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Browse cost of living, visas, taxes, and safety for 197 countries. Filter to find your fit, then open a country guide.
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197 countries
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,877/mo
est. single person
Safety
87/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
2 routes
Asia
Monthly cost
$1,194/mo
est. single person
Safety
78/100
Capital gains (individual)
20.3%
Visa routes
3 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,311/mo
est. single person
Safety
67/100
Capital gains (individual)
15%
Visa routes
2 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,600/mo
est. single person
Safety
67/100
Capital gains (individual)
28%
Visa routes
4 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,628/mo
est. single person
Safety
76/100
Capital gains (individual)
25%
Visa routes
2 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,628/mo
est. single person
Safety
62/100
Capital gains (individual)
30%
Visa routes
3 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,490/mo
est. single person
Safety
77/100
Capital gains (individual)
22%
Visa routes
2 routes
Asia
Monthly cost
$1,119/mo
est. single person
Safety
83/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
3 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,566/mo
est. single person
Safety
73/100
Capital gains (individual)
15%
Visa routes
2 routes
Asia
Monthly cost
$739/mo
est. single person
Safety
77/100
Capital gains (individual)
20%
Visa routes
1 route
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,792/mo
est. single person
Safety
74/100
Capital gains (individual)
34%
Visa routes
2 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,477/mo
est. single person
Safety
78/100
Capital gains (individual)
5%
Visa routes
3 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$3,498/mo
est. single person
Safety
75/100
Capital gains (individual)
22%
Visa routes
1 route
Asia
Monthly cost
$445/mo
est. single person
Safety
70/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
1 route
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,463/mo
est. single person
Safety
75/100
Capital gains (individual)
12%
Visa routes
2 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$2,041/mo
est. single person
Safety
71/100
Capital gains (individual)
27.5%
Visa routes
3 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$3,310/mo
est. single person
Safety
94/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Europe
Monthly cost
$2,513/mo
est. single person
Safety
72/100
Capital gains (individual)
36%
Visa routes
3 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$2,151/mo
est. single person
Safety
73/100
Capital gains (individual)
42%
Visa routes
1 route
Europe
Monthly cost
$3,393/mo
est. single person
Safety
72/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
2 routes
Asia
Monthly cost
$814/mo
est. single person
Safety
52/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
3 routes
Latin America
Monthly cost
$841/mo
est. single person
Safety
48/100
Capital gains (individual)
8%
Visa routes
3 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,042/mo
est. single person
Safety
67/100
Capital gains (individual)
16%
Visa routes
2 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,207/mo
est. single person
Safety
64/100
Capital gains (individual)
25.5%
Visa routes
4 routes
Asia
Monthly cost
$1,352/mo
est. single person
Safety
78/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Asia
Monthly cost
$885/mo
est. single person
Safety
64/100
Capital gains (individual)
35%
Visa routes
3 routes
Oceania
Monthly cost
$1,926/mo
est. single person
Safety
51/100
Capital gains (individual)
39%
Visa routes
4 routes
Latin America
Monthly cost
$782/mo
est. single person
Safety
38/100
Capital gains (individual)
37%
Visa routes
3 routes
Asia
Monthly cost
$390/mo
est. single person
Safety
56/100
Capital gains (individual)
12.5%
Visa routes
1 route
Europe
Monthly cost
$2,457/mo
est. single person
Safety
66/100
Capital gains (individual)
37.8%
Visa routes
2 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,436/mo
est. single person
Safety
71/100
Capital gains (individual)
19%
Visa routes
2 routes
Asia
Monthly cost
$1,407/mo
est. single person
Safety
70/100
Capital gains (individual)
45%
Visa routes
3 routes
Oceania
Monthly cost
$681/mo
est. single person
Safety
82/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Middle East
Monthly cost
$2,008/mo
est. single person
Safety
85/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
2 routes
North America
Monthly cost
$2,174/mo
est. single person
Safety
54/100
Capital gains (individual)
16.5%
Visa routes
4 routes
Oceania
Monthly cost
$892/mo
est. single person
Safety
96/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
1 route
Europe
Monthly cost
$2,933/mo
est. single person
Safety
66/100
Capital gains (individual)
42%
Visa routes
2 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,442/mo
est. single person
Safety
69/100
Capital gains (individual)
