I moved from the USA at 79 to Queretaro, Mexico on 11-2-2021, due to the deadly crimes and the expensive rents, utilities, food etc. I am on a pension, so I could not afford to stay n the USA, where I was born and raised. My pension goes farther here in Mexico. The city is safe, clean and beautiful.

With all Mega infrastructures coming up! Mexico will be ONE of the best places to live and retire around the world I understand that people from Spain, Korea, Japan, China, Rusia! American, Canadian people are already living there, I am from Poland and Mexico here I come to retire there as well,!!

...Mexico is in North America

I’m 30 years old next year. I think I’ll bust my ass in the US for the next 10-15 years so I can retire in Mexico. Also helps I’m a Mexican citizen. It shouldn’t be too hard. I think I’d rather retire at 45 in Mexico my home country than 60+ in the USA.

It's important to respect Mexico and the Mexican people. You are in THEIR country and it's vital to speak Spanish and fully respect their culture and not impose your culture on them.

We moved to Merida and it’s amazing. The people are kind and little to no crime. I left my keys in door and 3 hours later some man rang my doorbell and handed them to me❤️🇲🇽

Be careful promoting Tulum as a retirement or residential town. The town is essentially sitting on an underground river and caves, and has had an explosion of development without much infrastructure to keep up with the growth. Cenotes were once intact; are now getting polluted. I hate it when we ruin such a good thing.

Melaque ,in Jalisco l was born there…also Tenacatica in Jalisco there you are gonna live like a king and you’re gonna have a large beach for yourself

I recently retired and moved to Ajijic. I absolutely love it here!

Mexico is so so nice!!!

Wow 🤩 hermosos lugares!!

LA PAZ MEXICO!!!

We picked Tepic Nayarit. San Blas and Matanchen bay are 30 minutes drive from Tepic. Cost of Living is extremely low. Tepic is a 2 hour drive from major city of Guadalajara.

Love Mexico.

Ajijic is Beautiful. It is a must-visit if you get a chance.

San Luis Potosí is beautiful and magnificent surrounding natural destinations.

Very informative thank you

Mi estado de queretaro es uno de los mejores de Mexico para todo

Great work Jorge thank you for all your hard work 👍🏿👍🏽👍👍🏾👍🏻

Thank you jenny..so many did not pay attention in geography class.

I love the top 6 from Mexico!

We live on $1600/month....two people! In Puerto Vallarta, which is not cheap anymore for a really nice condo rental like we have...2+2 with a partial ocean view.

Great options 😍

In spite of the obvious negative aspects, I have chosen Mexico City.

San Miguel with the spring weather sounds good for me

Great View

31 yo, lived in all of these places. currently living in playa del carmen. our number 1 pick would actually be la paz. #2 cholula puebla. but im glad theyre not on this list. the reason we love them is because theyre authentically mexican.

i am dutch ihave been twice in puerto vallarta my wife and i were thinking of buying a house and moving to Mexico but unfortunately she passed away.

Most of these didn't surprise me but wow I didn't know about Ajijic. Definitely must visit.

My mom bought a home in Mazatlan outside city for a small town feel but near the ocean still. She still needs 2 more years before she actually retires fully and moves there, currently just goes twice a year

Mexico is a great place to live in!!! Be happy very easily and eat delicious

I m surprised you did not put Puebla near the top. Additionally, Guadalajara is great for those who prefer a big city.

I always love Mexico and Mexican people specially country look beautiful right now I try to find the best way to live there for 6 to 8 month per year

Good list of cities in Mexico 🇲🇽.

Would be good to pronounce the city names correctly.

Tenacatica in Jalisco there you are gonna live like a king and you’re gonna have a large beach for yourself

J'espère pouvoir passer ma retraite au Mexique mais certainement pas à Cancun, Playa del Carmen ou Tulum. Beaucoup trop cher. C'est surtout une enclave US au Mexique. Je recherche une petite ville proche de PV... Je trouve les Mexicains adorables et très accueillants.

Ajijic is by far, the best place to retire and to live in Mexico! Amazing weather… actually the second best weather in the world. And great quality living! Love being here! And im not retire hehehe

Another nice video again 👍👏

Love Puerto Vallarta !!!

