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Want to retire in the U.S. on just $2,000 a month, and enjoy all four seasons? It’s certainly a challenge, given that the rent alone costs more than that as a nationwide average ($2,100, according to Zillow). Still, it can be done \u2014 if you don’t mind pinching pennies outside of your housing payment.<\/p>\n
Read Next: 9 Wealth-Building Shortcuts Proven\u00a0To\u00a0Add $1K to Your Wallet This Month<\/a><\/p>\n Find Out: 10 Unusual Ways to Make Extra Money (That Actually Work)<\/a><\/p>\n Try these U.S. cities where you can retire<\/a> for $2,000 a month<\/a> plus a bonus city overseas for good measure.<\/p>\n 1. Wichita, Kansas<\/p>\n While not a sprawling metropolis, Wichita still boasts a metro area population of 661,217, according to the Census Bureau data provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis<\/a>. It sees hot summers with highs in the low 90s, and relatively mild winters with highs in the 40s, per Weather Spark<\/a>.<\/p>\n Affordability aside, Wichita features a friendly vibe, strong sense of community and growing arts scene.<\/p>\n Learn More: 12 Things You Must Do When Your Savings Reach $50,000<\/a><\/p>\n 2. Tulsa, Oklahoma<\/p>\n Average one-bedroom rent: $897<\/p>\n With a metro area sporting over a million people, Tulsa’s bigger than most Americans expect.<\/p>\n Like Wichita, Tulsa gets hot in the summer, and sees milder winters with highs in the 40s. Retirees can enjoy hiking, abundant lakes, plenty of green space, and a vibrant cultural scene.<\/p>\n 3. Des Moines, Iowa<\/p>\n Average one-bedroom rent: $990<\/p>\n The Des Moines metro population is also nothing to sneeze at, with over three-quarters of a million people.<\/p>\n Retirees also appreciate its low crime rates<\/a>, relaxed pace, abundant outdoor recreation, and rich cultural amenities from museums to art galleries.<\/p>\n Highs reach average temperatures in the mid-80s in the peak of summer, and the low 30s in winter.<\/p>\n 4. Cincinnati, Ohio<\/p>\n Average one-bedroom rent: $1,113<\/p>\n Cincinnati pushes the boundaries of affordability for living on a $2,000 monthly budget. But retirees willing to live on a leaner budget can enjoy a metropolitan city with major league sports teams, world-class museums and an international airport.<\/p>\n In fact, over 2.3 million people call Cincinnati home. They enjoy a diverse food scene, plenty of festivals and a thriving waterfront. Like Des Moines, residents get cooler weather than Tulsa or Wichita, with summer highs averaging in the 80s and winter highs in the 30s.<\/p>\n 5. Budapest, Hungary<\/p>\n Average one-bedroom rent: $751<\/p>\n Willing to move overseas<\/a> to stretch your dollar further?<\/p>\n You can live a rich life in beautiful Budapest. The average rent in the historic city center costs around $750, per Numbeo<\/a>, and in the suburbs you can rent an average one-bedroom apartment for just $578.<\/p>\n Budapest offers an extremely rich history, with the western Buda side of the Danube river having a distinctly Austrian feel, and the Pest side of the city feeling more Eastern European in the best possible sense.<\/p>\n Highs in the summer average in the 80s, while highs reach the 30s in the winter.\u00a0Consider booking a flight to visit \u2014 and perhaps tearing up your return ticket if you fall in love.<\/p>\n More From GoBankingRates<\/p>\n This article originally appeared on GOBankingRates.com<\/a>: 5 Cities Where You Can Retire on $2K a Month and Still Enjoy All Four Seasons<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a9Shutterstock.com Want to retire in the U.S. on just $2,000 a month, and enjoy all four seasons? It’s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":732493,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[28,147,530,41413],"class_list":["post-732492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-personal-finance","tag-business","tag-personal-finance","tag-personalfinance","tag-wichita"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/732492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=732492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/732492\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/732493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=732492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=732492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=732492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}