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Landon · Joined: 26 Sep 2011 Posts: 90

Hello, Just wondering what are some of your favorite places to live in Mexico? Or places that you wish you could have lived? Not necessarily the greatest place to make the most money in a school teaching. I'm thinking things like safety, affordability, comfortability, friendly people, good food, pretty, stuff like that. I don't think I am looking to live in a vacation resort town, a border town, or a giant city like Mexico city, but I know there are tons and tons of other great places.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Well, for me it's always been Mexico City, hands down. I've not lived in many other places in Mexico, but I've visited many different spots in the country and nothing ever compares to the capital. Culture, dynamism, business and work opportunities, climate, food...a lot of checks in the plus column.

Landon · Joined: 26 Sep 2011 Posts: 90

Thanks. We have visited DF and had a great time. But the city is gigantic. We are looking for a more laid back, slower moving, cost effective type of place. We have had a lot of fun in Yucatan, Guanajuato, and Queretaro. There were some good options in there for settling down and finding a teaching job; but I know there is so much more in Mexico, and maybe there are some other ideas.

notamiss · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2015 4:45 pm Post subject:

I live in Mexico City. In a village so small we have a traveling market that only comes once a week. Some of the neighbours have chickens. One has horses.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

I currently live in Guadalajara - 4 months or so now. The city is 7 million strong but it doesn't feel anywhere near that large. Folks around here call it Ranchalajara in that it feels like a ranch that just grew ginormous.

Things are laid back here...a little too quiet for my taste, but I am adjusting. Work opportunities are pretty good and the cost of living is roughly the same as DF except that rents are much cheaper and transportation more expensive and difficult without a car.

Landon · Joined: 26 Sep 2011 Posts: 90

Wow! In Mexico City? That is one the most densely populated metropolitan capital cities in the world. Last I heard there was something like 22 million people there. Was nothing but hustle and bustle when we were there.

Landon · Joined: 26 Sep 2011 Posts: 90

Thanks guys, I guess everyone has different tastes. We had something different in mind. We were thinking that maybe 150,000-500,000 is where we would be comfortable. I mean, that is still around the size of US cities like St Louis, Louisville, Las Vegas, Nashville, New Orleans; I think. And those are pretty big cities to us.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Don't let actual population numbers of Mexican cities fool you. What is 1,000,000 here is often smaller than what is 100,000 in the US or Canada. Mexican families are always larger and occupy smaller spaces than a typical American or Canadian family.