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I appreciate all of your input, but please back to the subject…
maravilla its comfortable to know that one can live well on $1000/mo. My mom in Mexico even affords a maid with her $1200/mo budget.
On my july trip I visited Arenal, Jaco and San Jose. I loved the hot springs in Arenal but was dissapointed with Jaco, I guess I expected it to be more like Cancun. San Jose is very similar to Monterrey – I can used to that. Cant wait to go back and visit the rest of the country, specially Monteverde and Guanacaste.[/quote]ok back to my subject…
maravilla its comfortable to know that one can live well on $1000/mo. My mom in Mexico even affords a maid with her $1200/mo budget.
On my july trip I visited Arenal, Jaco and San Jose. I loved the hot springs in Arenal but was dissapointed with Jaco, I guess I expected it to be more like Cancun. San Jose is very similar to Monterrey – I can used to that. Cant wait to go back and visit the rest of the country, specially Monteverde and Guanacaste.Back to the countries on the list, South America is too far for me so I think the best options out there are Panama and Costa Rica. I’ve never been to Panama but I think it has a better Pensionado program and supposedly has more infrastructure. I know not to trust this IL report but it has Panama at the top of Cost of Living and again Costa Rica near the bottom, but is it that much cheaper in Panama? I know Cost of Living depends on your lifestyle and can vary greatly, but say… comparing apples to apples?
If I was to make my desicion of moving overseas based on this report, Costa Rica would be way at the bottom of my list. Luckily I’m not!
I’ve also been receiving emails from Kathleen’s Live & Invest Overseas for about a year now. They just don’t mention Costa Rica at all and when I sent them an email asking why, I didn’t get a response. The only time I recall them mentioning Costa Rica is a few weeks ago when they said that if Costa Rica passes some kind of new tax that would affect expats, they would be leaving Costa Rica in a heart beat and that Panama – the country they promote the most – would be a good option.
I guess when it comes to retirement options, Costa Rica and Panama are like a good sports rivalry, you’re either a Yankee or a Red Sox but can’t like both! Love one & hate the other.
