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99% of people from the USA and Europe have no idea. But this region is just as livable as the first world. For 1/5 of the cost. The bottom 3 states of Brazil, Uruguay, and the city of Buenos Aires: Very good infrastructure, completely safe (safer than many US states), strong European roots and aesthetics, clean, & peaceful. Not to mention, much of that coastline literally looks like the California coast. And houses and apartments still go for $50k.

I’m from the USA. This is what 6 months living in Argentina taught me: 1. Nothing is supposed to cost as much as it does in the US. $6 lunch and $750 1br apartment is normal. Anything more = you got fooled. 2. Community actually exists here. Multi-generational families live in the same neighborhood. Sunday dinners with 20 people are normal. Cafes are full all day every day. 3. National pride isn’t cringe. People actually love their country without shame here. 4. Patagonia & The Andes mountains are 3x cooler than the Colorado, West Coast, and Pacific Northwest mountains combined. 5. Buenos Aires has better aesthetics than every US city and it’s not even close. 6. You can get citizenship here in 2 years. Significantly easier than Mexico or Europe. Living here recalibrated everything: Community, cost, culture. You need to raise your standards for where you live 5x.

Buenos Aires is really just a European city, but better. A genuine Paris/Madrid hybrid with only the upsides: - A masterclass in walkability - Old buildings and old traditions, all preserved - Locals with max passion about their city and country - Uncompromising about steak, bread, and wine - Relaxed, communal, and safe You see it in the parks full of people on a nice day. And you see it on the street, always a local market or festival going on. These signals are worth way more than people realize.

Everyone talks about Argentine Patagonia. But 3 hours away is a thousand miles of coastline better than California. and no one seems to know it. The mid-coast of Chile: Endless rolling beach cliffs and mountains combined with super relaxed little towns. Plus penguins, whales, huge waterfalls, and old growth forests that are more diverse than in the north. Not to mention 20k foot snow-capped Andes mountains as the backdrop. You don’t need to roadtrip the overpriced west coast USA. You’ll spend less by flying all the way to Chile, renting there, and driving half the country. Literally just look around google maps in Chile. The whole thing is 1 big national park. that’s all it took for me to book. P.S. NYC to Santiago Chile is super cheap if you use points. Done it twice.

Buenos Aires has the best walkability of any city. Every single neighborhood is stacked with local shops. Groceries, produce stands, hardware stores.. Anything you need is 5 minutes away, maximum. Not to mention an incredible number of cafes and restaurants. Lastly, the tree coverage across the whole city is amazing. Provides much-needed shade in the summer.

“Bro you should move to NYC” I’m good.

This is the best region for adventure travel in the Western Hemisphere. The Chile-Argentina corridor. Patagonia and beyond. No, it’s not expensive. No, it’s not touristy. Yes, you need more than a weekend. If you haven’t been, plan your first trip. Then plan your second and third.

This region of Brazil is more livable than Rio or São Paulo. And it costs 1/3 as much. The city of Curitiba and the state of Paraná: - Mild climate, like the Pacific Northwest USA. 4 actual seasons. - The literal best infrastructure and public transit in South America. - Strong German and Italian roots. It's relaxed, clean, and genuinely safe. - $500-$700/month for a large, new 1br apartment in the best area of the city. Not to mention, the Serra do Mar mountain range and classic Brazil coastline are 1.5h from the city. incredible areas to explore. Go anytime, weekend trips cost nothing here. While everyone argues over Rio apartments, Curitiba and the state of Paraná are wide open. The best spot in Brazil to actually live cheap and safe.

Just got back from the USA and Europe. Reminder that the price of life in the west is legitimately psychotic. San Francisco / NYC / Miami: - Haircut: $60 (+ $15 tip expected) - Lunch: $28 (+ $7 tip expected) - House cleaning: Somehow $100/hour (??) - 1br apartment: $3,500/month minimum - Car ownership: $1,000/month South America (tier 1 cities): - Haircut: $5 - Lunch: $4 - House cleaning: $5/hour - 1br apartment: $500/month - Car ownership: you literally won’t need or want one Bonus: Stayed at a hotel in Madrid that’s 100% automated. No human check-in, no staff, just cleaning people. Still $250/night. If you aren’t traveling to cheaper countries regularly, you haven’t noticed they keep adding 20% onto the price of everything every 6 months. Prices in South America? Haven’t gone up since 2020. Period. This isn’t normal. You’re not supposed to be paying 20x for the basics. At this rate, you’re never going to buy that house and you’re never going to retire. Go to Mexico, go to Brazil, go to Argentina. Doesn’t matter. Just go remote and get out.

People don’t realize there are literal cities inside the Amazon jungle. Manaus, Brazil: 3 million people. Modern city smack in the middle of the Amazon. Iquitos, Peru: 500k people on the Amazon river. Popular for bachelor parties and jungle tours with eco-hotels right outside town. Both cities fully run on the river. Floating markets, river taxis, fish caught that morning at every restaurant. You can hop on a boat and see pink river dolphins and anacondas the same day. Pro guides and lodging included. cheap. Never hear anyone talk about these spots but they’re unreal. They have an ‘old world Amazon’ charm that exists nowhere else. And a trip down here will cost you 1/10th of your lame NYC weekend.

