Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (UADY)

Food is generally very cheap in Mexico. The telephone is VERY expensive- a cell phone call is about 40 US cents a minute, but everyone just uses text messaging, which is about 7 US cents per message. My host families cost about 450 USD per month, food included. My apartment was about 150 USD a month plus electricity (about 20 USD per month). In general things are cheaper than at home.

My food was included with my rent to my family, but I do not really eat a lot. So I was paying for more than I could eat. I bought a cell phone in Merida, and I used it just for texting messages to my friends. Calling is expensive, but I bought credit so I never spent more than I thought I would. Housing is a little more expensive than my rent at home, but the security of living with a family is worth it. I barely spent any money going out at night in comparison to what I spend in the US. Travel is cheap. Getting around the town is easy. There is an extensive bus route and the fare is 40 cents. Cabs are slao cheap about 5 dollars no matter where you go. Overall Merida is cheaper.

Telephone calls abroad were expensive but everything elese was much cheaper than in the UK.