Guides & Tools
This section brings together country and city guides, planning tools, and orientation resources designed to help you explore what living abroad might actually look like — before you commit to a specific path.
These materials are written for a general audience. They’re meant to help you get oriented, compare options, and narrow your focus as your thinking evolves.
Planning Tools
Our tools are designed to help you translate abstract ideas into something more concrete — costs, tradeoffs, and relative differences between countries.
Cost of Living & Budget Calculators
Interactive calculators that use conservative national averages to help you estimate how your current spending might translate abroad. These tools are best used for comparison and early planning — not precise budgeting.
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Our guides are designed to help you imagine daily life in a specific place — from practical realities to lifestyle considerations that don’t always show up in checklists.
🇲🇽 Mexico
One of the most popular destinations for North American expats, Mexico offers a wide range of lifestyles, climates, and cost structures. Our Mexico resources cover residency pathways, healthcare systems, housing, regional differences, and day-to-day realities.
Explore Mexico Resources🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Costa Rica appeals to those seeking political stability, environmental protection, and a slower pace of life. Our resources address residency options, healthcare infrastructure, housing considerations, and what long-term living in Costa Rica is actually like.
Explore Costa Rica ResourcesMore Countries & Cities
Additional country and city guides are published on an ongoing basis as our library expands.
If you are still deciding which country or city to focus on — or want help understanding how visas, taxes, healthcare, and lifestyle factors interact with your specific circumstances — our All Points Intelligence offering can help surface risks and opportunities that general guides cannot.