19%
Visa routes
1 route
Africa
Monthly cost
$900/mo
est. single person
Safety
62/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
4 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$754/mo
est. single person
Safety
59/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Middle East
Monthly cost
$1,169/mo
est. single person
Safety
82/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
2 routes
Oceania
Monthly cost
$932/mo
est. single person
Safety
58/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
2 routes
Middle East
Monthly cost
$2,039/mo
est. single person
Safety
86/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
3 routes
Asia
Monthly cost
$694/mo
est. single person
Safety
60/100
Capital gains (individual)
20%
Visa routes
2 routes
Asia
Monthly cost
$741/mo
est. single person
Safety
51/100
Capital gains (individual)
13%
Visa routes
1 route
Asia
Monthly cost
$3,158/mo
est. single person
Safety
78/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
3 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,829/mo
est. single person
Safety
52/100
Capital gains (individual)
30%
Visa routes
1 route
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,206/mo
est. single person
Safety
67/100
Capital gains (individual)
15%
Visa routes
4 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,770/mo
est. single person
Safety
44/100
Capital gains (individual)
31.4%
Visa routes
3 routes
North America
Monthly cost
$2,531/mo
est. single person
Safety
51/100
Capital gains (individual)
20%
Visa routes
3 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,876/mo
est. single person
Safety
61/100
Capital gains (individual)
25%
Visa routes
2 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$2,600/mo
est. single person
Safety
42/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Middle East
Monthly cost
$1,066/mo
est. single person
Safety
59/100
Capital gains (individual)
40%
Visa routes
4 routes
Middle East
Monthly cost
$904/mo
est. single person
Safety
60/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
3 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,055/mo
est. single person
Safety
65/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
2 routes
Asia
Monthly cost
$949/mo
est. single person
Safety
73/100
Capital gains (individual)
5%
Visa routes
2 routes
Oceania
Monthly cost
$2,289/mo
est. single person
Safety
53/100
Capital gains (individual)
45%
Visa routes
4 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,189/mo
est. single person
Safety
59/100
Capital gains (individual)
15%
Visa routes
2 routes
Africa
Monthly cost
$445/mo
est. single person
Safety
74/100
Capital gains (individual)
38%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Oceania
Monthly cost
$695/mo
est. single person
Safety
58/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
1 route
Africa
Monthly cost
$1,849/mo
est. single person
Safety
55/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
1 route
Asia
Monthly cost
$1,123/mo
est. single person
Safety
78/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
1 route
Africa
Monthly cost
$906/mo
est. single person
Safety
65/100
Capital gains (individual)
25%
Visa routes
1 route
Latin America
Monthly cost
$2,619/mo
est. single person
Safety
60/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
2 routes
Asia
Monthly cost
$883/mo
est. single person
Safety
55/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
3 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$872/mo
est. single person
Safety
59/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
1 route
Latin America
Monthly cost
$800/mo
est. single person
Safety
36/100
Capital gains (individual)
15%
Visa routes
3 routes
Latin America
Monthly cost
$1,041/mo
est. single person
Safety
39/100
Capital gains (individual)
40%
Visa routes
2 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$2,179/mo
est. single person
Safety
52/100
Capital gains (individual)
24%
Visa routes
1 route
Latin America
Monthly cost
$1,376/mo
est. single person
Safety
47/100
Capital gains (individual)
12%
Visa routes
1 route
Middle East
Monthly cost
$1,394/mo
est. single person
Safety
68/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
2 routes
Latin America
Monthly cost
$1,132/mo
est. single person
Safety
47/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
2 routes
Latin America
Monthly cost
$1,577/mo
est. single person
Safety
58/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
5 routes
Middle East
Monthly cost
$1,226/mo
est. single person
Safety
77/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
3 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,011/mo
est. single person
Safety
54/100
Capital gains (individual)
6%
Visa routes
1 route
Latin America
Monthly cost
$1,107/mo
est. single person
Safety
37/100
Capital gains (individual)
15%
Visa routes
3 routes
Africa
Monthly cost
$627/mo
est. single person
Safety
56/100
Capital gains (individual)
40%
Visa routes
1 route
Asia
Monthly cost
$1,447/mo
est. single person
Safety
64/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
