Pros and Cons of Living in Mexico? NOT. EVEN. CLOSE.
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- Опубліковано 2 січ 2024
- I found an article on International Living about the pro and cons of living in Mexico. In this video, I'll give you my thoughts on these topics after living in Mexico for 6 years.
We'll be talking about topics including: Climate, Cost of Living, Safety and Security, Medical Care, Proximity to the USA, and Activities and Recreation.
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I love Mexico and have learned to respect its dangers, as well as its many gifts. Thank you for shedding a little more light on the reality of living in Mexico.
I have been living in Aguascalientes, MX for 18 months, my current monthly expenses run about 2800 USD a month, I eat out 75% of the time, my rent runs 14,000 MXN / 850 USD at the current exchange rate (16.5 MXN to 1 USD), but I am in a much larger house than I need, or for that matter really want, but it is close to friends and amenities that I desire. So, if I conserved and lived a more moderate lifestyle, I believe I could cut my expenses almost by half. A friend of mine rents a 2 br, 2 ba house for 4500 MXN / 272 USD a month and has a family of 4 living on equivalent of 1800 USD a month. As far as utilities, the following are my monthly averages: water/sewer 373 MXN / 23 USD, Natural Gas 323 MXN / 20 USD, Electricity (CFE) 125 MXN / 7.60 USD.
I live in the city of Culiacan, Sinaloa, this city is considered the cradle of the big drug traffickers, but I still feel that it is safe, as long as you stay away from the drug business, I lived on Long Island in NY, also in Chicago and Miami. Florida and well there are also criminals but I still felt safe...crime exists in all countries...greetings.
As someone who has lived on a fixed income for years in Mexico, I have no reference for what this article is talking about. They must be talking about the very best case scenarios for high income readers. That said, it is a great country to live in.
I'm Mexican and you're spot on. Any foreigner wanting to come to Mexico should listen to you. Your advantage is that you're streetwise.
I spent many years traveling in Mexico during the 1980s. You could live on 500 dollars for a few months, including rent. Things have definitely changed. Im considering moving there later this year, not sure yet. It’s definitely a beautiful country. I would be traveling alone and that is scary compared to how things were back in the 80s. Wish me luck 🍀
Go for it Beth, you're only on this earth once! Clocks tickin' start livin'!
Rent isn't 500 since guerros and morenos been there , things have been gentrified and businesses have crossed .
Plenty don't know how to assimilate to the culture and still don't respect the culture and expect actual natives to bend fo them
Yeah I remember those days as well, I traveled Mexico extensively in the 80s and 90s. Never paid over $12 for hotel room on the beach sometimes $4.00. Those were the days, great fun and memories.
Very expensive san miguel, cancun, puerto escondido, puerto vallarta very 🔥
travel in group or with friends. It's safer. Don't travel by road at night.
That was an excellent, honest review - thank you for a reality check.
You are becoming more Mexican by the minute. As a Mexican, I can say your insights are very accurate...
Thank you. I really value your sober viewpoint on living in Mexico. Reality please. Keep up the good work!
This is the best video I’ve seen from you! You finally share some of real life experiences and stuff that’s not all roses and butterflies. We all have our struggles, no matter where we live. I’m glad you’re getting more realistic these days. Do more of that please!
Exactly 💯
Exactly. For serious planners we don't need fluff.
Appreciate you keeping it real. Good information.
Thank you for sharing detailed cost breakdown and other comments regarding healthcare, security, etc.
Merida in November....85 degrees and high humidity. Nice city but wear as little as possible.
Very good. I like that website too. Thanks
Congratulations on an epic 23 & hope 24 goes even better👍
Heads up, Toyota is putting a small truck on the market that starts around $11,000 NEW. Bad new for the American market is we’re not getting them. Good new for you is they’re available in the Mexican market. Thought I’d pass it along if your still in the market. Not everyday you hear of a new Toyota truck even sub 20k. I need to look into none citizen vehicle ownership & the ability for taking it out of Mexico deeper into Central America. If the stars align with all that, I’ve thought of getting one just for exploring south of the border.
It’s just the speed bumps 😂
Have a blessed New Year👍
I am here with a "Residente Temporal" i have a Mexican driver's license and Mexican plates on my motorcycle.
It's a sales pitch for their more in-depth reports. It's a business, a very successful business.
It's like management, they lean towards the carrot which appears to work for them.
If you want to live the American sanitized version of Mexico, many places are going to cost about what their government now requires for temporary residency.
