Guanajuato, Mexico
Move to Mexico with a plan, not a guess.
Real costs, your residency route, and an eight-stage plan from Paul Green, who made the move himself.
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Trustpilot 4.4 out of 5or take the city quiz →Guanajuato City panorama, the basilica in the foreground
Why choose MyMexicoMove
Paul moved to Guanajuato in 2018 and built every guide, tool and plan from living the move himself, so you get the answers he wished he had.
- 100+city guides
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Who are you moving as?
Start with the guide written for your situation.
Retiring to Mexico
Budget, healthcare and residency on a fixed retirement income.
Read the guide → REMOTE WORKERSWorking remotely from Mexico
Your job stays abroad. Internet, taxes and where to base yourself.
Read the guide → FAMILIESMoving with children
Schools, residency and healthcare when you move with children.
Read the guide → SETTLERSSettling in Mexico
Temporary to permanent residency, and what the switch takes.
Read the guide → SOLO MOVERSMoving alone
What a move on your own really involves, start to finish.
Read the guide → SCOUTING TRIPSVisiting before you move
Walk your shortlist in person before you sign a lease.
See the weekend →Price your month
What does a month cost?
Full calculator →Pesos at 18.62 per dollar, 11 Nov 2026.
Guanajuato · Comfortable lifestyle · 1 person
Published basis: one person.
How these figures are built
2026 estimates. Monthly total and rent are the ranges the city profile prints, verified November 2026. Groceries, utilities, transport, dining and fun are shown as one remainder of that verified total, after rent and healthcare, not as separately verified figures. Add-on defaults ($300 car, $150 language) are adjustable estimates, not quoted prices. Family figures are estimates from the published figure, using the same household step the calculator applies between one person and a couple.
The plan, the bundle, or Paul.
All Access Bundle
- All ten guides in one bundle, including the Master Guide and the Visa Toolkit
- Download links arrive by email with your order
My Mexico Move, the platform
- The fillable Move Plan, every stage
- Every tool at full depth, results saved
- The full shelf: the Master Guide and all ten books and programs
- Your move log and deadline reminders
- Paul writing your plan, and one 45-minute session included
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The Planning Session
- One hour with Paul, on your case
- Your plan and your hardest decision, on the table
- A written Move Map within two business days
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Cities, up close.
All 100+ city guides →Guanajuato
$1,100–$1,500 a month, one personGuanajuatoHighland spring climate.
Oaxaca City
$1,200–$1,700 a month, one personOaxacaHighland city at 5,100 ft.
Mérida
$2,000–$2,800 a month, for a coupleYucatánVery hot April to June.
Puerto Vallarta
$1,800–$2,500 a month, one personJaliscoDry winters, humid summers.
San Miguel de Allende
$2,500–$4,000 a month, for a coupleGuanajuatoUNESCO town with an instant English-speaking community, priced accordingly.
Lake Chapala
$2,200–$3,200 a month, for a coupleJaliscoThe oldest and largest American and Canadian retirement community in the world.
“Rent for six to twelve months first. The market will still be there.”
PAUL GREEN · FROM THE REAL ESTATE GUIDE
One plan, eight stages.
Worked in order. Stage 1 is free.
Decide
Pick your destination, or a shortlist of two. Test the budget in the Cost of Living Calculator and take the City Match Quiz.
Qualify
Choose your residency route, test eligibility against the current thresholds, and complete the Residency Quick Start.
Prepare
Assemble your document packet, choose your consulate and check its requirements, then request your appointment.
Apply
Attend your consulate appointment, get your visa issued, and know your entry date.
Enter and exchange
Enter Mexico, start the canje inside its 30-day clock, and get your residency card in hand.
Set up
Sign a lease or close a purchase, sort IMSS enrollment or private cover, and get your money plumbing working.
Settle
Put your residency renewal dates on the calendar, keep your first tax-year records, and mark the plan complete.
The worries, answered plainly.
The questions that come up before every move, answered plainly.
