Living in La Paz, Mexico (17 things you NEED TO KNOW)

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  • Опубликовано: 3 июл 2024
  • Cost of living in La Paz Mexico, monthly budget, rental options, best neighborhoods, heat, hurricanes & more: Find out what it's really like living in La Paz, Mexico!
    One of the best places to live in Mexico, La Paz is an excellent option for foreigners moving to Mexico that want to live at the beach. Get the scoops on why people LOVE living in La Paz, Baja California Sur, PLUS important things you need to consider if you're thinking about living in La Paz, Mexico.
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  • @alex-wittman
    @alex-wittman  Год назад +3

    Apartment hunting tips, renting in Spanish cheatsheet & 11-point Move to Mexico Checklist! Download the FREE 32-page Move to Mexico Quickstart Guide (PDF) 👉🏼 backpackingbrunette.com/mexicoguide/

  • @lindylee1139
    @lindylee1139 Год назад +26

    I’ve traveled all over Mexico and La Paz really stole my heart when I went there. The beaches are gorgeous and the town has a cool laid back non touristy beach/island vibe. But I don’t think I could live there year round due to how hot it gets in the summer.

    • @alex-wittman
      @alex-wittman  Год назад +3

      It was by far my fave place in BCS! I’m with you on the summer heat, Lindylee 😅

    • @MrJx4000
      @MrJx4000 Год назад +4

      People in Portugal and southern Spain experience the same if not higher temps in the summers. Last year 2022, there were many fires in both countries so I would tolerate it (coming from Florida, hot and very humid).

    • @lioneldemun6033
      @lioneldemun6033 Месяц назад

      Is La Paz as hot as San Felipe in summer?

  • @milesandcoffee
    @milesandcoffee Год назад +12

    I am a legal resident of La Paz. Thanks to Jimena. She's my expat advisor. Awesome video!

    • @alex-wittman
      @alex-wittman  Год назад +1

      I'm so grateful for the valuable insight Jimena shared. She's such a professional!

  • @m.rodrigolemus6224
    @m.rodrigolemus6224 Год назад +4

    Jimena's English is great...
    I visited La Paz in October 2022 ... weather was like summer ☀️ ... Great relaxing town ⛱️🍹🍺😃👍

  • @lorabarton3403
    @lorabarton3403 Год назад +4

    The sea life in sea of Cortez is amazing like no other really. Vibe is very islandish

    • @alex-wittman
      @alex-wittman  Год назад

      The water was like nothing I’d ever seen 🤩 absolutely incredible! Thanks for watching, Lora 🥰

  • @janeberryman3581
    @janeberryman3581 Год назад +3

    You are a terrific interviewer by virtue of letting your subject actually speak. Nice. I’m not into La Paz though - that heat and desert NOPE

  • @pablohernandez1159
    @pablohernandez1159 Год назад +1

    I spent the month of November 2022 in La Paz de sur. A blast celebrated my birthday also.

  • @mdrichards
    @mdrichards Год назад +2

    Great interview and information. It is a beautiful place.

    • @alex-wittman
      @alex-wittman  Год назад

      Jimena provided some great insight 🤩 thanks for watching, Michael!

  • @1SLPMOM
    @1SLPMOM Год назад +1

    Great information!! Nice to learn about more than the beautiful beaches. Thank you!

    • @alex-wittman
      @alex-wittman  Год назад

      I’m glad you found it helpful, Christina! I love La Paz!

  • @socialmediasasha
    @socialmediasasha 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for this video! 🎉❤

  • @John-qu7ij
    @John-qu7ij 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you, I am visiting La Paz this November to see if its good fit for me and your video definitely helps me

    • @alex-wittman
      @alex-wittman  10 месяцев назад

      I'm so glad you found it helpful! I hope you enjoy your time in La Paz, John!

  • @MrJx4000
    @MrJx4000 Год назад +1

    This video is a keeper. Thanks Alex.

