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Kampala, Uganda Wikimedia Cost of living compared with New York City:  65.4% Monthly: Rent:  $234.87 for a one-bedroom in the city center Utilities:  $51.57 Commuter pass:  $29.90 Cappuccino:  $2.10 Domestic beer:  $1.10

Cape Town, South Africa Wikimedia Cost of living compared with New York City:  59.1% lower Monthly: Rent:  $716.30 for a one-bedroom in the city center Utilities:  $58.33 Commuter pass:  $24.20 Cappuccino:  $1.62

 Stockholm, Sweden Wikimedia Cost of living compared with New York City:  12.8% lower Monthly: Rent:  $1,406.43 for a one-bedroom in the city center Utilities:  $74.58 Commuter pass:  $98.96 Cappuccino:  $4.33 Domestic beer:  $7.15

Peru Peru is one of the least expensive countries to live in South America. You can buy cheese for less than $3 per pound, budget $15 per month for entertainment and pay much less money for prescription medicines than the U.S. “Rent in Peru is quite cheap compared to similar spots in the U.S. In Arequipa, a city of almost 1 million, we only paid $700 a month for our new the-bedroom, four-bathroom furnished condo in the center of the city,” explains  International Living Peru Correspondent, Steven Le Poidevin. “It was ideally located only five minutes from the Plaza de Armas and within walking distance of any day-to-day things we had to do. A similar unfurnished unit would have cost half as much. “But here in Huanchaco, we pay $600 a month for our furnished three-bedroom, two-bathroom unit. Only five minutes from the beach and the local market, it is an ideal location. Trujillo, a city of almost 1 million, is nearby. A 20-minute bus ride gets us to the nearest mal...

Colombia Located at the tip of South America, Colombia is where the Pacific and the Caribbean collide with the Andes and the Amazon. It’s a country that is more beautiful, dramatic, and diverse than nearly any other. It offers sparkling colonial cities in the highlands and world-famous resorts along the Caribbean. What’s more, Colombia boasts beautiful areas where the cost of living is the lowest you’ll find anywhere in South America. Florida-native Aaron Brabham, lives in Medellín. He rents a 1,625-square-foot, three-story penthouse apartment in the trendy, tranquil Provenza area for less than $2,000 a month. The third floor has a guest bedroom and a deck, with a private Jacuzzi, that looks out over the city. “The apartment came fully furnished, right down to the towels and silverware,” he says. “This apartment would rent for close to $10,000 a month in San Diego, California, or South Beach, Florida—and that’s if you could even find something like it.” It’s ...

Vietnam Imagine being able to afford the kinds of luxuries only the very wealthy enjoy in the States—like a housekeeper. Well, that’s exactly the direction  International Living Vietnam Correspondent Wendy Justice’s life went when she moved to Vietnam. “Vietnam has a very low cost of living. Practically everything here costs at least half of what you would pay in the U.S. Imagine paying 50 cents for a pound of perfectly ripe avocados, $1.80 for a pound of high-quality, locally grown and produced coffee, $1.32 a month for water, and $3.08 a month for your cell phone, including unlimited 3G internet. You can see an English-speaking doctor for about $25, including free follow up visits, and a check-up and cleaning at the dentist’s office costs just $8.80. I pay my housekeeper just $8.80 per week, and she’s here cleaning for about five hours. That’s an affordable indulgence that I could not afford if I was still living in the States.” The price of goods and services are a...

Mexico Every year, millions of Americans visit Mexico on vacation. For many, it’s the beginning of a love affair that sees them moving south of the border long term. When it comes to high-quality, low-cost living, Mexico is one of the front runners in Latin America. And this neighboring country means you’re only a short journey from home. Here, goods and services cost less than in the States…you can afford the kinds of luxuries that only the well-off have the pleasure of back home. “We live in Cancún, right on the beach, and in the humid heat of the tropical summer, our electricity bill runs to about $100 monthly. That’s for a fully air conditioned, 1,500-square-foot condo. The rest of the year, it runs about $35 to $45. In Florida where the summer heat and humidity was about the same, monthly electric bills could easily exceed $300,” says  International Living  Mexico Correspondent Don Murray. His wife Diane says, “I can’t believe the low cost of medica...

The Top Three Retirement Havens With the Lowest Cost of Living While you shouldn’t move overseas solely because a country is a cheap place to live, in today’s current economic climate, cost of living is a major factor. Find out more about the best retirement havens in the world–where your dollar will stretch further…in places where you’d actually want to live. Discover the top three places to retire overseas with the lowest cost of living here.

