Your $90,000 Salary
Could Feel Like
$180,000 Abroad

Yes, completely free. All four tools — the Salary Arbitrage tool, Country Match quiz, Retire Abroad planner, and Expat Tax Guide — require no account, no signup, and no payment. We cover operating costs through affiliate commissions if you choose to use one of our partner links, at no extra cost to you.

Every number on this site comes from a publicly available, independently maintained source. Purchasing power data comes from the World Bank. US city prices come from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Quality of life scores draw on Numbeo, the World Happiness Report, Speedtest Global Index, and the EF English Proficiency Index. Cost of living budgets come from the WhereNext API. Results reflect standardized economic data from authoritative sources. Actual costs vary by city, lifestyle, and personal circumstances.

The quiz asks 10 questions about your priorities: monthly budget, climate preference, healthcare needs, language comfort, remote work situation, interest in nomad visas, safety requirements, family situation, cultural openness, and lifestyle pace. Each answer adjusts how 82 countries are scored against your profile. The result is a ranked list showing which countries fit your specific situation and why, not a generic popularity ranking.

The Salary Arbitrage tool shows gross purchasing power based on PPP data and does not factor in taxes. US citizens must file a federal tax return every year regardless of where they live, though the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE) may reduce or eliminate US tax liability on foreign-earned income up to a threshold. For a full breakdown of how expat taxes work, see our Expat Tax Guide. State tax obligations vary and are also covered there.

Yes. The Retire Abroad tool is built specifically for Americans pursuing financial independence or early retirement. Enter your savings and a withdrawal rate (the standard starting point is 4%), and the tool shows how far your portfolio goes in 74 countries with real cost of living data. Many countries where your savings fall short in the US become fully viable abroad.

Americans can visit most countries visa-free for 30 to 90 days on a US passport. Long-term residency requires a separate visa or residence permit. Many countries now offer digital nomad visas specifically for remote workers earning income outside the country. Visa requirements, processing times, and income thresholds vary by country. Each country page on this site shows the visa-free days available on a US passport and whether a digital nomad visa program exists.

Over 50 countries now offer some form of digital nomad visa or remote work permit for foreigners earning income outside the country. Popular options include Portugal, Spain, Greece, Germany, Costa Rica, Panama, Georgia, and Thailand. Each program has its own income requirements, application process, and permitted stay duration. Every country page on this site shows whether a nomad visa program is available, and the Digital Nomad Visas list ranks all eligible countries in one place.

In most cases, yes. US citizens living abroad can generally collect Social Security retirement benefits, with payments sent directly to a foreign bank account or a US account. There are exceptions for a small number of countries where the Social Security Administration does not send payments. Medicare does not cover medical care outside the United States. Check the SSA official guidance and consult a financial advisor familiar with expat retirement planning before making decisions.

Purchasing power parity is an economic measure that compares how much a given amount of money buys in different countries. A multiplier of 2x means your dollar buys twice as much locally as it does in the US. We use World Bank PPP data combined with BEA regional price data to estimate how far your specific US city salary stretches in each destination country.

Yes. Moving abroad does not affect US citizenship. Americans can live in another country indefinitely while keeping full US citizenship, including the right to vote in federal elections, hold a US passport, and return to the United States at any time. Renouncing citizenship is a separate, irreversible legal process that requires deliberate action at a US consulate.