Sharing ideas for a future retirement (page 2 of 2)

When returning to Réunion for a medical issue, you have to add the cost of accommodation in a hotel on top of the flight ticket price, which varies a lot depending on the period. If you haven’t kept a home or don’t have friends who can put you up, the final expense can be significant.

You’re right, and I’m well aware of that since I’ve been through it myself. That’s exactly why I say that before thinking about settling in Madagascar for retirement, you really need to crunch the numbers, keeping in mind that the more you live in precarious conditions, the higher the chances of getting sick.

And how could I not add, to conclude on my part, that if many of those who spent their best years (from 40 to 65) in Madagascar tinkering around remember, once they reach a certain age, that France is still generous and retreat to French territory, there must be a reason!

February 2025, I’m not convinced France is very kind to seniors...

Sure, there are 10 pharmacies in every small town, but a three-month wait for a pair of glasses, no physiotherapist available in a city of 45,000 people, and a two-week wait for a family doctor (if they even agree to take you on).

Moving back to France as an elderly person would mean finding a place to rent or reclaiming a former home (if they had one). As for safety, my mom, who lives right in the center of Toulouse, can hardly leave her apartment anymore. (Luckily, she has a balcony and a backyard, she says.)