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Example households

A couple in their forties living on passive income

Example — not a recommendation

Their answers

Why do you want to move?
Financial independence and passive income
Country of residence
Italy
You
Year of birth 1980 · Citizenship: Italy
Partner
Year of birth 1981 · Citizenship: Italy
Bedrooms needed
2
Income you already have and will keep after the move
Investments, dividends or rent: €3,000 to €3,499
Liquid savings
€200,000 to €499,999
When do you expect to move?
Within six months
Will you have health insurance that covers you in the country you move to?
No
Work in the country you move to
No
Languages you speak
Italian (Native), English (Fluent)
What matters to you
Climate: Critical — exclude anywhere that fails it, How near the sea is: High, Healthcare: Medium, Air quality: Medium
Temperature you would be comfortable in
8 °C – 32 °C
Monthly budget ceiling
Under €3,000

The first 5 countries on the shortlist

8 on the shortlist · 8 not resolved · 14 ruled out

Map of your results
Australia: Potentially suitable — route to verify, Fit 55Belarus: Not eligible, Fit 22Canada: Not eligible, Fit 50China: Not eligible, Fit 51Costa Rica: Verification required, Fit 59Croatia: Not eligible, Fit 87Cyprus: Conditional, Fit 81Ecuador: Not eligible, Fit 23France: Not eligible, Fit 88Georgia: Not eligible, Fit 50Germany: Not eligible, Fit 63Greece: Conditional, Fit 79Indonesia: Verification required, Fit 53Italy: your citizenship, not rankedJapan: Not eligible, Fit 67Malaysia: Verification required, Fit 61Mexico: Potentially suitable — route to verify, Fit 61New Zealand: Potentially suitable — route to verify, Fit 47Norway: Not eligible, Fit 81Panama: Verification required, Fit 65Paraguay: Verification required, Fit 46Philippines: Verification required, Fit 58Portugal: Conditional, Fit 81Spain: Conditional, Fit 89Sweden: Not eligible, Fit 80Thailand: Verification required, Fit 64Türkiye: Not eligible, Fit 57United Arab Emirates: Not eligible, Fit 48United Kingdom: Not eligible, Fit 69Uruguay: Verification required, Fit 72Vietnam: Conditional, Fit 67

Each covered country is coloured by its result for your household; it is not a ranking of countries in general.

  • Conditional
  • Potentially suitable — route to verify
  • Verification required
  • Not eligible
  • Your citizenship
  • Not covered yet

Spain

Conditionalconfidence lowChecked against the law

Why this score AffordabilityFit for your reason for moving: Whether this route accepts living on your own meansFeasibility full breakdown

We read this route’s requirements in the instrument that sets them and checked every rule against it on the date shown below.

· within the limit

EU/EEA free movement (register within three months of arrival) · other routes here: 1

You would apply in Spain itself.

A month here
€1,423 – €1,433across its 2 citiesillustrative
Safety
99the same in all 2 cities
Healthcare
96the same in all 2 cities
Temperate months
67 – 100across its 2 cities
You have
A month costsillustrative
  • The median household budget leaves €1,577 per month after costs.
  • Requirements that depend on documents or facts not yet confirmed: 1.

12 of 12 months fit the range you set. Judged against 8–32 °C, both ends yours.

Málaga: 12 of 12 months inside 10–26 °C — our standard band, the same for every reader.

  1. Jan151311
  2. Feb151311
  3. Mar161412
  4. Apr181614
  5. May201816
  6. Jun242119
  7. Jul272422
  8. Aug272522
  9. Sept242221
  10. Oct212018
  11. Nov181614
  12. Dec161412

Each cell: average daily high, monthly mean, average daily low, in °C. These are averages of daily values over 2001–2020, not records — the hottest day is higher and is not shown.

Málaga, 2025: PM2.5 averaged over 2 reference monitor(s) within 25 km. The World Health Organization’s guideline is 5 µg/m³ and its first interim target is 35.

  1. Jan9
  2. Feb12
  3. Mar16
  4. Apr9
  5. May8
  6. Jun14
  7. Jul11
  8. Aug10
  9. Sept9
  10. Oct8
  11. Nov8
  12. Dec9
How this score was worked out

Each part is scored out of 100, multiplied by what it is worth, and divided by the total. Nothing here is a guess about you: the weights are the same for every reader, and the criteria below are your own answers.

