Its ranking is in the top 5 of the Expat Insider survey every year.
The climate is almost perfect, the people are friendly, and the food is delicious and reasonably priced.
According to Expat Insider 2018, Mexico enables professionals to make their lives and transition easy and simple.
Michelle from Texas says: “ I like how easy it is to adapt, and the people are incredibly friendly”.
For the third year running, Mexico retains the top spot in the ease of settling, and feeling comfortable, scoring well in several subcategories such as:
Finding Friends and Feeling Welcome.
Expats in Mexico feel quite at home in the local culture. Over four in five (82%) give this factor a favorable rating, they also agree completely that it is easy to settle down there. This is in addition to the friendliness of the population, which is rated as very good by 53% of respondents compared to just 26% globally.
Participants were asked to assess up to 48 factors concerning various aspects of life abroad on a scale of one to seven. The mean values were then calculated to create the below ranking of the best countries for expats.
Meeting the locals is very easy in Mexico ,as well as communicating with them. Over three-fifths of the respondents generally agree that it is easy to learn the local language. Kelly from Albuquerque New Mexico says:
“Life seems more relaxed and I actually feel the people seem much happier here than in any other country.”
Mexico’s tourism industry is booming. The country is the No.1 destination for tourists from the U.S. and Canada and is receiving record levels of visitors. Mexico logged over 10 million tourist arrivals during the first quarter of 2018, and is expected to attract 40 million tourists by the year’s end, a new record.
According to the World Bank, the tourism industry was the third largest source of foreign exchange in Mexico in 2018.
MEXICO TOURISM ARRIVALS
Safety in Mexico is a common concern for expats and travelers alike. Expats in urban areas may want to employ private home security, whereas those in retirement communities and resort areas are considerably safer.
Expats in Mexico are also often concerned about police and military checkpoints along highways, although the government is usually careful not to perturb foreigners.
In order to keep the tourists who visit from around the world safe while visiting Riviera Maya, the cities are carefully patrolled by federal, state, and local police forces.
Forget about expenses and taxes. Serious problems like changing the water heater, wiring, or plumbing problems are the owner’s business. The owner is responsible for paying the yearly taxes.
