The Low-Tax Island of Your Dreams (they want YOU) | Retire in Cyprus: Pros, Cons & Cost of Living

[@the_expat]

Cyprus, Malta, or Sicily: *What would your choice be?* Here are the other videos we mentioned in this episode: Southern Italy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIqroGSsiKqNqq8si=LHKKBPz-5Hq6IInA / Greece: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6CVkoqclrekY68si=vCM2lVFWyRC12Xyi / Portugal: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYfEi4h5rL-febssi=UGOOnkQPgdWqP-mV / *Italy vs Greece* kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWOsnISIZceNjpYsi=Yi251RIuS8nDG0oZ / *Want to learn Italian or Greek (or other languages)?* I learn languages by myself using Lingq. You can try it using this link ( and if after trying for free, you subscribe, this link gives you a 40% discount! ) www.lingq.com/accounts/new/?next=/accounts/subscription/basic_2024/12/b_12levi/checkout/&referral=LevideSouza

[@shyamdevadas6099]

None of the above, dude. Cyprus is a divided island in a problematic part of the world. Malta is interesting, but the time for choosing it has come and gone. Too expensive, now. Sicily is nice, but too hot and its going to get worse with climate change. Italy has growing economic problems that are starting to impact services, like healthcare. Greece is tempting, but its politics and economy are more screwed up than Italy's. At this moment, I'm better off choosing the mountain highlands of Panama.

[@shyamdevadas6099]

Hot weather? High electricity costs? Water shortages? Hmmm...perhaps those things have something to do with why they're not beating down the doors at the visa offices.

[@discoverglobeliving]

Wow, this is so interesting! I had no idea about this island. Thanks for sharing such useful info - can't wait to learn more about it!

[@the_expat]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ExestentialCrisis]

😊 Thank goodness for the subtitles.

[@dstewusa7054]

@kellyalvarado6533 Ok, let’s hear you do a presentation in Greek about seaside towns in the UK or the US

[@ExestentialCrisis]

@dstewusa7054 What are you going on about? Why on earth would I do a presentation in Greek about anything?

[@stephenburnage7687]

One country with an even lower tax rate is Chile. They give all newcomers a three years exemption on all sources of foreign earned income and a lifetime waiver on all foreign pension income. Hard to beat that.

[@the_expat]

Interesting! I will prepare another video about Chile soon.

[@patric5076]

How safe is Chile? How affordable is it? It's known for being one of the most expensive countries in Latin America. Let's not forget the weather, it gets very cold in the winter. So Chile is not for me.

[@pstanyer1]

How exactly do they want you its actually hard to get residency there

[@Johndoe-qn9jr]

yes only downside i can think of is the airquality is not great its moderate

[@Turtytreeandaturd]

Why did you circle the Republic of Ireland when highlighting the UK?

[@gall6336]

Because N Ireland is parr of the UK and so he circled the whole island of Ireland I guess to simplyfy the presentation

[@cyprusman5908]

We escaped from the 'YUK' 21 years ago, and still living the dream even with WW3 going on next door. Oh and it's far too hot between June-September with global warming. Also the population has increased recently with all the Ukraine refugees and Israeli and Lebanese millionaires moving in. Otherwise everything else is fine. We do have some refugees as well from Syria and Nigeria but they do work, and not sitting around in 4 star hotels on benefits ! 😎😀

[@Charlies247]

It’s not a secret in the U.K. 😂 it’s also difficult to get in unless you have a lot of money.

[@goldvideo]

Your videos are extremely helpful and well-done, but one suggestion would be to learn how to pronounce English words with -ed at the end. "Lookt" instead of "Look-ed". Also "seezt" instead of "saiz-ed".

[@the_expat]

Noted!

[@goldvideo]

@the_expat Thanks for understanding. I'm presently trying to learn Portuguese and it's NOT easy, so I give you all the credit in the world for speaking English as fluidly as you do.