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The World’s Best Real Estate Markets Looking for help finding international real estate?  International Living  has more than 30 years of on-the-ground experience in the countries that we think are the best spots under the sun for retiring, investing, and buying global real estate right now. With  IL  correspondents around the globe, we’ll help you make those dreams a reality. We can help you find the best investment real estate, a second home in the sun or your dream property to live in overseas.

The Best Climates in the World One of the best things about moving overseas is that you can choose a country where the climate is better than your own. Escape harsh winters and gloomy rainy days and move to a place where the weather is better. Are you after surf and sun? Your best climate could be waiting in Europe, Asia, or Latin America. Like clean air and mountain scenery? Your best climate might be up in the peaks of Ecuador, or in cultural Spain. The world is a big place with lots of places to choose. In fact, choosing the best climate from all the possible destinations in the world could be an overwhelming task. That’s where we’d like to help. Find out the Best Places To Retire Overseas And Escape To A Better Climate here.

Bonus: Four Countries with the Best Healthcare in the World One of the main concerns of any person looking to retire overseas is the quality of healthcare. Is it possible to get medical treatment as good as what’s available in the U.S. and Canada? The answer…a resounding yes. Sometimes it’s even better than what’s on offer at home, and at a more affordable price too. Measuring the quality of healthcare is difficult, and it’s hard to put a number on it. We can, however, put a number on the price of medical procedures. And these costs (as well as quality) helped us score each of the 24 countries in the healthcare category of  International Living ’s.

The Healthiest Places to Live Optimism and purpose, a low stress level, a natural diet and an active lifestyle…experts say those factors are three times as important as your genetic makeup when it comes to enjoying a long and healthy life. Luckily, it’s easy to embrace those elements when you’re living in a place where they come naturally. And they do in our top picks for the world’s healthiest places to live. In these enclaves, people tend to put great value on personal interaction and friendship—and that involvement keeps you engaged every day. A slower pace—often coupled with a much lower cost of living—relieves the pressure and anxiety that so often takes grip at home. In the places profiled here, the foods you find at the markets are always fresh, local, and organic; the air is clean; and the sun shines—so you tend to be outside more and therefore more active. Discover the World’s Healthiest Places to Live here.

Our Annual Global Retirement Index What’s there to love about life overseas? Even more than you may imagine… For more than 36 years,  International Living  has been publishing information on retiring overseas. We have on-the-ground experience in the countries that we think are the best places to live for retiring and reinventing yourself right now. We’ve done the research…you’ve done the dreaming. With  IL  correspondents around the globe, we’ll help you make those dreams a reality. That’s why, every year in the  IL  magazine, we cover the best countries in the world to retire to. Check out  International Living ‘s Annual Global Retirement Index here.

 Great barrier reef, Australia Great barrier reef is the largest under water structure  in the world. It contain more than 3000 individual reef systems. Great barrier reef is one of world heritage listed places and a greatest natural wonder on Earth. Interesting Facts About The Great Barrier Reef Great barrier reef is spread across 2600 kilometers by connecting 900 islands. Bigger that that of Victoria Tasmania combined. Great barrier reef can be seen from space. Enriches by 1500 species of fish and more than 30 species of whale and dolphins. Largest living under water system.

 Mount Everest Mount Everest is the highest spot on Earth with height of 8848 m, located between the borders of Tibet and Nepal in Himalayan mountains. It is named after George Everest , surveyor general of Britain. Interesting Facts About Mount Everest Everest is the tallest mountain in the world with 8848 m height. The height of Everest increases at a a rate of 4mm/year. The summit of Everest contain 250 million years old limestones. The temperature at top of Mount Everest is -36and -19C and degree Celsius respectively in winter and summer.

Aurora Borealis Aurora Borealis or northern lights is a naturally occurring spectacular display of lights in the sky. It can be seen in Northern and Southern hemisphere. Interesting Facts About Aurora Borealis Northern lights can be observed from Alaska, northern parts of Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Sweden and Finland. It appears in various color such as red, yellow, green, blue and violet in time span between 6 PM TO 4 AM. It is formed by the collision between gaseous particles on Earth atmosphere and charged particles coming from Sun. It is extends from 80 km to 640 km in the night sky.

Grand Canyon, Arizona, U.S Grand Canyon is the steep sided massive canyon located in Arizona, US. Grand Canyon is formed by the continuous action of Colorado river, it is one of the globally popular national parks in Unites States. Interesting Facts About Grand Canyon Grand Canyon have a depth of 1.83 km, width upto 29 km and length of 446 km , known for beautiful landscape and rock formations. Grand Canyon contain 1.15 billion years aged metamorphic rocks which can reveal lots of facts about Earth history. Rare animal species and desert plants can be found within grand canyon. Weather in grand canyon dramatically changes with time.

