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the average budget to live in Dr
This question is obviously for the guys who made the big decision of living in the Dr.
Considering everything (apartment rent, utilities, food, entertainment etc...) what is the average budget needed in a month?
I mean, considering that here in the Us is pretty much $3/4000 in a "normal" life of a "normal person" I was wondering what is needed to live decently.
I mean an average decent apartment (let's say a 2 bedroom 1000 sq. ft) in a safe area with a little backyard, going out for dinner a couple of times a week, going to the gym, cinema etc...
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danytravel
This question is obviously for the guys who made the big decision of living in the Dr.
Considering everything (apartment rent, utilities, food, entertainment etc...) what is the average budget needed in a month?
I mean, considering that here in the Us is pretty much $3/4000 in a "normal" life of a "normal person" I was wondering what is needed to live decently.
I mean an average decent apartment (let's say a 2 bedroom 1000 sq. ft) in a safe area with a little backyard, going out for dinner a couple of times a week, going to the gym, cinema etc...
I live here in Sosua for $2200/month....and I consider that I live very well. I also travel to other countries from here from time to time and this amount includes paying for all my travel. In the last year I have been to Colombia, Ecuador,Thailand, and the US. I know others that live here on the same amount and live well. This amount covers EVERYTHING including all the sex I can possibly handle...and I'm not exactly slowing down in that department yet.
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Originally Posted by
danytravel
This question is obviously for the guys who made the big decision of living in the Dr.
Considering everything (apartment rent, utilities, food, entertainment etc...) what is the average budget needed in a month?
I mean, considering that here in the Us is pretty much $3/4000 in a "normal" life of a "normal person" I was wondering what is needed to live decently.
I mean an average decent apartment (let's say a 2 bedroom 1000 sq. ft) in a safe area with a little backyard, going out for dinner a couple of times a week, going to the gym, cinema etc...
Do a little searching on this site, and you will have a lot of information to answer your question. That question has already been answered.
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My Wife and I just got back from a visit to the DR.We Stayed at the New Garden and met an american living at the hotel. I am sure he is spending more than $2200 per month. It all depends on how much sex you want and what you are willing to settle for. Of course if you get sick by eating at Bailey's you may need more. That place has at least one waiter with Tuberculosis so avoid it at all costs. Remember that in the states you will be getting almost no pussy for that same $4000 or $2200 . Like everywhere else you get what you pay for.
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Dr Urbina
My Wife and I just got back from a visit to the DR.We Stayed at the New Garden and met an american living at the hotel. I am sure he is spending more than $2200 per month. It all depends on how much sex you want and what you are willing to settle for. IOf course if you get sick by eating at Bailey's you may need more. That place has at least one waiter with Tuberculosis so avoid it at all costs. Remember that in the states you will be getting almost no pussy for that same $4000 or $2200 . Like everywhere else you get what you pay for.
Second TROLL Post please Mod Squad this is not a doctor at least not a legal one. To risk his license to give info about staying at NG where there are records and probably only one or two guys stayed with a wife please.
Overweight Dark Girls please WS or somebody hit this it is making me sick
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Dr Urbina
My Wife and I just got back from a visit to the DR.We Stayed at the New Garden and met an american living at the hotel. I am sure he is spending more than $2200 per month. It all depends on how much sex you want and what you are willing to settle for. . . Of course if you get sick by eating at Bailey's you may need more. That place has at least one waiter with Tuberculosis so avoid it at all costs. Remember that in the states you will be getting almost no pussy for that same $4000 or $2200 . Like everywhere else you get what you pay for.
If you can open your mouth the Pussy is Free....But the food and beer cost money. Dude with that frame of mind you need to start thinking like a Dominican and not like American. Honestly, 4k a month in the DR is living like a rock star. I know people who live pretty well in American on 4G's a month.
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SANTIAGO.- Responding the criticism by different Santiago sectors the Mayor yesterday defended the wage increase of the councilpersons, but revealed the City Hall workers’ meager salaries, 20 times smaller than those of the officials.
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Dr Urbina
My Wife and I just got back from a visit to the DR.We Stayed at the New Garden and met an american living at the hotel. I am sure he is spending more than $2200 per month. It all depends on how much sex you want and what you are willing to settle for. ......... If you want top quality you need about $4000 per month. Of course if you get sick by eating at Bailey's you may need more. That place has at least one waiter with Tuberculosis so avoid it at all costs. Remember that in the states you will be getting almost no pussy for that same $4000 or $2200 . Like everywhere else you get what you pay for.