Part of the scoreScore out of 100What it is worthPoints it added
Feasibility653 of 1811
AffordabilityAffordability is measured against the €3,000 you set rather than your income, because that is the money you have chosen to spend. The surplus above is still your income minus the total.1003 of 1817
Income and career1001 of 186
Family981 of 185
Lifestyle and environment953 of 1816
Long-term settlement541 of 183
Fit for your reason for moving946 of 1831
Fit score89

What the fit for your reason for moving is made of

  • Whether this route accepts living on your own means: 100
  • Whether your passive income covers this city: 100
  • How long your capital lasts here: 100
  • Rule of law and control of corruption: 68
  • How long this route lets you stay: 100

Inside lifestyle and environment: your own criteria

CriterionHow important you said it wasScore out of 100Effect on lifestyle
ClimateJudged against 8–32 °C, both ends yours.You made this a filter rather than a preference, so it decides whether a destination is shown and does not add to the score.Critical — exclude anywhere that fails it1000
How near the sea isHigh100+20
HealthcareMedium96+9.2
Air qualityMedium83+6.6

Open Spain →

Portugal

Conditionalconfidence lowChecked against the law

Why this score Lifestyle and environmentIncome and careerFeasibility full breakdown

We read this route’s requirements in the instrument that sets them and checked every rule against it on the date shown below.

· within the limit

EU/EEA free movement (register within 30 days after three months) · other routes here: 1

You would apply in Portugal itself.

A month here
€778 – €926across its 2 citiesillustrative
Safety
99the same in all 2 cities
Healthcare
90the same in all 2 cities
Temperate months
100the same in all 2 cities
You have
A month costsillustrative

Affordability is not scored here. The rent we hold covers every contract in force, including tenants who signed long ago; the same office also publishes what people signing a new lease now pay, and that is the figure this city should be ranked on.

  • The median household budget leaves €2,074 per month after costs.
  • Requirements that depend on documents or facts not yet confirmed: 1.

12 of 12 months fit the range you set. Judged against 8–32 °C, both ends yours.

Lisbon: 12 of 12 months inside 10–26 °C — our standard band, the same for every reader.

  1. Jan151311
  2. Feb151311
  3. Mar161412
  4. Apr171513
  5. May191715
  6. Jun211917
  7. Jul232018
  8. Aug232118
  9. Sept232018
  10. Oct211917
  11. Nov171614
  12. Dec151412

Each cell: average daily high, monthly mean, average daily low, in °C. These are averages of daily values over 2001–2020, not records — the hottest day is higher and is not shown.

Lisbon, 2025: PM2.5 averaged over 4 reference monitor(s) within 25 km. The World Health Organization’s guideline is 5 µg/m³ and its first interim target is 35.

  1. Jan11
  2. Feb10
  3. Mar7
  4. Apr6
  5. May5
  6. Jun3
  7. Jul4
  8. Aug4
  9. Sept12
  10. Oct—
  11. Nov8
  12. Dec12

A hatched month with a dash is one no monitor measured. It is an absence, not clean air, and it is left out of the annual mean.

How this score was worked out

Each part is scored out of 100, multiplied by what it is worth, and divided by the total. Nothing here is a guess about you: the weights are the same for every reader, and the criteria below are your own answers.

Part of the scoreScore out of 100What it is worthPoints it added
Feasibility653 of 1822
Affordability The published cost figure here covers sitting tenancies, and the same publisher states a newer figure, so this one is shown and not scored.not scored3 of 18—
Income and career1001 of 1811
Family951 of 1811
Lifestyle and environment953 of 1832
Long-term settlement541 of 186
Fit for your reason for moving We do not hold the facts these rules need for this destination, so this part is not scored.not scored6 of 18—
Fit score81

These add up over the 9 points we could measure here, not all 18. A part we cannot measure is left out rather than counted as zero, so the parts we can measure are each worth proportionally more.

What the fit for your reason for moving is made of

  • Whether this route accepts living on your own means: 100
  • Whether your passive income covers this city: not measured here
  • How long your capital lasts here: not measured here
  • Rule of law and control of corruption: 70
  • How long this route lets you stay: 100

Inside lifestyle and environment: your own criteria

CriterionHow important you said it wasScore out of 100Effect on lifestyle
ClimateJudged against 8–32 °C, both ends yours.You made this a filter rather than a preference, so it decides whether a destination is shown and does not add to the score.Critical — exclude anywhere that fails it1000
How near the sea isHigh98+19.2
HealthcareMedium90+8
Air qualityMedium92+8.4

Open Portugal →

Cyprus

Conditionalconfidence lowChecked against the law

Why this score Lifestyle and environmentIncome and careerFeasibility full breakdown

We read this route’s requirements in the instrument that sets them and checked every rule against it on the date shown below.

