Retirement budget worksheet - Monthly view
| . | Retirement Budget Worksheet | |||
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| . | The worksheet below can give you a rough idea of how much income you’ll need in retirement and a comparison of living in different cities | |||
| . | Note that your expenses in retirement will likely be different from current expenses since your habits and routines are likely to change. | |||
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| . | Category or Description | Houston | Cochabamba | Percent |
| . | . | Monthly | Monthly | Cochabamba |
| . | . | Amount | Amount | vs Houston |
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| . | Income | . | . | . |
| 1 | Social Security | |||
| 2 | Pension(s) | |||
| 3 | Investments | |||
| 4 | Other sources (rentals, etc.) | |||
| 5 | Total income (add lines 1 through 4) | $5,833 | $5,833 | 100% |
| . | Regular expenses | |||
| 6 | Mortgage or rent | $800 | $200 | 25% |
| 7 | Utilities (Water, sewer, garbage, electricity, natural gas) | $133 | $0 | 0% |
| 8 | Phone (Fixed line and cellular) | $50 | $50 | 100% |
| 9 | Cable TV | $40 | $40 | 100% |
| 10 | Broadband internet | $40 | $50 | 125% |
| 11 | Food and household supplies | $400 | $100 | 25% |
| 12 | Dining out | $200 | $100 | 50% |
| 13 | Entertainment (Movies, theater, etc.) | $60 | $20 | 33% |
| 14 | Transportation (including gas and maintenance) | $300 | $50 | 17% |
| 15 | Memberships and subscriptions | $30 | $15 | 50% |
| 16 | Health insurance premiums | $750 | $65 | 9% |
| 17 | Other insurance premiums | $90 | $15 | 17% |
| 18 | Other regular expenses (e.g. lawn care, home cleaning) | $75 | $20 | 27% |
| 19 | Minimum payment on credit card debt (largely interest) | $89 | $89 | 100% |
| 20 | Total regular expenses (add lines 6 through 19) | $3,057 | $814 | 27% |
| . | Occasional expenses | |||
| 21 | Out-of-pocket long term care costs (medicines, etc) | $25 | $15 | 60% |
| 22 | Out-of-pocket medical, dental, and optical costs | $100 | $30 | 30% |
| 23 | Travel | $75 | $75 | 100% |
| 24 | Home repairs and projects | $40 | $20 | 50% |
| 25 | Gifts and other occasional expenses (e.g. clothing) | $100 | $100 | 100% |
| 26 | Total occasional expenses (add lines 21 through 25) | $340 | $240 | 71% |
| . | Allocations for onetime expenses expected in a typical year | |||
| 27 | Major gift | $17 | $17 | 100% |
| 28 | Major home improvement or second home | $83 | $83 | 100% |
| 29 | Replace car (Cash down payment only) | $125 | $83 | 67% |
| 30 | Other one-time expenses | $25 | $13 | 50% |
| 31 | Total onetime expenses (add lines 27 through 30) | $250 | $196 | 78% |
| . | Taxes | |||
| 32 | State income taxes | $0 | $0 | 0% |
| 33 | State property and sales taxes | $167 | $0 | 0% |
| 34 | Federal income taxes | $2,000 | $2,000 | 100% |
| 35 | Other taxes (incl. currency exchange & fees) | $1 | $33 | 3333% |
| 36 | Total taxes (add lines 32 through 36) | $2,168 | $2,033 | 94% |
| . | Budget Surplus or Shortfall | |||
| 31 | Total expenses (add lines 20, 26, 31, & 36) | $5,815 | $3,283 | 56% |
| 32 | Total Surplus or Shortfall (subtract line 31 from line 5) | $19 | $2,550 | 13662% |
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| Total cost of living excluding US taxes | $3,648 | $1,283 | 35% |