Living in David Panama for $1200 a Month
Vložit
- čas přidán 6. 11. 2021
- Meet Kris who lives in David Panama with her husband Joel. Including rent, they live on about $1200 a month in David. David is much warmer than other areas in Panama so you'll probably need air conditioning for part of the day.
David has 24-hour grocery stores, two malls, several hospitals, doctors, great restaurants, movie theaters, and all the things you need to live a comfortable life in Panama. There is an airport with flights to Panama City several times a day. There are Pacific Ocean beaches about 30 - 60 minutes away from David.
In this video, Kris has a lot of good advice for anyone considering a move to Panama!
Learn more about moving to Panama with our FREE 12-part email series - subscribe at
panamarelocationtours.com/
Come see how you can live BETTER for LESS in Panama!
Join us for an all-inclusive 6-day 7-night Panama Relocation Tour to see the most popular places to live, see rentals, and learn everything you need to know for a smooth hassle-free move to Panama. See details at
panamarelocationtours.com/tours
Or, get the Complete Panama Relocation Guide for a learn at your own pace details about moving to Panama. You'll also get access to our Private Tour Guide information and learn how to do a self-guided tour of Panama
panamarelocationtours.com/guide
I am 52, normal American guy, and this woman is my new role model! I want to be like her ... embrace the local culture, make local friends, learn Spanish, take painting classes, maybe join a band, and sometimes visit Bocas Chica. Really love their home too. This is one of my favorite episodes. -Robert
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. You can be like Kris when you move to Panama!
I'm with you Robert! She's a BOSS! I've travelled alone before in Europe, and California, and also took a Mediterranean cruise by myself, but SHE is SO brave! I LOVE her! She needs to be teaching classes in this whole, "moving to another country" business. I love how matter-of-fact she is about everything, and that it was HER responsibility to learn the language. If you wrote it as a movie script, people would be "no way"!
@@PanamaRelocationTours how do I see more relocation tours of Panama…
What a lovely, honest, authentic lady. I will be doing a scouting trip to Panama in November and will definitely take an excursion to David....
@@PanamaRelocationTours Love Kris, does she have a CZcams channel or social media? I'd love to follow her life. I saw a couple I've been following a few years now. The Nomadic Movement. 🤎 Love them as well. I love Panama yet never been there. It's now my dream to visit and see how it goes.
This is one of my favorite videos. Kris is very humble and likable because she has embraced our culture and people, besides she has a positive and pleasant personality. We are happy you are part of this small country Panama 🇵🇦. We Panamanians are very welcoming but even moreso to people like Kris🤗❤️
That's everything
Looking forwards to come over to Panama soon . Love y’all citizens hospitality 💯❤️
Agree
She is so normal, real and relatable!
I loooove her! Kris is unique, real and humble, the kind of people everyone wants to be friends with. This video was awesome 👏🏼
Thanks for watching the video. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Kris is a special person for sure!!
yes.. and with a strong instinct
@@venusreena2532 can’t wait to meet her,heard nothing but positive things about her.
Kris is a HAPPY human being. She should give HAPPY LESSONS. This is so great to see.
Kris loves living in Panama!
Totally agree. She makes any challenge a learning and positive event!😊
I LOVE this person! The best interview on your site (and I think I have watched them all!)
Kris you are so amazing! So flexible, and up for anything. I am SO impressed that you picked up that bass and just learned it, in 3 months! Painting? Bike travel? Learning to relax? I've travelled alone to Europe, and to California, and LOVED IT!! But moving to a completely different country, that doesn't speak English? You are so brave and adventurous! Wow! You need a cape honey!
Thank you! 😊 for this video. I spent 2 months researching the Philippines! A great country with amazing people! Not really wanting to live in the USA anymore ! The Lord told me No! Panama instead! Specifically Boquette! Which I never heard of before! This thesecond time He has told me to move to a city I have never heard of! I will also follow and Obey Him this time too! I am curious on how He wants me to Serve Him 🤔 there??? HE also told to practice getting used to using my Spanish again !!! If you're a praying person please add me to your list! 🙏 . Dios le bendiga! ( God bless you)!!!
