Find Countries Where Your Money Goes Further
Enter your income, savings, household, and lifestyle, and this tool will suggest countries where your money goes further – and where long-stay visas are more realistic for Americans.
This calculator will:
- Estimate where your current income supports a comfortable life.
- Show how many countries are cheaper than your current costs.
- Highlight destinations with friendly long-stay visa options for Americans.
Note: Figures are rough, directional estimates based on average monthly cost of living for a single adult or family and simple assumptions. Visa information is high-level and not legal advice. Always verify current rules with official sources and consider talking to an immigration attorney and financial planner before making big decisions.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Carlos Grider launched A Brother Abroad in 2017 after a “one-year abroad” experiment turned into a long-term life strategy. After 65+ countries and a decade abroad, he now writes about FIRE, personal finance, geo-arbitrage, and the real-world logistics of living abroad—visas, costs, and tradeoffs—so readers can make smarter global moves with fewer surprises. Carlos is a former Big 4 management consultant and DoD cultural advisor with an MBA (UT Austin) and Boston University’s Certificate in Financial Planning. He’s the author of Digital Nomad Nation: Rise of the Borderless Generation and is currently writing The Sovereign Expat.