You certainly could live to the residency requirement potential, but you’d be living fairly well, at least for now. My belief is that the Mexican government wants people who move there to spend more in every way from housing to entertainment hence the increased residency requirement. Rents and house prices are already on the rise, though still potentially cheaper than the US or Canada.
Question for Jordan: since you have been married to a Mexican, are there things you have learned about Mexico/Mexicans that was alarming different, the culture etc. Something that you never would've been able to know without knowing your wife that's Mexican?!
good question
Probably that you must Speak Spanish and have a love of the Mexican Culture, as well as choose a safe City or Town to live in.
When I was in Merida, I met an American who had to leave a famous Town in Central Mexico, because it was no longer as safe as it was.
@spirittravels. I was thinking of something more deeply than the general, but thank you for replying! As I use to follow Eat, Baila Travels, I soon realized how opinionated and hateful Mecicans can get! I got such hateful comments from their mexican followers!? I always would hear how polite they are, wrong, wrong! I was taken a back to how quick they were to put me down when I would comment on Eat Baila Travels videos as they would ask for our opinion. Which leads me to asking my question as I stated earlier! 🤔 I am expecting more from Jordan, more insight since he has resided in Mexico for quite some time now, as an American. The good? The bad and the ugly? Dive more into it for us!
@@melissayousefzadeh7706 Yes. Thanks for the update.
Tell Acapulco residents about a weeks warning with hurricanes... They had under 24 hours.
tell the same to the people of maui too... seems they got less
I also heard an interview where a resident said they (and many others) heard the warning but thought it was an exaggeration, and "blew it off "... so...🤔
@@tonydanzl In 24hrs, it went from a tropical storm to a category 5 hurricane with 165mph winds. They weren't expecting that large of a hurricane.
@@Matsterious Correct.
It Escalated very fast.
@@MatsteriousThe same thing happened with Ian when it hit Florida. It was a tropical storm only 100+ miles off the coast and within hours it blew up to a cat 5.
Hey, I live in Greenville South Carolina and there’s NO children playing out in the streets.
Ever!
Also, there’s a lot of accidents too!
No one knows how to drive here!
I am thinking of moving back to Mexico after 36yrs.
I was born in Michoacán but I would want to live in QUERETARO.
From my experience medical costs in Mexico are about a 7th to an 8th of what they are in the US. Jordan has said anywhere from a 10th to 100th in the past, and I haven't seen that any where, but then again Jordan hasn't said that in a very long time so maybe that just changed or he misspoke, I don't know.
Being alone does not bother me. I'm always alone in the United States so IM used to it. So dieing alone in a Mexican hospital would not be a problem for me.
Just to be frank. The reason that won't be problem for a lot of us living here is because we will be dead.
@@davidsebastianelli1326 wow, that is so awesome
Death isn't really that bad. I know some people who died and came back. They said Heaven is beautiful.
@@robertfritchey-zq1wn Um…Okie-dokie.
I'm currently writing from a human trafficking encampment run by the local speed bump gang. Please send help 😢
sounds like you're in an abandoned walmart in the usa... don't worry, people from the epstein client list will be with you shortly. apply the supplied vaseline that you have been provided with.
The "Topes Gang" is EVERYWHERE !!!
There's NO escaping their vast presence. 😂
I live in Wisconsin. In winter my gas/electric bill is easily $350+ monthly...for at least 3-4 months when weather is coldest. My house is 2000ftsq. There are many comparisons...and Mexico is still much cheaper in other areas but that gap is closing. I have no interest in moving there right now...too much is changing...peso exchg, housing prices, safety, etc.
Get an exhaust energy recovery system or make your own air to air for a hundred dollars and a few hours time.
Should cut the bill by a 1/3rd.
@@benchoflemons398 not a bad idea...adding the ventilator on new builds is becoming common in northern climates today...definitely worth it.
Anyone interested in Cozumel Mexico ? Been here 17 years full time
Hi Cindy and greetings from Playa Del Carmen 💗😊 I subscribed to your channel :)
Thank you I’ll do the same
Am interested in Playa...
@@williamshaw8106 doc 360 has a good channel in playa del Carmen
Same thing in Colombia. People are friendly until they start walking or driving. Then they become a holes. No one will move in inch walking the opposite direction on the sidewalk. Many people walk 4 across and take up the whole sidewalk. They act like they don’t see you walking the opposite direction. I thought it was me because I’m so small but I have read it 1000x. Totally rude walkers & drivers. It becomes a competition once they get a car.