1 route
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,990/mo
est. single person
Safety
51/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
2 routes
Asia
Monthly cost
$707/mo
est. single person
Safety
57/100
Capital gains (individual)
15%
Visa routes
2 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,917/mo
est. single person
Safety
59/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
1 route
Asia
Monthly cost
$608/mo
est. single person
Safety
54/100
Capital gains (individual)
35%
Visa routes
4 routes
Oceania
Monthly cost
$1,600/mo
est. single person
Safety
80/100
Capital gains (individual)
12%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Asia
Monthly cost
$818/mo
est. single person
Safety
55/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
2 routes
Africa
Monthly cost
$1,034/mo
est. single person
Safety
26/100
Capital gains (individual)
18%
Visa routes
3 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,336/mo
est. single person
Safety
54/100
Capital gains (individual)
15%
Visa routes
4 routes
Africa
Monthly cost
$433/mo
est. single person
Safety
54/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
2 routes
Asia
Monthly cost
$788/mo
est. single person
Safety
63/100
Capital gains (individual)
12%
Visa routes
1 route
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,092/mo
est. single person
Safety
63/100
Capital gains (individual)
15%
Visa routes
2 routes
Latin America
Monthly cost
$732/mo
est. single person
Safety
48/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
1 route
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,678/mo
est. single person
Safety
53/100
Capital gains (individual)
26%
Visa routes
4 routes
Latin America
Monthly cost
$1,400/mo
est. single person
Safety
39/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
2 routes
Africa
Monthly cost
$637/mo
est. single person
Safety
45/100
Capital gains (individual)
15%
Visa routes
2 routes
Latin America
Monthly cost
$1,587/mo
est. single person
Safety
46/100
Capital gains (individual)
15%
Visa routes
3 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$2,664/mo
est. single person
Safety
51/100
Capital gains (individual)
33%
Visa routes
2 routes
Latin America
Monthly cost
$795/mo
est. single person
Safety
33/100
Capital gains (individual)
5%
Visa routes
2 routes
Asia
Monthly cost
$1,000/mo
est. single person
Safety
56/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Africa
Monthly cost
$1,058/mo
est. single person
Safety
50/100
Capital gains (individual)
1%
Visa routes
1 route
Africa
Monthly cost
$698/mo
est. single person
Safety
40/100
Capital gains (individual)
25%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Africa
Monthly cost
$578/mo
est. single person
Safety
62/100
Capital gains (individual)
40%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Africa
Monthly cost
$699/mo
est. single person
Safety
53/100
Capital gains (individual)
20%
Visa routes
3 routes
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,868/mo
est. single person
Safety
57/100
Capital gains (individual)
8%
Visa routes
3 routes
Oceania
Monthly cost
$989/mo
est. single person
Safety
39/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
1 route
Middle East
Monthly cost
$1,427/mo
est. single person
Safety
63/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
2 routes
Africa
Monthly cost
$433/mo
est. single person
Safety
34/100
Capital gains (individual)
25%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Africa
Monthly cost
$1,022/mo
est. single person
Safety
44/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
2 routes
Latin America
Monthly cost
$995/mo
est. single person
Safety
39/100
Capital gains (individual)
27%
Visa routes
2 routes
Oceania
Monthly cost
Not available. This figure is not available.
est. single person
Safety
45/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
1 route
Europe
Monthly cost
$8,185/mo
est. single person
Safety
75/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
2 routes
Latin America
Monthly cost
$962/mo
est. single person
Safety
47/100
Capital gains (individual)
38%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Asia
Monthly cost
$430/mo
est. single person
Safety
58/100
Capital gains (individual)
15%
Visa routes
1 route
Latin America
Monthly cost
$2,087/mo
est. single person
Safety
54/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
1 route
Africa
Monthly cost
$901/mo
est. single person
Safety
35/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
1 route
Asia
Monthly cost
$641/mo
est. single person
Safety
58/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
2 routes
Latin America
Monthly cost
$1,072/mo
est. single person
Safety
39/100
Capital gains (individual)
15%
Visa routes
4 routes
Middle East
Monthly cost
$2,514/mo
est. single person
Safety
68/100
Capital gains (individual)
25%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Africa
Monthly cost
$705/mo
est. single person
Safety
50/100
Capital gains (individual)
25%
Visa routes
2 routes
Asia
Monthly cost
$385/mo
est. single person
Safety
62/100
Capital gains (individual)
