Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
One bedroom apartment, food, utilities, transportation to Mexico City a couple times a month, just living expenses in general in a SAFE, middle class area--can anyone give me a guess as to what the cost per month would be for one person? Could you live there on $1,200 a month? Any information would help.
But the cost of living is very similar in all mexico, I noted that is more south more cheap the food is, you i guess you can do very fine with $1,200 a month...
I currently live in Cuernavaca, Morelos. $1200 US should be just fine. You can live fairly well on that amount of money. I have a two bedroom apartment (duplex) that I pay 1200 pesos per month. It is in a working class neighborhood that is very safe. The telephone with internet is 599 pesos per month. I find it easier to take the bus or a cab to where I need to go. The traffic is nuts and the traffic laws are just a suggestion. Riding the bus is really easy and really cheap.
I currently live in Cuernavaca, Morelos. $1200 US should be just fine. You can live fairly well on that amount of money. I have a two bedroom apartment (duplex) that I pay 1200 pesos per month. It is in a working class neighborhood that is very safe. The telephone with internet is 599 pesos per month. I find it easier to take the bus or a cab to where I need to go. The traffic is nuts and the traffic laws are just a suggestion. Riding the bus is really easy and really cheap.
Hope some of this helps.
Do you like living in Cuernavaca? What is the weather like? Is it a safe city?
When I lived in Mexico City we had a weekend house on the Libre (free road) just before entering the town. Beautiful weather...I loved it.
1200 Pesos based on todays exchange rate is VERY cheap.
Then again it is possible to find low rates in some neighborhoods regardless of the city.
I'm now in Baja and Telnor is a 429.00 Pesos min with less then 100 message units. Internet fee is 188.70 Pesos (included in the bill) for a comparison look
Overall if it were not for my medical needs...would love to stay in Cuernavaca...close to Acapulco which I visited every three months while in DF.
If a person has the funds they can live there indefinetly without being a legal resident...you could get a 90 or 180 day visa and enjoy the weather. Thats what I did for three yrs.
I currently live in Cuernavaca, Morelos. $1200 US should be just fine. You can live fairly well on that amount of money. I have a two bedroom apartment (duplex) that I pay 1200 pesos per month. It is in a working class neighborhood that is very safe. The telephone with internet is 599 pesos per month. I find it easier to take the bus or a cab to where I need to go. The traffic is nuts and the traffic laws are just a suggestion. Riding the bus is really easy and really cheap.
Hope some of this helps.
wife and I are planning to take a year off and head south (April of next year) -- we've heard a lot about Cuernavaca and would just like to get more details about the day-to-day life there. We would have about $2000 a month available. Wife has been studying Spanish for years and would like to become fluent - the main reason we would be down there. I'm in the graphics business and not sure what I would do, but we would need to be near a "gym" -- we do a lot of exercise.
I lived in Cuernavaca in 04-05 and with a modest lifestyle was able to get by on $300/month. However, housing was paid for.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Living in Mexico