Q bellos lugares

PUERTO VALLARTA offers: Most friendly people destination according to international rankings and publications, LGTB friendly destination, Lots of locals speaks english, lots of excellent restaurants, excellent hospitals, nearby mexican villages & colonial towns, as well as surrounding by farms & cooler climate villages within a 60 minutes distance, in addition is located within a short distance to the second most important Mexican City (GUADALAJARA), Mountains and Jungle nearby, luxurious hotels such as FOUR SEASONS, W, ST REGIS, ONE & ONLY, Etc., Important Cultural, Social & Arts scenery, University of Guadalajara CAMPUS, plus: PV has the MOST MEXICAN FLAVOR TOWN and more!

hi thank You for this great video. Are this Budgets for 2 Peoples???

I like Rocky Point!!!

Check it out QUERÉTARO CITY, one the safest and modern cities of Mexico ❤️🥰

Mazatlan is just amazing, and with everything they are building there it’s becoming more and more attractive not only for tourists but also for retirees… the fact is that mazatlan has one of the largest Canadian communities in Mexico when you take into account the size of the city.. there are between 14,000 to 16,000 Canadians permanently living in mazatlan.

In Veracruz every one welcome

I’ve been there it was a easy life

I did some number crunching for Mazatlan for me and my dog: the est. daily cost will be about $79 of which Food is the greatest exp - $22, Rent is the next - $18, then Auto - $12 with the rest at $27 (Entertainment, Misc, Communications, Travel trailer (I have a payment but won't be taking it with me). These figures are based upon the past 18 mos in the U.S. with adjustments for Mazatlan. I'm a bean counter so I hope it's fairly correct. Yes, my food expense might be high and my lodging should be a little higher - but time will tell. I think my motto will tell it all: "Wine, Women and Warm climate).

It is nice to show these locations on a map before discussing each of them.

the cities you mentioned in the video are heavily lived by the xpat community... Thus making it too expensive already. I'm glad Mexico is such a huge country... We. Have other alternatives that are not highly lived with the expat community...

🥂LA PAZ BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR!#1

Yeah it's a nice place if you're A Mexican greetings from Serbia 🇷🇸

Incluiría en el top a la ciudad de Orizaba, Veracruz. 👌

YEAH EVERYONE KNOWS MY AWESOME COUNTRY IS PRIME RETIREMENT DESTINATION, NOWHERE ELSE BEATS MEXICO FOR LIVING RETIRED OR NOT👍😍😘😘😘❤️❤️💘💘🥰🥰

Queretaro, Mexico.

It get hot here in Mexico

The things are going to be more expensive cause the expats. I'm talking about the south, Monterrey is expensive no matter what.

Can you give us a break down on what makes up the "cost of living"?

Lived in Mexico and certainly no expert but from what I have heard Cancun is tourist trap. Oaxaca is excellent if you dont need the sea (about 4 hour drive through the mountains) and if you want to be close to the ocean Puerto Escondido and Mazunte region was great. Puerto Vallarta is beautiful too albeit more expensive than the ones I mentionned.

I know Playa de Carmen and Merida, well spent time in both. Merida is great and feels safe...dont try to drive in Mexico..defensive driving unknown there 😉 Playa del Carmen i liked too...more than Cancun

San Miguel de allende super hermozo pero muy caro peor que Beverley. Hills cal

My first vacation outside Canada was Acapulco in '85. Then, again in '86. Finally in Puetro Vallarta in '93. Since then, hearing horror stories about violence everywhere, and governments around the world saying Mexico is a hot spot, I decided that I will take my vacations elsewhere. Maybe I'm a bit ignorant about Mexico's status, but, I found other treasures throughout the Americas. I hope that someday, I can return when the government has a handle on its violence. Peace to all.

There are numerous places that offer a fantastic retirement in Mexico. Our top choices would include San Miguel De Allende, Playa Del Carmen, Puerto Vallarta, Tulum and Mazatlán.

Americans can use the Seguro Popular. All older folks can get it with no premiums.