I do detect in Jordan’s words some growing fatigue with the harsher realities of life in Mexico. I wouldn’t bet on his remaining there for many more years. Only time will tell.
We moved to a middle size city in Veracruz state 2 years ago in the middle of the pandemic. The economy of Mexico is global just like the economy of the US or Europe. Ford, VW and Honda sell the same cars here as in the US and for pretty much the same prices. Samsung washers and dryers cost the same. Blueberries, strawberries and tomatoes cost the same; many of the fruits and veggies in the US stores are grown in Mexico in any case. What we find less costly is labor. We couldn't afford a housekeeper or gardener in the US, but here they are relatively inexpensive although we pay top rate. We found a superb handyman who we pay 700 pesos a day or about 40 to 45 US dollars. We had to argue with him to pay him that much; originally he only was charging us 600 pesos per day. My electric bill is about $90 US dollars every two months for a 2,500 square foot house. Of course we only use AC in the bedrooms and only at night. Regarding crime and safety, I think it is important to keep in mind that in the US in 2022 according to FBI statistics arrests for serious crimes ranged from 9.3% for motor vehicle theft to 26.1% for rape. Aggravated assaults and murders are easier to solve at 41% and 52% because the victims and perpetrators frequently know each other. So solving crimes is not great in the US. I haven't found similar statistics for Mexico, but I have read that overall only about 8% of serious crimes are solved in Mexico. The serious crime that most people here tell me they are most concerned about is kidnapping of children, girls for the sex trade and boys for organ harvesting. In two years of living in a non-tourist area I have had no direct experience with crime or the police and I walk 9 to 10 miles per day through a variety of neighborhoods for shopping, professional appointments, visits to the gym and bank, and exercise. But the greatest concern of most of my friends is the prevalence of crime. One friend who owns a restaurant is very angry because he has to pay "protection" (derecho de piso) money to gangsters to keep his restaurant open and family safe. Another friend who was considering opening a restaurant decided that he would remain a chef so he wouldn't have to deal with that issue. I recall the same problem when I lived in the San Francisco area 50 years ago. Finally, the main highway through here to Mexico City is subject to truck hijackings in one of the more remote mountain areas and a friend who works for the federal attorney general office and grew up in that area has warned me not to go hiking there. It seems to be like how the people of the Appalachians were depicted in the movie Deliverance. Overall, I feel quite safe in Mexico and I find the people very friendly and helpful. When I tripped, fell and hit my head last summer, bystanders got me out of the street, stopped the bleeding and kept me safe until I regained consciousness. They got my phone from me and called my wife to come get me and take me to the hospital. So, no this isn't "life in paradise", and we don't live only on our US social security, but I am very pleased with the move.
Very helpful!
Welcome to Mexico!
25:45 Having had prostate surgery in mazatlan for 7500 usd was a shocking experience with local anesthesia while you are awake and a surgeon is cutting on your privates. Then wore a catheter for a week after. I was told to take ibuprophen for pain that didn't ease the suffering enough. Every blood clot trying to exit was a painful experience. If this had happened in my town by lake superior at zero degrees, I think would have been more difficult. In mazatlan, I walked to and from the hospital. That wouldn't be allowed in usa. Now that it is over, no mezcal for ninety days and only two cups of coffee for breakfast for 45, my enjoyment has evaporated a lot but tangerine travel training made the whole experience bearable. Thank you.
To clarify, if you look like you have money, expensive car, high end neighborhood etc, you will experience home break ins, get your tires stolen, maybe a little shake down and people taking your car, etc. but those are the absolute minority, so if you are an average citizen in an average neighborhood safety increases exponentially. Just be safe around the holidays when these type of crimes grow and enjoy the country
Are you referring to Mexico or the US?
Really depends where you live. Where I live in Monterrey its normal for people to drive nice cars (Audi, BMW and Mercedes are popular), park them outside their house and not worry about getting anything stolen. Unless of course you go to a shady neighborhood well then you're simply asking for trouble. I don't have to worry about getting jumped or getting my stuff stolen at gun point because i rarely hang out in shady places. I stick to the middle/upper middle class area. Now, i wouldn't say the same thing if I was in Mexico City, that's a whole different animal and I'd probably be careful about my surroundings and belongings. If you're going to stay in la Roma or Condesa then good chance that you will be safe during your stay, but there are many areas in CDMX that you should be careful, especially downtown area. But I still agree 100% with you, and in many other parts of MX i would much rather avoid catching unwanted attention.
