{"id":6896,"date":"2013-02-06T14:27:15","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T19:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=6896"},"modified":"2013-02-07T10:15:12","modified_gmt":"2013-02-07T15:15:12","slug":"how-can-you-live-for-50-less-in-panama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/how-can-you-live-for-50-less-in-panama\/","title":{"rendered":"How can you live for 50% less in Panama?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/save-money.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6897\" title=\"save-money\" src=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/save-money.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/save-money.jpg 284w, https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/save-money-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While I am not a proponent for claims that you can live in Panama for $1,000 per month especially if you chose to live in the City, I can say that you could realize savings of 35% to 50% here in Boquete over costs back in the US and Europe.\u00a0 Here is how.<\/p>\n<p>In general, if you live and buy local, the savings can be even greater.  While the cost of\u00a0 utilities, cell phone service, and  internet connectivity are the same and in\u00a0 some case even slightly more  expensive than in the U.S., other things like transportation, entertainment, travel,  dining out, household help\u00a0  and housing are often dramatically less in cost.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fortuner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6898\" title=\"fortuner\" src=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fortuner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fortuner.jpg 600w, https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fortuner-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fortuner-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am often told &#8220;give me an example&#8221;.\u00a0 My first question to them is how many cars do you own back home? The usual answer is 2 of course, one for her and one for me.\u00a0 We have one car (bought a nice one too) and get by just fine here in Boquete, where we can walk to town and my son takes the bus to David when he wants to meet up with friends there.\u00a0 So there is an immediate savings of 50% in the cost of transportation, insurance, maintenance and fuel.\u00a0 Actually, the savings are\u00a0 more because we do not commute an hour each way to do things everyday like a lot of our friends do back in the States.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/home.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6899\" title=\"home\" src=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/home.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/home.jpg 225w, https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/home-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the costs of homes here in Boquete are a little higher than a lot of places in the US that saw the housing crash, other savings are realized here that make a big difference.\u00a0 Panama provides tax relief and tax exemptions on new home construction.  The tax exoneration period\u00a0 for our average homes are between 15 &#8211; 20 years.\u00a0 Savings in maintenance, insurance and taxes add up big time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/maid.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6900\" title=\"maid\" src=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/maid.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A live-in maid, who can cook is around $400 per month, or you can pay $3 to $4\u00a0 per hour if you just need someone a few hours a day and\u00a0 couple of times a week. Same with a gardener.\u00a0 \u00a0 Most other manual labor  services can also be contracted for at bargain prices in Panama,  including car wash for $5, good quality plumbing and  electrical repair, gardening and landscaping services, painting etc for $5 to $10 per hour.\u00a0 I like what Harry Hunt here in Boquete says, &#8220;My garbage disposal has a tail and my dishwasher wears a dress&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/boquetepeople2-300x287.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6901\" title=\"boquetepeople2-300x287\" src=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/boquetepeople2-300x287.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"287\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dining out at some of the best restaurants in Boquete can cost you under $50 including wine, throw in a show at the local playhouse and cocktails for a total of under a hundred dollars for two people.\u00a0 Susie and I often take trips to the beach and stay overnight and spend less that what we used to spend in Miami for a night on the town, yes at least 50% less.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/raw-fresh-beef-meat-and-vegetables.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6902\" title=\"raw-fresh-beef-meat-and-vegetables\" src=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/raw-fresh-beef-meat-and-vegetables-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"402\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/raw-fresh-beef-meat-and-vegetables-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/raw-fresh-beef-meat-and-vegetables-300x200.jpg 300w, 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