The Top 29 Things You Have To Know BEFORE You Move To Panama

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Moving to Panama is the best decision many expats make. However, every country has its ups and downs.
Here are some things you need to know about Panama before moving there:
00:00 Introduction
0:32 Spanglish is common
0:52 Living in Panama City isn't cheap but the rest of the country can be
1:13 The produce and seafood are fantastic
1:53 You need a car
2:30 Use Uber, InDriver, DiDi, and Caby not taxis
3:21 The rainy season lasts for most of the year
4:56 There are no seasons
5:53 Panamanians love fireworks
6:31 You need to download WhatsApp
7:21 You need a mail forwarding account
8:09 Spider, cockroaches, mosquitoes, snakes, scorpions, caimans, and other "pests"
9:53 Bringing your pets is easy
10:35 Permanent residency is a great backup plan
12:19 Banco General is the most common bank in the country
12:47 Panama is not handicapped friendly
14:02 Free bikes on the Cinta Costera's Ciclovía
14:40 You can have almost anything delivered by PedidosYa
15:07 Americanized culture
16:26 Holidays are disruptive
👉 18:27 Worse time of the year to move to Panama or to visit to get administrative work done
19:04 Go hiking or to the beach every weekend
20:16 Great health care in Panama City, not necessarily in the interior
22:04 Stunning sunrises and sunsets
23:05 Laidback attitudes
23:57 Be careful when renting
24:21 The coffee grown here is some of the best in the world
25:48 It's a top place for expats to start their own business
26:25 It's one of the most biodiverse country in Central America
26:55 There are approximately 50,000 expats in Panama
27:46 The top expat complaints are the litter and the traffic/state of the roads
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[@Liveandinvestoverseas]

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[@frankcentofanti9317]

Great vid learning about places all over the world before I decided on one.

[@enjoyslearningandtravel7957]

I’m glad they don’t have a Walmart in Panama City. !!! When you have huge gigantic stores like a Walmart it sometimes puts the little mom and pop groceries out of business and other stores like hardware etc. out of business also. And all the mom and pop stores may cost sometimes more than Walmart in the United States but mom and pop stores are so much more friendly usually and the people are more willing to help and knowledgeable about the items there also it’s smaller and you don’t feel overwhelmed how many products are on the shelves or you’re tempted to buy more in one of those huge Walmarts

[@kyomiblue4390]

Great info and video!

[@anurseinthekitchen6442]

Such great information. Thank you.

[@CrotchCousteau]

cool video thank you

[@richjudy2887]

Excellent....good job! Very informative and provides a different swing than all of the retiree sites.

[@liannemagness7124]

Nicely done, honest and sincere, I'm considering moving there. I like the tropics, lived on the big island of Hawaii for 8 years. Nice post... your also very pretty.

[@moniqueaftertrucking]

Considering moving from Florida to Panama retired single black woman any advice???

[@Liveandinvestoverseas]

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[@jeannedusud8756]

Perfectly clear and very helpful as I'm considering a Panama residency.

[@MarketManiaCA]

Great video!

[@papi7672]

Good info. Nice hat.

[@Liveandinvestoverseas]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed

[@mikenatera1018]

i love you...great job!

[@bestboqueterealestate8898]

Thank you! This is valuable information for people who are thinking about relocating to Panama.

[@Liveandinvestoverseas]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JuanMoreno-wo5yb]

⁠@@Liveandinvestoverseas Hey, I saw some of your videos now. The first you kept saying “here” and I realized you couldn’t be every place you spoke about all at the same time. Now you are trying to change and say “there.” Kinda fun to hear you!! I wonder if you recommend any of the tours some offer to know Panama? I was “there” 20 years ago. The ocean off Panama City coast was really filthy. I wonder what they did to clean it up?? You know so much, you are a treasure! Thanks a bunch!! ❤

[@jimcvca]

Great video with excellent information. Panama is a really great place. It's easy to understand why it is always near or at the top of lists of best retirement destinations. BTW, there are actually FIVE holidays in the month of November!

[@enjoyslearningandtravel7957]

Well too bad about the litter!! Maybe some concerned citizens and ex-pats could organize clubs to help collect litter and get knowledge out among the other people that it just makes the landscape and city much more beautiful as well as the ecology and the planet and then animals won’t be eating litter by accident. Or some turtles and birds even get strangled by some of the litter.

[@gabesimmonds8421]

We use taxi after Uber cancelled our ride. Just ask the rate before and set the price. Never any problem

[@kevinhill5531]

guess I'm binge-watching theses now.....lol

[@danielpaul5689]

Thanks for the great video! Quick question…..you mentioned that the cost of living is higher in Panama City, I would certainly gather that, but what city/town on the interior would you recommend living in for cost, convenience, modernization etc etc….. Thanks in advance!

