Country guides

Where could your family actually afford to live on land?

Each guide puts the same numbers side by side — cost of living, what a rural house with some land costs, farmland per hectare, how long the growing season runs, and whether you are allowed to buy at all. Planning-scale figures, always verified locally before you act.

Lowest cost of living

Kenya

Cost index 42 against Sweden at 100. Farmland about €5,520 per hectare.

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Bulgaria

Cost index 47 against Sweden at 100. Farmland about €7,360 per hectare.

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Romania

Cost index 48 against Sweden at 100. Farmland about €6,900 per hectare.

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Every country guide

Moving to Sweden

Rural property: €220,800
Farmland / ha: €11,040
Residency: EU/EEA freedom of movement

Short season, ~140–180 frost-free days

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Moving to Portugal

Rural property: €115,000
Farmland / ha: €9,660
Residency: EU/EEA freedom of movement

Very long, two to three harvests in the south

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Moving to Spain

Rural property: €128,800
Farmland / ha: €11,960
Residency: EU/EEA freedom of movement

Long, irrigation dependent inland

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Moving to Italy

Rural property: €138,000
Farmland / ha: €20,240
Residency: EU/EEA freedom of movement

Long in the centre and south

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Moving to Greece

Rural property: €101,200
Farmland / ha: €11,040
Residency: EU/EEA freedom of movement

Very long, water is the limit

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Moving to France — rural France

Rural property: €147,200
Farmland / ha: €6,440
Residency: EU/EEA freedom of movement

Long, varies widely by region

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Moving to Poland

Rural property: €82,800
Farmland / ha: €12,880
Residency: EU/EEA freedom of movement

Medium, ~180–200 days

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Moving to Romania

Rural property: €59,800
Farmland / ha: €6,900
Residency: EU/EEA freedom of movement

Medium-long, fertile plains

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Moving to Bulgaria

Rural property: €55,200
Farmland / ha: €7,360
Residency: EU/EEA freedom of movement

Long in the south

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Moving to Hungary

Rural property: €73,600
Farmland / ha: €11,040
Residency: EU/EEA freedom of movement

Medium-long, warm summers

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Moving to Croatia

Rural property: €105,800
Farmland / ha: €10,120
Residency: EU/EEA freedom of movement

Long on the coast

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Moving to Estonia

Rural property: €87,400
Farmland / ha: €8,280
Residency: EU/EEA freedom of movement

Short, similar to central Sweden

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Moving to Latvia

Rural property: €69,000
Farmland / ha: €5,980
Residency: EU/EEA freedom of movement

Short

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Moving to Ireland

Rural property: €239,200
Farmland / ha: €27,600
Residency: EU/EEA freedom of movement

Long grazing season, wet

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Moving to Canada — the prairies and maritimes

Rural property: €184,000
Farmland / ha: €8,280
Residency: Residence permit, generally attainable

Short but intense

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Moving to the United States — the rural Midwest and South

Rural property: €174,800
Farmland / ha: €12,880
Residency: Visa and land rules need real planning

Long in the South

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Moving to Uruguay

Rural property: €110,400
Farmland / ha: €4,140
Residency: Residence permit, generally attainable

Long, mild winters

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Moving to South Africa — Western and Eastern Cape

Rural property: €82,800
Farmland / ha: €3,220
Residency: Visa and land rules need real planning

Long, water dependent

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Moving to Kenya — the highlands

Rural property: €64,400
Farmland / ha: €5,520
Residency: Visa and land rules need real planning

Two rainy seasons, year-round growing

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Conversions use indicative reference rates, not live market rates. Use them for planning scale, not for transactions.

Until you choose a region, figures and guidance are based on international sources: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CGIAR and International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). Scope: international.