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Type what you pay at home each month. Beside each line is what the same thing costs a couple in Playas del Coco, from the published ledger. The difference does the talking.

All figures in US dollars per month. Leave a line blank if it does not apply to you and it stays out of the total.

Item You pay Coco Difference
Rent2BR condo, walkable to the beach, pool in the complex $1,400 ·
UtilitiesElectric (with AC), water, internet, phones $350 ·
GroceriesMix of feria, Auto Mercado, and the occasional imported splurge $600 ·
Eating outSodas a few times a week, one nicer dinner, beach beers $400 ·
HealthcareCaja contributions plus a private visit here and there $200 ·
Car & gasFuel, maintenance, marchamo spread over the year $250 ·
FunTours with visitors, weekend trips, surf and fishing money $300 ·
Total $0 $3,500 ·

The Coco column is a couple, living comfortably but not extravagantly, in or near Playas del Coco. It is what one household actually spends, published on the cost of living page and updated as prices move. Your version of that life will land somewhere else on every line, and where exactly is what the call is for.

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