  • @LicensedBajaRealtor
    @LicensedBajaRealtor Год назад +4

    I live here full time and love it. The summers are hot but not hot and humid like Southern Ontario.. we have not regretted our decision to live here

    • @alex-wittman
      @alex-wittman  Год назад +1

      So glad you’re loving living in La Paz!

    • @MrJx4000
      @MrJx4000 Год назад +2

      How could anybody from Canada regret moving to La Paz.

    • @susannacalamaio8027
      @susannacalamaio8027 5 месяцев назад

      How is the sense of community here?
      Do you know anything about the schools?
      The businesses?

    • @ChrisFP2
      @ChrisFP2 4 месяца назад +1

      @@MrJx4000quality of healthcare

    • @MrJx4000
      @MrJx4000 4 месяца назад

      @@ChrisFP2, what, is the healthcare better in Kanada?

  • @cindyk3076
    @cindyk3076 Год назад +2

    That is so beautiful! Don't know that I could handle the summer heat but those beaches look fantastic.

    • @alex-wittman
      @alex-wittman  Год назад +1

      It’s definitely advisable to visit during summer before commuting to living in La Paz year round 😅 it was gorgeous during November for a visit! Thanks for watching, Cindy!

    • @chasingtheAmericanDream
      @chasingtheAmericanDream Год назад +2

      We went to La Paz and even in November it was warm! The sunsets are GORGEOUS! 🙌💯 The sidewalks are pretty good and the traffic isn’t too bad. Be careful in the beaches, I got stung by something the very first beach I went to! 😬 We love the malecón!

  • @bradfogg5812
    @bradfogg5812 5 месяцев назад +3

    Jimena helped me with my permanent residency in La Paz. She is GREAT! Very professional. She made the process very easy for me.

  • @carefulconsumer8682
    @carefulconsumer8682 6 месяцев назад

    Nicely presented with maps, lots of info, etc. Thanks.

  • @brians9072
    @brians9072 Год назад +1

    This was a premium video Alex.

  • @laura-bronner
    @laura-bronner Год назад +4

    I love La Paz. We actually tried to live there before we moved to San Jose del Cabo, but we just couldn't find an apartment as quickly as we needed one. It's growing so much there, I wonder how big a city it will be in 5-10 years!

    • @alex-wittman
      @alex-wittman  Год назад +2

      The malecón really stole my heart & I love how you can ride your bike all the way out to Playa Coromuel 🤩 thanks for watching, Laura!

  • @hisoda0125
    @hisoda0125 7 месяцев назад +3

    Es imposible mantener el aire acondicionado encendido en verano en México. La factura de electricidad aquí es ridículamente cara. Esta sugerencia es simplemente imposible. Tengo demasiado calor para dormir todos los días. Este es mi verdadero estado de ánimo cuando vengo a La Paz. Si tienes miedo al calor, entonces no debes venir aquí, porque no sólo hace calor aquí, sino que hace mucho calor y permanece caliente durante mucho tiempo. Hace tanto calor durante aproximadamente dos tercios del año. .

  • @genaroignot3332
    @genaroignot3332 Год назад +1

    Buen video.

  • @RigiLiquid945
    @RigiLiquid945 Год назад +2

    Excellent presentation. I would want to visit for a vacation there, or live part time as a retired snowbird, but I think that I would prefer a different area in Mexico.

  • @miguel-h
    @miguel-h Год назад +1

    Hahaha nice ending! 😆👍

    • @alex-wittman
      @alex-wittman  Год назад +1

      Lol Taylor 🙄🙄😜 thanks for watching, Miguel!

  • @stevegfromnc3482
    @stevegfromnc3482 Год назад +3

    Many years ago, I knew a guy who had married a woman from La Paz. He loved it there and they were building a house. We were working on the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia, and it seems the climate in La Paz is similar.

    • @alex-wittman
      @alex-wittman  Год назад +1

      The weather in La Paz was absolutely gorgeous in November!

