The cost of living in each location we’ve been spending at least a month of more at a time
In this week’s blog post, we are taking a deep dive into our budget and how the two of us spent less than $2,400 USD during the month we spent there.
Staying for a month in paradise on a Caribbean island costs tens of thousands of dollars right? We assumed it can only be affordable for 5 days or 10 days max unless you are a gazillionaire and it’s probably only worth it for a special occasion like a honeymoon. We never heard of any digital nomads or slow travelers going there, so it must not be practical. Well we have some good news for you, it is very doable and can be cheaper than staying at home! Are you ready to go explore Aruba?
We recently wrapped up a 3.5 months (106 days to be exact) trip to Mexico where we slow traveled to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico City, Oaxaca City & San Miguel de Allende. We choose these places based on few factor which the main were 1) wifi quality (especially for Mrs. Nomad Numbers who was working remotely on that trip), 2) things to enjoy over a relatively long stay (4 weeks in average for us) and of course 3) safety.
In this spending report post we look at how much we spent in Mexico, project what our yearly cost of living in this country would have been and give a few tips to reduce this budget even further. Let’s dig into our Mexico spending report!
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After having such a great time in Oaxaca City where we felt we experienced for the first time what authentic Mexico is, we spent 4 weeks in San Miguel de Allende (SMA) as our last leg of our 100+ days trip to Mexico. While Oaxaca City set the bar pretty high on so many fronts, SMA turned out to be our favorite place of all the places we explored in Mexico and one we are planning on coming back to.
After a wonderful 6 weeks in Mexico City where we explored both the city and the Pueblo Magicos surrounding it, we spent 4 weeks in Oaxaca City during Christmas and New Years. Oaxaca city is THE place to experiences authentic Mexican food. It is also extremely affordable as we only spent $26 per person and per day making it the cheapest place we’ve visited since we started to travel the world!
After a wonderful short week in Puerto Vallarta where we experienced Dia De Muertos first hand, we spent 6 weeks in Mexico City. Mexico city was our true slow travel stop in Mexico as it gave us plenty of time to settle down and explore both this big city and the Pueblo Magicos surrounding it.
After spending a wonderful summer in Quebec visiting both Montreal and Quebec City, we decided to look for a warm winter location and Mexico ended up being the winner. We started our visit of this large country by making a week long stop in the picturesque town of Puerto Vallarta which offers beaches lying between mountains and ocean. Let’s look into what we liked the most, what we recommend, as well as the details about our budget and how the two of us spent $34 per person per day. Let’s go explore Puerto Vallarta!
Quebec City was the second major stop on our trip to Quebec Province after 4 weeks in Montréal! While the city lacks the vibe of Montreal, it has an impressive historic downtown and ended up being a great stop to let us explore the surrounding attraction Quebec City has to offer. Let’s look into what we liked the most, what we recommend, as well as the details about our budget and how the two of us spent just under $2000 per month. Let’s go explore Quebec City!
Montreal was the first stop of our new nomadic lifestyle. From weekend festivals, amazing food and plenty of sights to see, our 4 weeks zipped by! Let’s look into what we liked the most, what we recommend, as well as the details about our budget and how the two of us spent less than $2000 for our entire stay! Let’s go explore Montreal!