· within the limit

EU/EEA free movement (register within four months of arrival) · other routes here: 1

You would apply in Cyprus itself.

A month here
€2,444 – €2,685across its 2 citiesillustrative
Safety
98the same in all 2 cities
Healthcare
87the same in all 2 cities
Temperate months
75 – 83across its 2 cities
You have
A month costsillustrative

Affordability is not scored here: nobody has measured what rent costs in this city, so the figure below is an illustration and is kept out of the ranking.

  • The median household budget leaves €556 per month after costs.
  • Requirements that depend on documents or facts not yet confirmed: 1.

12 of 12 months fit the range you set. Judged against 8–32 °C, both ends yours.

Paphos: 10 of 12 months inside 10–26 °C — our standard band, the same for every reader.

  1. Jan14119
  2. Feb14129
  3. Mar171411
  4. Apr201713
  5. May242017
  6. Jun292421
  7. Jul322724
  8. Aug322724
  9. Sept292522
  10. Oct252219
  11. Nov201715
  12. Dec161311

Each cell: average daily high, monthly mean, average daily low, in °C. These are averages of daily values over 2001–2020, not records — the hottest day is higher and is not shown.

How this score was worked out

Each part is scored out of 100, multiplied by what it is worth, and divided by the total. Nothing here is a guess about you: the weights are the same for every reader, and the criteria below are your own answers.

Part of the scoreScore out of 100What it is worthPoints it added
Feasibility653 of 1822
Affordability Nobody has published what it costs to live here, so this part is not scored.not scored3 of 18—
Income and career1001 of 1811
Family931 of 1810
Lifestyle and environment953 of 1832
Long-term settlement541 of 186
Fit for your reason for moving We do not hold the facts these rules need for this destination, so this part is not scored.not scored6 of 18—
Fit score81

These add up over the 9 points we could measure here, not all 18. A part we cannot measure is left out rather than counted as zero, so the parts we can measure are each worth proportionally more.

What the fit for your reason for moving is made of

  • Whether this route accepts living on your own means: 100
  • Whether your passive income covers this city: not measured here
  • How long your capital lasts here: not measured here
  • Rule of law and control of corruption: 64
  • How long this route lets you stay: 100

Inside lifestyle and environment: your own criteria

CriterionHow important you said it wasScore out of 100Effect on lifestyle
ClimateJudged against 8–32 °C, both ends yours.You made this a filter rather than a preference, so it decides whether a destination is shown and does not add to the score.Critical — exclude anywhere that fails it1000
How near the sea isHigh99+19.6
HealthcareMedium87+7.4
Air qualityWe hold no figure for this here, so it counted for nothing either way.Mediumnot held0

Open Cyprus →

Greece

Conditionalconfidence lowChecked against the law

Why this score Lifestyle and environmentIncome and careerFeasibility full breakdown

We read this route’s requirements in the instrument that sets them and checked every rule against it on the date shown below.

· within the limit

EU/EEA free movement (register after three months) · other routes here: 2

You would apply in Greece itself.

A month here
€1,312 – €1,730across its 3 citiesillustrative
Safety
98the same in all 3 cities
Healthcare
87the same in all 3 cities
Temperate months
50 – 92across its 3 cities
You have
A month costsillustrative

Affordability is not scored here: nobody has measured what rent costs in this city, so the figure below is an illustration and is kept out of the ranking.

  • The median household budget leaves €1,636 per month after costs.
  • Requirements that depend on documents or facts not yet confirmed: 1.

12 of 12 months fit the range you set. Judged against 8–32 °C, both ends yours.

Chania: 11 of 12 months inside 10–26 °C — our standard band, the same for every reader.

  1. Jan131210
  2. Feb131210
  3. Mar151311
  4. Apr181513
  5. May221916
  6. Jun262320
  7. Jul292623
  8. Aug292623
  9. Sept272421
  10. Oct232018
  11. Nov191715
  12. Dec151312

Each cell: average daily high, monthly mean, average daily low, in °C. These are averages of daily values over 2001–2020, not records — the hottest day is higher and is not shown.

Chania, 2025: PM2.5 averaged over 1 reference monitor(s) within 25 km. The World Health Organization’s guideline is 5 µg/m³ and its first interim target is 35.

  1. Jan17
  2. Feb—
  3. Mar26
  4. Apr—
  5. May11
  6. Jun13
  7. Jul13
  8. Aug11
  9. Sept10
  10. Oct9
  11. Nov13
  12. Dec17

A hatched month with a dash is one no monitor measured. It is an absence, not clean air, and it is left out of the annual mean.

