What's the cost to rent an apartment in Chapala and Ajijic, Mexico?
Luzma Grande - Ajijic Concierge Services
When you come to retire, you don’t usually bring all of your belongings. Usually people bring some of their stuff and rent a place that is furnished. You have the option of renting a place for US $300 to $400. It would have one room, it won’t have a good view, and won’t be in the best location, but it would be comfortable and nice. There are also apartments that go for $1,500. The price changes depending on what you get such as the number of rooms, the location, etc....When you come to retire, you don’t usually bring all of your belongings. Usually people bring some of their stuff and rent a place that is furnished. You have the option of renting a place for US $300 to $400. It would have one room, it won’t have a good view, and won’t be in the best location, but it would be comfortable and nice. There are also apartments that go for $1,500. The price changes depending on what you get such as the number of rooms, the location, etc. There are also studio type apartments that cost around $250 to $400. If you want to live in a gated community, that is a different situation. Sometimes the centro is not the best place to live because of the noise of the area. You can have a very nice place with two bedrooms and two bathrooms located downtown for only $600 but you won’t have a view, a garden; it’s just very simple.
In 2010, when I came to visit Ajijic for the second time, we found a beautiful place located just a block away from the malecon, or the boardwalk. It had two bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms, and we paid $1,000 a month. It was a small house but it was beautifully arranged. It was furnished and even had some really nice art on the walls. The kitchen had everything you needed to cook, from pancakes to tortillas! The house was so organized that if you lost a button on your blouse you could easily find the sewing kit in a little drawer. It also had a mirador, which is the roof deck and it has a view of the lake and the properties around downtown. The owners of that apartment where people who live half of the year on a boat. Long term rentals work the same way here except that the apartment that I rented had everything in it. If you are going to rent on a long-term basis you have to check that the place you are renting has good quality. For $1,000 you could find a beautiful place with everything you want and it would be very well decorated and nicely furnished.
It is best to get a place from May to July when it is low season so that you have a place for the high season but sometimes the people who come in the high season have already rented the best ones. It is not very easy to find a place to rent in Ajijic if you are coming here for the first time. You really have to spend time and look around. I have a client who is looking for a small place but they couldn’t find any so they got a 4-bedroom rental, which is too big for them. They are paying $1,400 for the 4-bedroom rental that they have right now. It’s located in La Floresta, which is a very well-known neighborhood that is very accessible to town.
(Pictured: apartment in Ajijic, Mexico)
Posted June 12, 2016
Mark O'Neill
Apartment rentals are fairly scarce in Chapala and Ajijic. Most people tend to rent on a long-term basis. The rentals in Chapala and Ajijic certainly cost less than in the United States. You can get a nice little place starting as low as US $400 for a simple one-bedroom apartment. A two-bedroom apartment could be around $500 to $800 depending on how fancy it is. (Dock on Lake Chapala, pictured, pictured.)
Apartment rentals are fairly scarce in Chapala and Ajijic. Most people tend to rent on a long-term basis. The rentals in Chapala and Ajijic certainly cost less than in the United States. You can get a nice little place starting as low as US $400 for a simple one-bedroom apartment. A two-bedroom apartment could be around $500 to $800 depending on how fancy it is. (Dock on Lake Chapala, pictured, pictured.)
Posted July 21, 2016
Mirna Segura - Ajijic Rentals
You can find an apartment in Chapala for US $300 per month. For that amount, you could get a one-bedroom, medium-sized apartment, with a kitchenette, a living room area, and it would be walking distance to the plaza and the malecon (boardwalk along the water). It would be furnished and sometimes would even include utilities like cable, and Internet. They do not include electricity because the owners have no way to determine how much your consumption would...
You can find an apartment in Chapala for US $300 per month. For that amount, you could get a one-bedroom, medium-sized apartment, with a kitchenette, a living room area, and it would be walking distance to the plaza and the malecon (boardwalk along the water). It would be furnished and sometimes would even include utilities like cable, and Internet. They do not include electricity because the owners have no way to determine how much your consumption would be until you use the unit. Water is also included because that is part of the owner’s payment every year.
A three-bedroom, two-bedroom apartment would cost around $900 a month with the same inclusions as I mentioned above.
(Balcony apartment, Ajijic, Mexico, pictured.)
Posted August 27, 2016
Magy Carmona - Magy Carmona at Lake Chapala Realty
Rental rates for apartments in Chapala are different than in Ajijic, because Ajijic is more of an expat hotspot. For example, a nice place for a couple in Ajijic may cost between US $500 – US $600. This has one bedroom, one bathroom, a terrace, a good view, a good location, hot water, services, and with nice neighbors. In Chapala, on the other hand, an apartment for two may cost $300 – $350, but it won’t be as nice as the one you’d find in Ajijic. It would be...Rental rates for apartments in Chapala are different than in Ajijic, because Ajijic is more of an expat hotspot. For example, a nice place for a couple in Ajijic may cost between US $500 – US $600. This has one bedroom, one bathroom, a terrace, a good view, a good location, hot water, services, and with nice neighbors. In Chapala, on the other hand, an apartment for two may cost $300 – $350, but it won’t be as nice as the one you’d find in Ajijic. It would be different. In Chapala, you just have to choose the right streets on which to live, because there is more of a variance of nice and not so nice areas in Chapala than in Ajijic. If you want to live in a real Mexican town, go to Chapala, but if you like a magical town with sprinkles of Mexico, go to Ajijic. In Mexico, we have what we call the official magic towns, or “Pueblos Mágicos.” Ajijic is not part of the official magic towns, though, because it has too much neon advertising and a Wal-Mart. What I mean by ‘magical town’ is that Ajijic has a special flavor for many people, which creates magic all around. Ajijic has its own magic; its own enchanting features.
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Ajijic has become crowded and overbooked, so the foreign community is heading towards San Antonio, which is the town just beside Ajijic. San Antonio is just as nice as Ajijic, although it may have more restaurants and noise, but it’s nice and is cheaper than Ajijic, making it a very good option, too.
(San Antonio house, Lake Chapala, Mexico, pictured.)
Posted November 25, 2016