Trying to find a place to stay for three months in Europe that is relatively close to the beach and not too expensive is hard. Like they say: choose two! Europe, cheap or beach. When we found the apartment we’re in in Athens, we thought we made a pretty good deal: not too expensive and not too far from the beach, all that while being in Europe! But now that we’ve been here for almost a couple of months, let’s see how much it costs to live in the capital of Greece! We heard a lot of people saying that …
Cost of Living in Athens, Greece
Cost of Living in Šibenik, Croatia
After living in Mexico and Costa Rica, I needed to live a place where there was a bit more civilization. Since it also happened to be during the summer, we thought that it would be the best time of the year to check out Europe and live there for a while. It was definitely a place where I wanted to live, so Chris and I both agreed it would be our next destination. Deciding on Croatia wasn’t that hard. Of all the places in Europe, we wanted to go somewhere with a beach that wouldn’t be crazy expensive. There weren’t …
Cost of living in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
With its lush jungle and its warm inhabitant, Puerto Viejo is a small town on the Caribbean coast that actually looks like paradise. How did we find the town? By browsing on Airbnb (get some credits by clicking on the link), looking for a cheap place to stay for three months. We ended up falling in love with a cabina and rented it from November 2014 to January 2015. (Sadly, yes, we almost have to go.) For those who would like to do like us, here is how much it ended up costing us. Prices in Costa Rican Colones and US …