Got to be for long... just for the weather and maybe the nature of the people have their back yard with chickens pork or cows... fruit trees mangos bananas are common there... literally food is inexpensive...and life is easy enjoyable 😅
@@miguelhastedt3127 Merida in Mexico is hotter and more humid than Paraguay, but in under 10 years it's gone from being one of the cheapest cities in Mexico to one of the most expensive ones - partly due to the influx of Westerners. Asuncion is no Merida (Merida has less crime and is less than an hour's drive from beaches), but the weather in itself doesn't seem to have dented its popularity.
The people of Paraguay are absolutely lovely, so nice and helpful. You don't need to be rich to live in Paraguay. You can live on your pension, but you need to know it has a lot of cultural differences that if you don't speak Spanish you will struggle with. However the people of Paraguay will help you to overcome those differences no problem.
I was under the impression that the UK doesn't have any tax treaties with Paraguay. To avoid being taxed in both countries, wouldn’t you need to relocate everything to Paraguay and clearly demonstrate that you've severed ALL ties with the UK (based on the domicile test)? Please let me know if I’ve misunderstood
I think that is what he meant by staying for at least 3 months, that that is a UK requirement, not a Paraguay requirement, as I have never heard about that before. So I'm assuming he's doing those 3 months to severe those ties. And Paraguay is a territorial tax system that does not tax your worldwide income, so it is 0% tax in Paraguay. Unless you sell to Paraguay customers or work there, you avoid the 10%/10% personal/business flat tax.
As long as you have enough money, this country could be a paradise... You will be more than fine if you do not depend on the system. You could be praised as a king by Paraguayan society, something that is nearly impossible in more competitive countries
@@daliaruizdiaz2024 yep, if you don't depend on the system. But if you have a heart attack or stroke, can't move and need an ambulance asap, mucha suerte indeed. Life's not all about worrying about disaster situations, but they're still something to consider.
@@ba8898oh at last somebody is tslking about this! Thank you. So just like in the Southern European countries, everything is "mañana, mañana". Good medical services are important for a good and active life.
He has the right idea to get out of Paraguay 4 months out of the year to escape the oppressive heat. The Dengue fever season correspondes to the heat season so it's a good plan. I definately think many more people will be fleeing the stabbers in Europe and headed to South America and Paraguay.
if u want to escape the oppressive heat of Paraguay, u would have to be out of the country for at least NINE months a year. even during the other 3 months, there can be weeks at a time over 30C..and that's what is called 'winter'.
Well said, gents. Watching your video from Uruguay. Keep up the fantastic work! I like to think of Uruguay as the calmer alternative to Paraguay. "Less spicy and exotic" in every single way that can be imagined.
@@wolfofcrypto63 I went to buy a sandwich at one of the grocery stores, which are usually more expensive. Sandwich didn't have a price ticket, so I figured it coudn't be more than $3 bucks. Nope, it was $7.00. Yes, some small mom and shops are cheaper, but in general food in Uruguay is, in my opinion at least, far more expensive than the US in general. Better food though.
Ditto, I agree. It's really a different in many ways. Don;t wish to be negative, Paraguayans can be nice people but.....Only similarity if the 'guay' in the name. it is broadly in the same region but with NO common border, oh and you're less likely to be treated as a 'GRINGO'. And if the pampas, Punta or Montevideo are a bit too boring for you you can pop over to Buenos Aires for a bit excitement!
Paraguay is great. It's not strictly true that there is no water to live by, but here it is rivers and lakes and obviously not the ocean. You do need to learn Spanish, but 50% of learning it is wanting to learn it and enjoying doing it. 10% is to start with a formal course to get an idea of the structure/grammar, and the rest is just inundation and practice practice practice. You will also pick up plenty of Guaraní words along the way. Top areas for an expat for me would be places in Asunción like Villa Morra and Ycuá Satí, and, out in the provinces for a more relaxed vibe, towns like Concepción. Good luck to all who are making the move out here.
I have been to many SE and S America countries but not Paraguay, Most hotter countries have mountain towns/cities like (Malaysia, Philippines Colombia ect) Are there any cooler places in Paraguay to live
Sí, en el sur de Paraguay se encuentra Encarnación, pero solo como 3 o 4 grados menos que Asunción. Lo bueno es que tiene varias playas artificiales sobre el río Paraná.
You can get a proper steak in Bangkok but it's probably imported. The rest of Thailand, forget about it. Hard to find beef and the beef they have is not the best tasting and very expensive relative to everything else.
but you never mentioned you buying a steak is a sin in thailand. for real buddhists its not really ok to eat beef. in thailand even thou buddhism the majority also hinduism also has historically influenced its culture including reverence for the cow as a symbol of wealth and agricultural importance while not as severe as a muslim to not eat pork. but this is why. so why should the whole country 68 million people change for you? its you that has to adapt to there ways ok get the f out really. same is true for any country.
