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Expat Life In Mexico Comes Easier Than Anywhere Else

Mexico’s Top Affordable Living Options

Valentine Fouche by Valentine Fouche
Aug 08, 2017
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Mexico is hands-down the easiest retire-overseas option for North Americans.

In numbers, it also holds up as the most popular escape.

Of the (at least) 6.3 million U.S. expats overseas, 1 million are estimated to live within Mexican borders—while an estimated 300,000 Canadians live there at least part-time.

It’s easy to understand Mexico’s appeal…

Apart from its ease of access from North America… its tropical climate (no extreme weather conditions here)… its diverse living options (from colonial cities to lake regions, all sandwiched between miles of Pacific and Caribbean coast), Mexico—more so than any of our other top havens—is familiar.

One of the first things you’ll notice is how well it keeps the pace of its northerly neighbors. In Puerto Vallarta on the Pacific coast, for instance, you’ll see carbon copies of the stores you’re familiar with back home—Walmart, Starbucks, Costco—stocked with the same brands you’re used to buying every day.

But if you’d like to make a clean break from the American way, you have plenty of opportunity, too. My point here is that, in Mexico, you’re not in for quite the same force of culture shock you’d be faced with landing in other parts of Central and Latin America.

Adding to this smooth transition is Mexico’s standard of infrastructure. Thanks to a drive from President Enrique Peña Nieto, improvements continue across energy, land development, transport, communication, health, and tourism industries. You’ll likely notice little difference with your internet connection south of the border.

As for investment, the Mexican government, through its FONATUR tourism development agency, has a sound track record developing little stretches of this country’s coast. All interested investors have to do is to pay attention to where FONATUR is moving next to cash in. (We’ll talk about this path of progress on the ground in November.)

And, with the currency exchange in your favor right now, it’s the perfect time to be tapping into all the opportunities Mexico affords.

A beautiful baroque cathedral lit up at night
San Miguel de Allende is known for its Spanish Baroque architecture

Traditionally, most expats in Mexico have settled around places like Ajijic and Lake Chapala—shooting up prices on property and day-to-day living costs but there are other lesser-known options for living and investing.

The colonial town of San Miguel de Allende, a favorite with foreigners since the 1960s (though not completely overrun with Americans) where a couple could retire for around US$1,300 a month.

The romantic resort town of Puerto Vallarta, which offers top-notch shopping, fine dining, a wealth of activities, convenient communications with the United States, plenty of English speakers for socializing, and a beautiful location on the Pacific. The cost of living for a couple in Puerto Vallarta comes to as little as US$1,386 per month.

The Riviera Maya, an area that boasts over 125 miles of Caribbean beaches, the second largest reef in the world, well-preserved Mayan sites, some world-class golf courses, and a climate that is warm and tropical year-round. Two hours south of Cancún, the town of Tulum is one of Mexico’s finest gems where a couple could live really well from US$1,319 a month (or US$890 if you cut down your entertainment budget and settle for a more modest rental).

If you’d like to experience Mexico for yourself—while it remains an open-door opportunity—then this is the year to do it. 

Valentine Fouché

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Valentine grew up in France, splitting her time between Paris and Normandy as a child. For university, she moved to Toulouse in the Southwest of France where she earned her degree in marketing. After four years working for a French website in Paris and travelling the world one month a year, she felt the urge for a long-term international experience. As she had visited almost all continents but Latin America, she bought a one-way ticket to Panama and set out on her new adventure. Shortly after, she met the Live and Invest Overseas team and began her career managing conferences. She has been working as Conference Director for Live and Invest Overseas for a year, combining her passion for helping people and her love of travel. When she is not working on organizing conferences, Valentine enjoys reading and travelling the country looking for the best beaches and outdoor activities in Panama.

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