Post: #1

Hi everybody! I think this post will be very useful if you want to move to another city..

I have just found a useful website where you can compare the cost of living between two cities:

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/comparison.jsp

We can calculate and post the results of our cost of living,depending on:
*Food
*Housing
*Clothing
*Education
*Transportation
*Health care
*Entertainment
*Miscellaneous

For example my cost of living here in Spain is about 500 euros per month:
*Food-->200 euros ,gym supplements included
*Housing-->150 euros per month ,shared appartment with another 3 persons.
*Clothing-->I use to buy and renovate it each 6 months..doing a good inversion to not to do more unnecesary shopping
*Education-->Actually not needed
*Transportation-->I don't use nowadays,always by walk
*Health care-->350 euros per year(I think this a health insurance must be obligatory)
*Entertainment-->I don't drink alcohol,so I use to spend about 10 euros month in drinks(coca zero and so)
*Miscellaneous-->Books mainly approximately 30 euros /month


My plans are to move to another Eastern Europe country and have a cheaper cost of living(mostly a change of life,I'm boring to live in the same place all my life)


¿and which is your cost of living?

Post: #2

Where in Spain do you live?

Anyways. My cost of living varies per month. Here's an estimate:
(USD)
*Food: Anywhere from $200 to $600 (Depends if I eat at restaurants)
*Housing: Only have to pay utilities which run about $150
*Clothing: anywhere from $100 to $300
*Education: not needed, graduated from university.
*Transportation: from $200- $300. Only on gas. Here gas is about $1/liter
*Healthcare: I have two healthcare plans. One is $66, the other one it's about $75. If I need medication it's out of pocket.
*Entertainment: Sometimes $100 sometimes nothing. I'm trying to focus on my craft so I'm cutting down on the times I go out.
*Misc.: about $100 on books, etc.

This month I could say I have only spent about $300 on everything (including some antibiotics I had to buy) above as I haven't gone out because I was sick for about 2 weeks.


That said I like to travel and last year it ran me about $6000 in travel expenses. I think I went to miami, nyc, and two times to the dominican republic.

Post: #3

Y'alls might want to check out and contribute to this other thread here, where we've been compiling some cost of living data for different countries:

List the Cost of Living in Your Favorite International Destinations

Beyond All Seas

"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.
To be your own man is a hard business. If you try it, you'll be lonely often, and sometimes
frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." - Kipling

Post: #4

(12-19-2012 05:09 PM)Pete Wrote:  Where in Spain do you live?

Anyways. My cost of living varies per month. Here's an estimate:
(USD)
*Food: Anywhere from $200 to $600 (Depends if I eat at restaurants)
*Housing: Only have to pay utilities which run about $150
*Clothing: anywhere from $100 to $300
*Education: not needed, graduated from university.
*Transportation: from $200- $300. Only on gas. Here gas is about $1/liter
*Healthcare: I have two healthcare plans. One is $66, the other one it's about $75. If I need medication it's out of pocket.
*Entertainment: Sometimes $100 sometimes nothing. I'm trying to focus on my craft so I'm cutting down on the times I go out.
*Misc.: about $100 on books, etc.

This month I could say I have only spent about $300 on everything (including some antibiotics I had to buy) above as I haven't gone out because I was sick for about 2 weeks.


That said I like to travel and last year it ran me about $6000 in travel expenses. I think I went to miami, nyc, and two times to the dominican republic.

I live in Castilla la Mancha

in which city do u live?

Post: #5

(12-23-2012 10:06 AM)spanish_courage Wrote:  

(12-19-2012 05:09 PM)Pete Wrote:  Where in Spain do you live?

Anyways. My cost of living varies per month. Here's an estimate:
(USD)
*Food: Anywhere from $200 to $600 (Depends if I eat at restaurants)
*Housing: Only have to pay utilities which run about $150
*Clothing: anywhere from $100 to $300
*Education: not needed, graduated from university.
*Transportation: from $200- $300. Only on gas. Here gas is about $1/liter
*Healthcare: I have two healthcare plans. One is $66, the other one it's about $75. If I need medication it's out of pocket.
*Entertainment: Sometimes $100 sometimes nothing. I'm trying to focus on my craft so I'm cutting down on the times I go out.
*Misc.: about $100 on books, etc.

This month I could say I have only spent about $300 on everything (including some antibiotics I had to buy) above as I haven't gone out because I was sick for about 2 weeks.


That said I like to travel and last year it ran me about $6000 in travel expenses. I think I went to miami, nyc, and two times to the dominican republic.

I live in Castilla la Mancha

in which city do u live?

Humacao and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Post: #6

(12-23-2012 12:59 PM)Pete Wrote:  

(12-23-2012 10:06 AM)spanish_courage Wrote:  

(12-19-2012 05:09 PM)Pete Wrote:  Where in Spain do you live?

Anyways. My cost of living varies per month. Here's an estimate:
(USD)
*Food: Anywhere from $200 to $600 (Depends if I eat at restaurants)
*Housing: Only have to pay utilities which run about $150
*Clothing: anywhere from $100 to $300
*Education: not needed, graduated from university.
*Transportation: from $200- $300. Only on gas. Here gas is about $1/liter
*Healthcare: I have two healthcare plans. One is $66, the other one it's about $75. If I need medication it's out of pocket.
*Entertainment: Sometimes $100 sometimes nothing. I'm trying to focus on my craft so I'm cutting down on the times I go out.
*Misc.: about $100 on books, etc.

This month I could say I have only spent about $300 on everything (including some antibiotics I had to buy) above as I haven't gone out because I was sick for about 2 weeks.


That said I like to travel and last year it ran me about $6000 in travel expenses. I think I went to miami, nyc, and two times to the dominican republic.

I live in Castilla la Mancha

in which city do u live?

Humacao and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

but you're from USA originally?