**Where can you retire on a monthly salary of $2k? 25 cities in the US that have good climates and are affordable**

Want to retire but don’t want to be drained by housing prices? These places in the U.S. have sunny weather every day and ridiculously low living costs.

**The Texas Three Amigos are the toughest:**
- El Paso: Houses are 44% cheaper, with monthly rent only $975
- San Antonio: Overall cost of living is 8.7% lower, with dining savings of 8.6%
- Corpus Christi: 16.5% lower cost of living, plus you can see the sea.

**Florida Seaside Paradise:**
Tallahassee monthly rent $995, Jacksonville $1073, Daytona Beach $1099... with social security, you can't even spend it all. However, Pensacola is the best - the homeowner's monthly expenses are only $929.

**Favorite of the Poor:**
Houses in Milwaukee and Columbia are over 40% cheaper, and although it’s cold in winter, the budget gets cut in half.

**Southern New Aristocrats:**
The cost of living in places like Raleigh, Charlotte, and Savannah is 10% below the average, and there are plenty of cultural and recreational activities.

**Data source:** Comprehensive data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Zillow Home Price Index, Social Security Administration, and 4 other official data sources, updated as of July 2025.

**Reality Tip:** These are all post-tax costs (including social security subsidies), and it actually depends on whether you own a house and what the state tax policies are. Cheap does not equal poor quality of life; the key is to find the one with the best cost-performance ratio.