    • @stevegfromnc3482
      @stevegfromnc3482 Год назад +1

      @Backpacking Brunette That is when the weather started to get nice there. I just looked it up, and the latitudes of the 2 cities (La Paz and Yanbu) are the same at 24 degrees North. But La Paz is slightly cooler, probably because the Pacific is cooler than the Red Sea.

  • @tarey05
    @tarey05 Год назад +5

    How frequent are power outages? One might consider prepping if there are food and product shortages. Overall too many american expats for my liking. Thanks.

  • @alex-wittman
    @alex-wittman  Год назад +4

    Would you consider living in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico?? Please feel free to drop any questions you have about living in La Paz in the comments below!

    • @midnittkr
      @midnittkr Год назад +4

      I am visiting in 2 weeks to check it out for possible retirement in a year or 2.....can't wait...staying in El Centenario for 4 days and La Ventana for 1 then back to San Jose then the airport...I've lived just north of Miami and also in New Orleans and it gets pretty hot and sticky in both places. Even here in Ohio the summers can be miserable....La Paz here I come, at least you have the ocean and lots of pools

    • @niomisingh8871
      @niomisingh8871 10 месяцев назад +1

      I’m planning to visit for a couple months with my children! Would you say there is a lot of activities for children? Also are there any daycare options for kids incase I want to go out!😂

    • @niomisingh8871
      @niomisingh8871 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@midnittkrhow was it?

    • @midnittkr
      @midnittkr 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@niomisingh8871 it is incredibly family/young children friendly....entire families walk along The Malecon in LA Paz even at 10 pm or later and no crime

    • @midnittkr
      @midnittkr 10 месяцев назад

      @@niomisingh8871 it was the best experience ever....every single person I interacted with whether they spoke English or not was so incredibly friendly. Everyone was willing to help find places or suggest better ways of doing things. The good was awesome and affordable but I was there when the exchange rate was a lot better for Americans. The only crazy thing is driving outside the cities.... definitely need GPS and an SUV as half the time you are driving on desert dirt roads with no signs and lots of 🌵....lots of little memorials along the roads where people have died in car accidents..
      I thought they were just really religious....it's a great place with tons to do when the exchange rate is favorable....I still will retire there!

  • @genaroignot3332
    @genaroignot3332 Год назад +1

    Mucho éxito

  • @manatee_flips6811
    @manatee_flips6811 Год назад +4

    Centenario has everything, perfect place for x-pats. La Paz is a lot more 💰 investment for less land, less house.

    • @alex-wittman
      @alex-wittman  Год назад +1

      I’d be very curious to check out Centenario!

    • @maybebabyny
      @maybebabyny Год назад +2

      Where is Centenario?

  • @tonicman2
    @tonicman2 Год назад +1

    Really enjoyed your vid. Can you take the local bus to balandra beach from town?

  • @jedmondvasquez2776
    @jedmondvasquez2776 8 месяцев назад +1

    Hey there! Love your content. If I were to plan a holiday to La Paz, what airport should I look to fly into?

    • @alex-wittman
      @alex-wittman  8 месяцев назад +1

      La Paz has its own airport!

  • @katarrin06
    @katarrin06 Год назад +1

    viva La Paz !!

  • @mikefanelli1
    @mikefanelli1 11 месяцев назад

    Better than the Carribean City, there is no sargasso! Hope to visit this year. 🙂

  • @cruzalejandro2915
    @cruzalejandro2915 Год назад +1

    You was living in Queretaro after in Guadalajar and now in La paz hermosa chica brunette enjoy any place of Mexico

    • @alex-wittman
      @alex-wittman  Год назад +1

      Just in La Paz for a visit! Still living in Guadalajara 🤓 Thanks for watching!

  • @dovygoodguy1296
    @dovygoodguy1296 Год назад +2

    Do snowbirds and expats end up spending most of their life in airconditioned houses and buildings in the summer because of the intense heat or do they simply not stay in Baja during that time?

