Retire in Taiwan — and actually live the life US healthcare prices made impossible.
A walkable city where the corner clinic costs $10. World-ranked hospitals 20 minutes from your apartment. Safe streets, MRT to everywhere, food cheaper than your grocery run back home. And when the day comes that you or your partner needs a nurse — a licensed, English-speaking RN at home for $185 a day, not $40,000 a month.
Five reasons retirees from the US choose Taiwan
- Healthcare you can afford. Taiwan's NHI keeps even foreign-resident costs near flat-rate. Out-of-pocket visits are $5–$50, not $300–$3,000.
- Walkable, dense, safe cities. Taipei, Taichung, and Kaohsiung are designed for not owning a car. MRT, buses, sidewalks, night markets — life happens at street level.
- World-ranked hospitals. NTUH, Veterans General, Chang Gung — international-tier facilities with English-fluent specialists.
- A real safety net for aging. Private nurses (special nurses) you can hire one-to-one, no agency markup, English-speaking available.
- Cost of living that adds back years. Rent, food, transport, and care all multiples cheaper than equivalent US cities — without trading down on quality.
One of the best retiring countries for Americans
Most "best retiring countries" lists put Portugal, Costa Rica, or Mexico at the top — and Taiwan rarely makes the headlines. It should. On the three things that actually matter when you retire — healthcare, safety, and daily quality of life — Taiwan beats every popular pick. Universal NHI, world-#1 healthcare ranking, English-speaking specialists in every major city, ultra-low crime, dense walkable urban cores, and long-term healthcare in Taiwan that's a fraction of the US cost. The only real friction is language — and a private English-speaking nurse from Alma solves that exactly when you need it most.
Where Alma comes in
Most articles about retiring abroad stop at "the healthcare is great." We're the part nobody covers: when you or your partner needs more than a clinic visit — recovery from surgery, dementia care, long-term bed rest, end-of-life support — Alma sends a licensed RN to your apartment. English-speaking when you need it. NT$6,000 (~$185) a day. Same nurse, same shift, every day if you want continuity.
Cities Alma covers
