Depending upon how you define " very comfy" You can lease beachfront property for much less than a thousand per month and that is for a mansion Including domestic help. I will say that if you need medical care above what a clinic can provide you are better off in the states . However dental is awesome here and I've heard a few us plans cover dental in Mexican clinics. Internet is available as well as data plans that are cheaper than the states depending on where you are. Utilities are so much cheaper and if you need to go to the pharmacy for meds there is NO cheaper place to get the same meds. Yes you pay cash but it's like 1/10th the price. Yes it's label is not printed in English but it's the same compound. The Mexican government cares for and protects it's fisheries in ways the USA never did so the seafood there is much much higher quality. We get shrimp, live off the fisherman's boat for 10 bucks a kilo!!! Yes there still is some issues regarding the drinking water ( in some places) but the hn crowd probably is used to drinking out of bottles instead of a tap. There are some places the water is better quality than the usa- I'm funny about water quality and I drink the water there in some places and others I won't. There is still a huge divide between the haves and have nots . The people I know there are honorable. One thing you may have to realize is that if you cross an international border the US Constitution does not apply- lots of ppl forget this. Weed and other drugs are not yet legal and while can be overlooked for$$ If you go looking for trouble, you will find it.