Everyone says living in Mexico is cheaper… until you go to Costco. 🛒💸
In this episode, we share our first Costco in Mérida experience — an 8,000-peso shock that made us rethink everything we thought we knew about the cost of living in Mexico. From grocery store surprises to finding affordable local food, we’re breaking down what’s actually cheaper (and what’s definitely not).
💬 We cover:
Real cost of living in Mérida, Mexico
Why Costco isn’t the budget paradise we expected
Local markets, meat delivery & seafood hacks
Learning to grow our own food 🌽
What every expat should know before they shop abroad
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Keywords: cost of living in Mexico, is Mexico cheaper, Costco Mérida, moving to Mexico, grocery shopping Mexico, expat life Mexico, Mérida prices, living abroad
Welcome to *This Might Be a Bad Idea* 🎙 — the podcast where love, life, and questionable decisions collide.
We’re Erica & Jeff, a married couple from Philadelphia who packed six suitcases, left the U.S., and moved to Mérida, Mexico. Every week, we share the real, funny, and sometimes chaotic truth about expat life, marriage, moving abroad, and what it’s really like to start over in a new country.
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- Moving abroad as a couple ✈️
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- Love, marriage & questionable decisions 💍
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