Some pretty cities in American flyover country are a very good deal. Eugene, Boise, Flagstaff, Albuquerque, Salt Lake, and others can have half the coastal wages and one third the cost of living. In some ways, they're an analogue to the advantages Mexico has for its local well educated class. On the other hand, the American flyover cities achieve it in a very different way and make the advantage available to a wider range of skill levels.
Mexican flyover cities don't seem have a comparable advantage over the big city, mostly because it's harder to get a high skilled job in the cheaper parts of Mexico. I've only lived for a month in a smaller Mexican city, though; my view may be incomplete.
Or course, not everyone wants to live in LA or SF or Mexico City.
Some pretty cities in American flyover country are a very good deal. Eugene, Boise, Flagstaff, Albuquerque, Salt Lake, and others can have half the coastal wages and one third the cost of living. In some ways, they're an analogue to the advantages Mexico has for its local well educated class. On the other hand, the American flyover cities achieve it in a very different way and make the advantage available to a wider range of skill levels.
Mexican flyover cities don't seem have a comparable advantage over the big city, mostly because it's harder to get a high skilled job in the cheaper parts of Mexico. I've only lived for a month in a smaller Mexican city, though; my view may be incomplete.
Or course, not everyone wants to live in LA or SF or Mexico City.