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What are you trying to decide?
ExpatPrice is not just a price table. It helps you decide where to live by separating budget, visa, safety, rent, remote work, runway, and country friction so one attractive city does not hide a weak system behind it.
Decision router
Pick the workflow by your situation
Each path answers a different relocation question. Start with the one that matches your current decision, then move deeper only when the shortlist is real.
Best first step
I know where I want to go
Start here when you already have a destination in mind and need to test whether your income, household, housing, and lifestyle actually work there.
Best for: Can I afford this city with my real lifestyle?
You get: You get a move / no-move style answer with budget, savings, and hidden costs.
Skip if: You do not have a destination yet. Use Ranking first.
Discovery
I want to discover destinations
Use the ranking table when you need a shortlist by budget, safety, cheap luxury, comfortable cost, real-life score, or home internet.
Best for: Which cities should I even consider?
You get: You get a shortlist of cities worth deeper comparison.
Skip if: You already have 2-3 finalists. Use Compare instead.
Visual discovery
I want to explore visually on the globe
Open the 3D globe when you want to browse cities geographically and jump from a location into the city, country, or move logic.
Best for: I want to see where the options are, not start with a table.
You get: You get a geographic control surface for exploring the ExpatPrice city layer.
Skip if: You already need a strict ranked answer. Use Ranking instead.
Decision
I want to compare 2-3 cities
Use side-by-side comparison when several options look good and you need to see the tradeoffs in one place.
Best for: Bangkok vs Lisbon vs Dubai style decisions.
You get: You get a winner, a backup choice, and the tradeoffs you accept.
Skip if: You are still browsing broadly. Use Ranking first.
Runway
I want to know how long my money lasts
Use burn-rate mode when savings, passive income, and time horizon matter more than a one-month affordability snapshot.
Best for: How many months can I stay without lying to myself?
You get: You get runway with and without passive income, plus city-by-city comparison.
Skip if: You need a city recommendation first. Use Ranking or Simulator.
Country systems
I want to move from one country to another
Use the country-transition layer when tax, healthcare, residency, paperwork, work rights, and first-week admin are the real risk.
Best for: France to Thailand, US to Portugal, UK to Spain.
You get: You get what changes in tax, healthcare, residency, paperwork, and first steps.
Skip if: Your question is only city cost or neighborhood fit.
Recommended order
Use ExpatPrice in this order
You do not need every page immediately. Move from budget truth to city fit, then country/legal friction once the shortlist is serious.
Start with budget reality
Test whether your income, household, housing, food, transport, and healthcare choices survive contact with a real city.
Explore the map if geography matters
Open the 3D globe when you want to understand where the options sit before reading tables or profiles.
Check city fit
Use ranking and city profiles to see which places actually fit your budget, safety needs, visa tolerance, and remote-work setup.
Compare alternatives
When two or three cities look plausible, compare them side by side instead of judging each profile in isolation.
Validate country friction
Before you commit, check the tax, visa, healthcare, residency, work-rights, banking, and admin layer behind the city.
Use premium only when the shortlist is serious
Once the move is no longer theoretical, use the report or checklist to turn the shortlist into a practical relocation file.
Fast routing
If your question is...
Use these shortcuts when you know the question but not the right ExpatPrice page.