Every country earns its place in the model.

This page shows how deeply we model each country you might retire to. Retiring abroad is more than a cheaper rent number. Each country has its own income tax, tax-treaty rules, inheritance law, health system, and currency. The build sheet below shows what we model, what does not apply, and what is still open.

What is modeled, country by country.

CountryIncome tax and treatyResidence income tax on your US pensions, withdrawals and gains, and how the US tax treaty splits the bill.Social charges and wealthExtra layers on top of income tax: social charges, solidarity surtaxes, and annual net-worth (wealth) taxes.Succession and estateInheritance tax the country levies on your estate or your heirs when you pass it on.Health (annual)What public-scheme contributions and private insurance actually cost a US retiree each year.
FranceBespoke US-France treaty: exemption-with-progression (taux effectif), per-basket FTCCSG/CRDS social charges, PFU, IFI wealth tax, CEHR surtaxDroits de succession: kinship, PACS, reserve, EU 650/2012, treaty noteIncome-tested CSM (PUMa) plus mutuelle premium
SpainSpanish income tax (IRPF); the engine charges the higher of the US and Spanish billPatrimonio wealth tax plus the national ISGF, modeledInheritance tax (ISD): state scale 7.65-34%, spouse not exempt (modeled)Convenio Especial public buy-in by age band (RD 576/2013), modeled
Italy7% pensioner regime plus its 10-year sunset to ordinary IRPEF (modeled as a horizon risk)IVIE 1.06% + IVAFE 0.2% on foreign assets, computed for years outside the 7% regime (the regime waives both while it lasts)Imposta di successione: 4% over EUR 1M (direct line), 8% for an unmarried partner (modeled)SSN voluntary contribution (7.5%/4% tiers), modeled
PortugalResidence IRS; the engine charges the higher of the Portuguese and US bills, never bothAIMI property surtax on Portuguese real estate above €600k (0.7%/1%/1.5%), computed automatically on a home bought at the Portugal destinationInheritance tax abolished in 2004; the remaining 10% stamp duty (exempts close family) is computed per heir - shows 0 for a taxable partner pending a situs input (see the estate report)Age-banded private top-up premium on top of the near-zero-cost SNS
IrelandCharges the higher of your US and Irish bill; US Social Security is taxed only by Ireland and is exempt from US tax (treaty Article 18(1)(b))No wealth tax; Irish income levies (USC and PRSI) do not reach US Social SecurityCapital Acquisitions Tax: flat 33%; spouse and civil partner exempt, a cohabiting partner is not (modeled)Community-rated private premium plus OOP - Stamp 0 has no public-entitlement branch to test at any age
GreeceFlat 7% pensioner regime; the engine charges the higher of your US and Greek taxENFIA annual property tax on Greek real estate, computed as an approximate value-based schedule (~0.2-0.75%) on a home bought at the Greek destinationInheritance tax: Category A/B/C scales 1-40%, EUR 150k/30k/6k exemptions (modeled)Age-banded private insurance premiums (the FIP permit path) plus out-of-pocket costs
MexicoIncome tax (ISR) scale plus the separate 10% surtax on US-source dividends (modeled)No wealth tax (the dividend surtax is tracked under income)No inheritance tax; gifts and bequests between close family are exemptModels age-based health premiums plus private cash-pay
Costa RicaTerritorial system, no US tax treaty: US-source income is not taxedNo wealth tax reaching a retiree portfolioInheritance tax repealedCaja (CCSS) contribution on the visa-declared minimum, modeled
PanamaTerritorial system, no US tax treaty: US-source income is not taxedNo wealth taxNo inheritance taxCSS voluntary EyM+IVM contribution for those who join before pension age (a mandatory bundle once enrolled), plus private senior health plans, with public hospitals as the floor
ThailandThai progressive scale on assessable income, modeled - with the LTR-visa foreign-source exemption as a toggleNo wealth taxPer-heir inheritance tax computed: spouse exempt, and 0 above the THB 100M/heir allowance for every other class pending a situs input (see the estate report)Age-banded private premium with the insurability cliff, modeled