https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/10/22/retired-teachers-say-their-living-costs-dropped-by-nearly-3000-a-month-when-they-moved-from-us-to-italy/

As they celebrated the milestone of their 50th wedding anniversary in Venice, Italy, in June 2023, Tony Smarrelli, 74, and his wife, Francine, 75, made an important decision.

The retired elementary teachers, originally from Syracuse, New York, resolved to leave the US and move to Italy for good.