What's holding you back?
Bridging the gap between where you are and where you want to be. Your first look at your future abroad.
Find your freedom.
Where are you thinking?
We started with Mexico because that's where most of our team actually lives. We're expanding to other countries — same approach, same honesty.
Brazil
Live nowWhere life moves to its own rhythm—sun-soaked beaches, samba heartbeat, and human connection that keeps you coming back.
Colombia
Live nowWhere eternal spring weather meets affordable luxury—Colombia offers digital nomads and retirees a vibrant Latin American lifestyle at half the cost of home.
Costa Rica
Live nowWhere Pura Vida meets modern convenience—your Pacific paradise with world-class healthcare, just 3 hours from Miami.
Indonesia
Live nowWhere tropical paradise meets affordable adventure—live the island life while your savings stretch further than your imagination.
Japan
Live nowWhere ancient tradition meets cutting-edge innovation—Japan offers unmatched safety, world-class infrastructure, and a quality of life Americans dream about.
Lithuania
Live nowEurope's hidden tech hub where medieval charm meets startup innovation at half the Western price
Mexico
Live nowWhere vibrant culture, affordable living, and warm hospitality meet just south of the border.
Panama
Live nowU.S. dollar economy with the best retiree visa in the Americas
Portugal
Live nowEurope's sunniest corner where affordable living meets Atlantic lifestyle and EU citizenship awaits.
Spain
Live nowWhere world-class healthcare, year-round sunshine, and Europe's best work-life balance meet at a fraction of U.S. prices.
Thailand
Live nowWhere adventure meets affordability
Vietnam
Live nowWhere your dollar stretches further, street food becomes a religion, and the chaos somehow makes you feel alive.
🇲🇽 Mexico: 19 cities
Each city has its own cost structure, expat community, and tradeoffs. We try to be honest about all of it — including the parts that aren't Instagram-ready.
🇪🇸 Spain: 10 cities
Each city has its own cost structure, expat community, and tradeoffs. We try to be honest about all of it — including the parts that aren't Instagram-ready.
🇨🇴 Colombia: 9 cities
Each city has its own cost structure, expat community, and tradeoffs. We try to be honest about all of it — including the parts that aren't Instagram-ready.
🇮🇩 Indonesia: 9 cities
Each city has its own cost structure, expat community, and tradeoffs. We try to be honest about all of it — including the parts that aren't Instagram-ready.
🇯🇵 Japan: 9 cities
Each city has its own cost structure, expat community, and tradeoffs. We try to be honest about all of it — including the parts that aren't Instagram-ready.
Fukuoka
Best value in Japan
Kobe
Kyoto
Traditional Japan
Nagoya
Okinawa
Tropical paradise
Osaka
Food capital, affordable
🇻🇳 Vietnam: 8 cities
Each city has its own cost structure, expat community, and tradeoffs. We try to be honest about all of it — including the parts that aren't Instagram-ready.
🇵🇹 Portugal: 7 cities
Each city has its own cost structure, expat community, and tradeoffs. We try to be honest about all of it — including the parts that aren't Instagram-ready.
🇨🇷 Costa Rica: 7 cities
Each city has its own cost structure, expat community, and tradeoffs. We try to be honest about all of it — including the parts that aren't Instagram-ready.
🇹🇭 Thailand: 7 cities
Each city has its own cost structure, expat community, and tradeoffs. We try to be honest about all of it — including the parts that aren't Instagram-ready.
🇧🇷 Brazil: 7 cities
Each city has its own cost structure, expat community, and tradeoffs. We try to be honest about all of it — including the parts that aren't Instagram-ready.
🇵🇦 Panama: 6 cities
Each city has its own cost structure, expat community, and tradeoffs. We try to be honest about all of it — including the parts that aren't Instagram-ready.
🇱🇹 Lithuania: 3 cities
Each city has its own cost structure, expat community, and tradeoffs. We try to be honest about all of it — including the parts that aren't Instagram-ready.
40+ day trips
Ruins, cenotes, colonial towns. Which ones are worth it, how to get there, what to actually expect.
The math actuallyworks
San Miguel de Allende is gorgeous. It's also expensive. Merida has colonial charm at a fraction of the cost. Neither is wrong. It depends on what you want.
- Data from people actually living there
- Updated when prices change
- Customize for how you actually live
Our Mission
What we're actually building
The conversation around moving abroad has changed.
It used to be retirees cashing out after forty years. Then digital nomads with laptops on beaches. But now? Now it's people with good jobs. Families. Roots. People who aren't running toward something — they're building optionality.
“An escape plan. Just in case.
We're not here to tell you whether that instinct is right or wrong. We're here because most of the content around this topic is failing you.
What you'll find researching moving abroad
Cost of living breakdowns
"$1,500/month in Mexico"
Visa guides
Requirements & timelines
Neighborhood rankings
Best areas to live
Food recommendations
Best tacos in Tulum
That stuff matters. You need to know what things cost. You need to understand visa requirements.
But here's what that content never answers:
Should I actually do this?
Not financially. What happens to me if I do this? What happens to the place I move to? Am I participating in something good, or am I part of a problem?
Guilt doesn't help anyone. Paralysis doesn't help anyone. What helps is understanding. Knowing the history of where you're going. Knowing what came before you. Knowing how to participate in a culture rather than just consume it.
From Our Creators
That's what Freedom Abroad is.
The best preparation for moving abroad isn't a spreadsheet of rental prices. It's understanding the culture you're entering.The math works for a lot of people. They just don't know it yet.
The boring but important partYou need health insurance
The healthcare costs in our calculator are estimates for routine stuff. For real coverage that protects you when something goes wrong, talk to the people at Expat Insurance.
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