Thailand among the 7 best countries in the World to retire
This is not the first time and will not be last time Thailand is in a good position in the list of best countries to spend your old days. This time, it is BBC that put the country in its Top 7 places in the world to retire.
Among the reasons explaining why Thailand is a good choice to retire, according to the BBC article : the low cost of living, the tropical climate, thai culture respecting the elderly, the absence of tax on retirement income from abroad. This is why Thailand is a good destination to for retirement for British and other Westerners.
The International Living magazine also ranked Thailand as one of the cheapest countries to live in the world. The very competitive realstate prices the fact that you can eat typical lunch for very cheap, eat Pad Thai from only $1 or even less in Isan.
The quality of Thai international hospitals also take part in the reason convincing retirees to settle dpwn in the country of Smiles for their old days. Remains the matter of the retirement visa for Thailand.
The others countries in BCC list of best countries to retire are : Panama, Ecuador, a neighbor of Thailand, Malaysia, Spain, Malta and Portugal.
But no need to wait for retirement to go to Thailand. The country is also a beautiful holiday destination.