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David vs. Boquete cost of living

13 years ago
My wife and I will be moving to Panama full time in 3 years. We've been studying everything we can find regarding pros and cons of both areas - and are learning Spanish - but we would love to hear from the feet on the ground as to what the veterans of the communities think. We would like to rent a 1 or 2 bedroom house/ apartment and we eat in most of the time. Just wondering what we could expect our yearly expenses would be today for a low key cost of living. We would, of course, need health insurance and here's where I need help. Does anyone know if pre-existing conditions are covered, or would we have to purchase a plan a year before moving down there? And are the costs as affordable as I'm being led to believe by my research? I know it must sound like we're moving there because everything is supposed to cost next to nothing but that isn't the case. We've been to Latin America several times over the last ten years and just love the people, laid-back lifestyle, food, culture, weather, I could go on for half an hour. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

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