What will a month cost?
It depends on the city and the life. Price your own month, city by city, in dollars. Across the 101 profiles the range runs from $450 a month for one person to $4,000 a month for a couple.
Do I qualify for residency?
Most routes rest on monthly income or savings, and the thresholds are published. For 2026 the published consulate range is about $4,081 to $4,342 a month in income, or about $68,015 to $73,189 in savings. The Visa Pathway Finder checks your figures against the current requirements and names your route.
Is it safe, honestly?
It depends where, and the profiles say so plainly: every city carries its current US advisory level, dated, alongside the neighborhoods readers actually live in.
What about healthcare?
Public cover through IMSS, private insurance, or both. The IMSS Quota Checker prices public cover by age, and every profile weighs care city by city.
What if I pick the wrong city?
Six questions match a shortlist to your budget, climate and pace, and the comparison tool reads 100+ profiles on the same measures before you commit.
What is free?
The account: the start of your Move Plan, with the Stage 1 starter checklist live and saving as you tick. No card to start. The Cost Calculator is free too. The other tools run at full depth, with results saved, inside the plan.
Tools. They remember.
All 13 tools →Also on the shelf: Canje Clock, IMSS Quota Checker, Budget Builder and Document Packet Builder.
Only the Cost Calculator is free. The other tools run at full depth, with results saved, inside the plan.
Free Mexico guides.
Browse all guides →160+ guides on residency, money, housing, healthcare and daily life. Free to read, no account needed. Start with the four readers open first.
Move to Mexico
How to move to Mexico in 2026, step by step: choosing a city, scouting, the consulate residency visa, finances, arrival, canje, CURP and your first month.
180-day checklist
The ultimate Mexico relocation checklist: the 180 day sequence from decisions and consulate booking to housing, money, logistics and landing day.
Cost of living
Most Americans live comfortably in Mexico on $1,500 to $3,500 a month in 2026. Real costs by city, and why rent is the biggest swing factor.
Temporary residency
Temporary residency is the route most Americans and Canadians use: renewable up to four years and leading to permanent residency. Every step, in order.
From Paul.
“I packed two suitcases and flew to Guanajuato in 2018. The bank took three attempts.”
PAUL GREEN · FOUNDER, MY MEXICO MOVE
A move to Mexico goes well when someone who has done it shows you the order to do things in, and the mistakes to skip. Paul has been doing exactly that since 2018, and built every tool, guide and plan on this site around it.
Asked, honestly.
All questions →What does a month in Mexico actually cost?
It depends on the city and the life, which is why the answer is a calculator, not a slogan. Price your own month, city by city, in dollars.
Do I qualify for residency?
Most routes rest on monthly income or savings, and the thresholds are published. The Visa Pathway Finder checks your figures against the current requirements and names your route.
Is it safe, honestly?
It depends where, and the profiles say so plainly: every city carries its current US advisory level, dated, alongside the neighborhoods readers actually live in.
What about healthcare?
Public cover through IMSS, private insurance, or both. The IMSS Quota Checker prices public cover by age, and every profile weighs care city by city.
What if I pick the wrong city?
Six questions match a shortlist to your budget, climate and pace, and the comparison tool reads 100+ profiles on the same measures before you commit.
What is free?
The account: the start of your Move Plan, with the Stage 1 starter checklist live and saving as you tick. No card to start. The Cost Calculator is free too. The other tools run at full depth, with results saved, inside the plan.
What does the My Mexico Move Plan include?
Lifetime membership of the whole platform: the fillable Move Plan at every stage, every tool at full depth, the full shelf of books and programs, your move log, deadline reminders, Paul writing your plan, and one 45-minute session.
What is the refund policy?
The My Mexico Move Plan, Guided Move and Done With You Relocation carry a 14 day money back guarantee: a full refund if you email info@mymexicomove.com within 14 days of purchase, as long as your first session has not taken place and your written plan has not been delivered. Bookable sessions carry no money back guarantee.
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