Step #3, Day 7 Assignment

Those examples should prompt your thinking. Now it’s over to you.

By now, you have a good idea what you’re looking for and what you can afford. Now you need to thin-slice your options.

To help with that work, I offer the following resources. Here are cost-of-living guides, written with the would-be expat or retiree in mind, for the destinations I’m recommending you focus on:

Super Cheap (Under $1,200)

1. Argentina
   • Mendoza
2. Belize
   • Cayo
3. Cambodia
   • Phnom Penh
4. Colombia
   • Bucaramanga
5. Dominican Republic
   • Moncion
   • Samana region
6. Ecuador
   • Cuenca
   • Loja
7. Malaysia
   • George Town
   • Ipoh
   • Johor Bahru
   • Kota Kinabalu
   • Kuching
   • Kundasang
8. Mexico
   • Bahia de Navidad
   • Guanajuato
   • San Miguel de Allende
9. Panama
   • Las Tablas
10. Philippines
    • Cebu
    • Dumaguete
    • Olango Island
    • Tagaytay
11. Thailand
    • Chiang Mai
    • Pai
    • Phuket
12. Turkey
    • Istanbul
13. Vietnam
    • Da Nang
    • Hoi An
    • Nha Trang

Moderate ($1,200 to $2,000)

1. Belize
   • Ambergris Caye
   • Northern Belize
2. Dominican Republic
   • Las Terrenas
   • Santo Domingo
3. France
   • Carcassonne  
   • Occitanie (Languedoc)
   • Pau
   • Saint Chinian
4. Honduras
   • Roatan
5. Indonesia
   • Bali
6. Ireland
   • Kilkenny and the Barrow Region
   • Tralee
   • Waterford and the Copper Coast
7. Italy
   • Abruzzo
8. Malaysia
   • Kuala Lumpur
9. Mexico
   • Puerto Vallarta
10. Nicaragua
    • Granada
11. Panama
    • Boquete
    • El Valle
    • Pedasi
12. Portugal
    • Algarve
    • Lisbon
13. Slovenia
    • Bled
    • Ljubljana
14. Spain
    • Barcelona
15. Thailand
    • Hua Hin
16. Uruguay
    • Costa de Oro

Luxury On A Budget ($2,000 and up)

1. Argentina
   • Buenos Aires
2. Colombia
   • Medellin
3. France
   • Paris (Le Marais)
4. Panama
   • City Beaches and Coronado
   • Panama City (El Cangrejo)

Until tomorrow,

Kathleen Peddicord
Your New Life Overseas Coach

P.S. Tomorrow, we’re going to begin addressing some of the important administrative issues you face now that you’ve focused your plan geographically.