5%
Visa routes
2 routes
Africa
Monthly cost
$943/mo
est. single person
Safety
58/100
Capital gains (individual)
15%
Visa routes
1 route
Asia
Monthly cost
$805/mo
est. single person
Safety
69/100
Capital gains (individual)
14%
Visa routes
1 route
Latin America
Monthly cost
$1,313/mo
est. single person
Safety
30/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
2 routes
Africa
Monthly cost
$618/mo
est. single person
Safety
38/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Oceania
Monthly cost
$1,380/mo
est. single person
Safety
77/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Africa
Monthly cost
$551/mo
est. single person
Safety
52/100
Capital gains (individual)
15%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,784/mo
est. single person
Safety
66/100
Capital gains (individual)
20%
Visa routes
3 routes
Latin America
Monthly cost
$1,149/mo
est. single person
Safety
62/100
Capital gains (individual)
50%
Visa routes
1 route
Asia
Monthly cost
$1,079/mo
est. single person
Safety
66/100
Capital gains (individual)
2%
Visa routes
1 route
Asia
Monthly cost
$657/mo
est. single person
Safety
54/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
2 routes
Africa
Monthly cost
$674/mo
est. single person
Safety
39/100
Capital gains (individual)
30%
Visa routes
1 route
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,103/mo
est. single person
Safety
56/100
Capital gains (individual)
15%
Visa routes
3 routes
Asia
Monthly cost
$398/mo
est. single person
Safety
39/100
Capital gains (individual)
15%
Visa routes
1 route
Africa
Monthly cost
$395/mo
est. single person
Safety
22/100
Capital gains (individual)
25%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Latin America
Monthly cost
$1,761/mo
est. single person
Safety
62/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Latin America
Monthly cost
$793/mo
est. single person
Safety
49/100
Capital gains (individual)
15%
Visa routes
1 route
Africa
Monthly cost
$1,023/mo
est. single person
Safety
55/100
Capital gains (individual)
30%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Africa
Monthly cost
$424/mo
est. single person
Safety
52/100
Capital gains (individual)
35%
Visa routes
1 route
Africa
Monthly cost
$542/mo
est. single person
Safety
48/100
Capital gains (individual)
30%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Latin America
Monthly cost
$1,196/mo
est. single person
Safety
46/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
2 routes
Latin America
Monthly cost
$1,343/mo
est. single person
Safety
31/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
3 routes
Oceania
Monthly cost
Not available. This figure is not available.
est. single person
Safety
55/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
North America
Monthly cost
Not available. This figure is not available.
est. single person
Safety
62/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Africa
Monthly cost
$852/mo
est. single person
Safety
48/100
Capital gains (individual)
5%
Visa routes
2 routes
Latin America
Monthly cost
$2,948/mo
est. single person
Safety
43/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
1 route
Latin America
Monthly cost
$1,388/mo
est. single person
Safety
33/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Asia
Monthly cost
$849/mo
est. single person
Safety
53/100
Capital gains (individual)
20%
Visa routes
3 routes
Africa
Monthly cost
$555/mo
est. single person
Safety
42/100
Capital gains (individual)
25%
Visa routes
2 routes
Latin America
Monthly cost
$1,400/mo
est. single person
Safety
25/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
1 route
Latin America
Monthly cost
$1,511/mo
est. single person
Safety
77/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
3 routes
Asia
Monthly cost
$743/mo
est. single person
Safety
62/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Europe
Monthly cost
$804/mo
est. single person
Safety
52/100
Capital gains (individual)
13%
Visa routes
1 route
Africa
Monthly cost
$769/mo
est. single person
Safety
47/100
Capital gains (individual)
25%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Latin America
Monthly cost
$2,312/mo
est. single person
Safety
34/100
Capital gains (individual)
30%
Visa routes
1 route
Africa
Monthly cost
$751/mo
est. single person
Safety
73/100
Capital gains (individual)
5%
Visa routes
1 route
Africa
Monthly cost
$461/mo
est. single person
Safety
49/100
Capital gains (individual)
35%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Asia
Monthly cost
$2,480/mo
est. single person
Safety
56/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
1 route
Africa
Monthly cost
$1,238/mo
est. single person
Safety
43/100
Capital gains (individual)
25%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Oceania
Monthly cost
$2,662/mo
est. single person
Safety
58/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
2 routes
Middle East
Monthly cost
$1,409/mo
est. single person
Safety
28/100
Capital gains (individual)
15%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Africa
Monthly cost
$594/mo
est. single person
Safety