  • @luckylokomotiongarcias6152
    @luckylokomotiongarcias6152 Год назад +2

    1:13 literally Paradise on earth 🌎

    • @alex-wittman
      @alex-wittman  Год назад +2

      The water was unreal 🤩🤩🤩

    • @luckylokomotiongarcias6152
      @luckylokomotiongarcias6152 Год назад

      @Backpacking Brunette your so lucky, out in Venice Beach ca. Everyone all cramped up on the sand there's no space to even lay out your towel

    • @whatsgrowingon
      @whatsgrowingon 22 дня назад

      ​@@luckylokomotiongarcias6152Dont forget the unlimited supply of fentanyl and junkies every square inch. As well as expensive costs of living and eating in venice .. you cant forget all that. Haha

  • @sandracorrales-potts5586
    @sandracorrales-potts5586 Год назад +1

    Hi Alex, I'm going to SMA 28 February to renew my temporary. I'm going through a facilitator. This is my second year. I'm a little unclear as what to when I enter mexico? So I just show my passport and temporary card? Do I go into a particular line? You said something about taking a picture of the digital form. Do I fill that out after I leave the immigration officer?....to mark canje? I just don't want to mess this up. My appointment is on March 4th. I know i can pay with credit card at the INM office? My main concern is at the airport because it's different then last year. I'm nervous as I have put lots of effort and money into this. Thank you for your time. I'm sure I'll rewatch this video a few more times

  • @ahlivetuhsidamaro150
    @ahlivetuhsidamaro150 Месяц назад

    Jimena, I’ll be in touch!! :-)

    • @alex-wittman
      @alex-wittman  27 дней назад

      The new Host Relocation contact in La Paz is a lovely woman named Claudia Padron. I actually have a new La Paz interview with her coming to the channel soon! You can learn more about how to get in touch with Claudia & Host Relocation here: hostrelocation.com.mx/

  • @BoxerDogs
    @BoxerDogs Месяц назад +1

    Suppose an expat moves to La Paz and decides to buy a car in Mexico. Can you do a video about buying a car in Mexico?

    • @alex-wittman
      @alex-wittman  27 дней назад

      This video is our experience buying a car in Mexico: ruclips.net/video/5mfY9NydBpg/видео.html

  • @vjr6266
    @vjr6266 Год назад +1

    Hello just watched the video! My family and I were planning on going in September, I was wondering how is the weather in La Paz during that month? Also what a good first timer hotel/beach to go to? Thank you!

    • @ccaa-dq7wr
      @ccaa-dq7wr 11 месяцев назад +1

      September is usually warm, not as hot as July/August but still hot if you're used to colder weather. Sometimes we have hurricanes or rainy days in September, but veryyy sporadically, so no worries.
      Hotels: Hyatt Place/Costa Baja/Araiza Palmira if you want something nicer. Seven Crown Hotel is in the best area (downtown) and everything is withing walkable distance. Hotel del Ángel is a good option if you want something a bit cheaper.
      Beaches: Balandra (a must go, but make sure to wake up early and consider you won't be able to stay as long as you might want!), El Tecolote. Some beaches a bit closer to downtown are El Coromuel or El Caimancito.

  • @genaroignot3332
    @genaroignot3332 Год назад +1

    Hola Alex saludos

  • @LJ-jq8og
    @LJ-jq8og Год назад +2

    💪❤

  • @user-mk7df1xo8o
    @user-mk7df1xo8o 5 месяцев назад

    Where is the best place for country living in Mexico? With green areas but not too much humidity.

  • @donaldmacdougall799
    @donaldmacdougall799 Год назад +3

    We loved La Paz and I think it would be a great place to live if you work remotely. For retirees, I'm not sure if there is enough to do.

    • @alex-wittman
      @alex-wittman  Год назад +1

      One thing I didn’t like about BCS is that it really seems like you need a car 🚗 was that your experience too, Donald?

