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Yea, and want to check out Curitiba and Salvador. Floripa is nice too.

If your choices are to spend the money to get the care or die then I think you're pretty screwed either way.

That's what I'm asking. Would it easily bankrupt you like in the US?

Can you pay out of pocket for private hospitals?

Right. That's what I meant I guess.

Interesting. I would have guessed that they were pretty close to each other in cost now after the recent increases. By online pages do you mean like numbeo? I don't think that site is up to date given how recently things have changed. Agreed in regard to safety.

How risky is it to just pay out of pocket given the lower costs versus the US?

You would think this would stop inflation from advancing at the rate it is, but I guess not.

I tried to articulate the lifestyle I had in mind in this post: https://baexpats.org/threads/how-much-would-this-lifestyle-cost.46842/. I'm not sure if I did a good job or not though. I'm planning to learn Spanish if/when I move there. I think I can get around with Google translate pretty well...

That's encouraging to hear that you were in the same spot I'm in right now and things worked out for you. Agreed regarding regarding the risk of being too cautious and missing out. Working until I'm 65 is out of the question though I can tell you that for sure.

Thanks for this thoughtful reply. My situation is a bit unique I think becuase I'm trying to decide when I'll be able to quit my job and retire. I have a relatively high paying job and if I quit I probably won't make as much again in the future if I decided to work again. For this reason, I...

I love São Paulo! What are the costs like living there compared to BA? Is it actually much cheaper now with the increases in Argentina?

How often do you go out?

Ah that's interesting. I think that explains why demand hasn't subsided enough to reduce costs.

Yea, Brazil, Paraguay and Colombia are starting to look better on a relative basis based on what I'm hearing here honestly. I've never been to Paraguay, but Brazil and Colombia have their good points for sure.

Yea, that's scary stuff man. I don't understand how typical Argentinians are dealing with this stuff. They make way less than the typical expat.

Yikes, sorry to hear about your loss. Was that like in the 80s or somewhat recently?

Turkey is on my list of options as well. Turkey has a very easy visa process as well. I heard that Istanbul has gotten a fair amount more expensive recently with people moving there from Ukraine. Like, the rent is quite high. Antalya is supposed to be a cheaper though. It may have gone up as...

Paraguay is on my list of options that I'm researching. It has drawbacks versus Argentina: It's land locked, less developed and hot, but the cost should be less and the visa process is very straight forward. Like you just deposit a small amount of money in a bank and you get a long term visa...

How did they qualify?