Well, Peru seems like the obvious choice, no? She's got family there, it's cheap for a Canadian, and in the larger cities you can expect most of the amenities you're accustomed to.
I think you need to rephrase your question or add more details because for the situation you are describing, the obvious choice is Peru with her family.
Why not Peru where she'd have some family support and surely by extension you'd both be more comfortable for 6 months? As a Canadian 6 months should be one tourist visa renewal. If you want to go outside Peru, you have plenty of options in South America for her. Peru has agreements with most south american countries. Primarily the Andean Community countries and secondarily Mercosur.
Compared to canada anything else is low cost. Lima Peru’s a great option though, it’s generally 1/3 of the cost of Vancouver or Toronto. I’m canadian and my gf’s Peruvian and we always have a blast staying in the miraflores district and trying out all the popular restaurants there. Airbnb’s are dirt cheap there too, the weather’s comfortable year round, it’s safe and most people speak English in the affluent parts, also it’s a pretty nice place.
Reddit is research. Every piece of solid advice I’ve gotten for traveling has been via Reddit. It’s easier to keep your opinion to yourself and just not comment :)
If not Perù, Bolivia is even more cheap but I think you have to search more for amnedenties and they have a visa for USA.
Edit: you're from Canada, I don't know the visa requirement there
LATAM doesn't have a Schengen zone like in the EU that allows people to move to other countries without a visa, you can stay 90 days in a country and then 90 days in another before going to a 3rd country, but I assume this would be difficult and expensive. Just go to Peru which would be easier for her, legally speaking you would need a visa to live for 6 months there otherwise it might make leaving the country quite hard since they will notice you overstayed
Chile, Uruguay, Sao Paulo, Venezuela, and maybe Mexico City or Costa Rica are on the pricier side. Just about anywhere else has a "low cost of living" for someone earning a Canadian wage. Saludos
Were you getting the "gringo" prices? cuz I visited there as well and my budget was less than half I spent when I go to Canada
Granted I am not from Canada but I drive to Vancouver from Seattle pretty much every other month, and the prices are somewhat similar. And Seattle is a quite expensive city. The airbnb for 1 month in Vancouver for example, unless you are living with a family, averages at 2100 vs 1,200 in Montevideo, of which you can find decent ones for well under 1,000 (the one I had)
The prices at restaurants, bars and movies are all at least half what you would pay in a Canadian city.
Ah, understandable. If you a go to suburb of montevideo (the good ones that have. a lot of local stores but don't feel cramped and with access to the bus) you can easily live there comfortably for 2000 a month. I did.
Uruguay is expensive AF. I was just there on a day trip from Buenos Aires and for breakfast, I ate an awful jamón y queso sandwich on basic white bread with agua con gas, my wife had an omelette and OJ, and it was $25.
We had ice cream later (2 scoops each in a cup), which was $13, and then a shot glass was $10. I went to a beautiful steak dinner with my wife in Buenos Aires at Cauce that night after the ferry returned us to Puerto Madero and it was only $43, for perspective.
I’m from one of the most expensive cities in the world but having been in LATAM for the last 5 months it was quite the shocker.
To add, Colonia Del Sacramento is one of the most incredible places I’ve ever been. My wife and I spent two hours sitting on a bench next to the water and there was a guy playing guitar smoking a joint, a woman reading a book, and the sound of the water was so relaxing. I highly recommend visiting!
Well, Peru seems like the obvious choice, no? She's got family there, it's cheap for a Canadian, and in the larger cities you can expect most of the amenities you're accustomed to.
I think you need to rephrase your question or add more details because for the situation you are describing, the obvious choice is Peru with her family.
Why not Peru where she'd have some family support and surely by extension you'd both be more comfortable for 6 months? As a Canadian 6 months should be one tourist visa renewal. If you want to go outside Peru, you have plenty of options in South America for her. Peru has agreements with most south american countries. Primarily the Andean Community countries and secondarily Mercosur.
Not Chile or Uruguay, everywhere else is gonna be ok.
Even Chile is cheap compared to Canada.
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Compared to canada anything else is low cost. Lima Peru’s a great option though, it’s generally 1/3 of the cost of Vancouver or Toronto. I’m canadian and my gf’s Peruvian and we always have a blast staying in the miraflores district and trying out all the popular restaurants there. Airbnb’s are dirt cheap there too, the weather’s comfortable year round, it’s safe and most people speak English in the affluent parts, also it’s a pretty nice place.
Why don't you do some research first instead of outsourcing this to us?
Research? What is this word?
That's what he's doing here lol Reddit is like the new Google idk
It’s perfectly ok to ask Reddit while doing your research.
People come to reddit to ask other humans for advice and ideas. If you are offended by that you'd probably be happier staying on google all day.
Even OPs question is vague…
Reddit is research. Every piece of solid advice I’ve gotten for traveling has been via Reddit. It’s easier to keep your opinion to yourself and just not comment :)
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Just be in Peru? Also what visa are you trying to get?
Perú. Your girlfriend is from there.
CDMX, Lima, Buenos Aires
If not Perù, Bolivia is even more cheap but I think you have to search more for amnedenties and they have a visa for USA. Edit: you're from Canada, I don't know the visa requirement there
LATAM doesn't have a Schengen zone like in the EU that allows people to move to other countries without a visa, you can stay 90 days in a country and then 90 days in another before going to a 3rd country, but I assume this would be difficult and expensive. Just go to Peru which would be easier for her, legally speaking you would need a visa to live for 6 months there otherwise it might make leaving the country quite hard since they will notice you overstayed
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Chile, Uruguay, Sao Paulo, Venezuela, and maybe Mexico City or Costa Rica are on the pricier side. Just about anywhere else has a "low cost of living" for someone earning a Canadian wage. Saludos
Uruguay is very expensive I was just there
Were you getting the "gringo" prices? cuz I visited there as well and my budget was less than half I spent when I go to Canada Granted I am not from Canada but I drive to Vancouver from Seattle pretty much every other month, and the prices are somewhat similar. And Seattle is a quite expensive city. The airbnb for 1 month in Vancouver for example, unless you are living with a family, averages at 2100 vs 1,200 in Montevideo, of which you can find decent ones for well under 1,000 (the one I had) The prices at restaurants, bars and movies are all at least half what you would pay in a Canadian city.
Well I did go to Colonia a tourist town so lots of stuff was priced differently not as expensive as Canada but definitely not cheap either
Ah, understandable. If you a go to suburb of montevideo (the good ones that have. a lot of local stores but don't feel cramped and with access to the bus) you can easily live there comfortably for 2000 a month. I did.
Uruguay is expensive AF. I was just there on a day trip from Buenos Aires and for breakfast, I ate an awful jamón y queso sandwich on basic white bread with agua con gas, my wife had an omelette and OJ, and it was $25. We had ice cream later (2 scoops each in a cup), which was $13, and then a shot glass was $10. I went to a beautiful steak dinner with my wife in Buenos Aires at Cauce that night after the ferry returned us to Puerto Madero and it was only $43, for perspective. I’m from one of the most expensive cities in the world but having been in LATAM for the last 5 months it was quite the shocker. To add, Colonia Del Sacramento is one of the most incredible places I’ve ever been. My wife and I spent two hours sitting on a bench next to the water and there was a guy playing guitar smoking a joint, a woman reading a book, and the sound of the water was so relaxing. I highly recommend visiting!
Uruguay and Chile are the most expensive but it's worth it.
This is the right answer
Mexico City is super expensive even for me as an American I was surprised how expensive it Is
Except for housing, Mexico City is cheap, even for me as a Mexican.
well then you must be rich compared to me
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