    • @midnittkr
      @midnittkr Год назад +1

      If there is mota, beach, and walmart....I'm good to go

  • @stevefritz5182
    @stevefritz5182 2 месяца назад

    Great video! It is refreshing to see such a comprehensive video with so many points hit. Very honest and accurate, with the exception of the sidewalks. Only the Malecon has maintained sidewalks. They recently re-did a street about 10 blocks southeast as a model street. They tore out the entire street and nonconforming sidewalks for about a mile and put it all in new with full handicap access and modern street signs. We're hoping they continue with that model but the rest of La Paz has no consistency as to if you even have sidewalks. Too many videos are sanitized to make people think they should move here or retire here. I feel bad because people can invest here only to leave in three years because it is kinda harsh; here and much of Mexico.

  • @davebacon6194
    @davebacon6194 Год назад +1

    alex? alex who?
    just kidding, love the lady, more content please!

  • @fishwatcher
    @fishwatcher 11 месяцев назад +3

    Great. Yeah, tell the world! The traffic is already terrible in La Paz. Thanks!

  • @wanderingdoc5075
    @wanderingdoc5075 Год назад +3

    I'm not sure I see the appeal when places like Puerto Morales and Puerto Escondido have less expats, less gringos, cheaper food, just as beautiful beaches, great seafood, etc. And La Paz is a little bit away from traveling to other places.

    • @alex-wittman
      @alex-wittman  Год назад +2

      Good point about traveling!

    • @davidselva7021
      @davidselva7021 Год назад

      How about this? ruclips.net/video/ltO0u-mBYGo/видео.html

    • @grahamstrom1492
      @grahamstrom1492 Год назад +4

      Puerto Escondido has a ton of tourists

    • @wanderingdoc5075
      @wanderingdoc5075 Год назад +2

      @@grahamstrom1492 it was on my itinerary but I skipped it since I've had enough Mexico beach places before. That's good to know. After being all around in Mexico for me nothing beats Mexico City / Puebla. Can't beat the year-round nice weather, kind people, delicious and cheap food, and walkability.
      I think because I spent five years in Hawaii the infrastructure and nicer beaches beat out the so-called retire in paradise cheap beach destinations.

    • @grahamstrom1492
      @grahamstrom1492 Год назад +3

      @@wanderingdoc5075 I feel you, the weather is very important to me as well for living. Puerto Escondido has mostly younger tourists, but the coast of Oaxaca is stunning and has a lot to offer. def worth a visit

  • @mr.g1683
    @mr.g1683 5 месяцев назад

    $1300 USD monthly pension. Where can one live in Mexico with out a car and easy access to grocery store and gym?

  • @liveourbest2067
    @liveourbest2067 Год назад +1

    Curious what the dating scene is like there... I would like to meet a kind Latina possibly in her forties.
    I would imagine there would be more dating opportunity in Guadalajara or other larger Mexican cities

  • @lobo.guerrero94
    @lobo.guerrero94 11 месяцев назад +1

    Hi very interesting video I would love to speak with Jimena Ruiz I have other many questions to ask her is it possible to get an email to contact her?

  • @gobofraggel7383
    @gobofraggel7383 6 месяцев назад

    Thanks for not calling it Baja California Sir

  • @Dave-eu3ib
    @Dave-eu3ib 2 месяца назад

    It’s hot

  • @mairam1072
    @mairam1072 Год назад +1

    I don’t get why you said another recommendation for foreigner??? Are only foreigners now allowed to move to MX. It’s a disgrace that you haven’t learned that a big issue is gentrification. Love your videos but that just rubbed me the wrong way.

    • @alex-wittman
      @alex-wittman  Год назад +5

      Anyone moving to Mexico that is not from Mexico is a foreigner.

    • @LicensedBajaRealtor
      @LicensedBajaRealtor Год назад

      Anyone not from Mexico who moves to Mexico is a foreigner

  • @GhostdanceCalaveras
    @GhostdanceCalaveras 9 месяцев назад +1

    Is there a nightclub scene? As a DJ this is one consideration that I have as I decide between Playa del Carmen/Cancun/Tulum area and Baja/La Paz/Cabo