Guanajuato, Mexico
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Real costs, your residency route, and an eight-stage plan from Paul Green, who made the move himself.
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Why choose MyMexicoMove
- Based in Guanajuato since 2018
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- 100+city guides
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- 7consulates mapped
- 13planning tools
- 8plan stages
Who are you moving as?
Start with the guide written for your situation.
Retiring to Mexico
Budget, healthcare and residency on a fixed income.
Read the guide → REMOTE WORKERSWorking from Mexico
Visas, taxes, internet and where to base yourself.
Read the guide → FAMILIESMoving with children
Schools, residency and healthcare for the family.
Read the guide → COUPLESMoving as two
A city that works for two different people.
Read the guide → SOLO MOVERSMoving alone
What a move on your own really involves.
Read the guide → WORK VISASMoving for work
Work visas, permits and the route to legal employment.
Find your route →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.
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.One plan, eight stages.
Worked in order. Stage 1 is free.
Free tools. They remember.
All 13 tools →Basic tools are free. The Visa Pathway Finder and Consulate Checker ask for a free account; every tool runs at full depth, with results saved, inside the plan.
The worries, answered plainly.
Five things almost everyone asks before they commit.
What will a month cost?
Priced months on the site run from $450 a month in the cheapest city to $4,000 at the top end. Price your own month for 82 cities and see where the money goes.
Will I qualify for residency?
Most routes rest on monthly income or savings, and the thresholds are published: about $4,300 to $4,800 a month in income, or about $72,000 to $78,000 in savings for 2026. Consulates apply the rules differently, so confirm with the one where you will apply.
Is it safe, honestly?
It depends where, and the profiles say so plainly. Every city carries its current US advisory level, dated, alongside the neighbourhoods 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.
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.
“Rent for six to twelve months first. The market will still be there.”
PAUL GREEN · FROM THE REAL ESTATE GUIDE
“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.
The pass, the bundle, or Paul.
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
- One 45-minute session included
Lifetime membership. One payment, no renewal.
14 day money back guarantee. Full refund on an email request within 14 days.
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
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
Four plans, sessions included in each
The Move Pass includes one 45-minute session with Paul. The higher tiers include three 45-minute sessions each, and the Move Pass membership too.
- Move Pass$499 · lifetime
One 45-minute session included.
- 90-Day Roadmap$599
Three 45-minute sessions included.
- Guided Move$995
Three 45-minute sessions included. Move Pass membership included.
- Done With You$2,495
Three 45-minute sessions included. Move Pass membership included.
Prefer to start with the book? The Mexico Relocation Master Guide is $47, and the full $47 comes off the lifetime Move Pass when you join within 12 months.
See Guanajuato before you commit.
The Guanajuato Scouting Weekend is three days in Guanajuato, Friday 22 to Sunday 24 January 2027. Pilot only, 6 to 10 people. $1,295, with travel and stays your own. $200 of the weekend goes toward a Planning Session or the Move Pass within 90 days.
See the Scouting Weekend on the Services page →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 is free?
The account: a preview of your Move Plan, with the Stage 1 starter checklist live and saving as you tick. No card to start.
What does the Move Pass 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, and one 45-minute session.
What is the refund policy?
A 14-day money-back guarantee. If it is not for you, the payment comes back.
Your move, one stage at a time.
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