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Where Can You Retire on $3M?112 cities worldwide

Using the 4% safe withdrawal rule, a $3M portfolio generates $10,000/month. Here are every city where that's enough to retire — and where you're close.

Comfortable FIRE

106

cities across 44 countries

Lean FIRE Possible

6

additional cities

Monthly Income

$10,000

at 4% withdrawal

Cheapest comfortable option: 🇳🇵 Kathmandu, Nepal at $900K — leaving you a $2.1M buffer. Of the 112 cities we track, you're within reach of 100%.

Comfortable Retirement (106 cities)

City FIRE Number Buffer
🇳🇵Kathmandu $900K +$2.1M
🇮🇳Goa $960K +$2.04M
🇱🇰Colombo $960K +$2.04M
🇪🇨Quito $960K +$2.04M
🇹🇭Chiang Mai $1M +$2M
🇻🇳Da Nang $1.02M +$1.98M
🇮🇳Delhi $1.02M +$1.98M
🇪🇨Cuenca $1.02M +$1.98M
🇹🇳Tunis $1.02M +$1.98M
🇬🇪Tbilisi $1.08M +$1.92M
🇲🇦Marrakech $1.08M +$1.92M
🇲🇾George Town $1.14M +$1.86M
🇵🇭Cebu $1.14M +$1.86M
🇲🇽Lake Chapala $1.14M +$1.86M
🇨🇴Cartagena $1.14M +$1.86M
🇯🇴Amman $1.14M +$1.86M
🇬🇭Accra $1.14M +$1.86M
🇦🇷Buenos Aires $1.2M +$1.8M
🇰🇪Nairobi $1.2M +$1.8M
🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh City $1.26M +$1.74M
🇨🇴Medellín $1.26M +$1.74M
🇲🇽Cozumel $1.26M +$1.74M
🇮🇩Bali $1.32M +$1.68M
🇲🇾Kuala Lumpur $1.35M +$1.65M
🇺🇾Montevideo $1.35M +$1.65M
🇨🇱Santiago $1.38M +$1.62M
🇹🇭Bangkok $1.44M +$1.56M
🇲🇽Playa del Carmen $1.44M +$1.56M
🇺🇸Midland $1.44M +$1.56M
🇿🇦Cape Town $1.44M +$1.56M
🇺🇸Wausau $1.46M +$1.54M
🇬🇷Chania $1.5M +$1.5M
🇭🇷Split $1.5M +$1.5M
🇪🇪Tallinn $1.5M +$1.5M
🇲🇽Mexico City $1.5M +$1.5M
🇨🇷San José $1.5M +$1.5M
🇺🇸Sioux Falls $1.5M +$1.5M
🇺🇸Fargo $1.5M +$1.5M
🇵🇹Porto $1.56M +$1.44M
🇭🇺Budapest $1.56M +$1.44M
🇪🇸Málaga $1.56M +$1.44M
🇺🇸Des Moines $1.56M +$1.44M
🇺🇸Knoxville $1.62M +$1.38M
🇺🇸Omaha $1.62M +$1.38M
🇺🇸Chattanooga $1.62M +$1.38M
🇬🇷Athens $1.65M +$1.35M
🇭🇷Dubrovnik $1.65M +$1.35M
🇪🇸Valencia $1.65M +$1.35M
🇨🇿Prague $1.65M +$1.35M
🇵🇦Panama City $1.65M +$1.35M
🇨🇦Halifax $1.65M +$1.35M
🇨🇦Quebec City $1.65M +$1.35M
🇺🇸Greenville $1.68M +$1.32M
🇺🇸Albuquerque $1.68M +$1.32M
🇹🇼Taipei $1.74M +$1.26M
🇵🇹Lisbon $1.74M +$1.26M
🇧🇧Barbados $1.74M +$1.26M
🇺🇸Tucson $1.74M +$1.26M
🇺🇸Pittsburgh $1.74M +$1.26M
🇺🇸Boise $1.8M +$1.2M
🇺🇸San Antonio $1.8M +$1.2M
🇺🇸Savannah $1.8M +$1.2M
🇺🇸Jacksonville $1.8M +$1.2M
🇴🇲Muscat $1.8M +$1.2M
🇨🇦Kelowna $1.86M +$1.14M
🇺🇸Madison $1.86M +$1.14M
🇺🇸Raleigh $1.86M +$1.14M
🇺🇸Reno $1.86M +$1.14M
🇺🇸Salt Lake City $1.86M +$1.14M
🇺🇸Fort Worth $1.86M +$1.14M
🇺🇸Asheville $1.92M +$1.08M
🇺🇸Minneapolis $1.92M +$1.08M
🇺🇸Charlotte $1.92M +$1.08M
🇨🇦Victoria $1.95M +$1.05M
🇺🇸Las Vegas $1.98M +$1.02M
🇺🇸Santa Fe $1.98M +$1.02M
🇵🇷San Juan $2.04M +$960K
🇺🇸Tampa $2.04M +$960K
🇺🇸Nashville $2.04M +$960K
🇰🇷Seoul $2.1M +$900K
🇬🇧Edinburgh $2.1M +$900K
🇺🇸Sarasota $2.1M +$900K
🇺🇸Charleston $2.1M +$900K
🇳🇿Auckland $2.1M +$900K
🇮🇹Rome $2.16M +$840K
🇺🇸Austin $2.16M +$840K
🇺🇸Denver $2.16M +$840K
🇺🇸Portland $2.16M +$840K
🇦🇺Melbourne $2.16M +$840K
🇺🇸Scottsdale $2.22M +$780K
🇪🇸Barcelona $2.25M +$750K
🇫🇷Nice $2.25M +$750K
🇺🇸Philadelphia $2.25M +$750K
🇺🇸Chicago $2.34M +$660K
🇳🇱Amsterdam $2.46M +$540K
🇺🇸Miami $2.46M +$540K
🇺🇸Seattle $2.55M +$450K
🇺🇸San Diego $2.55M +$450K
🇺🇸Washington D.C. $2.64M +$360K
🇦🇺Sydney $2.64M +$360K
🇺🇸Boston $2.7M +$300K
🇺🇸Honolulu $2.7M +$300K
🇦🇪Dubai $2.7M +$300K
🇺🇸San Jose $2.85M +$150K
🇫🇷Paris $2.94M +$60K
🇺🇸Los Angeles $3M +$0

Lean FIRE Possible (6 cities)

These cities are affordable at a lean lifestyle. The gap shows how much more you'd need for comfortable FIRE.

City Lean FIRE Gap to FIRE
🇯🇵Tokyo $1.8M $150K more
🇸🇬Singapore $1.88M $240K more
🇭🇰Hong Kong $1.89M $150K more
🇺🇸San Francisco $2.08M $300K more
🇬🇧London $2.38M $840K more
🇺🇸New York $2.49M $900K more

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