Are you and your wife swingers?
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If you're hoofing it $1500 would be the minimum amount I'd target. If you purchased a car I'd add another $300 monthly for insurance upkeep and gas. Health insurance would be good to have. I hear it can be purchased for as little as $100 a month. Anything more than these amounts would be for women. You could do the novia thing for under $300 a month. A novia and two helpings of strange a week you could do for under $500. Then you could be a out and out hoe, fucking a new girl everyday with maybe an every now and then indulgence with Sosua's finest for probably about $1000 to $1200 a month. My estimate is total max (just a little short of vacation mode) with car at about $3200. However; with a little discipline you could have a very good time and a car with $2,700 a month.
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The Sage
If you're hoofing it $1500 would be the minimum amount I'd target. If you purchased a car I'd add another $300 monthly for insurance upkeep and gas. Health insurance would be good to have. I hear it can be purchased for as little as $100 a month. Anything more than these amounts would be for women. You could do the novia thing for under $300 a month. A novia and two helpings of strange a week you could do for under $500. Then you could be a out and out hoe, fucking a new girl everyday with maybe an every now and then indulgence with Sosua's finest for probably about $1000 to $1200 a month. My estimate is total max (just a little short of vacation mode) with car at about $3200. However; with a little discipline you could have a very good time and a car with $2,700 a month.
Yeah...my question was about average good life. I was not talking about whores... When I made an example of life in Us for 4000 obviously does not include prostitutes. I am just curious about how much you need for a good quality of life in Dr. There are many choices in the world and I am about to valuate them since my goal is to move to a stress free situation ( live in new York and is not really my type of situation).
Thx
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danytravel
Yeah...my question was about average good life. I was not talking about whores... When I made an example of life in Us for 4000 obviously does not include prostitutes. I am just curious about how much you need for a good quality of life in Dr. There are many choices in the world and I am about to valuate them since my goal is to move to a stress free situation ( live in new York and is not really my type of situation).
Thx
I think the best way to figure out your budget would be to make about 25 trips there over a 3 - 5 year period and then you would have a better idea.
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danytravel
Yeah...my question was about average good life. I was not talking about whores... When I made an example of life in Us for 4000 obviously does not include prostitutes. I am just curious about how much you need for a good quality of life in Dr. There are many choices in the world and I am about to valuate them since my goal is to move to a stress free situation ( live in new York and is not really my type of situation).
Thx
Did you read my post? I gave you basic costs with and without women. If you're looking for how much it cost to raise a family and send the kids to school you're asking in the wrong place. Few if any of us have indulged in that type of lifestyle on the island. For that type of information go to DR1 and do a search.
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danytravel
I am just curious about how much you need for a good quality of life in Dr. There are many choices in the world and I am about to valuate them since my goal is to move to a stress free situation ( live in new York and is not really my type of situation).
I think you are wrong in thinking that life in the DR is stress-free. There are many stresses here, just different from NY. They don't bother me too much because I am at the end of my life taking things easy. But if I were a young man who wanted to get anything done, professionally, artistically, socially or whatever, I would get very frustrated living here among a nation of retards. Then there are the constant security issues. Yes, they can be largely overcome by spending money, but you have to be constantly on the alert. Finally there is the almost total lack of culture here. No art or architecture, no serious music, no major museums, and so on.
And an awful place to bring up a family. Your children would either have to live in a gringo "bubble" or mix with the local children who seem to be more feckless and vulgar the higher you go up the social scale.
As ever, there are some honorable exceptions to all the above generalizations and they deserve credit for swimming against the current.
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Originally Posted by
danytravel
This question is obviously for the guys who made the big decision of living in the Dr.
Considering everything (apartment rent, utilities, food, entertainment etc...) what is the average budget needed in a month?
I mean, considering that here in the Us is pretty much $3/4000 in a "normal" life of a "normal person" I was wondering what is needed to live decently.
I mean an average decent apartment (let's say a 2 bedroom 1000 sq. ft) in a safe area with a little backyard, going out for dinner a couple of times a week, going to the gym, cinema etc...
