PORTUGAL VOTED BEST RETIREMENT DESTINATION IN THE WORLD IN 2020

&amp;NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Retirement in Portugal in 2020&amp;the best destination<&sol;h2>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The country was elected by the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;internationalliving&period;com&sol;the-best-places-to-retire&sol;" class&equals;"rank-math-link">International Living magazine as the best destination for <&sol;a>living in retirement in Portugal in 2020&amp;comma; a result of the Global Retirement Index study&amp;comma; which each year lists the countries that offer the best living conditions for retirees to enjoy retirement&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The study&amp;comma; which analyzed 24 countries in 10 different categories&amp;comma; including cost of living&amp;comma; pension benefits&amp;comma; climate or healthcare&amp;comma; placed Portugal at the top in categories such as healthcare&amp;comma; climate and housing&amp;comma; and also ranked highly for respect for entertainment&amp;comma; socialization and development&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>According to International Living&amp;comma; the <strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;produit&sol;retraite-au-portugal-guide&sol;">retired<&sol;a><&sol;strong> can live very well in Portugal on around 2,500&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;euros&amp;sol;month&amp;comma; however if you choose cities like Porto&amp;comma; Lisbon&amp;comma; Cascais or the Algarve&amp;comma; the average budget should be around 3,000 to 4,000&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;euros per month<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">A still very attractive real estate market <&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The rental and purchase market still offers a wide variety of options&amp;period; Of course&amp;comma; prices soar in privileged areas such as Lisbon and its surroundings&amp;comma; the southern Algarve or Porto&amp;period; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Simply widen your search area by about 20 minutes from the city where you want to live&amp;comma; you can find real bargains to match your budget&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Health services in Portugal <&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The study <strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;internationalliving&period;com&sol;the-best-places-to-retire&sol;">Global Retirement Index<&sol;a><&sol;strong> also rates Portugal's healthcare positively, pointing out that the country has some of the best doctors and clinical practices&amp;comma; healthcare is available throughout the country and health insurance&amp;comma; which also gives you access to private medical facilities&amp;comma; is affordable&amp;comma; from €40&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;per month&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Climate and safety <&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The study also talks about the country's climate&amp;comma; which is made up of cold, wet winters and hot, dry summers&amp;comma; with temperatures that tend to be hot&amp;comma; as well as technological and digital facilities&amp;comma; it should be noted that the country has invested heavily in digital&amp;comma; which has enabled it to have <strong>one of the largest fiber optic networks per inhabitant<&sol;strong>&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>In terms of safety&amp;comma; International Living recalls that Portugal was ranked <strong>in 2019 to third position<&sol;strong> of the Global Peace Index, Portugal is a safe country&amp;period; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<hr class&equals;"wp-block-separator"&sol;>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>This study on the best destinations for <strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;produit&sol;retraite-au-portugal-guide&sol;">living in retirement<&sol;a><&sol;strong> has been run by International Living since 1979&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;