CEOWORLD magazine has placed Greece in the Top 5 countries for expat retirement in 2024 after releasing the “Global Expat Retirement Index 2024 Survey”, a guide listing the countries that offer the most stability for those thinking of retiring abroad.
A leading business magazine for CEOs, CFOs, high-level executive professionals, business leaders, and high net worth individuals, CEOWORLD assessed each country based on local friendliness, health, and well-being, quality of life, ease of settling in, recreation, culture, nightlife, and diverse culinary options.
Greece ranked 5th on a list of 50 countries with a score of 95.07.
Preceding Greece on the list were Taiwan in first place with a score of 95.67, followed by Spain (95.31), Portugal (95.29), and Mexico (95.2). Completing the Top 10 list after Greece were the United Arab Emirates, France, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam.
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The report’s analysts attributed Greece’s top performance to good rankings in local friendliness, quality of life, ease of settling in, and to its reasonable cost of living, which they found to be around 35 percent cheaper than in the United States. “Expats can enjoy modern amenities and a high-quality lifestyle for an average of 2,000 dollars per month,” it said.
Earlier this month, Greece was once again listed among the Top 10 best places in the world to retire in 2024, according to the 2024 Global Retirement Index released by International Living.
The country ranked 7th with an overall score of 77 and was described as a “dream vacation destination”.
In addition to the fine weather, cost of living, friendly property prices and cost of living, Greece is winning over retirees with its Golden Visa program. via greektravelpages.gr
PS Among best countries for early retirement, but for Greek retirees not so much…
“PS Among best countries for early retirement, but for Greek retirees not so much…”
Agreed. Also, following Brexit, not so much now for UK retirees who are not high net worth. I was lucky enough to relocate to Greece long before Brexit, first to work here and then to retire here, and so I can stay. Today I would not be able to do either.
And if you move to another country to live, you’re an immigrant. Not an “ex-pat”, however rich and CEO you are
I’m with you, Warwick, on this one. I retired here 18 years ago from the UK and it was easy going and affordable.
Post Brexit things have changed and not for the better. No longer do Brits have the freedom to come and work in the tourist sector. Consequently, there is a manpower shortage for the restaurants, bars and tavernas in the tourist areas.
However, one good aspect of that is the business owners now have to offer a better rate of pay to attract staff, still pathetically low.
Both my wife and myself are lucky in that we have works pensions as well as UK State pensions. Otherwise there is no way we could stay.
For all that, I cannot envisage ever returning to the UK to live, even if we could afford to do so.
2000 dollars a month? well, considering in greece that puts them in the top 10 percent or so of the population income wise, i guess that certainly would make for a more comfortable arrangement!
greeks living on 5-8 hundred a month.. i guess we should just shut up and get back to work..