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The real perk are those $40k. I'm living with $350 a month (cost living + food + rent). I'm including the living costs, rent, food, servers, travels, services,
by ccarpenterg 16y ago
The real perk are those $40k. I'm living with $350 a month (cost living + food + rent). I'm including the living costs, rent, food, servers, travels, services, etc. in those $2k.
But you can make it with $350 anyway. I agree with Ben that isolation is the biggest downside of Chile and the lack of this kind of entrepreneurship (I mean Hacker News and Y Combinator style), but if you just need to focus on your first prototype I think it's a good deal.
EDIT: But if you are in the stage of looking for investment (Angel, VC, Y Combinator) and getting some press coverage it would be like a suicide.
- sounddust 16y agoJust curious, could you tell us what the following would cost in Santiago? - A 50 sq m apartment in a central location on the 2nd or higher floor (including electricity/water/garbage service) - An unlimited 1-month transportation pass - Groceries for 5 days for one person, assuming you're making breakfast/lunch/dinner - One beer in a bar. - A pair of Levi's 501 jeans - A taxi across town - Dinner in a decent restaurant - 1 month of high-speed internet access
- ccarpenterg 16y agoAverage costs: - Apartment: $320 - $420 - Transportation cost: $100 - $180 (30 days) - Grocery: $20 - $45 - Very good beer: $3,60 - Jeans: $50 - $75 - Taxi: $10 - Dinner: $20 - Internet access: $80 (Cable, Telephone, Internet)
- tedkimble 16y agoWhat "very good" beers do you like in Chile? I was there recently and found the beers rather disappointing. The wine, however, was superb!
- ccarpenterg 16y agoKunstmann (Torobayo) and Austral (Yagan).