Upon retirement, the standards for finding a suitable place to live change a lot. The level of health-care, the cost of living and the recreational environment will impact the choice much more.

Recently, a newspaper which specializes in investigation conducted a systematic evaluation on the top ten cities for pensioners in China. Chengdu, Kunming, Shanghai, Dalian, Haikou, Suzhou, Qingdao, Yantai, Zhuhai and Xiamen are all in the list.

Shanghai and Chengdu: Best health-care system

Shanghai

Chengdu

There are two critical problems for all pensioners, finance and psychological health. Upon retirement, incomes will decrease year by year and ill health will become a bigger problem. Meanwhile expenses in medical and health care will increase quickly.