Have you considered Mexico? It’s becoming more popular for Americans to retire there. It’s still close enough to the US.
In fact Mexico is missing out on a huge bump to their economy from American retirees. Your money goes further, warm weather year round, good food, cheap housing. If they can clean up their crime and corruption, along with their water issue with water stress and shitty plumbing Contaiminating water.
Not to be facetious but that’s why it’s cheap! Mexico looks amazing my family would love to visit and even live there for a while .
it’s actually getting more expensive because of the retired americans. kinda like florida and hawaii
I’ve visited Mexico maybe twenty times in my life, and every time I get sick. I’ve learned to drink no tap water, no ice, wash up with soap multiples times daily, no buffets, nothing made a difference. Within a few days I’m sick. A Mexican doctor once told me that my personal hygiene was poor, he was comically condescending about it, and the bastard charged me US$50 for his opinion.
Finally, if you can believe it, Procter & Gamble (a consumer products company, not a health company per se) released a patented gut-flora conditioner called Align. It’s an oral capsule containing a genetically engineered bacteria, I think.
It isn’t prophylactic; you have to get sick first - but it works within just a few hours. You poop it out, unfortunately (for me, great news for P&G tho). Worked like a champ the last two times.
I wouldn’t move to Mexico without a pallet or so of it.
So you are in the US right now, right?
I would suggest Costa Rica over Mexico if you’re going that route. Many Americans retiring there & it’s a lot safer, if farther away from the U.S.
As a former U.S. colony, it’s very easy for an American to obtain permanent residency in the Philippines. You just need to prove fixed income and put $10K in a bank. Plenty of beautiful islands and it’s extremely cheap. Super friendly people. On the other hand, there’s the food (sigh) and the lack of infrastructure and third world healthcare, which will be a serious issue if you’re older. Flights to Taiwan are abundant and cheap and short.
Malaysia is what you’re looking for.
Yes, do you have any suggestions?
Go to google dot com, choose AI Mode and query:
best town or small city in US to retire to save the most money in taxes and expenses?
Do some own research.
Uh no this one is real. If you’re buying organic or healthy groceries in Taiwan, if you can find it, it’s very expensive. The US at least has chains like Sprouts that offer more “affordable” healthy foods.
I’m confused. You started a discussion about whether to retire in Mainland China, and then a few posts later say you’re unable to retire in Mainland China.
You’re Taiwanese, not Chinese.
This person can’t keep their story straight.
Even if legit, I doubt there are any “fellow overseas Chinese” posting on here.
The whole thing is ridiculous.
Right, and whether you have easy access to a chain like sprouts depends on where you’re at. You ever see a sprouts at a rural area or poorer neighborhood? Ie places where cost of living in the US is going to be cheap? I don’t think I have.
Depends on which region and your definition of rural. Sprouts has a quite a few stores in midsize towns plus Natural Grocers and other chains like Hy-Vee are in exurban and small town areas. Not to mention major chains like Kroger all have healthy/organic food sections now.
I’d agree with urban ghettos that only have liquor stores and convenience stores, but outside of that healthy food is not difficult to find in the US.
While in Taiwan most people eat out and vendors tend to use the cheapest oil and ingredients possible. It’s expensive to make all your own food and eat healthy in Taiwan.
I’m having one of those “suddenly it’s everywhere” moments: I don’t think I’d heard of Sprouts until last week when it showed up in Pluribus. I certainly spent a few minutes of the episode not realizing she was discussing a company. And now suddenly the name is all over this thread.
Things come in threes, so I guess a student is about to hand in an assignment about the chain?
Maybe in super affluent areas, but while the Kroger in my regular ol’ affluent area carries some organic items, they don’t have organic sections to speak of.
You still have fruits and vegetables though now don’t ya?
Now try buying all your groceries and cooking at home in Taiwan provided you have a proper kitchen to do so. It ain’t cheap. Which is why so many opt for the cheap take out food.
Yep. Lousy enough that I go to the Publix further away. 
Tons of poor people in Taiwan do it.
Happens plenty in the US too… people are lazy. It’s generally not actually the better financial move.