STICKER SHOCK

Costa Rica Cost Of Living Update:  Toll 50 cents                                                                                  Verrazano Bridge Toll Connecting Staten Island to Brooklyn- $13

I’m having sticker shock while visiting my parents for Christmas.  I live comfortably on $1000/month but apparently this will not get me far in the Unites  States.  I blew $13 going over one bridge.  That’s half my weekly grocery bill and double my cell phone bill in Costa Rica.

In Costa Rica if there is too much traffic the toll booth attendants wave you through for free.  I like this feature and wanted to suggest it to the Verrazano Bridge worker.  

Maybe that’s what America needs.  Just one day a year when everyone gets waved through.  It would make paying the $13 a little more tolerable.

Picture of bridge from Costa Rica to Panama. Hey, at least it’s cheap.

By | 2018-04-15T18:19:58-04:00 December 27th, 2010|Categories: Cost of Living|Tags: |5 Comments

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Nadine is the author of the best-selling series, Happier Than A Billionaire. Join her as she navigates living as an expat in the sometimes confusing, always beautiful, country of Costa Rica.

5 Comments

  1. Costa Rica January 22, 2011 at 4:28 pm - Reply

    My girlfriend and I are planning on moving to Costa Rica sometime in the next year, but the catch is that she has never been there! We have two trips planned down over the next 4 months, until then your blog is perfect for giving here a little bit of insight on what she is in for.

    I love the picture of the bridge, I tried to describe it but words can not do it justice.

    Keep up the great work, I can’t wait to read more!

    • admin January 22, 2011 at 4:35 pm - Reply

      Thanks, I hope the move works out for you. That bridge is ingrained in my brain, was really scary driving over it. The guy at immigration said “Don’t worry, it’s over 100 years old and it hasn’t fallen into the river yet.” Words of comfort?

  2. Merry December 27, 2010 at 6:30 pm - Reply

    I KNOW that you will be happy to get back home to some warm weather too!

    Happy New Year, and keep the blogs coming.

    • admin December 27, 2010 at 7:08 pm - Reply

      I’m thinking of palm trees…I’m thinking of palm trees.

  3. ronniesabol@yahoo.com December 27, 2010 at 11:48 am - Reply

    did i mention jersey sucks,they can charge you 100 bucks if they wanted to and people would pay it just to get out of there

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