Rent has sky rocketed, right?
I wonder if Mexican citizens are following all the hype about this country as one of top ten most dangerous? Tourists seem indifferent to it. Thanks for the insight!
Hurricane Otis didn't meet that criteria. There was only a few hours notice and it was the strongest hurricane since hurricanes began being recorded and it practically destroyed Acapulco. Before you move to Mexico, research the cities chosen to be "smart cities" or "resilient" cities.
Well, there was earlier warning, but yes the intensity/strength escalated faster and higher than predicted.
Don't get in a cab if they say they don't have cash back! It is a scam!
I keep tellin' ya, Jordan.....downsize and safe a ton!
That's just ad copy in that article. They want you to buy their report.
I took a long drive from Puebla to SC de las casas and they had 3 checkpoints by the Mexican military. They told me to be careful as there are cartels posing as police to extort money. At least foreigners aren’t exclusively targeted.
I’m taking a 2 day drive to Cancun next week. Hopefully I pass thru Merida that’s one nice resort! Mostly Mexican tourist.
Merida is a resort???🤔
@@tonydanzl not a tourist resort but they have an expat community. Based on my experience it’s one of the safer destinations in Mexico.
Lo más grande! lol jeje @@tonydanzl
I don’t know that you are up to speed on the entire pain killer meds in America. Today if you need anything stronger than Tylenol post surgery you are drug seeking! No joke about it! It is ridiculous that someone has major surgery and is expected to only take Tylenol! Add to this the opioid shortage nationwide people who are in extreme amounts of pain from end stage cancer etc. is going without. It is sad to see good people suffering when it wasn’t their addiction that caused the “opioid crisis”. You have to be rich, famous, or both to get pain meds that actually work.
Better try Vietnam. That's where I live. Much cheaper.
I'd be interested in Mexico if I could find a nice country home with acreage, in an area with no cartels. And not in the midst of nowhere. Seems like most of Mexico's homes are condos.
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The bus drivers you complain about are paid on the basis of how many times they can get around their route. This is not conducive to safe driving. When you know this, you understand why. Medical care for those of us who work here and are in the IMSS is not cheap - it's FREE. The average price of electricity is 23c/KWH in the USA, 43.5c in UK, and Mexico? 9.5c/KWH.
Mexico is a on development country it as to be cheaper in any sense ,international living is for not rich poeples if money is no problem you want to live in a better country no good road for a motorcycles, kidnapping,long to do anything, but good enough for the normal poeples
From what I’ve heard unfortunately for Mexicans the crimes and kidnapping seem to be higher for them than for foreigners. Not sure if this is true but have heard it from many Mexican women.
Is it all young women that can be targeted for kidnapping at night or just the wealthy ones, or ones that appear to be wealthy from their dress?
300,000,000 visit Mexico border year 90,000,000 cars 5,000,000 trucks 3 world airport China India uk together people love Mexico Cia usa said 350,000,000 visit Mexico 2025
Bus drivers get the job done. Do not mess with the Busses.
I love Mexico, but that article reads like a sales pitch...especially with the e-mail newsletter sign-up. Is Queretaro LGBTQ friendly?
You keep saying dollars, it’s pesos no body pays one thousand dollars in electricity
The recent Acapulco hurricane had minimal warning
so did the fire in maui, what's your point?
@@mgtowmonger2729 there is not always a week of warning of a cat 5 hurricane. sometimes they form quickly
@palmtreeleebythesea and that's what happened.
There was earlier warning, but it escalated faster/stronger than expected.
Earlier forecasts, but at lower impact.
@@tonydanzl Yes, it escalated very quickly. You’re right.
Because it was perpetrated on purpose by geo-engineering. Learn at geoengineering watch. See the video 'The Dimming'.
Holy Fugg!
After praising Mexico for half a decade, and actually encouraging many of us Americans to move there, you telling your audience that women have to be afraid to be kidnapped and that the Medical system is inadequate for those who can't afford to pay up for private care, MUST have an impact, me thinks. But what do I know?
I lived in Queretaro for a year. It wasn’t that amazing as people make it out to be. Much prefer living in the USA. There is a lot more to do, and way better restaurants. Healthcare costs are not that different with good insurance.
Until the US dollar strengthens then, sadly, Mexico, is quickly becoming not a good value.