Okay here we go I have been to Dominican Republic at least about 20 times or more to the usual places sosua the capital Santiago San Pedro on most of my trips I try to go someplace different on the island to look for a different experience I have done some scuba diving river rafting and anything that involves a little adventure right now I'm thinking of the biggest adventure and my life I plan on retiring in the Dominican Republic on my last the few trips I have been looking more seriously at Santiago also inquiring about other places Spanish is not a great but I have made quite a few friends when all my visits can retire three years earlier than I planned it I stick to a budget for the first three years my question is can someone live a pretty good life and the DR on 20,000 year I will be living on 20,000 year for the first three years after that I can start collecting my pension I do not plan on having to work just something to keep me busy from being bored what I need to know is a cost of living for an apartment food entertainment transportation things of that nature just wondering would 20,000 a year be more than enough or do I need to go back to the drawing board have spoken to friends and they say that is more than enough but I'm still in the process of doing research and more research and more research to view the board as in other avenue of research hopefully I can get quite a few responses to collaborate all the information together to come to a reasonable conclusion PS appreciate the help plan on moving down in February