Audley Villages have researched and revealed the cities most prepared for retirement around the world.
By looking into a variety of metrics, including retirement age, government pension initiatives and health grade of the 37 OECD countries and capital cities, the luxury retirement village developer reveals how retirement planning varies around the world.
Madrid takes the crown as the city in which retirees are most prepared for their retirement. Vienna takes second place with Athens, Greece coming in third.
Please see the top ten below. The full study and ranking can be found here.
City | Country | Ranking | Number of citizens 65+ | Average Length of Retirement | % of household disposable income put into savings | Property Price per square metre ($) | Three Course meal for two people ($) | Fitness Club monthly fee for 2 adults ($) |
Madrid | Spain | 1 | 339,583 | 22.29 | 2.01 | 6,130.99 | 59.53 | 95.24 |
Vienna | Austria | 2 | 156,168 | 19.90 | 8.23 | 9,065.23 | 59.29 | 65.26 |
Athens | Greece | 3 | 160,981 | 21.95 | -11.55 | 1,944.44 | 47.43 | 62.54 |
Rome | Italy | 4 | 192,566 | 21.61 | 2.55 | 8,191.94 | 71.04 | 148.86 |
Luxembourg City | Luxembourg | 5 | 8,515 | 21.89 | 15.99 | 12,976.65 | 83.00 | 113.61 |
Amsterdam | Netherlands | 6 | 138,455 | 18.93 | 10.01 | 8,830.78 | 88.93 | 98.38 |
Brussels | Belgium | 7 | 139,992 | 21.12 | 6.24 | 4,091.90 | 71.14 | 76.66 |
Lisbon | Portugal | 8 | 135,289 | 15.70 | -2.19 | 5,248.27 | 41.50 | 76.04 |
Paris | France | 9 | 112,067 | 22.33 | 9.11 | 15,301.15 | 71.14 | 88.70 |
Oslo | Norway | 10 | 81,210 | 17.84 | 6.52 | 10,177.01 | 105.67 | 101.72 |
