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退休帶245萬搬到鄉下「低成本養老」 68歲夫妻移居僅半年曝慘痛代價
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退休帶245萬搬到鄉下「低成本養老」 68歲夫妻移居僅半年曝慘痛代價

專家提醒退休前應納入購物、就醫、交通與房屋維護成本規劃

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日本一對68歲夫妻以1480萬日圓購買鄉下中古住宅,入住半年後因採買、就醫不便及房屋維護負擔,開始擔心能否長期居住,專家提醒退休移居需全面評估生活成本。

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日本高齡夫妻從東京兩房公寓搬至鄉下中古獨棟住宅,原以為可節省房租並享受悠閒生活,但入住半年後發現採買、就醫與房屋維護不便,生活成本與負擔未如預期。

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對高齡者而言,退休移居不能只看風景是否優美、環境是否清幽,也必須事先評估購物、就醫與交通條件。(示意圖,路透)

〔財經頻道/綜合報導〕退休後搬到鄉下買房,遠離都市喧囂、享受低成本生活,是不少人的夢想。日本一對68歲夫妻領著每月24萬日圓(約新台幣4.9萬元)年金,拿出退休金買下鄉下的透天厝,原以為終於能過上悠閒生活,沒想到入住半年,卻被採買、就醫和房屋維護問題打亂步調,甚至開始擔心未來能否繼續住下去。

日媒報導,68歲的隆夫(化名)與67歲妻子典子(化名),過去住在東京一間兩房公寓,每月房租約13萬日圓(約新台幣2.7萬元),一年就要支出156萬日圓(約新台幣32萬元)。隆夫65歲退休時領到1600萬日圓(約新台幣327萬元)退休金,夫妻兩人的年金收入合計每月約24萬日圓。考量退休後仍得長期支付房租,兩人決定以1480萬日圓(約新台幣303萬元)買下一棟距離市區搭乘電車約1個半小時的中古獨棟住宅。

支付購屋費用、相關手續費及搬家費後,手中仍保留約1200萬日圓(約新台幣245萬元)金融資產。剛搬進新家時,夫妻相當滿意,庭院裡花朵盛開,打開窗戶就能聽見鳥叫聲,遠離都市車聲的生活讓兩人一度覺得當初的決定相當正確。

然而,入住半年後,生活上的不便逐漸浮現。住家附近雖有小商店,但要買齊日常食材,仍得開車約15分鐘前往超市,即使只是忘記買一瓶牛奶,也得特地開車出門。就醫同樣不方便,附近診所提供的醫療科別有限,若要看過去固定就診的專科醫師,必須轉乘電車及公車。隆夫雖然習慣開車,但妻子多年沒有開車,開始擔心丈夫未來若無法駕駛,兩人將難以維持日常生活。

原本期待的庭院生活,也逐漸成為負擔。春天種菜還能帶來樂趣,但到了夏天,雜草快速生長,光是除草有時就得花上半天,還得處理害蟲問題;秋天夫妻更請業者修剪庭院樹木,額外支付約4萬日圓(約新台幣8176元)。

對隆夫夫妻而言,買房後雖然不必再支付房租,但固定資產稅、房屋修繕費及汽車維持費用仍然存在。隆夫坦言,原本以為不用再繳房租,生活就能輕鬆許多,但把汽車換車及房屋維修等費用算進去後,才發現事情沒有想像中單純。

目前夫妻還沒有打算出售房屋,而是先調整生活方式,包括重新整理庭院,減少維護負擔,日常採買則改用宅配服務;此外,也開始調查當地公車路線及計程車的使用方式,為未來可能無法開車的情況預作準備。隆夫表示,夫妻確實很喜歡現在安靜的居住環境,但能否在這裡繼續住上10年、20年,仍需要仔細考慮。

報導指出,退休後搬到鄉下買房,除了購屋價格,還必須考量附近是否有超市、醫療院所及大眾運輸工具,以及未來無法開車時能否維持日常生活;房屋修繕、庭院維護與汽車支出,也都是退休前必須納入規劃的成本,否則原本期待的悠閒退休生活,可能反而成為新的負擔。

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  • 夫妻將調整生活方式,透過宅配採買與調查公車計程車路線,嘗試繼續在鄉下居住。

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Open Questions

  • 夫妻最終是否會出售房屋並搬回都市?
  • 當地公車路線與計程車服務是否足以支撐無法開車後的生活?
  • 宅配服務能否完全取代開車採買的需求?

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