49/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
3 routes
Africa
Monthly cost
$907/mo
est. single person
Safety
45/100
Capital gains (individual)
40%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Europe
Monthly cost
$715/mo
est. single person
Safety
53/100
Capital gains (individual)
23%
Visa routes
1 route
Africa
Monthly cost
$909/mo
est. single person
Safety
32/100
Capital gains (individual)
16.5%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Europe
Monthly cost
$1,024/mo
est. single person
Safety
62/100
Capital gains (individual)
13%
Visa routes
1 route
Latin America
Monthly cost
$1,295/mo
est. single person
Safety
29/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
2 routes
Africa
Monthly cost
$1,317/mo
est. single person
Safety
50/100
Capital gains (individual)
25%
Visa routes
1 route
Latin America
Monthly cost
$1,010/mo
est. single person
Safety
23/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
1 route
Latin America
Monthly cost
$1,514/mo
est. single person
Safety
32/100
Capital gains (individual)
20%
Visa routes
1 route
Middle East
Monthly cost
$491/mo
est. single person
Safety
49/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
1 route
Africa
Monthly cost
$922/mo
est. single person
Safety
33/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
2 routes
Latin America
Monthly cost
$839/mo
est. single person
Safety
20/100
Capital gains (individual)
34%
Visa routes
2 routes
Africa
Monthly cost
$771/mo
est. single person
Safety
54/100
Capital gains (individual)
20%
Visa routes
1 route
Africa
Monthly cost
$978/mo
est. single person
Safety
36/100
Capital gains (individual)
20%
Visa routes
2 routes
Africa
Monthly cost
$1,036/mo
est. single person
Safety
34/100
Capital gains (individual)
15%
Visa routes
1 route
Middle East
Monthly cost
$1,183/mo
est. single person
Safety
53/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
1 route
Africa
Monthly cost
$1,475/mo
est. single person
Safety
40/100
Capital gains (individual)
20%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Africa
Monthly cost
$503/mo
est. single person
Safety
22/100
Capital gains (individual)
40%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Africa
Monthly cost
Not available. This figure is not available.
est. single person
Safety
46/100
Capital gains (individual)
25%
Visa routes
1 route
Africa
Monthly cost
$636/mo
est. single person
Safety
38/100
Capital gains (individual)
30%
Visa routes
2 routes
Asia
Monthly cost
$685/mo
est. single person
Safety
48/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
1 route
Africa
Monthly cost
$928/mo
est. single person
Safety
29/100
Capital gains (individual)
30%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Africa
Monthly cost
$424/mo
est. single person
Safety
30/100
Capital gains (individual)
20%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Middle East
Monthly cost
$727/mo
est. single person
Safety
23/100
Capital gains (individual)
15%
Visa routes
1 route
Africa
Monthly cost
$493/mo
est. single person
Safety
21/100
Capital gains (individual)
10%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Africa
Monthly cost
$407/mo
est. single person
Safety
49/100
Capital gains (individual)
7%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Oceania
Monthly cost
$1,896/mo
est. single person
Safety
36/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Africa
Monthly cost
$3,250/mo
est. single person
Safety
20/100
Capital gains (individual)
25%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Oceania
Monthly cost
$1,476/mo
est. single person
Safety
22/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
1 route
Asia
Monthly cost
$494/mo
est. single person
Safety
11/100
Capital gains (individual)
20%
Visa routes
1 route
Middle East
Monthly cost
$537/mo
est. single person
Safety
13/100
Capital gains (individual)
22%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Latin America
Monthly cost
$1,821/mo
est. single person
Safety
20/100
Capital gains (individual)
30%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Africa
Monthly cost
$358/mo
est. single person
Safety
11/100
Capital gains (individual)
20%
Visa routes
1 route
Middle East
Monthly cost
$1,083/mo
est. single person
Safety
15/100
Capital gains (individual)
20%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Europe
Monthly cost
Not available. This figure is not available.
est. single person
Safety
Not available. This figure is not available.
Capital gains (individual)
25%
Visa routes
3 routes
Latin America
Monthly cost
Not available. This figure is not available.
est. single person
Safety
47/100
Capital gains (individual)
0%
Visa routes
3 routes
Africa
Monthly cost
Not available. This figure is not available.
est. single person
Safety
53/100
Capital gains (individual)
25%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
Africa
Monthly cost
Not available. This figure is not available.
est. single person
Safety
50/100
Capital gains (individual)
15%
Visa routes
Not available. This figure is not available.
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