After 4 yrs I still budget on the facts that one can live very well here on 10 times the average earnings of a Dominican. I’d say 6,600 pesos a month IMHO and you will avg. around $1,700 – $2,000 w/car, 1 bdr., pt novia, etc. As most will tell you here your real budget will depend on how fast you can learn where the savings are, and being prepared to change one’s lifestyle from being a visitor to a local. Especially when it comes to obtaining the different pussy that is available here and your willingness to down cost your ayuda to these chicas.:)
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I have never lived anywhere except Canada so I am not in the know, but I do have one piece of helpful advice. Make sure you consider how long you plan on living in the DR. If you determine that your budget is say $3000 month and you want to live there for 20 years, 5 years from now your budget will be more than $3000 a month, more again in 10 years, ect, ect. Inflation is a very important, yet often overlooked, factor in your finances.
This applies mostly to retirees that are living on pensions, savings, and 401K's, because they do not have additional money coming in every month. If you have a steady streem of income (or a job) it is not as much of a factor.
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I love this thread.. I wish I know more the better.. I just want to do this for couple of years to see how this all works out..
I think Weyland and Robert probably would know more about the expenses stuff..
One thing I think to cut down chica expenses is to talk Spanish..
Weyland do you speak spanish?
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danytravel
my question was about average good life. I was not talking about whores...
You mean there's a good life without whores? :wink:
Agree with Weyland, no such thing as stress-free just different things to stress you out in Latin America!
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Nakom
I have never lived anywhere except Canada so I am not in the know, but I do have one piece of helpful advice. Make sure you consider how long you plan on living in the DR. If you determine that your budget is say $3000 month and you want to live there for 20 years, 5 years from now your budget will be more than $3000 a month, more again in 10 years, ect, ect. Inflation is a very important, yet often overlooked, factor in your finances.This applies mostly to retirees that are living on pensions, savings, and 401K's, because they do not have additional money coming in every month. If you have a steady streem of income (or a job) it is not as much of a factor.
Your spot on when it comes to how much you will be spending in the future in the DR, or anywhere. My previous post stated on another trend is that I’m spending the same amount today that I did 4 yrs ago, vs. the exchange rate. The reasons that is true is that for at least the first 6 months I was spending higher as I was not aware of where the savings was. Then you add the money on chicas like I was a visitor, night clubs every night, refusing to change my lifestyle, getting shafted by local operators, and it was easy to spend 20 -30% more then what I was budgeting for in those early days. But patience won out, especially when I saw the amount of pussy around me during the daytime and in areas away from Sosua, then and only then expenses where reduced to what I'm spending today. If you move here and run with the cheetahs, then you better have a solid bank roll to keep it up. ;)
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My friend lives in Sosua in that AI that went broke up in the hills a little East of Sosua huge pool top floor apartment I think its 800 month rent. He has fixed income of 3500 a month and is broke by time another month rolls around. He has a car and drinks beer so it adds to his expenses. That and he is 59 with 17 year old novia that he likes to buy thinks for.
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steviewonder
If you move here and run with the cheetahs, then you better have a solid bank roll to keep it up. ;)
Amen Bro.
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I'm a bit surprised. $3000 a month is like a $50,000 yearly gross pay. Single people can live fine on that in the US.
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PapiQueRico
I'm a bit surprised. $3000 a month is like a $50,000 yearly gross pay. Single people can live fine on that in the US.
$3000 a month gives you the good life in a tourist town. You don't need nearly that much to live nice in Puerto Plata, just a few miles away.
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gdogg
$3000 a month gives you the good life in a tourist town. You don't need nearly that much to live nice in Puerto Plata, just a few miles away.
Exactly. And Santiago is even cheaper.:)
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PapiQueRico
I'm a bit surprised. $3000 a month is like a $50,000 yearly gross pay. Single people can live fine on that in the US.
It obviously depends where.. I used to pay $5000 for rent in Manhattan.
Now i bought a new apartment in Williamsburg (Brooklyn)... so I don't pay the rent but still life here is crazy expensive.
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Anyway... to be more deep in to my idea:
I am not thinking of creating a business in the Dr or wherever... I was jus curious on the monthly budget because my thoughts are to have enough money in few years to move somewhere else and be ok for the rest of my life. If then after a couple of years I wanna begin to work again, then I will do it.
I am fortunate enough to have my own business and I can stop or start whenever I want.
I know for a fact that here in the Us for example, if you have a solid base of, let's say 5 millions $, yes it's a good amount, but it's not enough for the rest of your life, if you are in your 30's.
