hi, I lived in Ceiba for a year and know quite few expats down there, and so have heard what some of them live on. Often it has been less than 1500 and they've done fine on the mainland in Ceiba or Tela or Trujillo, however, Roatan is considerably more expensive, , 1500 can work on Roatan too, however as you'll see on here you can find rentals in Ceiba etc that would be unthinkable on the islands. Another thought, after years of assuming I would buy down there, I've now, after some urging from expats there, warmed to the idea of renting long term which can be very inexpensive, and much less complicated. So yes you live on the islands for what you'll be getting $ wise, but it all comes down to can you change your concept of what exactly it is that you think you need in terms of lifestyle and creature comforts. It takes some real adjustment
