7 Towns Abroad on $1,500 Social Security in 2027: Cheapest Isn't Best

Money, health, visas and the first year - the whole guide: retirement-atlas.page-shelf.com Ray tests a $1,500 Social Security check in seven towns in seven countries. For each one you get the rent, the monthly budget for a single person or a couple, the cost of health cover after 65, the distance to serious medical care, and the flight time home. It's for retirees from the US, Canada and the UK who want to know where that money really lasts in 2027, and why the cheapest town isn't the one Ray would pick. Ray is a narrative character; his own stories are dramatized. Prices and rules change - check them before you move. 0:00 Intro 0:17 No. 7 — Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria 1:35 No. 6 — Battambang, Cambodia 3:27 No. 5 — Shkodër, Albania 5:40 No. 4 — Castelo Branco, Portugal 8:05 No. 3 — Armenia, Colombia 10:29 No. 2 — Dumaguete, Philippines 13:03 No. 1 — David, Panama 15:33 Who should not make this move 16:27 Seven towns, four numbers each 17:15 Where I would go, and you? The Retirement Atlas compares places to retire abroad on a real budget. Every town is checked for rent, monthly costs, health care, and how far you'd be from family and from a good hospital. If you want the full plans and checklists behind these videos, you'll find them at retirement-atlas.page-shelf.com #RetireAbroad #RetireOnSocialSecurity #ExpatRetirement #CostOfLivingAbroad Music: "New Direction" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Photos (Wikimedia Commons): Battambang: shankar s. from Dubai, united arab emirates — CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) — commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:What_a_pitiful_waste!_(14452014185).jpg Battambang: shankar s. from Dubai, united arab emirates — CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) — commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Battambang_seems_to_have_had_quite_a_large_station_(14265560487).jpg Shkodër: Dardani89 — Public domain — commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shkoder.JPG Shkodër: You may re-use this image under the terms of the license using the following ref — CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) — commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2013-10-03_View_from_Rozafa_Castle,_Shkod%C3%ABr_0271.jpg Dumaguete: Cristian Bortes — CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) — commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dumaguete_Negros_Oriental.jpg Dumaguete: Cristian Bortes — CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) — commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dumaguete_Negros_Oriental_2.jpg