Kris is a sweetheart! She is the real deal and so down-to-earth. Love everything she has to say and , having lived near David for twelve years, she is spot on with her observations.😀
Glad you enjoyed the video
Oh, my gosh, this is the most humble, down-to-earth video I have seen about living in Panamá. I love this woman! And, honey, your Spanish is nothing to sneeze at.❤❤❤
Thanks for watching!! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video.
Chris you are awesome. You ride a bike, you're in a band, you're friendly, low key, adventurous, kind, funny, talented, etc.
Plus I love your house. I thought it was small but it's big and comfortable. Thanks for sharing with us your wonderful life. That's what important, your tranquility and happiness. God bless you and husband. 🌷🌷🌷
Thank u for your video!!! I am Panamenian and have a new appreciation for my own country because of all the awesome things you say about Panamá!
Wow, thank you!
Excellent video, PRT!!! Great info, LOTS of details. Thank you for letting her speak freely and share all that she likes about David!
Great views! Thanks for ACTUALLY SHOWING the stores & other locations instead of just showing her talking! Great length, not so short that we get no info.
LOVED this one!
Glad you enjoyed the video!!
Right on
Excellent to see how wonderful she speaks about my little Panama... Yall can come and feel at home.
Merci querido.
Wow Grandma Kris such a fun life you have, and I love all the info you you gave!
Yep
I’m 24 learning to day trade and I’m doing pretty good so far. Want to go here and live for a month or two just to experience life while I’m single. This video is very inspirational and motivating to get better!
Remain outside the US 335 days per calandar year and you will enjoy a US Income Tax Exemption of $107,300. Panama will not tax that income. Care to try it ship cargos are up for bids. Whol or part ship, wqhole or partial shipping container.
Thank you, Kris for this awesome video! For choosing Panamá, Chiriqui as your home. I truly admire your enthusiasm when speaking of my homeland and paradise. Again thanks and enjoyed your stay and new life in Panamá.
Yep, getting around David is spirited-adventure. Friendly, helpfulness, busy & still easy-going bigtown; being hub of good activity made Me secure. I hope to make Your acquaintances sometime soon, that'll be very cool! Thanks for talking about it ✌
That's a great attitude Kris !🌺
GREAT VIDEO!!!! Kris is soooo talented! Musician, painter, what can she NOT do? She has a great attitude and I love her comments on the neighbors and the whole area.
Kris is an amazing person. Proves that you can do anything that you really want to do!
You think its a safe country to relocate to ? Coming from California:)
Thanks for being so open. Many of us are looking for a place to release our stress, meet friendly people, and enjoy nature.
Love your video, thank you for being so candid... you shared very important points, I appreciate it!
Great information loved your video
Thank you for this reassuring video! My husband and I have just started planning our Panama retirement home there aiming at next year. I was worried about my health and getting prescriptions/doctors, but I've heard several people who are so in love with the country, that I feel much more positive that we can have everything we need there!
Hello, thank you for speaking very well of my province Chiriquí, gracias por hablar muy bien de mi provincia Chiriquí 🌹👍
I like this lady; very personable and humble 👍
David is Good Peoples 👍
Wow Kris, how nice to put a face to the blog. When I began researching moving to Panama, your blog was one of the first & best sources of info I found.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks Kris C for taking the time to make this most interesting and informative video. Hoping to get to visit David area in the New Year so your information was very useful.
I am so glad you enjoyed the video!!!
I'm glad that she lives very happy in David. 🥰
Tanks for the video , from the Netherlands !
Great report from Kris.
This is the BEST video! Kris is so "real" and honest. I love her! I am definitely going to Panama for a vacation this year and going to check things out for retirement. #goals Thank you for this video!
Thank you so much for sharing. I’m going to plan a trip next year 😁👍🏼❤️
Right on
This is a great video about David and it's accurate too!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I really appreciate your views. I am looking at retiring in Panama in 2022.
