About ocelle

Currently Lives:

Valeggio, Verona, Italy

Citizen of:

Peru

Some Forum Posts:

Italy: HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO LIVE IN YOUR ITALIAN TOWN:

I have open this topic because I'm curious to see how other Americans are dealing with a weak a dollar in Berlusconi's (uncontrolled inflation) Italy. Please let me and others know how your're managing. In an earlier post, I adviced Nitelite to make sure to have a regular income of 1500 Euros per month per person. This is based on my experience. How's your experience? Please Motherof8 don't panic! Usually it gets easier as the numbers grow. But for a single person or a couple in Veneto, I think my calculation is right. (Of course, if you're retired military you get gas, cigarrettes, alcohol, and groceries at bargain prices, don't you?) Come on, share with us!

Peru: First Visit to Peru:

Hi! I'm Peruvian, from Lima. But I know when the rainny season is in the Andes (Arequipa), it's from December until April, more or less. Regarding golf, there is a Peruvian Golf association. I don't have the website with me and don't know if people play golf in Arequipa. But you might want to enter Golf Peru in Google and something should come up. Right now it's a great time to buy property in Peru because the prices are very low. It's amazing to see the kind of property you can get in LIma for less than 200 thous. $ ! It might go a bit lower next year. Good luck!

Italy: Moving Back to Italy Need place with Internet:

Hi Afterthewar! Try Real Estate agencies. They should be able to find you something. I can't believe that you're living in five days and don't have a place to stay... Try www.tecnocasa.it or www.grimaldi.it I assume that you speak Italian, so there you go. Look for Affitto. What do you mean by "normal price"?. In Italian cities rentals are not cheap. So, think in the range of 400-700 EUROS for a one bedroom apartment. Foreign students at the language institute in Verona were paying 600 Euros two years ago for a room! Good Luck!!

Italy: nee advice, moving our family of ten to Verona:

Dear Mother of 8: I wonder if your husband's company will pay for the rental of your home. Homes in iTALY are painfully small. I think you have two options, go for a "Rustico" which is a farm house, sort of, or a villa schiera which is a three floor home attached to other homes. Any way you will go, you will not find homes larger than 180 m2 for villa schiera and 250 m2 for Rustico. This is not a lot. Try www.tecnocasa.it for recent listings. Safe/clean/pretty areas in Verona city are Borgo Trento, Valdonega, Negrar. But, around Verona there are nice towns that cost less and might have larger homes. Bunker beds is the name of the game! Insurance is expensive. Buy a car with low, low cilinder/liters, I'm talking about 4 cylinder and 1.2 liters otherwise you will be paying an arm and a leg in basic insurance and DMV. Insurances go according to your driving record but your American driving record does not count, so anybody pays the highest premium. Health insurance is not that expensive but you have to pay it at once. You pay according to your income and it covers everything except Dental. Dental is expensive because it cost the same as in the US (say 300 for something, but now it is 300 Euros so $380 dollars). Groceries, calculate 120 euros per person per month. No kidding. Hope this helps!

Italy: Looking for fellow Americans:

Hi! My husband and I live in the province of Verona, about an hour and 15 minutes from Milano, Venice, Padova, Trento and so on. Welcome to Italy. Please let me know if we can be of any help.

Italy: Americans Living in Italy - How did you do it?:

Hi Practical and Slaws, My husband and I live in Northern Italy since 2002. We're crazy. He early-retired and we just dropped everything and left. I have the feeling that you are younger than 40 and don't have a pension to live on. And I have no idea as to what standard of living you are used to in the States. We lived well when the dollar was 1 to .88 Euros. We live modestly now with the dollar at 1.28 per Euro. The major obstacle to settling in Italy is that most business are family business--that is, very closed to outsiders. Depending on the area, people is very respectful of the law and would feel nervous about hiring foreigners without a work permit. However, you have two things going in your favor: First, Italians love Americans and second, during the summer, they just cannot have enough English speaking people to help with the tourist demand.

Italy: Freelance Web Developer in Italy:

1. Italy has the norm of not charging you taxes if you pay taxes in another country provided that this country has an agreement with Italy. We're Americans and pay taxes to Uncle Sam, not a cent to Italy. 2. We have a Residenza Elettiva. Which means that we are allowed to live here but not work. But, the reality is that if you receive payments in your British bank nobody needs to know that. Watch: 3. We have a bank account in the US. Every month we cash a personal check in our bank here. Foreign checks take 15 days (no kidding) to be effective. Taxes and bank services are EXTREMELY expensive in comparison with the USA. We use our Italian bank account just to pay bills. We manage all our expenses with our American ATMs. 4. Having a bank account here, we were able to get an 80% mortgage loan. All this is perfectly LEGAL.

Peru: Lonely girl in Lima:

I wish I had read your message earlier. So, I really don't know if you still need the information you requested. I'm a Peruvian living in Italy and planning to return to my country. I don't know what your situation is but the safest neighborhoods are: La Molina, Chacarilla, La Aurora (Miraflores), and San Isidro. Renting a room in any of these districts could cost you between 300-500 dollars a month. Renting a small apartment could go from 500 to 1000 dollars a month. I know of many young Americans who live just about anywhere. and survive! But it is nice to live well if you are overseas. All the districts above provide all the services you can have in the USA, such as foreign newspapers. Your average cost of living (everything included) should not go beyond $1300 dollars. The same quality of life in Los Angeles was $4000 dollars. Good luck in my city!

Peru: Welcome - Please Read!:

mY HUSBAND AND i ARE considering going back to live in Lima. I'm Peruvian-American. My family lives in Miraflores and Chacarilla, two very modern and charming areas. Their report on cost of living for two is as follows: Water $35 month Gas: $15/mo. Electricity $65/mo Food for 2 $400/mo TV Cable Full service $35/mo Phone $45/mo without overseas calls Cellular basic model $25 Internet service full package $ 35 An Expresso $1.5 A ticket to the movies $5 A Doctor visit $50 but it could go down to $10 Dinner for two in nice place $30 Dinner for two in super-nice place + wine $100 Maid $120/mo. Gallon of Diesel $3 You should not spend more than $1000/mo in all these services. Have you seen the price of apartments? They are very cheap. An 130M2 apartment witn ocean view $120 thou, which could be broght down to 105. Hope this helps!

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