Your life in the Southern Cone should look exactly like this: 1. Live in Buenos Aires (best city to live in in 2026) 2. Business & residency in Asunción (residency in 1 day, easy banking, 0% tax) 3. Summer season in Florianópolis, Brazil (best beaches in South America, very high quality of life) 4. Vacation in Patagonia (hiking, skiing, road trips) This is honestly the best life anyone could possibly put together in this part of the world. Wealthy people from this region have been running this for decades. Everyone else is just starting to put the picture together.

This is the aesthetic of Asuncion, Paraguay, and Santa Cruz, Bolivia: Old 4x4s parked outside Spanish colonial mansions. Palms and jacarandas blooming everywhere. Modern luxury towers rising in the background. Sounds simple, but you won’t find this exact combination anywhere else.

You can just buy a house in South America for $50K. Not a shack. A legit 2 or 3 bedroom home, probably with a yard and a view. No more rent. No landlord BS. Just lock it up, leave for months, come back whenever. Maintenance and security? Dirt cheap. Honestly considering it. Argentina or Brazil are top of my list. Would be an experience. Low overhead, high freedom. A reset button you can always return to.

I’ve come and gone from Buenos Aires a few times now. After a few months away, realizing how rare it actually is. Supreme walkability, no questions. Affordable without feeling rough. Social but not fake Stylish but not sterile. Safe, but still chaotic enough. Buenos Aires genuinely seems to have it all. Somehow down here in this corner of LatAm it just hits. Only thing to consider now is if I’ll head back in October for spring.

I went to the butcher in Buenos Aires. - 2 lbs of beef - 2 lbs of chicken - dozen eggs I paid $11 USD. Nice restaurants in Buenos Aires are charging a crazy ratio against food costs. I’m getting back into cooking most of my meals.

There is no world-class city where you can buy a 2 bedroom apartment for $125K. Except Buenos Aires. This is in Villa Crespo. not as flashy as Palermo, but insanely underrated. Classic neighborhood, locals only, no tourists. I loved living here 2 bedrooms, big kitchen, laundry room, and balcony access from every room. And it’s that classic Buenos Aires style building that everyone loves. We’re done with Miami, SF, & NYC. Absolutely nothing is beating this. This is where you should be living.

99% of people from the USA and Europe have no idea. But this region is just as livable as the first world. For 1/5 of the cost. The bottom 3 states of Brazil, Uruguay, and the city of Buenos Aires: Very good infrastructure, completely safe (safer than many US states), strong European roots and aesthetics, clean, & peaceful. Not to mention, much of that coastline literally looks like the California coast. And houses and apartments still go for $50k.

I’m from the USA. This is what 6 months living in Argentina taught me: 1. Nothing is supposed to cost as much as it does in the US. $6 lunch and $750 1br apartment is normal. Anything more = you got fooled. 2. Community actually exists here. Multi-generational families live in the same neighborhood. Sunday dinners with 20 people are normal. Cafes are full all day every day. 3. National pride isn’t cringe. People actually love their country without shame here. 4. Patagonia & The Andes mountains are 3x cooler than the Colorado, West Coast, and Pacific Northwest mountains combined. 5. Buenos Aires has better aesthetics than every US city and it’s not even close. 6. You can get citizenship here in 2 years. Significantly easier than Mexico or Europe. Living here recalibrated everything: Community, cost, culture. You need to raise your standards for where you live 5x.

Everyone talks about Argentine Patagonia. But 3 hours away is a thousand miles of coastline better than California. and no one seems to know it. The mid-coast of Chile: Endless rolling beach cliffs and mountains combined with super relaxed little towns. Plus penguins, whales, huge waterfalls, and old growth forests that are more diverse than in the north. Not to mention 20k foot snow-capped Andes mountains as the backdrop. You don’t need to roadtrip the overpriced west coast USA. You’ll spend less by flying all the way to Chile, renting there, and driving half the country. Literally just look around google maps in Chile. The whole thing is 1 big national park. that’s all it took for me to book. P.S. NYC to Santiago Chile is super cheap if you use points. Done it twice.

Buenos Aires is really just a European city, but better. A genuine Paris/Madrid hybrid with only the upsides: - A masterclass in walkability - Old buildings and old traditions, all preserved - Locals with max passion about their city and country - Uncompromising about steak, bread, and wine - Relaxed, communal, and safe You see it in the parks full of people on a nice day. And you see it on the street, always a local market or festival going on. These signals are worth way more than people realize.

This region of Brazil is more livable than Rio or São Paulo. And it costs 1/3 as much. The city of Curitiba and the state of Paraná: - Mild climate, like the Pacific Northwest USA. 4 actual seasons. - The literal best infrastructure and public transit in South America. - Strong German and Italian roots. It's relaxed, clean, and genuinely safe. - $500-$700/month for a large, new 1br apartment in the best area of the city. Not to mention, the Serra do Mar mountain range and classic Brazil coastline are 1.5h from the city. incredible areas to explore. Go anytime, weekend trips cost nothing here. While everyone argues over Rio apartments, Curitiba and the state of Paraná are wide open. The best spot in Brazil to actually live cheap and safe.