My goodness!!! I really want to go back to my beautiful country!!!! I left so many, many years ago that I really don’t know Panamá that well! I’m planning on going next year for a few months and visit Boquete which I’ve never been!!!! Thank you for such an awesome video!
Thank you for watching the video. I'm glad it inspired you to come see Panama again!!! You'll be AMAZED!!
Right on
I am very much looking forward to my time in Boquete as well.
@@eddieveemusic crazy. enjoy . Thats alot
Thank you for teaching me so much! ❤ .
You are so welcome!
So glad I came accross your video, thank you Kris
Glad it was helpful!
Absolutely love your positive outlook and approach to living in Panama. I have been using a phrase lately..."if I wanted to keep what I have in Canada why would I leave my country"? I could never have tropical weather here regardless of being rich or poor and at this stage of my life that is what I am looking for...warmth!! No snow ever again😊 Such a positive attitude to the little hiccups you would have encountered. Loved it👏🏼👏🏼
Love that! Thanks for watching the video!
Si
👍Great. Essentially, Panama's simple to work with at Our ages
@@928gto you got it!!!
B. Genial👋. Extrañas perfectas? Mi @ Cuesta del Sol, # 8 ... abril 🌞
Thank you!!!! Your video makes me want to come down right now and it’s one of the best detailed one I’ve seen in Panama! Thanks again!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Just wow! Thank You!
Wonderful information. Thank you! Known about Panama since I was 12. Just started learning about today's Panama couple years ago. This vid adds to my understanding.
Glad it was helpful!
Great Content, Thank You!!!!!!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
A very pleasant and interesting lady enjoying her life.
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video
Get busy living' or get busy dying
Kris,
You will be happy anywhere you go...for you are you! A great and personable lady...willing to adjust and to respect other cultures and their differences.
Gotta look you up when i come to visit David. We will paint and bike together, and you will convince your husband to let me join the band with my djembe!!😊
Such fun listening to you.
The people who move to Panama for financial reasons tend to leave within a few years or less. The people who embrace the people, language, culture and lifestyle experience a great increase to their happiness.
That's likely true for any life change. Embrace it and look for all it has to offer and find happiness. Do it only for financial reasons, and be disappointed. Kris strikes me as the type of person who would find happiness anywhere. ☺☺
Thank you for your info
My pleasure
Hi Kris. We really enjoyed your video and being a Panamanian who lived in overseas for many years, it is refreshing to hear so many nice comments from your about our country. I will love, one day, to meet you and give you a big hug. I enjoyed your humbleness and your sincerity when you express your thoughts. Big hugs!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the video
Thank you so much! Great spirit! N super helpful!
You are so welcome!
Wow you're one hell of a lady !!! Impressive ! New yorker here born in panama. The biking, music , gaming ? You're awesome and jamming with your husband, very cool. Love your straight forward and practical approach. A mine of information. Thank you and blessings 👏🙏❤
really enjoyed your down to earth video.....great perspective on what to expect if one is to move there etc...
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome video with so much Great information 🌈😊
Glad you enjoyed it
Was a great explanation of Panama to be honest.
This is a lovely lady. Her attitude is amazing. Thanks for your accurate explanation with amusing details.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you Kris for giving out your experience in Chiriqui. Warm regards,
Lovely video I’m sold. Thank You So Much .
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you✨
I LOVE TO MOVE THERE,,,,,, LOVE WATCHING YOUR CHANNEL 🤩🤩🤩 AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS 🤔💯💐🥀🌻🌷🌹
Thank you looking at the replay 2 yrs later..love your humor..thank you so much..iam inching your way...maybe not David...but somewhere in Panama..I like the water
Hey Roxie, you have a lot of "water" choices in Panama!
thanks for sharing! love the band! my kinda music! 👍😎🌴
Thank you for the video
Thanks for watching!
Kris seems like a delightful lady. God bless her!
Kris is the nicest lady and very talented too!