Food in Thailand is excellent, much better in general than North America/Western Europe. The beef will generally be Ozzie or Kiwi... and it doesn't come better than that😂
Romania had been increasing taxes in the last 2 years and will continues also taken out all the special regimens that made many companies and entreprenours to move there.
Australias immigration system is totally compromised now also. Totally different to all the hoops I had to jump through in the 2000s when I first came.
You all are late, like 5 years already. There was a good time to settle. Now its coming for already pumped prices and pumping pockets of locals in exchange for cheap, low quality real estates, and dealing with low quality services. Dig deeper, hopefully you realize where is the gem.
I have my stock portfolio in europe paying me dividends that I love off, although the taxes suck... could I lower that somehow by living in paraguay? Im in bolivia now
I find your content to be some of the most informative and comprehensive on the matters of immigration. That said, You had me until you asked aboutt the food and your guest proceeded to say its amazing and he eats pizza. What about meat? Fruits? I dont need any patries, thank you.
The immigration into Europe and the UK (and U.S.) are not "immigrants" in the truest sense. You have Sharia law taking over British law, you have mostly "illegal" immigrants, with no interest in assimilating into British or U.S. culture. At least, this man says he is learning Spanish........I have been out at stores in recent days where 90% of people only spoke Spanish in a U.S. border state.
He likes to live by the coast so why move to a land locked country ? He's planing to fly to other countries to be by the sea even before he arrives in Paraguay, He can't speak Spanish and will be isolated as it takes a couple of years to learn a language.
I as a Brit myself particularly enjoyed the hilarious focus on how good the food is in Paraguay, and then went in to talk about Pizza and later Burgers and chips😂 It was clear to me that this west country bumpkin wouldn't recognise good food if it slapped him around the face😅 his portly chubbiness tells the whole grockle story... Stay off the pizzas and chips mate, that way you might survive the Paraguayan heat without a heart attack.😅😂😅😂...you just can't make it up, a tourist on holidays.... 💤
@@antrx9530 ex pat originally meant a foreign worker, who had no plans to settle in the country where he was temporarily working. These days it gets applied to anybody who lives in any country but their own, on their own funds earned elsewhere. These days mostly first world retirees living somewhere sunnier or cheaper.
That's not what it means at all. I emigrated from the UK to Cyprus and I couldn't apply for an immigrants visa. Instead I had to apply for an expat visa which is a completely different set of forms. Being an expat contains a different set of rules with many countries demanding large investments into the country to even qualify. I initially looked at Portugal which had digital nomad, expat and immigrant visas with were 3 different schemes.
na uh. They don't tax worldwide income. It's only 10% personal tax if you work there, or 10% business tax if you have a brick-and-morter business or sell to Paraguayan customers. Otherwise it is 0% income taxes, 0% capital gains.
I wonder how long Paraguay will remain a low-cost destination given the influx of Westerners.
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Got to be for long... just for the weather and maybe the nature of the people have their back yard with chickens pork or cows... fruit trees mangos bananas are common there... literally food is inexpensive...and life is easy enjoyable 😅
It's really not on most people's radar still. I see it as ideal, but I would say most people's ideals are not mine.
@@miguelhastedt3127 Merida in Mexico is hotter and more humid than Paraguay, but in under 10 years it's gone from being one of the cheapest cities in Mexico to one of the most expensive ones - partly due to the influx of Westerners. Asuncion is no Merida (Merida has less crime and is less than an hour's drive from beaches), but the weather in itself doesn't seem to have dented its popularity.
Look at the quantity of views and subscribers, that tells the story. Paraguay is unknown destination and it will be for many years
Better for us
The people of Paraguay are absolutely lovely, so nice and helpful. You don't need to be rich to live in Paraguay. You can live on your pension, but you need to know it has a lot of cultural differences that if you don't speak Spanish you will struggle with. However the people of Paraguay will help you to overcome those differences no problem.
Agreed 🇵🇾👏👏👏
I grew up in the Middle East. To me the biggest plus is the Paraguayan people.
Same here, I’m French but I keep traveling because I don’t feel secure and at home in my country and I looking for a new home too
France has fallen!
