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i am going to stay at tranquility bay resort for ~10 days but i am thinking that is not what it is going to be like retiring/living full time in belize. i don't need super fancy stuff but i would like OK food, mixed drinks/beer, comfortable furniture. i don't mind living in a studio or tiny one bedroom & not having a car (as i do not have one now & already live in a studio). my main goal is to be able to look outside my bedroom/studio window on the ocean every night when i go to sleep & also to be able to go in the ocean /snorkeling whenever i want. i have been continuing to research the different real estate listings & other threads but i am unable to ascertain what the true monthly cost would be and what i would need to pay to get what i actually want. i think i am going to make ~2 trips per year over the next couple of years and hopefully i will be able to untagle things.
best,
judy

Panama's cost of living higher than that in Belize? Really?

And traveling to Nicaragua more expensive than to Belize? Hmmm.

--Lan Sluder

'untangle'

Lan, just what I was wondering. Not in my personal experience visiting Costa Rica and Panama - much cheaper than Belize - main land or Cayes.

JudyB: I spent a month in SP, trying to figure it out(for me), after a bunch of March-10 day family trips, plus guy/fishing July trips. Still not sure, esp. the way things are changing. Geez, I'd go down for at least half a season b4 I committed to something. just my 2 pennies. john

KOB123 you give advice ?or trying I think to make a point ??and help ??.yes $120 ,000 for a one bed room sounds good . I will not debate the merits of this place ,location ?? or view or floor will not get into that..But my thought is =to quote you ..THERE IS A ISSUE WITH GETTING THE TITTLE, BUT IF AND YOU SAID [IF ]THAT IS CLEARED UP CHECK IT OUT ..You are kidding Me right why would anyone buy any land or condo or home with a maybe tittle Problem ???? forget where !!!!That is plan silly .Is the juice worth the squeeze ???????

I have a small bridge in Brooklyn that I can sell you a piece of. I'll get title soon. Trying to figure out where you should retire in 25 years is a long time frame. In 25 years SP could have grown so much it no longer resembles what is now SP. To come to Belize for vacations and extended visits doesn't mean you're committed to retiring in Belize. Come met people enjoy the island and see whether you want to spend more time here. No matter where you decide to retire you'll need a ton of money.

Don't retire at all. It is too exhausting.

I'll take you up on that bridge!!!

:-D

We don't try to save,have no home loan and live well on USD$1500 a month on Caye Caulker.Our monthly utilities are about US$150, have no car so most other costs are food and entertainment.