Ohhhh, I really like your attitude towards life!! Wishing you all the best! In case Life takes me to Panama, I’ll come check on you 🤩
Thanks for watching the video!
Right on
I really enjoyed Kris, her natural way of explaining her take on living in David. I will be retiring in about 5 years, so I am doing my research now. So far David is on top of my list to retire to. I planning a trip next year and thinking about doing the tour as well. Thank you Kris, look forward to meeting you once I make my landing in David, Robb
Glad you enjoyed the video.
Very good interview.
Thanks for watching.
Thank you for posting this. Lived in Panama from 1971 - 1974 (Fort Clayton, and still miss it. While there, visited Santa Clara, David and Boquete many times, and loved them all.
Hence, have been seriously thinking about going back permanently, and your video helps.
PS: I have the same exact Rogue Bass Guitar (Made in 2007), and like it far better than my Fender Jazz Bass along with other brands I've tried.
Thank you so much for this video. We moved from Chicago to Florida and now want to retire in Panama. This detailed video was very informative. Thanks again.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks so much for beautiful video of mas city....right now i live in Panama Oeste, La Chorrera....best regard
Glad you enjoyed it!
You are an inspiration by making such a big move to better your life in the later years. God bless.
I'm so glad you enjoy the video with Kris.
great video!
Thanks for the visit
What an awesome video! And such a chill person. I would love to meet this woman!
Kris LOVES living in Panama!
Thanks You!
Great video with good info. She’s hard not to like!
Very nice video and your Spanish is good! Greetings from Kansas City!
I lived in Panama for 2 years while I was in the Army, right then I knew I was retiring there and I'm about ready to come back now 👍
You'll be amazed when you see how Panama has changed.
I love this lady!
Thank you for uploading this video. I am planning to move to Panama, but did not know the right city and province that I should move to. Your video really gives me an idea of where I should be moving to.
Glad it was helpful!
I only had to get part way through your video Kris to know I like you and the content! This was great and I love your attitude! I'm intrigued by Panama now. May I ask what you pay for healthcare insurance if you bought your own plan? Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed the video. I don't think Kris and Joel have insurance. They use the public healthcare system which has no monthly fee.
Great video. I was very pleased to hear that people greet you on the street. I live in California, and people do that all the time. Not talking to to people on the street is not the reality US-wide. When I travel abroad, I have a hard time turning off the California-greet-anyone-you-see because not everyone does this. :)
Cool video. I am Panamanian and I lived in David for a while.
Hola Ana. Dorothy👌🏾
What about the following: 1) Power outages? 2) internet speed? 3) Can you drink the water? Does the water get shut off very often? 4) Can you flush toilet paper? 5) How are the bugs? 6) Other problems?
im soo thinking about the digital nomad visa....great video thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
my fav panama expat video. adorable lady!
Yay! Thank you!
Now I’m even more looking forward to visiting David in March and as a candidate for moving to, especially if there are other musicians around.
There are many musicians around Panama! And many venues where you can perform too!
There ya go, happiness
There's music in David and other areas, and especially in Boquete. We feel like we are part of a musician family of both Panamanians and gringos. It's really nice. BTW March is the height of the summer heat. We are even whining a bit by then, so don't judge the climate here by those few weeks at the end of summer.
@@kristc99 thanks Kris, enjoyed the video. I am used to triple digit summer heat (less humidity , of course) living in California. I’m a singer/songwriter I play guitar (and some bass and keys) turned digital content creator. Jackie and I traded a few emails early in the year and she told me the best places to find expat musicians. I would love to come meet you guys while I’m there if you happen to have a gig at the time.
@@eddieveemusic That would be great! I'd love to meet you too :)
You are absolutely gorgeous in your positive vibes attitude. I was blessed to see Panama In August of 2021 .I stayed in Panama city old Town part,I traveled too parts of the pacific ocean side. Isa iguana island 🏝it was fantastic. I drove to see the country side. Yes, its a pretty Kool place and fantastic people and culture. I am also in Florida. So heat is all I know. Yes,it's exhausting the worry about finances in America. So I just wanted to say' so happy for you too enjoy your life in Panama '.