How this score was worked out

Each part is scored out of 100, multiplied by what it is worth, and divided by the total. Nothing here is a guess about you: the weights are the same for every reader, and the criteria below are your own answers.

Part of the scoreScore out of 100What it is worthPoints it added
Feasibility653 of 1822
Affordability Nobody has published what it costs to live here, so this part is not scored.not scored3 of 18—
Income and career1001 of 1811
Family931 of 1810
Lifestyle and environment893 of 1830
Long-term settlement541 of 186
Fit for your reason for moving We do not hold the facts these rules need for this destination, so this part is not scored.not scored6 of 18—
Fit score79

These add up over the 9 points we could measure here, not all 18. A part we cannot measure is left out rather than counted as zero, so the parts we can measure are each worth proportionally more.

What the fit for your reason for moving is made of

  • Whether this route accepts living on your own means: 100
  • Whether your passive income covers this city: not measured here
  • How long your capital lasts here: not measured here
  • Rule of law and control of corruption: 58
  • How long this route lets you stay: 100

Inside lifestyle and environment: your own criteria

CriterionHow important you said it wasScore out of 100Effect on lifestyle
ClimateJudged against 8–32 °C, both ends yours.You made this a filter rather than a preference, so it decides whether a destination is shown and does not add to the score.Critical — exclude anywhere that fails it1000
How near the sea isHigh99+19.6
HealthcareMedium87+7.4
Air qualityMedium70+4

Open Greece →

Vietnam

Conditionalconfidence lowChecked against the law

Why this score Lifestyle and environmentFamilyLong-term settlement full breakdown

We read this route’s requirements in the instrument that sets them and checked every rule against it on the date shown below.

· within the limit

Investor visa and temporary residence card (ĐT1–ĐT4), by contributed capital · other routes here: 2

You would apply in Vietnam itself.

A month here
€1,573 – €1,823across its 3 citiesillustrative
Safety
95the same in all 3 cities
Healthcare
59the same in all 3 cities
Temperate months
8 – 58across its 3 cities
You have
A month costsillustrative

Affordability is not scored here: nobody has measured what rent costs in this city, so the figure below is an illustration and is kept out of the ranking.

  • The median household budget leaves €1,427 per month after costs.
  • Everything we can test passes. What is left is a requirement we do not ask about and do not hold, and you already know the answer to it.

11 of 12 months fit the range you set, and June does not: it averages 32.1 °C by day against the 32 °C you set. Judged against 8–32 °C, both ends yours.

Da Nang: 6 of 12 months inside 10–26 °C — our standard band, the same for every reader.

  1. Jan242119
  2. Feb252219
  3. Mar282421
  4. Apr302623
  5. May322825
  6. Jun322926
  7. Jul322826
  8. Aug322826
  9. Sept302725
  10. Oct282624
  11. Nov272423
  12. Dec242220

Each cell: average daily high, monthly mean, average daily low, in °C. These are averages of daily values over 2001–2020, not records — the hottest day is higher and is not shown.

How this score was worked out

Each part is scored out of 100, multiplied by what it is worth, and divided by the total. Nothing here is a guess about you: the weights are the same for every reader, and the criteria below are your own answers.

Part of the scoreScore out of 100What it is worthPoints it added
Feasibility593 of 1820
Affordability Nobody has published what it costs to live here, so this part is not scored.not scored3 of 18—
Income and career701 of 188
Family771 of 189
Lifestyle and environment853 of 1828
Long-term settlement201 of 182
Fit for your reason for moving We do not hold the facts these rules need for this destination, so this part is not scored.not scored6 of 18—
Fit score67

These add up over the 9 points we could measure here, not all 18. A part we cannot measure is left out rather than counted as zero, so the parts we can measure are each worth proportionally more.

What the fit for your reason for moving is made of

  • Whether this route accepts living on your own means: not measured here
  • Whether your passive income covers this city: not measured here
  • How long your capital lasts here: not measured here
  • Rule of law and control of corruption: 47
  • How long this route lets you stay: 80

Inside lifestyle and environment: your own criteria

CriterionHow important you said it wasScore out of 100Effect on lifestyle
ClimateJudged against 8–32 °C, both ends yours.You made this a filter rather than a preference, so it decides whether a destination is shown and does not add to the score.Critical — exclude anywhere that fails it1000
How near the sea isHigh98+19.2
HealthcareMedium59+1.8
Air qualityWe hold no figure for this here, so it counted for nothing either way.Mediumnot held0

Open Vietnam →

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Computed on 13 October 2026 with rule set 1.58.0-2026-10-11.

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A couple in their forties living on passive income — example household — Emigrator