Death valley, Eastern California, U.S Death valley is one of the most popular national parks of United States located in Eastern California. It covers a vast area of 3.1 million acres. Death valley is also called as funeral mountains, hell’s gate and starvation canyon. Interesting Facts About Death Valley Dearth valley is the lowest and hottest place in United States with rocky mountains. Eruption will take place up to the height of 170 feet in air in every 8 minutes. Hold large number of geysers and hot springs. Naturally created incredible structures of crystalline lime stone. Contain 170 million years old sand stones in marvelous shapes. Presence of salt pans created through the eruption of water.

Great Barrier Reef, Australia Great barrier reef is the largest coral reef in the world, one of seven natural wonders of the world. It link together 900 islands and stretching over 2300 kilometers. It is large enough to seen from outer space, also became national icon of Australia. Great barrier reef contains 3000 individual reefs created by micro organisms in millions of years. It became UNESCO’s world heritage site in 1981. Great barrier reef support wide variety of marine life. There are 1500 species of fishes, 3000 species of mollusks, 500 species of worms, 133 species of sharks and rays and 30 species of whales and dolphins lives within great barrier reef. Nowadays great barrier reef attracts 2 million visitors every year. Glass-bottomed boat tours, snorkeling and kayaking are popular tourist activities in great barrier reef.

Victoria Waterfalls, At the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe Victoria waterfalls is the largest waterfall in the world and it is also one of seven natural wonders of the world. It is located in Zambezi river between the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Victoria waterfall is one mile wide and it measures falling of water at the rate of five hundred million cubic meter per minute. The water  falls to the depth of 93 meters and makes strong spraying of water. Due to this Victoria waterfalls can be spotted from 50 kilometers away from the site. The strong spraying of water also makes 24*7 rain in nearest rain forest. Surprisingly visitors can swim at edge of Victoria falls safely and fearlessly. Because the natural rock block you from falling down and that pool is known as ‘Devil’s pool’. During full Moon Victoria falls also make one of magnificent natural phenomenon known as ‘Moonbow’, beautiful rainbow will form across the waterfalls as light refracted by water.

Niagara Falls, United States Niagara falls located in international border between Canada and United States. Niagara combines three waterfalls, American falls, Bridal Veil falls and Horseshoe falls. These three waterfalls together makes average water flow of 85000 ft/s. It is the highest water flow rate than any other waterfalls in the world. Horseshoe falls is the largest one among three water falls of Niagara and most part of it situated in the side of Canada. American falls and smaller Bridal veil falls entirely situated in US region. Niagara was formed 10000 year ago by Wisconsin glaciation. The brilliant green coloration of water of Niagara is caused by mixing up of salt and rock flavor with water at higher rate. The whirlpool that created by Niagara fall will stretches over an area of 1.2 kilometers. The depth of this section same as that of height of Niagara, that is 52 meters. The water from Niagara flows to lake Ontario in the Canadian province.

Nile River Nile is the longest river in the world, have an approximate length of 6650 kilometers. It is originated from Burundi country and flows through Kenya, Eritrea, Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, then meet with Mediterranean sea. Nile plays an importance role in life of ancient Egyptians. The river became the primary source of food, water and transportation. At same time the flooding in Nile river as result of heavy summer rain from Ethiopia became only source that makes Egyptian lands wet. It helped ancient Egyptian to easily cultivate plant seeds. The historical sites of Egypt including pyramids also located near the bank of Nile. The delta formed by Nile also located where it drain with Mediterranean sea, covers an area of 160 kilometers and 40 millions of Egyptians lives in that region.

Dead Sea, Jordan Dead sea is the second saltiest bodies of water in the world, located between borderline of Israel and Jordan. The salinity of death sea averages between 34.2 -35 percentage. It is almost ten times greater than that of normal salinity of sea water. This higher percentage of salinity makes lack of aquatic life, that’s why this lake called as ‘The dead sea’. It is also situated 423 meters below sea level, makes lowest elevation on land. This high concentration of salt also let the visitors to float in dead sea. The water of dead sea also benefits human health as it contains high volume of minerals like potassium, calcium, sulphur and bromine. This water can heal different skin conditions and will flush out toxins. The unusual concentration of minerals also cause discharging of asphalt in dead sea. It is said to be huge amount of asphalt imported from dead sea to Egypt for during mummification processes.