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Originally Posted by MT656
So should 5k USD be enough to set up working internet/pretty damn ghetto apartment and live comfortably in Miraflores or Barranco for 4-5 months?
fyp and the answer is yes.
miraflores really is better in general. barranco isn't much cheaper at all, has more sketchy parts (and some really rad places as well)...
I'd prefer Surco over barranco in general probably. Went out in barranco last weekend and pisco sours were like $6 compared to $2.50 in centro
I live kiiinda cheap and there is zero way that 5k would last me 5 months here. 1% vig to cashout your pokerstars money for dollars here in Lima as well if the reason you are asking is to bring cash on the plane.
I mean you CAN find housing in a **** area of barranco maybe for like $300/mo, or live with roommates and such...but if you ever go out, eat out, bang out, cruise around, etc...1k/month just won't cut it. that being said locals here prob make $500/month being very generous, so it is obviously possible. Depends on what standards you need. Just commenting because my standards of living/eating/going out are NOT high and there's no way I could live almost anywhere for 1k/month short term (furnished short term housing in a nice area will eat your budget in a heartbeat unless you live in a bigger house with already established roommates)