I am 64 single income 1,239 a month what country ,city would be good place to retire?

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1. Costa Rica!
2. Charlestown, SC.
3. This is very sad because if you're an American I don't think there is a safe place for you to live. I would look into senior citizen communities in the South away from water.
4. I would say Seattle, but we're very expensive here. I heard lots of seniors go to FL
5. I think Italy or France
6. Small town or city or rural town or city in the south.'
7. Mexico would be good, any smaller town there. You can rent cheap and eat cheap, also you can hire maid service cheap!
8. Phoenix AZ, nice winters, kinda hot summers but mostly dry and inexpensive to live.
9. Firstly, I'm assuming that you mean US$1,239. Looking at some of your earlier questions, the website below indicates that Alajuela or Cartago, Costa Rica, would be within your financial limits. You have $14,868 p.a., and the annual cost of living in those cities is listed as $13,973 and $13,711, respectively.
10. Mexico. You will live like a king. My sister did and had a maid, a cook, a gardner, and she lived quite comfortably on much less than you are getting. Look further into it before you make a decision. Chow!!
11. Georgia, paulding co. that is the country part I am loving it
12. It is not clear if there is only one of you. Knee jerk answers here. I know about retirement because I am retired and we are not rich. I know about Mexico because we spend most of our time there. First problem in Mexico is you are at the bottom edge, maybe below now, the minimum income required to become a legal resident there. It is possible to go on a tourist permit and come back every six months to get it renewed. But, you are somewhat limited in what you can do that way. Can't have a bank account there, though you can use ATM's. Can't rent from some landlords. But, the biggest problem is culture shock. The vast majority of expats come back to the States within 2 years. Life is just so much different there, and language is a major problem. 64, also my age, is not a good time to try to learn Spanish. Unless you are very unusual, don't even think of moving to another country. Ditto for the other countries listed, Belize is English, not sure about costs, but also cultural problems. Don't waste your time on Mexico or Central America. Yes, it is POSSIBLE but most fail and then what are you going to do? Might as well start out where you are going to be. There are plenty of places in the US where one can live on that money. Your choices depend upon your other assets. If you have no savings and no investments, then you are going to be renting, which adds a certain amount of costs. If you have a good car, say Toyota or Honda which will possibly last as long as you can drive, and say $30-50,000 to buy a place, choice goes up. In the Rio Grande Valley (McAllen, TX is the usual place people think of, but that is only the best known part of the RGV) is one of the cheapest places to live. You can buy, not rent, a mobile home and lot, for in some cases under $30,000. Taxes maybe $400 a year, electricity $100 a month during hot time. A/C is mandatory, and there is the killer in the RGB, temps up to 105 degrees most days in the summer though Dec and Jan are wonderful. Car is also mandatory since public transit is limited to a few main routes. You can't work in the RGV unless you speak Spanish, but you can get by with English in your daily business. My best friend's old mother -- he's older than you so she is a lot older than you -- lives in Audubon, Iowa. She has a lot less money than you do, but he gave her an old house which he fixed up. She keeps an old car running and plays Bingo all the time. Winters in Iowa are very cold. There are almost an unlimited number of small towns where cost of living is low, in many parts of the country, east, west, north and south. The problem is things like stores; medical care; and groceries because many small towns don't have many businesses left any more. And, at that income, you would need to live in a smaller house, or older mobile home. Sweetwater. Texas is a small, friendly town. If they have retirement type homes or mobile homes, it can't be expensive. Gadsden, Alabama is a very friendly town, but did not look at housing. My son once rented a small, efficiency house in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. No garage, but a very large lot and car parking. It was a block from a supermarket and a major pharmacy. Quarter mile to a 50+ mile nature trail, which if you walked on it a lot would keep you fit for a lot of years. Total including utilities was less then $500, and with walking for goodies, do--able within your income level, especially if you were able to buy a similar place in the same area. Part depends upon your emotional needs. Try first to look for a small town with doctors and hospitals not far away, in your own part of the country, where people sound and probably think like you.
13. Puerto Vallarta Mexico.. There are alot of retired Americans there. With that much a month you can live verrry comfortably.