[@marylisageorge8739]

I hope I’m not overstepping, but we just went on a scouting month in May in Boquete, David, Volcano, Dolega, and the surrounding cities. From our ,o the long experience the high cost comes in the form of buying American brand products. In Panama they are exports so you pay a premium. Make a list of your must have product’s ingredients in Spanish and find a comparison item to your like. For instance a large bag of breaded chicken tenders were $3.85. Local brand in Super Baru which is a popular grocery store in Boquete. Coffee shops have great prices, half of what Starbucks charge. Internet was fabulous in Boquete. Bad rain might interrupt electricity for a hot minute then it’s back on. The banks are high on security. This is my two cents worth. Have a good day.

[@clintrichardsonclintfromny203]

In Volcan, Boquete, and the highlands a big savings is you dont need heating nor AC. It saves a ton. Rents and many things are cheaper in the interior. I have an apartment available in Volcan. My email is in the about section of my channel.

[@JuanMoreno-wo5yb]

I swear that they celebrate their dog and cat birthdays cus every time you turn around they are drinking and making noise! I would rent for at least a year so you know your area!!

[@ebonieriley8309]

Are you going to be a video of France

[@mikeroberts9911]

Mosquitoes “bug” me a LOT. Are they really around much in the city?

[@douglasedwards4697]

Good video, I am just curious, what made you move to France 🇫🇷 and do you still currently live there?

[@Liveandinvestoverseas]

Yes, I still live in Paris, France. There were many reasons I moved here, the primary being that I have loved Paris since I lived here as a teen and have always wanted to get back here… but more practically speaking, I wanted to start a family but Zika is a problem in Latin America, so we were waiting to move out of Panama to get pregnant... If I had to tie it down to one single reason, though, I’d say it’s for the art. I love the art and history in Europe, and you just don’t get that in Panama. -Kat

[@clintrichardsonclintfromny203]

@@Liveandinvestoverseas Zika is such a tiny problem. Cant live in fear.

[@enjoyslearningandtravel7957]

@@Liveandinvestoverseas sounds like great reasons to me. I hope you enjoy the art and history and the wonderful cafés in Paris and the rest of France.

[@enjoyslearningandtravel7957]

Do you have to wear a mask when you visit Panama? Also I have my shots and one booster how many boosters do you have to have to visit Panama? I guess I need to look for a web link or the government link. Do you are you required even wear a mask outside?

[@krr711]

This may be the year I move to Panama. I am a retired and single gentleman. Can you recommend some docs or places I could start preparing in the USA for the move? I have so much to learn but you only live once!

[@gabesimmonds8421]

Pols attorneys are a great help. They are relocation specialists

[@tessw9744]

I was hoping to hear more about pets. I have a cat. If I have his shots updated within a month of going there, is it as easy as taking him on the flight with me from the USA Florida to Panama? Thanks in advance.♥️

[@Liveandinvestoverseas]

Hi Tess, thanks for your great suggestion! Hang tight, we'll be sure to make this video soon!

[@Liveandinvestoverseas]

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[@luciagonzalez4899]

Walmarts and home depot is the reason I'd leave the USA

[@enjoyslearningandtravel7957]

Me too ! Having a Walmart for example usually eliminates the mom and pop groceries and the mom and pop hardware stores etc. and even though mom and pop stores might be a little more expensive the people are so helpful and have time to answer your questions more than the service people in Walmart.

[@enjoyslearningandtravel7957]

Pardon my ignorance, but is Uber safe, I mean do the drivers have their background checked?

[@virgilturner6901]

The information on Panama is very helpful and realistic about what to expect moving to Panama so I am curious, why did you move to France? Also, with the climate changes, is France in a drought? Living where there is a weather cycle that includes rain is important nowadays.

[@jameskelly9243]

Horrible sound,Better mike? Good show

[@GodzRod]

I’m retired and moving to Panama and I don’t intend to buy a car. My hope is that I can get to anywhere I need to go using Uber or public transportation. Is this unrealistic?

[@Liveandinvestoverseas]

Hi GodzRod, Great to hear you'll be relocating to Panama! No, it's definitely not unrealistic, Panama has an excellent transportation system. If you are in the city you have access to public transportation which includes MetroBus, metro, Uber, InDriver, and regular taxi cabs. In the rural areas you have the coasters, taxis, Uber, and InDriver as well, all of which are reliable ways of getting around in Panama.

[@GodzRod]

@@Liveandinvestoverseas Thank you!

[@cluggyahoo]

It's not unrealistic at all. I have been living in Panama for 15 years and sold my vehicles 2 years ago, traffic is absolutely crazy ....best decision I ever made. I work from home and take Uber ocasionally. It's way cheaper than owning a car. I live in Costa del Este so everything is at a walking distance too

[@GodzRod]

@@cluggyahoo Costa Del Este is one of the areas I’m considering.

[@cluggyahoo]

@@GodzRod I fully recommend Costa del Este

[@scosal7100]

Worst! It's a declarative statement. Worse is used in a comparative statement, i.e, worse than. January is worse than December but February is the worst!