★ Best places to live
Best cities to retire
Where a pension stretches furthest alongside good healthcare, low crime, clean air and a mild climate — ranked for retirees.
This ranking covers 87 cities from our index, sorted by Retiree score. Valencia comes out on top at 75/100, ahead of Fukuoka and Vienna. Open any city for its full cost-of-living, tax and quality-of-life breakdown — or compare two side by side.
- 1ValenciaSpain75/100
- 2FukuokaJapan74/100
- 3ViennaAustria73/100
- 4OsakaJapan73/100
- 5NagoyaJapan73/100
- 6LisbonPortugal72/100
- 7TokyoJapan72/100
- 8PortoPortugal72/100
- 9SapporoJapan72/100
- 10NiceFrance71/100
- 11BordeauxFrance71/100
- 12PragueCzech Republic69/100
- 13SeoulSouth Korea69/100
- 14LyonFrance69/100
- 15MarseilleFrance69/100
- 16AustinUnited States68/100
- 17MadridSpain68/100
- 18IstanbulTurkey68/100
- 19TallinnEstonia68/100
- 20FlorenceItaly68/100
- 21San DiegoUnited States67/100
- 22CharlotteUnited States67/100
- 23BarcelonaSpain67/100
- 24TbilisiGeorgia67/100
- 25AthensGreece67/100
- 26FrankfurtGermany67/100
- 27GuadalajaraMexico67/100
- 28CologneGermany67/100
- 29PuneIndia67/100
- 30StuttgartGermany67/100
- 31BostonUnited States66/100
- 32NashvilleUnited States66/100
- 33San AntonioUnited States66/100
- 34VancouverCanada66/100
- 35SingaporeSingapore66/100
- 36Chiang MaiThailand66/100
- 37MedellínColombia66/100
- 38BudapestHungary66/100
- 39Kuala LumpurMalaysia66/100
- 40HamburgGermany66/100
- 41BangaloreIndia66/100
- 42TurinItaly66/100
- 43NaplesItaly66/100
- 44SeattleUnited States65/100
- 45HoustonUnited States65/100
- 46PortlandUnited States65/100
- 47MunichGermany65/100
- 48RomeItaly65/100
- 49RotterdamNetherlands65/100
- 50AtlantaUnited States64/100
- 51ColumbusUnited States64/100
- 52ZurichSwitzerland64/100
- 53TorontoCanada64/100
- 54SydneyAustralia64/100
- 55MelbourneAustralia64/100
- 56WarsawPoland64/100
- 57MontrealCanada64/100
- 58San FranciscoUnited States63/100
- 59WashingtonUnited States63/100
- 60DallasUnited States63/100
- 61DenverUnited States63/100
- 62AmsterdamNetherlands63/100
- 63DubaiUnited Arab Emirates63/100
- 64ChennaiIndia63/100
- 65PhiladelphiaUnited States62/100
- 66MinneapolisUnited States62/100
- 67BaliIndonesia62/100
- 68BishkekKyrgyzstan62/100
- 69ManchesterUnited Kingdom62/100
- 70Los AngelesUnited States61/100
- 71ChicagoUnited States61/100
- 72PhoenixUnited States61/100
- 73Las VegasUnited States61/100
- 74BerlinGermany61/100
- 75MilanItaly61/100
- 76BangkokThailand61/100
- 77Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam61/100
- 78New YorkUnited States60/100
- 79ParisFrance60/100
- 80Mexico CityMexico60/100
- 81MiamiUnited States59/100
- 82DublinIreland59/100
- 83Buenos AiresArgentina59/100
- 84DetroitUnited States58/100
- 85São PauloBrazil58/100
- 86MumbaiIndia57/100
- 87LondonUnited Kingdom56/100
? Frequently asked questions
Which cities top this ranking?
Valencia leads at 75/100, followed by Fukuoka and Vienna. The full ranking of 87 cities is listed above.
How is this ranking calculated?
We sort all 87 cities in our index by Retiree score. Figures are calibrated estimates, refreshed as we expand coverage — a practical guide, not official statistics.
Can I compare these cities in detail?
Yes. Open any city for its cost of living, rent, taxes, visas and quality of life, or use CostTrek’s side-by-side comparison to weigh two cities against each other.