Live and Invest Overseas conduct a yearly survey of the best places to retire in the World. The factors, which are included as part of the survey, are cost of living, crime and safety, English spoken, entertainment, environmental conditions, expat community, health care, infrastructure, real estate affordability, real estate restrictions, recreation, residency options, and taxes.

The 2018 survey listed Portugal’s Algarve as the best place in the world to retire (as it has been for the last 4 years).

According to Live and Invest Overseas:

“Algarve has got everything the would-be retiree could want—great weather and lots of sunshine year-round; an established and welcoming expat community; top-notch medical facilities and health care; an affordable (that is, downright cheap) cost of living, especially when you consider the quality of life on offer; undervalued and bargain-priced property buys, including right on the ocean; endless opportunities for fun, adventure, and enjoying rich, full, varied days out-of-doors; a great deal of English spoken thanks to the longstanding British presence; First World infrastructure; a new retiree residency program that rolls out the welcome mat for foreign pensioners; and easy access both from the United States and to and from all Europe”.

Lisbon was also listed in the survey as one of the best thirty destinations, around the world, to retire.