This is the best region for adventure travel in the Western Hemisphere. The Chile-Argentina corridor. Patagonia and beyond. No, it’s not expensive. No, it’s not touristy. Yes, you need more than a weekend. If you haven’t been, plan your first trip. Then plan your second and third.

Buenos Aires might be the best value on the planet right now. $160K gets you a 2BR apartment in the best area of the city. Nice building. Walking distance to everything. Not an investment property in the outskirts. Not a studio. An 800sq ft apartment in the heart of the city. No mortgage. No landlord. In a city with better walkability, parks, restaurants, and nightlife than most USA cities. A place of this quality, for this price, does not exist anywhere else in the west. Period. While everyone in the USA, Canada, and Europe panics over million dollar starter homes, Buenos Aires remains a fraction of the price for a better lifestyle. I’m looking at listings myself. The value is insane.

Tijuana, Mexico might be the best Geoarbitrage opportunity in North America today. Right under everyone’s nose. San Diego rent: $3k/month Tijuana rent: $500/month Tens of thousands of people commute over the border daily for work. The nomad/wfh version is just even more leverage. Live and work from home in Tijuana for almost nothing while having San Diego in your backyard. Head over for events and weekends. Whenever you want. By living in TJ and not SD, you will still have: - The same beaches. - The US/Mexican culture we all love. - Baja California trips any time you want. To address the obvious concern: Tijuana is not dangerous for people just living, working, and hanging out. Every person and article you find will say this. I’ve ran into many Mexicans who love living in TJ. They prefer TJ to places like Guadalajara.. the Yucatán. Etc. I’m strongly considering heading to TJ for a month or two this year.

Buenos Aires has the best walkability of any city. Every single neighborhood is stacked with local shops. Groceries, produce stands, hardware stores.. Anything you need is 5 minutes away, maximum. Not to mention an incredible number of cafes and restaurants. Lastly, the tree coverage across the whole city is amazing. Provides much-needed shade in the summer.

You can just buy a house in South America for $50K. Not a shack. A legit 2 or 3 bedroom home, probably with a yard and a view. No more rent. No landlord BS. Just lock it up, leave for months, come back whenever. Maintenance and security? Dirt cheap. Honestly considering it. Argentina or Brazil are top of my list. Would be an experience. Low overhead, high freedom. A reset button you can always return to.

Just got back from the USA and Europe. Reminder that the price of life in the west is legitimately psychotic. San Francisco / NYC / Miami: - Haircut: $60 (+ $15 tip expected) - Lunch: $28 (+ $7 tip expected) - House cleaning: Somehow $100/hour (??) - 1br apartment: $3,500/month minimum - Car ownership: $1,000/month South America (tier 1 cities): - Haircut: $5 - Lunch: $4 - House cleaning: $5/hour - 1br apartment: $500/month - Car ownership: you literally won’t need or want one Bonus: Stayed at a hotel in Madrid that’s 100% automated. No human check-in, no staff, just cleaning people. Still $250/night. If you aren’t traveling to cheaper countries regularly, you haven’t noticed they keep adding 20% onto the price of everything every 6 months. Prices in South America? Haven’t gone up since 2020. Period. This isn’t normal. You’re not supposed to be paying 20x for the basics. At this rate, you’re never going to buy that house and you’re never going to retire. Go to Mexico, go to Brazil, go to Argentina. Doesn’t matter. Just go remote and get out.

“Bro you should move to NYC” I’m good.

This is the aesthetic of Asuncion, Paraguay, and Santa Cruz, Bolivia: Old 4x4s parked outside Spanish colonial mansions. Palms and jacarandas blooming everywhere. Modern luxury towers rising in the background. Sounds simple, but you won’t find this exact combination anywhere else.

3 cities in Brazil that I and no one else ever talk about. But are better, safer, and cheaper than Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo. zero tourists. 1. Belo Horizonte - Modern, mountains, amazing food scene, half the cost of São Paulo. Incredible amount of cool things to do here. (I know 2 people who visited BH and then literally never left) 2. João Pessoa - legitimate tropical beach city. Consistently rated safest city in Brazil. Livable to the max. Zero expat scene. 3. Goiânia - classic Central Brazil. Clean, organized, genuinely good quality of life. Might be the single most overlooked city in the entire country. All of these places: Calm, safe, and authentically Brazilian. Way cheaper and more interesting than the places everyone argues about. Look up the photos. Look up the safety statistics. Look up the local prices. It’s all positive. Now go get on a flight.

Guadalajara > Mexico City. Why? - it’s actually authentically Mexican - smaller, much more manageable - not getting actively hit by anti-gentrification protests lmao - way cheaper to stay in the best areas - 45 minutes to the mountains/lakes/pueblos - has same clutch proximity to the US I did 6 months in GDL, 2 months in CDMX. Wouldn't have done it the other way around. Love both. But GDL lifestyle is the W.

The combined region of Paraguay, Bolivia, and Southern Peru has the highest value-to-safety ratio in South America. Live for extremely cheap while not compromising on safety.