You buy a house ( a nice one) and a lot is gone and then what? 5000$ a month and in 20 years or less (considering inflation), everything is gone, you are older and beginning everything again is more difficult.
In other countries, the same amount gives you the chance of leaving comfortable for the rest of your life....
In the Philippines for example, with a $2000 a month, you live like a king...
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danytravel
It obviously depends where.. I used to pay $5000 for rent in Manhattan.
Now i bought a new apartment in Williamsburg (Brooklyn)... so I don't pay the rent but still life here is crazy expensive.
You're right, prices in the US are geographically relative. That $5000 Manhattan apartment can be had for $1000 in Atlanta, depending on what you're seeking.
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3000 a month would be sufficient in Sosua, but even then you'd have to be disciplined. Things wear out faster there and you'd want to make a least a couple of trips to the states annually if only to pick up things you can't easy find on the island. The one thing that surprised me was as opposed to decreasing, my sexual appetite increased. I'd cover a span of 2 months having sex every day and sometimes twice a day. Where here at home I can go two weeks without thinking about getting laid. As Steviewonder noted, what kept blowing my budget was my refusal to leave vacation mode. If you're going to live there you really need to find something to occupy your time other than partying. I'd also strongly recommend getting a place to live that provides enough space for you to feel comfortable. One reason I found myself in the street so much was that my apartment isn't large enough for me to enjoy time just kicking it at home. If I stay there more than a couple of hours I tend to get cabin fever.
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Young Weyland with all do respect their is Culture in the DR you have to go Santo Domingo.
Museums
Santo Domingo is the location of numerous museums dedicated to the history of the Dominican Republic. Most of them are within the Zona Colonial District.[9]
- Museum of Alcázar
- Altar de la Patria
- Naval Museum of the Atarazanas
- Museum of the Casas Reales is dedicated to the colonial period
- Museum of Duarte summarizes and shows the history of the movement and struggle for independence
- Museum of Natural History
- Museum of Dominican Man
- World of Ambar Museum
- Museum of Modern Arts
- National Museum of History and Geography is dedicated to all of Dominican history, from pre-Columbian up to contemporary times
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Originally Posted by
weyland
I think you are wrong in thinking that life in the DR is stress-free. There are many stresses here, just different from NY. They don't bother me too much because I am at the end of my life taking things easy. But if I were a young man who wanted to get anything done, professionally, artistically, socially or whatever, I would get very frustrated living here among a nation of retards. Then there are the constant security issues. Yes, they can be largely overcome by spending money, but you have to be constantly on the alert. Finally there is the almost total lack of culture here. No art or architecture, no serious music, no major museums, and so on.
And an awful place to bring up a family. Your children would either have to live in a gringo "bubble" or mix with the local children who seem to be more feckless and vulgar the higher you go up the social scale.
As ever, there are some honorable exceptions to all the above generalizations and they deserve credit for swimming against the current.
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PapiQueRico
I'm a bit surprised. $3000 a month is like a $50,000 yearly gross pay. Single people can live fine on that in the US.
True,but without female sex. Only with one`s dog or cat.
And with more expats coming to Sosua cost of living here will keep increasing.
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BCguy
True,but without female sex. Only with one`s dog or cat.
Uh...many bone many beautiful chicas and party hard stateside with $50K US annual income...except for the ones who look/smell funny.
:rolleyes:
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hugrad95a
Young Weyland with all do respect their is Culture in the DR you have to go Santo Domingo.
Museums
Santo Domingo is the location of numerous
museums dedicated to the
history of the Dominican Republic. Most of them are within the Zona Colonial District.
[9]
- Museum of Alcázar
- Altar de la Patria
- Naval Museum of the Atarazanas
- Museum of the Casas Reales is dedicated to the colonial period
- Museum of Duarte summarizes and shows the history of the movement and struggle for independence
- Museum of Natural History
- Museum of Dominican Man
- World of Ambar Museum
- Museum of Modern Arts
- National Museum of History and Geography is dedicated to all of Dominican history, from pre-Columbian up to contemporary times
Thanks for the useful list and in due course I will visit all these and maybe more than once. However I did say "major" museums.
"Struggle for independence" is a joke. The Dominicans were given their country when the Spanish walked out and later sold it back to Spain again to make a few quick pesos. The wonderful Dominican upper class have been trying to sell their country to anyone who willing to take it on (usually the US) ever since.