-countries-to-retire-to/933667): > > So, retirement age is getting closer on the horizon-- about 10 years out, give or take. My wife and my retirement plans are doing so-so: we’ll have savings but probably not enough to last in the states if we live to an inconveniently old age, unless we really lower our standard of living. Also I worry about the ridiculous cost of health care as a retired old person in the U.S… My wife has talked about moving somewhere exotic after retirement-- she’s mentioned Thailand, mainly I think because sh… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-places-in-the-world-for-americans-to-retire-to-cheaply/1014410)._