What Did It Cost?

I tracked all our expenses in Mexico. I did not include our costs from Canada to the Mexico/USA border, nor did I include vehicle maintenance and repairs as these would occur anyway. I also subtracted $1000 from the total to reflect the refund I will get from my Provincial Vehicle Insurance after I prove I was out of the Country and had alternate insurance. The first figure is total, the second is per day (144 days). Sorry I cannot seem to do this in proper table format:

Fuel - Motorhome.................... $975 ($6.77 per day)

Fuel - Honda.............................. $368 ($2.55 per day)

RV Parks...................................... $2217 ($15.39 per day) - We boondocked a few nights in grocery store parking lots and Pemex Stations (maybe 10 nights total)

Groceries..................................... $2255 ($15.66 per day) - We entertained a lot, includes soap, TP and maybe a little liquor snuck in here although I tried to separate it.

Liquor........................................... $795 ($5.52 per day) - We entertained a lot and booze in Mexico is cheaper than in Canada but more than in the USA.

Hotels............................................ $345 - 7 nights (Guanajuato, Veracruz)

Taxis.............................................. $151 - Exploring Centros where parking is bad

Highway Tolls............................ $491 - No Comment!

Dining Out / Entertainment.... $3375 ($23.44 per day) - Average one meal out per day and many cervesas in sidewalk cafes.

Communications........................... $105 ($0.75 per Day) - SIM Card, Prepaid Cell Card, LD Card, Skype, WIFI charges a few times

Mex. Vehicle Insurance.............. $330 ($2.29 per day) - Motorhome, Honda, Dolly for 6 months.

Travel Health Insurance............ $1211 ($8.41 per day)

Totals........................................ $11,578 ($80.40 per day)... Try that in hotels and restaurants for almost five months!

The total is $11,578 for 144 days or, $80.40 per day! We did not hold back on anything. We ate well, tried to explore every day, entertained, and dined out an average of once per day. We took cabs downtown wherever the parking was bad. We left the motorhome and stayed in hotels for 7 nights