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Find the country you can actually move to
Answer a few honest questions and we will show you a short list of the corridors that fit your
situation, each with a plain reason and the real facts beside it. Where you can go depends most
on how you will cover your life once you are there.
We will not pretend a two-minute quiz can rule you in or out of a five-figure decision. We show
you exactly who each place is for, and you make the call.
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Reviewed and current as of 2026-07-13.
Your best fits
- Budget
- From about 820 to 3,200 USD per month
- Climate
- Tropical; hot and humid lowlands, cooler in the highlands.
- Tax posture
- Territorial: foreign income largely untaxed locally
Start planning Panama - Budget
- From about 1,000 to 2,500 USD per month
- Climate
- Equatorial; spring-like Andean highlands and a tropical coast.
- Tax posture
- Taxes worldwide income, no US treaty
Start planning Ecuador - Budget
- From about 1,000 to 2,000 USD per month
- Climate
- Tropical; spring-like Andean cities and warm lowlands.
- Tax posture
- Taxes worldwide income, no US treaty
Start planning Colombia - Budget
- From about 1,000 to 1,500 USD per month
- Climate
- Tropical; hot and humid year round.
- Tax posture
- Territorial: foreign income largely untaxed locally
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Also worth a look
- Budget
- From about 1,500 to 2,200 EUR per month
- Climate
- Mild Atlantic Mediterranean; warm dry summers and cool wet winters.
- Tax posture
- US tax treaty in force
Start planning Portugal - Budget
- From about 1,500 to 2,000 EUR per month
- Climate
- Mediterranean; hot summers and mild winters.
- Tax posture
- US tax treaty in force
Start planning Spain - Budget
- From about 1,000 to 1,300 USD per month
- Climate
- Warm and varied; temperate highlands and tropical coasts.
- Tax posture
- US tax treaty in force
Start planning Mexico - Budget
- From about 1,600 to 2,800 EUR per month
- Climate
- Mediterranean; warm dry summers, milder in the south.
- Tax posture
- US tax treaty in force
Start planning Italy - Budget
- From about 1,500 to 2,300 EUR per month
- Climate
- Mediterranean; hot dry summers and mild winters.
- Tax posture
- US tax treaty in force
Start planning Greece - Budget
- From about 1,600 to 3,200 USD per month
- Climate
- Tropical; warm year round with wet and dry seasons.
- Tax posture
- Territorial: foreign income largely untaxed locally
Start planning Costa Rica - Budget
- From about 1,000 to 1,800 EUR per month rent plus living
- Climate
- Temperate continental; four distinct seasons, cold winters.
- Tax posture
- US tax treaty in force
Start planning Germany - Budget
- From about 1,800 to 2,500 USD per month
- Climate
- Tropical; hot and humid with a monsoon season.
- Tax posture
- Territorial: foreign income largely untaxed locally
Start planning Thailand - Budget
- From about 1,450 to 1,650 USD per month
- Climate
- Temperate; four mild seasons, warm summers and cool winters.
- Tax posture
- Territorial: foreign income largely untaxed locally
Start planning Uruguay - Budget
- From about 1,600 to 1,900 EUR per month
- Climate
- Mediterranean on the coast; continental four-season interior.
- Tax posture
- Taxes worldwide income, no US treaty
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- Budget
- From about 1,300 to 2,200 EUR per month
- Climate
- Mediterranean; hot dry summers and mild winters.
- Tax posture
- US tax treaty in force
Full planner coming soon.
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- Budget
- From about 1,200 to 3,000 EUR per month
- Climate
- Cool temperate maritime; mild, damp, and cloudy year round.
- Tax posture
- US tax treaty in force
Start planning Ireland - Budget
- From about 1,800 to 2,800 EUR per month
- Climate
- Temperate four seasons in the north; Mediterranean warmth in the south.
- Tax posture
- US tax treaty in force
Start planning France - Budget
- From about 1,075 to 2,300 EUR per month
- Climate
- Cool temperate maritime; mild damp winters and mild summers.
- Tax posture
- US tax treaty in force
Start planning Netherlands - Budget
- From about 3,800 to 4,200 NZD per month for a family, excluding rent
- Climate
- Temperate maritime; mild with four gentle seasons.
- Tax posture
- US tax treaty in force
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- Budget
- From about 940 USD per month excluding rent (Tokyo single)
- Climate
- Temperate; four distinct seasons, hot summers and cold winters.
- Tax posture
- US tax treaty in force
Full planner coming soon.
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A stretch for your situation
These do not have a route for how you plan to cover your life, so we are honest that they are a stretch. Here is who each is actually for.
Tax posture is a country-level fact, not a verdict on your situation. Whether a place is better
for your taxes depends on your income type, amounts, treaty, and timing. Your plan builds the
real number, and flags where to verify with a professional.
Dreamed of, but closed for now
- Who it is for
- No settling route for US movers
- Why it is closed
- Strong treaty, but settling triggers Canadian worldwide-income tax at high rates with no durable immigration status.
Where you can actually go: Portugal, Spain, Mexico, Costa Rica.
- Who it is for
- No route for US movers (wealthy retirees only)
- Why it is closed
- Workable for retirees via the Foreign Tax Credit, but it is a high-net-worth, cantonally-discretionary niche.
Where you can actually go: Portugal, France, Italy, Germany.
- Who it is for
- No income-based route for US movers
- Why it is closed
- Strong treaty, but no visa either segment can qualify for on income or savings alone.
Where you can actually go: Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Malta.
Take Root Abroad is a planning tool, not legal, tax, or immigration advice. Rules and costs
change; verify the specifics for your situation before you act.
