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.
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!
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?
I KNOW that you will be happy to get back home to some warm weather too!
Happy New Year, and keep the blogs coming.
I’m thinking of palm trees…I’m thinking of palm trees.
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