Katliamom, puerto Vallarta . She needs the warmth.
This is irrelevant anyway, but try San Francisco and think about the taxes on pensions and such that you are probably unfamiliar with
http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Switzerland&country2=United+States&city1=Lucerne&city2=San+Francisco%2C+CA
My sister lived in Switzerland for several years. Her husband worked there long enough to become vested in their pension system, even though they have now returned to the US. When they retire, he will be able to claim a Swiss pension.
Switzerland is a very nice place but it is rigid and cold. It is not a country that allows immigrants to feel part of things. If you are not born Swiss, you will never be. It is a “besserwisser” country in ways that most Americans would find difficult to tolerate.
Yeah, why does the choice have to be just one country?
Believe it or not, I’d return to Israel, where I lived in the mid 90s. I still miss Jerusalem to this day.
Israel is a very ever-changing place. I doubt that some of the great things you found about the country are full embraceable now - tensions and deterioration with friction between races/religions, etc.
Actually, while I was there: the PM was assassinated, there were many bus bombings (in one week, there were three–one of them was near where I lived and woke me up), rioting in the old city that lead to dozens of deaths, etc. etc. It’s really hard to explain the attraction of Jerusalem. But, in spite of all this, I loved it and felt at home there (maybe growing up in the inner city prepared me for this?). Call me crazy, but I would go back tomorrow if I could.