What is the monthly expense to live in Mexico?
Here are some samples of living expenses for people living there now, 2006: —————————————————— Monthly Mexican Budget for My Area (SMA) Basic Cable TV & Internet $53.00 USD Telephone Bill: 47.00 minimum Car insurance (Liab. Only): 12.50 $150.00 annually Light Bill every 2 mos.: 28.00 $56 for 2 mos. Property taxes (pay annually).1.69 $20.37 annually LP gas: 14.00 Car gasoline minimal travel: 81.00 200 pesos/wk ***********SUB TOTAL $237.19 per month Food, clothing, entertainment ?? Car repair labor 10% of US prices Water cost depends on where and usage Medical ? For me, the above prices are fixed in that they hardly vary. I own my own home so no rent. That also reduces my foreign income requirement by 50% ————————————- Lake Chapala Area Basic Cable $20 USD equivalent/month if paid yearly. Land line $15/mo. Water $300/year for 3BR with 1000 square meters of lawn. Electricity $10/month for 2 conservative people with fluorescents.
