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elfbrewery
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cost of living increase in Baja
I would like to know how much the cost of living in Baja (specifically Mulege) has gone up since 2008. Is there anyone who can give me some info or
advice on how to calculate this?
Thanks!
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bajadock
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In 2008, a case of Pacifico Ballenas(12 x 960ml) cost 182 pesos. Today, that case is 240 pesos. That's a 31.8% increase on a valued commodity.
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Some years ago when starting to sniff around as to how to spend more time in Baja.....a Mulege ex-pat indicated that greatest costs were gas and booze
....so if you don't drink or drive/fish, then it is certainly less expensive.
Well....I don't fish..... 
Don't believe everything you think....
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msteve1014
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajadock
In 2008, a case of Pacifico Ballenas(12 x 960ml) cost 182 pesos. Today, that case is 240 pesos. That's a 31.8% increase on a valued commodity.
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That's all I need to know.
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chuckie
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Much higher, no stats but with the subsidy on gas removed and the the addtional 5% Vat, soon, its getting to where I am rethinking my options...
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vandy
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Gas was $2.66/gallon in June, 2008
BUT
Real estate is a little cheaper now...
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Russ
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Mulege municipality is awfully .... well, I just better not write what I'm thinking. There are a lot of things going on that are good and most of
these start and if completed are because of individuals taking charge. A lot of places in Mexico have figured out that the donkey actually belongs in
front of the cart Mulege seems to be working on that concept. It can be frustrating.
That being said, I still choose to live here. I like these back woods. Just a little more costly to live here.
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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MitchMan
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Certain things...most things have gone up in price. Certainly building materials, food, restaurant prices, and gasoline. In 2008, regular gas was
about 7 pesos per liter, now it's close to 12 pesos per liter I think.
Really, the major things that can be very cheap in Baja are real estate and cost of labor. The rest of the savings is in trading in your expensive
American taste for a lower cost Mexican life style. You have to be willing to do that or you will not experience any savings at all.
For example, you can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars if you go to a real estate agent in town to buy a beach front/resort type residence in a
tourist enclave (very little if any savings there) and go out to eat and drink to the nicer places for just about every meal, drive a late model gas
guzzling truck or giant SUV. Again, no savings there.
But, if you cook for yourself mostly and eat at home, buy a home that you come by referral from locals slightly in-land in a Mexican neighborhood, and
get one of those small economical cars and be practical about your utility usage and what you do for entertainment, well, you can live very
economically, much more than in the USA.
If you own your own 1,000 sq ft home in Baja and you don't have expensive medical costs, one person can live on $600 USD/month, a couple living
together can live on $900 USD per month and that includes everything: food, clothes, health ins, property tax, gasoline, auto ins, clothing, utilities
(plenty of a/c usage), internet, TV, phone, auto and home maintenance, haircuts, annual fideicomiso fee, annual Visa renewal (Residente Temporal), and
other incidentals. Entertainment, Restaurants, and travel would be extra.
Life style choices can triple your living costs or save you thousands.
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To Mitchman
Nice reply, when in Mexico do as the Mexicans do, don't try to export life styles.
Exchange rates blur the situation a little,
2003 8.5 pesos to the $, 2013 13.05 pesos to the $.
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apple
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are you buying those cases at your local Modelorama? I usually just exchange two or four for 25 pesos a piece. Maybe I should be buying by the case...
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Apple, yes, I purchase Pacifico Ballenas by the case of 12 at the Modelo Agency store, across from Comercial Mex on south Reforma/Mex 1. I stock 2
cases at a time, in case of thirsty invaders.
Ballast Point, New Belgium Brewery, Pilsner Urquell, Bohemia, Negra Modelo and other specialty brews are kept in a separate frig for VIPs.
Great news is that the TJ and Ensenada micro brew markets are expanding quickly, despite the protests of Grupo Modelo and Cuauhtémoc-Moctezuma.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by apple
are you buying those cases at your local Modelorama? I usually just exchange two or four for 25 pesos a piece. Maybe I should be buying by the case...
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Case of Pacificos at costco,24 bottles, right around 230 pesos.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by msteve1014
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajadock
In 2008, a case of Pacifico Ballenas(12 x 960ml) cost 182 pesos. Today, that case is 240 pesos. That's a 31.8% increase on a valued commodity.
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That's all I need to know. |
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chuckie
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Is this about beer?
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The cost of living has risen in Baja/Mulege. Considerably since I first kept a record of daily expenses back in the 70's. I had to give it up. You
can afford it...if you don't look.
I would think that since 2008, food costs alone have risen about 18%, which would make that figure a fairly good ruler for everything else. Hope
that helps.
[Edited on 12-5-2013 by Pompano]
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bajadock
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chuckie
Is this about beer? |
For me, beer is a major food group. I also like to compare cost of living in other countries by tying costs to common things like a cup of coffee or
a pint of beer.
http://www.pintprice.com/
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motoged
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Roger,
That Mex site is a bad one....at least for my computer....caught by my virus program.....seems to be a viagra site....
[Edited on 12-5-2013 by motoged]
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Pompano
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Thanks for the heads-up...I'll edit it out..just to be safe.
p.s. I grow my own Viagra.
[Edited on 12-5-2013 by Pompano]
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motoged
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Maybe my computer has a better sense of what urls I should be visiting
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I still remember a trip in 1986 or so---we paid 2.40 US a case for Pacifico, 25 cents a gal. for regular gas, 10 cents a can for salsa, etc.,etc.
Our trip to the Sisters and GN for 5 days cost my buddy and me less than 100 US---and we drank a lot of beer! Lot of inflation since those days.
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