Georgia
A solid all-round choice. Ranked 37 of 40, strongest on affordability, softest on retiree visa.
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Key facts
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Visa & residency
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No retirement visa and no income requirement for entry. Citizens of roughly 95 to 100 countries, including all EU states, the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and Japan, may stay visa-free for a full 365 days, one of the longest visa-free stays in the world.
Long stays are trivially easy thanks to the 1-year visa-free rule. For longer or permanent residence, retirees use a residence permit; a property-based short-term residence permit is available above a property value threshold.
Healthcare
Major private hospitals with international standards are concentrated in Tbilisi, Batumi and other large cities, but quality drops sharply in rural areas. The state Universal Health Coverage system offers foreigners little practical benefit.
Expats rely on private healthcare. Local Georgian insurance runs about 21 to 42 USD per month; international expat plans about 83 to 417 USD per month depending on age and coverage.
Cost of living
Very affordable. Numbeo estimates a single person needs about 575 EUR per month in Tbilisi excluding rent (June 2026).
Average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Tbilisi city centre is about 1,768 lari per month (roughly 579 EUR), June 2026.
Safety & climate
Georgia ranked in the top third of the 2025 Global Peace Index, ahead of Greece, Italy and France. The murder rate is below the European average and attacks on tourists are exceptionally rare.
Tbilisi has hot, humid summers and moderately cold, mostly dry winters, with rainfall peaking in late spring and early summer. Coastal Batumi is wetter and more subtropical.
Community & language
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Private hospitals in Tbilisi commonly have English-speaking staff, indicating an established international presence in the capital.
Georgian is the sole official language, a Kartvelian language unrelated to any other language family. Abkhaz is a regional language.
Taxes
Georgia uses a territorial tax system and does not tax residents on foreign-source income, so foreign pensions are generally not taxed in Georgia.
Georgia maintains double tax treaties with multiple countries. Resident individuals are not taxed on foreign-source income.
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