I was under the impression that the UK doesn't have any tax treaties with Paraguay. To avoid being taxed in both countries, wouldn’t you need to relocate everything to Paraguay and clearly demonstrate that you've severed ALL ties with the UK (based on the domicile test)? Please let me know if I’ve misunderstood
Business is most likely established in a third party country
I think that is what he meant by staying for at least 3 months, that that is a UK requirement, not a Paraguay requirement, as I have never heard about that before. So I'm assuming he's doing those 3 months to severe those ties. And Paraguay is a territorial tax system that does not tax your worldwide income, so it is 0% tax in Paraguay. Unless you sell to Paraguay customers or work there, you avoid the 10%/10% personal/business flat tax.
As long as you have enough money, this country could be a paradise...
You will be more than fine if you do not depend on the system.
You could be praised as a king by Paraguayan society, something that is nearly impossible in more competitive countries
@@daliaruizdiaz2024 yep, if you don't depend on the system. But if you have a heart attack or stroke, can't move and need an ambulance asap, mucha suerte indeed. Life's not all about worrying about disaster situations, but they're still something to consider.
@@ba8898oh at last somebody is tslking about this! Thank you. So just like in the Southern European countries, everything is "mañana, mañana". Good medical services are important for a good and active life.
He has the right idea to get out of Paraguay 4 months out of the year to escape the oppressive heat. The Dengue fever season correspondes to the heat season so it's a good plan. I definately think many more people will be fleeing the stabbers in Europe and headed to South America and Paraguay.
if u want to escape the oppressive heat of Paraguay, u would have to be out of the country for at least NINE months a year. even during the other 3 months, there can be weeks at a time over 30C..and that's what is called 'winter'.
@@mkishon Correct. The Paraguayan climate make it impossible to live there.
Los alemanes se adaptaron en la zona mas calurosa del Paraguay el chaco viven super bien solo es cuestión de acostumbrarse.@@boudiccaprasutagus5709
@@boudiccaprasutagus5709Yes if you live outside for 24 hours a day.
There is zero chance I would move to Londonstan. Paraguay? Maybe!
It's Londonistan, get it right at least.
But now that saddiq khan is a knight of the British realm, why wouldn't you live in London?
100 ago people who was coming back to London from asia was saying the same
I completely agree with this guy, regarding his reasons for leaving The UK.
Thanks, Richard.
11:37 based on your smirk, I think it's easy to tell which competitor that was 😅
Paraguay 🇵🇾 is a great place to live 👏👏👏
So why. did he went home?
"Food in Paraguay is incredible".
Well, you're from the UK... What's also good there, the weather? People are friendly?
All the above!
Well said, gents. Watching your video from Uruguay. Keep up the fantastic work!
I like to think of Uruguay as the calmer alternative to Paraguay. "Less spicy and exotic" in every single way that can be imagined.
However, Uruguay is much more expensive.
Agree!
@@birdyflying4240 Yep, that's a great advantage.
@@wolfofcrypto63 I went to buy a sandwich at one of the grocery stores, which are usually more expensive. Sandwich didn't have a price ticket, so I figured it coudn't be more than $3 bucks. Nope, it was $7.00. Yes, some small mom and shops are cheaper, but in general food in Uruguay is, in my opinion at least, far more expensive than the US in general. Better food though.
Ditto, I agree. It's really a different in many ways. Don;t wish to be negative, Paraguayans can be nice people but.....Only similarity if the 'guay' in the name. it is broadly in the same region but with NO common border, oh and you're less likely to be treated as a 'GRINGO'. And if the pampas, Punta or Montevideo are a bit too boring for you you can pop over to Buenos Aires for a bit excitement!
Paraguay is great. It's not strictly true that there is no water to live by, but here it is rivers and lakes and obviously not the ocean. You do need to learn Spanish, but 50% of learning it is wanting to learn it and enjoying doing it. 10% is to start with a formal course to get an idea of the structure/grammar, and the rest is just inundation and practice practice practice. You will also pick up plenty of Guaraní words along the way.
Top areas for an expat for me would be places in Asunción like Villa Morra and Ycuá Satí, and, out in the provinces for a more relaxed vibe, towns like Concepción.
Good luck to all who are making the move out here.
I have been to many SE and S America countries but not Paraguay, Most hotter countries have mountain towns/cities like (Malaysia, Philippines Colombia ect) Are there any cooler places in Paraguay to live
Sí, en el sur de Paraguay se encuentra Encarnación, pero solo como 3 o 4 grados menos que Asunción. Lo bueno es que tiene varias playas artificiales sobre el río Paraná.
You can get a proper steak in Bangkok but it's probably imported. The rest of Thailand, forget about it. Hard to find beef and the beef they have is not the best tasting and very expensive relative to everything else.
