Quote: (10-19-2011 06:59 PM)germanico Wrote:
I forgot:
-Cost of living.
$500 dollars a month will allow you to survive. $1000 will let go get around with ease. $2000 will have you rolling in style.
Expect $200-400 for a shared apt in a decent area, or up to $750 for a single in the same area. Food is expensive, even if you dont eat out, but you can feed yourself decently with around $100 a week, with the ocassional starbucks and pizza delivery here and there. Im going on the paleo diet, and my food expenditure is never above $40 a week, but I cook all my meals.
Transport. Monterrey has the most expensive public transport in Mexico. Get a bus card (altough the savings are less than 15%) and learn the bus-metro routes. Use taxis as little as possible, and when you do make sure you get them from a depot ("sitio") For safety, do not hail cabs in the street, use a sitio or call them in.
If your friends have cars, ride with them, as there is no bus or metro after midnight. Politely ask if they want you to chip in for the gas. Most of them will say no, but will appreciate you asking anyways. (Dont be cheap if they accept, 50 pesos is less than what you would have paid for a taxi, anyways, and will get them on your side.)
Going out - Again, it depends on you. I can go out 4 times a week and not spend a cent, but I know my way around the city. $5-10 dollars can get you around if you have only a couple of beers, and $100-200 will get you far if you know when and where to spend your money.
Germanico: Excellent! Thanks for two good posts. A question if I may; heading to the south, what would be your top choices for an expat gig? Mexico, Oaxaca, Morelia, Veracruz, Chiapas? Women, food, vibe, weather, costs, few gringos, etc.- to be considered.
