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What this tool does
Retirement visas usually hinge on one number: the monthly income you can prove. This tool takes yours and sorts the 81 destinations we cover into three honest groups: countries you clear, countries that are borderline for your band, and countries where the requirement is discretionary or varies. Each result shows the requirement itself plus the things that decide whether clearing it is actually good news: relative cost of living, healthcare strength, safety and climate.
What the data says right now
A retiree with USD 2,000 a month currently clears the published requirement in more than twenty countries. At the accessible end sit routes like Panama and Costa Rica (USD 1,000 pension income) and Portugal’s D7 (about one Portuguese minimum wage); at the other end, several popular destinations have no retirement route at all, whatever your income, and the tool says so rather than pointing you at a workaround.
Figures are for a single applicant; couples usually need 25 to 50 percent more. Thresholds are converted at approximate rates and marked as guidelines where no official minimum exists. General information, not immigration or financial advice.