{"id":11549,"date":"2016-02-24T15:03:33","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T21:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/temp-blog\/?p=11549"},"modified":"2016-03-22T02:11:45","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T08:11:45","slug":"mexico-among-best-places-to-retire-says-global-retirement-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/mexico-among-best-places-to-retire-says-global-retirement-index\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico Among Best Places to Retire Says Global Retirement Index"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mexico is among the top three\u00c2\u00a0countries listed on the International Living Annual Global Retirement Index<\/strong>, which names the countries where retirees can live better for less around the world. It also measures the level of significant retiree benefits and discounts, including continued savings on things like transportation, entertainment, social services, visa costs and healthcare.\u00c2\u00a0Retiring abroad is easier than ever before and some of the world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most popular retirement destinations offer much more for the same amount of money than comparable cities in the U.S., Canada and Europe.<\/p>\n

Despite the fact that Mexico does not offer a special retiree visa, staying here longer is not a problem.\u00c2\u00a0Mexico\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s residence visas are very straightforward and\u00c2\u00a0the number of standard retiree benefits offered in Mexico are are\u00c2\u00a0what helped the country place third on the list, just behind Panama and Ecuador.<\/p>\n

Mexico has a\u00c2\u00a0versatile senior-citizen discount card called the\u00c2\u00a0INAPAM (Instituto Nacional de las Personas Adultas Mayores).\u00c2\u00a0Expats ages 60 and older who have a residence visa for Mexico can apply for the card,\u00c2\u00a8 says\u00c2\u00a0Global Travel Industry News \u00c2\u00a8<\/em>Just as Mexican seniors do.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d It allow retirees to receive discounts on goods and services including movie tickets, museums and archaeological site entrance fees, \u00c2\u00a0and bus tickets. Many of Mexico\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hotels, restaurants, shops and travel agencies offer discounts to INAPAM card holders and many pharmacies, doctors, dentists and medical specialists who offer substantial senior discounts. Medications cost much less than they do in the United States as well.<\/p>\n

With nearly one million U.S. citizens \u00c2\u00a0living in Mexico it\u00c2\u00b4s clear that it is not difficult to obtain residence here. A visitor permit means you can spend nearly six months in the country, giving you a lot of time to check out\u00c2\u00a0popular retirement areas in the Riviera Maya like Playa del Carmen, Puerto Aventuras and Tulum.\u00c2\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

There are many options available that make it easy for a potential retiree to do this, so\u00c2\u00a0why not join us for one of\u00c2\u00a0Top Mexico\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Live it Tours<\/a>? It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a great way to get to know the various properties and neighborhoods down here and enjoy a nice vacation at the same time.\u00c2\u00a0To book yourself in for the next tour and see the\u00c2\u00a0Top Mexico Real Estate properties<\/a> we have listed in the Riviera Maya\u00c2\u00a0please contact one\u00c2\u00a0of our Top Mexico Buyers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Representatives. We will be happy to assist you and help you find your very own piece of paradise.<\/p>\n

If you want more information about making the transition to Mexico for retirement or simply to explore the option of buying property for investment purposes, please contact one of our Top Mexico representatives and they will gladly help you out.<\/p>\n

And remember, here at Top Mexico Real Estate<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

We Make It Happen!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mexico is among the top three\u00c2\u00a0countries listed on the International Living Annual Global Retirement Index, which names the countries where retirees can live better for less around the world. It also measures the level of significant retiree benefits and discounts, including continued savings on things like transportation, entertainment, social services, visa costs and healthcare.\u00c2\u00a0Retiring abroad […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[77,793],"tags":[1555],"class_list":{"0":"post-11549","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-how-to-buy-real-estate-in-mexico","7":"category-how-to-retire-to-mexico","8":"tag-yucatan-real-estate","9":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11549"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11737,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11549\/revisions\/11737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}