Comporta edged out Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, which earned a better Cost of Living ranking (A+) and tied Comporta for Health Care (A+) but had a lower ranking on Crime (B+).
The index looks at 15 locales in 15 countries and ranks them based on 13 categories:
- Cost of living
- Health care
- Entertainment
- Recreation
- Whether English is spoken
- Expat community
- Infrastructure, including internet, electricity and domestic access
- Access to North America
- Environmental factors
- Crime
- Real estate restrictions
- Residency
- Taxes
This year’s top 15 places — with their final overall grades — are:
- Comporta, Portugal — A
- Puerto Vallarta, Mexico — A
- Cayo, Belize — A-
- Northern Cyprus — A-
- Paris, France — A-
- County Clare, Ireland — A-
- Città Sant’Angelo, Italy — B+
- Salinas, Ecuador — B+
- Phuket, Thailand — B+
- Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic — B+
- Santa Marta, Colombia — B
- Kotor, Montenegro — B
- Tierras Altas, Panama — B
- Istria, Croatia — B
- Ubud, Indonesia — B-