what is life like for a retired american living in michoacan mexico. people friendly? what to worry about?

i want to retire michoacan mexico, i'm living on $766 a month, what kind of life style can i live, can i rent a small farm? what are grocery cost, fuel cost, utitility costs. are thier snake, what kind? are their varmits, coyote's and such? how about fishing

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1. it sucks
2. Ah Mexico, it can be beautiful and you're worst nightmare if you're not careful. First petro (gas) always costs a little more than here ok. My dad is retiring next year and we figured that after he gets settle with all the furniture he could probably live with $400 a month at the most. If he buys car, eats out a lot, where he buys his clothing will make a big difference. Good clothing costs the same as it does here when its not on sale or clearance ok. When I go down to Mexico, I always take clothing for relatives there because there are great sales here a few times a year. Renting an house can cost you around $60, depending on where its located. Nicer places will go for about $150 a month or more depending on the size also. As for food, vegetables and fruits are really cheap there unless its imported from another country. Meat and chicken is kind of expensive, because all i ever find there are skinny chickens. Eating out will costs you about a $5 to 6 bucks, if you stuff yourself at a regular place. If you go for a trendy spot about $15 -20 bucks a person. In Mexico, I get around locally with taxis, buses are cheaper, but I don't like waiting much. I rent a car sometimes for three days adn split the bill with my friend, when i want to travel to other towns to do things. come back to my town, just travel by taxi again. Cars are good to own, but its additional expense that I couldn't justify if I lived in a city. I don't know about fishing, farms or varmits in that area. I travel to San Luis Potosi and Guanajuato mostly.
3. Its so cool, you can buy a mace+5, EVEN AT LEVEL 12.
4. Renting a house it´s much more expensive you don´t want to live in a place where you pay 60-150 dolars. A decent house would be like 250-300.