bgd wrote:If money isn't an issue and you want to retire in Asia then Singapore is a good option. It certainly ticks most of the boxes if you come from the west, safety, infrastructure, health system, ease of living, etc.
It is expensive but for many that isn't a factor.
The facilities may be good, in comparison to the region, but almost no one else outside of SG/HK comes from such a congested, noisy and expensive city. The cons come in parallel with the pros.
For example: If you offered my parents a free house anywhere in SG, on the condition they retire here, they'd thank you, politely decline, and then mentally laugh you out of the room.
There is a certain demographic who might wish to settle permanently in SG... dunno...
- the dispossessed
- rich people from the region, for which SG offers stability to their wealth.
- people who might be able to afford a home in SG, and one, two... elsewhere...
... others?
... Perhaps it is akin to a Monaco.
Frankly, if I were to retire in Asia, I'd far rather retire in Malaysia. The parallel is retiring to an old stone farmhouse in Provence, France ... vs a concrete box in the sky in Monaco, or Majorca...