Mortgage/Rent ($1,000 dlls); 3 rooms, 2 bathrooms, 200-250 sqmts of terrain, kitchen

electricity costs; $100dlls - $200 dll

natural gas: $50 - $100 dlls

Food costs: $8 dlls/kg of chiken, $1.8 dlls milk, $10 dlls kg/ meat

All the amounts are in monthly basis and in Mexican Pesos.

Rent apartment in San Jeronimo for a family of 3 $9000 Mexican Pesos,

Utilities, gas $500,

electricity $2000;

food $8,000;

health care cost $3,000 (health insurance for a family of 4 members.

Education $5000 per kid in a bilingual school,

$1000 recreation. $3000 in gasoline, car maintenance, etc.

All the amounts are in monthly basis and in Mexican Pesos.

this is what I pay in Monterrey, Mexico as home owner

- electric power, gas, cable, water etc. 1,000 usd a month
- maid service, driver, gardner etc 1,300 use per month
- fuel, entertainment, restaurants, etc 1,200 use per month
- scholarship, local taxes, 2,000 per month