I just came back from a 6 week stay in Playa del Carmen, actually Playacar. I have travelled extensively throughout the world so I believe my opinion should count. The good points are : Playacar ,NOT Playa del Carmen, is quiet and safe. It has good infrastructure and you get the feeling that you are one with nature despite all the new resorts rising up there .While we were there ,we read about gang related killings in Playa and nearby Cancun but Playacar had none of that. Another good point is that Cancun Airport, a very efficient airport ,is a 45 minute ride. People are generally friendly despite the harsh reality they have to live in . The beach is very nice when there are no seaweeds making it absolutely disgusting. Accommodation is generally pretty good . However ,there are also some very disturbing points.One of them is that you can't find a grocery store anywhere unless you go to the big mall of Chedraui or Walmart. There are countless drugstores( and I realize why) but not a greengrocer's anywhere in sight . Prices are EXORBITANT. I really can't understand how a poor Mexican living paycheck to paycheck can afford to live there. Of course when you have different prices for tourists from those of the locals you can understand what's going on. My partner had an ear infection and we went to a high-end clinic where they asked $489 for a simple consultation!!!! Of course they got nothing . One other thing is the near harassment by merchants on Avenida 5. You walk past and they keep pestering you to buy something. Overall a nice place to visit but most definitely not to retire there ( and I should know because I had considered doing that but Covid-19 put an end to that ).

If somebody want to come to Mexico I invite you and I can hust to meet Mexico. I live in Guadalajara Mexico.

The second photo of Morelia is not Morelia, is Aguascalientes

What about Rosarito-Ensenada in Baja also Riviera Nayarit❓

I love Morelia!! Friendliest people . Will prob retire there as its close to my husbands hometown.

Basically I lot American in all mexico 🇲🇽

San Carlos ? On the sea of Cortez maybe ?

No Puerto moreles?

Keep the name of the place on the screen - makes it easier to dip into the video.

Man , I needs some Tacos

I have heard good things about Huatulco and Zihuatenejo, but havecnot been to either. San Miguel,and PV are my favorites, but have not checked out the Lake Chapala region - though it is close to the huge city of Guadalajara, which might be a negative. The climate and culture in San Miguel are wonderful, but the airport connection in Leon is 90 min away.

@Skerry Harry... USD $ 2,000 for a couple. And how much for a single expat?

Love Mexico and have traveled throughout, however there is the corruption and cartel. I was dining at a very popular beautiful steakhouse in a very upscale area of Guadalajara. In walks 4 really bad dudes openly carrying machine guns they sat next to our table and they had back ups with more guns at every entrance into the restaurant. It was a very unnerving situation, as we rushed to get our check and get out of there. They had lots of tear drop tattoos. Mexico has this issue that cannot be ignored.

How do these cities stack up with medical and pharmaceutical needs?

You can live in mexico even with 250- 500 dls like most of the locals do

I am getting a house their soon 🥰😘❤

Morelia is in the Mexican state of Michoacán. The US State Department recommends US citizens not travel there due to the amount of violent crime.

Tepic nayarit 30 min to beach ⛱ 😎

U missed Nayarit

I guess this is where being a Mexican American and having relatives in México is advantageous, they let me know when someone wants to sell their land, and if I have the cash I buy it. It just seems like their is an uptrend of people buying up land in México.

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Juarez is my favourite.

I think I'm going to learn Spanish

Man...you butchered the names of some of these cities.

Has anyone here lived in Mazatlan? If so, how is it?

Interesting he picked Tulum as no. 1 when there is currently increasing drug cartel violence and tourists are being killed.

Estás loco Morelia muy peligtoso

God, you can't even pronounce the Names of the Cities CORRECTLY.

Ajijic hell nah unless u don’t mind mosquitoes 🦟

Yeah idk about Morelia. I was there for a week and it seems like a hot spot for crime. I didn’t see crime but you could see the aftermath.

Too many touristy locations suggested.

Beach areas are much more susceptible to flooding in Hurricanes, plus many Gringos move in and have their AC running 24/7. How about just keeping the room where you sleep to an AC environment and don't be an idiot constantly fighting the natural Hot Humid weather. ¿Why retire there if that's your plan?

Please don't mention Aguascalientes,quiet,clean,small,very nice place to live, oppss 🤫Lots of people from outside already!

Why would anyone want to move to a tourist town?

MEXICO IS NORTH AMERICA