When you are in Bangkok, you have thousands of alternatives to a silly steak.
but you never mentioned you buying a steak is a sin in thailand. for real buddhists its not really ok to eat beef. in thailand even thou buddhism the majority also hinduism also has historically influenced its culture including reverence for the cow as a symbol of wealth and agricultural importance
while not as severe as a muslim to not eat pork. but this is why. so why should the whole country 68 million people change for you?
its you that has to adapt to there ways ok get the f out really. same is true for any country.
Food in Thailand is excellent, much better in general than North America/Western Europe. The beef will generally be Ozzie or Kiwi... and it doesn't come better than that😂
And why is beef so important to you. Nowadays I prefer pork in my Spaghetti Bol.
Romania had been increasing taxes in the last 2 years and will continues also taken out all the special regimens that made many companies and entreprenours to move there.
Australias immigration system is totally compromised now also. Totally different to all the hoops I had to jump through in the 2000s when I first came.
mainly cus of the student visa pathways rather than the working visa
You all are late, like 5 years already. There was a good time to settle. Now its coming for already pumped prices and pumping pockets of locals in exchange for cheap, low quality real estates, and dealing with low quality services. Dig deeper, hopefully you realize where is the gem.
Please share a hint of that gem
We know who likes KL!
I have my stock portfolio in europe paying me dividends that I love off, although the taxes suck... could I lower that somehow by living in paraguay? Im in bolivia now
Yes. Contact the proper professionals.
Difficult as Paraguay has no tax treaties with most of the countries. You still need to pay withholding tax in a country where the company is located.
Thank you
You're welcome.
I find your content to be some of the most informative and comprehensive on the matters of immigration. That said, You had me until you asked aboutt the food and your guest proceeded to say its amazing and he eats pizza. What about meat? Fruits? I dont need any patries, thank you.
The immigration into Europe and the UK (and U.S.) are not "immigrants" in the truest sense. You have Sharia law taking over British law, you have mostly "illegal" immigrants, with no interest in assimilating into British or U.S. culture. At least, this man says he is learning Spanish........I have been out at stores in recent days where 90% of people only spoke Spanish in a U.S. border state.
Time for a mic setup upgrade
So true!
who is going home then??? as in your title says!!!
😂😂😂😂 we know who you’re talking about!!!
Who are we talking about? 😂
haha that pompous man with excellent self-marketing
I dont know, who was it?
He likes to live by the coast so why move to a land locked country ? He's planing to fly to other countries to be by the sea even before he arrives in Paraguay,
He can't speak Spanish and will be isolated as it takes a couple of years to learn a language.
🇵🇾🇵🇾🇵🇾
Yeah, Australia has such a great immigration policy. Definitely the UK should follow suit.
Not when trying to bring foreign wife into Australia … it’s not fair and nightmare even if one has children with wife
Expat: white imigrant who dosent like to be compare to inmigrants and talk of countrys like comodities lol
@antrx9530
ExPAT is an immigrant with enough money to choose which country they want to settle in and spend it.
Also...brings their own money and skills....start their own business
I as a Brit myself particularly enjoyed the hilarious focus on how good the food is in Paraguay, and then went in to talk about Pizza and later Burgers and chips😂
It was clear to me that this west country bumpkin wouldn't recognise good food if it slapped him around the face😅 his portly chubbiness tells the whole grockle story... Stay off the pizzas and chips mate, that way you might survive the Paraguayan heat without a heart attack.😅😂😅😂...you just can't make it up, a tourist on holidays.... 💤
@@antrx9530 ex pat originally meant a foreign worker, who had no plans to settle in the country where he was temporarily working.
These days it gets applied to anybody who lives in any country but their own, on their own funds earned elsewhere. These days mostly first world retirees living somewhere sunnier or cheaper.
That's not what it means at all. I emigrated from the UK to Cyprus and I couldn't apply for an immigrants visa. Instead I had to apply for an expat visa which is a completely different set of forms. Being an expat contains a different set of rules with many countries demanding large investments into the country to even qualify. I initially looked at Portugal which had digital nomad, expat and immigrant visas with were 3 different schemes.
In Paraguay it's 10% income tax even if you earn money from abroad.
Not sure about money from abroad being taxed 10%!
na uh. They don't tax worldwide income. It's only 10% personal tax if you work there, or 10% business tax if you have a brick-and-morter business or sell to Paraguayan customers. Otherwise it is 0% income taxes, 0% capital gains.
no, thats if u earn it locally, for foreign sourced income its 0%
You only pay on money earned in paraguay
Most countries have a tax free limit, e. g. Spain 14k, Germany 11k, Costa Rica ca. 7k.