We're paying $1,850 CAD ($1,340 USD) for the month.
I'll show you some pics tomorrow.
We also have a rental car for a month. I had booked a small car, simply to save on the cost of fuel, but when I went to pick it up they were overbooked and people were renting cars for the long weekend. All they had was a minivan, so I took it. To their credit, they gave me the option to go back and exchange it for something smaller this week.
It's a 2027 Chrysler Pacifica minivan.
Obviously that's more than we need, but it's brand new with only 50 kms (30 miles) on it. And it's fully loaded with all the toys. I might just keep it for the month! It's costing $30.50 CAD ($22.10 USD) per day.
It still had the options list in the vehicle.
And the price... $60,000 CAD ($43,500 USD) before tax.
Next up was to get some groceries. Of course the fridge and cupboards were empty, and we're here for a full month. So we've made two separate grocery shopping trips over two days.
A total of $245 CAD ($177 USD) between the two photos. Oh, and another $12 for a bottle of wine.
That will keep us going for a week or so. It will be interesting to see what the full month totals out to in this department.
And, we joined a gym!
Loads of equipment, and not many people!
A one month membership cost $119 CAD plus 13% tax is $134.47 CAD ($98 USD) per person.
So, we go to the gym every day. It's exactly a 3 km (1.8 mile) walk, so we do a half hour power walk to get there, then approximately a one hour workout while there, then another half hour power walk back home. Two hours of solid exercise every day! Gotta keep moving!
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Yep, a whole lot more pricey than the Mexican lifestyle! You eat very similarly to us. Quality food is expensive. I'm glad we have our garden, which helps a little, but our grocery bill is still really high. You were smart to join the gym. Definitely gives you something to do and not a bad price for a month.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is especially both in accommodation and food. Having said that food in genral has gone up quite a bit in Mexico but fresh prodcue there is still much cheaper and generally much fresher when we buy it at the local market than here in Canada. And when you look at our accommodation we are paying just over triple here than what we pay in Mexico for our little casita for less than half the size and our only view here is some trees and a bit of the street, lol!
DeleteWe are glad that we signed up for the gym, it does give us something to do although we never seem to have an issue finding things to do. The price isn't bad but when it is for the two of us it does add up however it also makes us go each day so that we get our money's worth.