My lord they are such a cool couple.
I agree would like to hear some of their songs . In FAIRFAX va looking forward to retirement with my wife from Panamà.
sounds great your life overthere and david is reasonable place too
I am impressed Kris is playing bass on Interstate love Song ... That is no simple part
Kris is a special lady!
very good,i like it
Thanks for the visit
OH PLEASE, Just Ask everybody who lives in the States, especially in Apartments, if things Get Done on Great timing!
I want to live there! Maybe someday I will.
Very nice and honest review of David …. I’m about to make my move to Panamà. !!!!
Thanks. !!!!!
There ya go
Glad it was helpful! You will love loving in Panama!
@@PanamaRelocationTours sue thing.
@@928gto hopefully you mean SURE THING!
@@PanamaRelocationTours yep; goal accomplished here. 👌 thanks ✌
sometimes we need to slow down and refocus....and I notice here in America everything is so fast or too overindulging in material things...sometimes I wonder where the humbleness went...I'm one that does not live over my means of things....and keeping my cool is very important for better health and spirit...I thank Ms. Kris for the information on this beautiful place...I'm Puerto Rican 3rd generation in the USA, but PR is not like it use to be....so that is out of the question to live or buy....just visiting.
It's a different lifestyle in Panama. Better!
I’m leaving David, Panamá tomorrow. My vacation will be over. Wanted to meet you. Won’t be back for quite a while, but when I do, I want to be here for the rainy season. I have one week of vacation time left for 2022. Hope I can spend it in Panamá during the rainy season. Still hoping to meet you.
Your Spanish is really good. At list the few things I heard you say.
Nice lady and great video. You make me feel like having you for a neighbor. The only thing I didn't get from your video was the monthly cost of utilities (electricity, gas (heating water/cooking), trash collection, water, and internet. Great video, thanks
They did mention that their total living expenses are less than $1200 a month, including rent
You are a Rock Star! I am looking at David with my upcoming move to Panama. I like the warmth and the slower pace. Since I am moving alone, I hope I can find a place to rent that will fit my budget. I hope to meet you when I move.
Hi Nikki, we are planning on moving to Panama for retirement also. We have never been there yet and planning to visit David, Panama the end of March this year. We would live to meet somebody there who would give us a your or help with the language barrier. We speak Polish and English of course.
@@evacpl Hi Eva! Did you pick me because of my last name? I married into it and don't know the language... 🙂
I ended up renting in Boquete which has a lot of English speaking retirees and younger people. David has very hot weather and is a larger city than Boquete. I may try it after my lease is finished. There are friendly people and groups of different interests. Let me know if I can help you with anything. March is the end of summer and then it goes back to rainy season. (Usually it rains in the afternoon - 2 or 3p.m.) I just watch the clouds coming from the hills and the Volcano Baru. I can see the rain coming!
Safe travels. I hope to meet you in March.
Very good video. We would like to get out of Canada and Panama interested us
You should! Come see how you can LIVE BETTER for LESS in Panama.
True, moving to other country can change radically lives in good way
Definitely moving to Panama changes life in a GOOD WAY!
Get unrutted, yep
David has changed a little since I lived in Panama. I lived in Los Lomas/ San Antonio area, across the Cross Panama Highway. I've been thinking of moving back, but thinking of maybe Boquete.
That’s was some great info. So useful to us considering moving down there. Who did you contact at Panama tours to give you a list of homes in the price range you felt comfortable with? What about the visa stuff? Boy, when u learn enough conversational Spanish your gonna be to cool, playing that bass and all. More power to ya! 👍👍👍😊
You have two ways to learn all the things you need to know to relocate to Panama. You can come on an all-inclusive 6-day 7-night Panama Relocation Tour OR you can get the Complete Panama Relocation Guide. Here are links to info both:
panamarelocationtours.com/tours
and
panamarelocationtours.com/guide
Hey I go with the flow man I do know some Spanish I learn as I go