{"id":216018,"date":"2023-01-09T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=216018"},"modified":"2023-01-08T22:01:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T15:01:25","slug":"thailand-best-in-asia-for-retirees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2023\/01\/thailand-best-in-asia-for-retirees\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand best in Asia for retirees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SINGAPORE, 9 January 2023: Thailand is the only Asian destination to feature in the 2023 Annual Global Retirement Index&#8217;s top 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It crept into the top chart sharing the 9<sup>th<\/sup> position with Italy, while Portugal was the star performer taking the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now in its 30<sup>th<\/sup> year, Living International claims its retirement index is the most in-depth survey of its kind based on seven categories \u2013 housing, cost of living, visa\/benefits, affinity rating, governance, climate and healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Portugal topped the score line with an average of 87.43, and Columbia, in 10<sup>th<\/sup> place, averaged 73.57.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mexico, in second place, averaged 84.14, followed by Panama in third place with a score of 84.00. Ecuador ranked fourth with 85.57, and Costa Rica fifth with 79.14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three European destinations \u2013 Spain, Greece and France \u2013 took the sixth, seven and eighth slots. Thailand and Italy shared the ninth slot, and Columbia took the 10th place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In its favour, Thailand topped the cost-of-living category with a score of 96, while France was the most expensive (56), but it shed points in four categories; housing (62), visas (58), climate (58) and health care (76) to a smaller degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Living International estimated a couple could enjoy retirement in Thailand on a budget of USD2,500. At the top end of the chart, retirees could live in Portugal on a budget between USD2,000 and USD3,000.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"587\" height=\"429\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-216019 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-2.jpg 587w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-2-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-2-575x420.jpg 575w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 587px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 587\/429;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Survey chart: Living International<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE, 9 January 2023: Thailand is the only Asian destination to feature in the 2023 Annual Global Retirement Index&#8217;s top 10. 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