Questions, answered with numbers

One page per question. The answer is in the first two sentences, the figures are underneath it, and every figure names where it came from.

• How Much Does It Cost to Move Abroad From the US?

  The move itself runs a few thousand dollars. What decides whether you can stay is the monthly number, and that is published for 66 countries.

• How Much Money Do You Need to Retire Abroad?

  Less than most people assume in 24 countries, more than they assume in nine. The threshold is set twice: by the cost of living, and by the visa.

• Can I Collect Social Security If I Live Abroad?

  Yes, in most of the world. The Social Security Administration pays beneficiaries in well over a hundred countries, with a short list of exceptions.

• The Cheapest Countries to Live In, by Published Price Levels

  Not a cost-of-living index built from guesses. Price levels measured by statistical agencies, applied to one fixed American monthly budget of $2,086.

• The Best Countries to Live On a Budget, and What Each One Requires

  Where a fixed monthly budget goes furthest, filtered by the harder question: whether that country will actually grant you residency on that amount.

• Cheap Countries Where English Actually Gets You Through the Day

  Where English is an official or widely used language and the cost of living is still low, with the measured price and healthcare numbers for each one.

• Do I Pay US Taxes If I Live Abroad?

  Yes, always — the US taxes citizens on worldwide income wherever they live. Whether the second country taxes you too depends on one article of a treaty.