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Originally posted by Sly
I've been doing a lot of research lately and from what I understand, Escazu is one of the nicer suburbs of San Jose? I was looking at some houses online and really liked what I was seeing.
So $3k monthly income would work great for a single guy who doesn't do a whole lot of partying and crazy activities but does like to live nicely?
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I'll try to give you a little more detail.
$400 - rents a house that's a concrete box. 800 square feet max. No hot water, instead you have a "Suicide" shower head. That's an electric heater wired on the end of the water spout of your shower. Scares the shit out of me.
$1000 - will rent you a decent apartment or small house with hot water and maybe appliances. MOST rental properties include no appliances. You will want to buy a fridge, stove and washing machine.
$1500-$3000 will rent you from a nice house with a pool to about diplomatic residence. Pretty fucking nice.
Food at local establishments is pretty cheap. Local meat, fruits, vegetables are cheap. Imported American Beef, chain restaurants (Fridays, Pizza Hut) are more expensive than in Canada/USA. Booze, cigarettes and drugs are pretty cheap.
Utitilies are expensive. Budget to pay a little more than you do now.
New cars are subject to huge import taxes (100%+). Older vehicles, with tax paid, are about normal priced. Maybe a little cheaper.
Personal income tax is very low. Interest rates are very high. The local currency falls constantly to the US dollar.
For a single guy that doesn't party a lot, $3000 will live a very comfortable life. Off the top of my head, that's a bit of a run down for you.