Every country in ENRIS carries four 0–100 scores. They are not a verdict — they are a way of comparing places on the same axes so that a difference you see is a difference that exists in the data.
The four criteria
- Cost of living — a monthly basket for one person: housing, utilities, groceries, dining, transport, healthcare.
- Healthcare access — availability and affordability of care an expat can actually enrol in, not hospital prestige.
- Tax burden — the treatment of foreign-source income and the residency trigger, not the headline top rate alone.
- Safety — aggregated public safety indices, weighted toward the neighbourhoods expats actually live in.
Example scoring
| Country | Cost | Healthcare | Tax | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 92 | 55 | 94 | 60 |
| Uruguay | 48 | 84 | 88 | 82 |
| Colombia | 86 | 74 | 58 | 55 |
| Chile | 55 | 82 | 50 | 70 |
Sourcing and limits
Figures are aggregated from public indices, published government fee schedules, and provider price lists, then reviewed periodically. They are estimates for planning, not guarantees, and they cannot capture your personal circumstances — age, health history, family size, and nationality all move the real numbers.
Estimates for planning purposes — confirm with an official source before you act.