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What is the availability and cost of household help, and what types of help are typically employed by expatriates?
Household help is inexpensive and labor is inexpensive here, in general. Our housekeeper costs about $20 per day. At the end of the year, employees get a one month Christmas bonus, and another month's salary paid as vacation. - Feb 2024
About 20USD a day for part-time, about 18USD full time, plus insurance and transportation. - Sep 2023
Help is very inexpensive. We hire a woman two days per week to clean and cook, and pay the equivalent of $20 USD per day. The daily rate is a bit lower if you have someone full time, live in. It is easy to find gardeners, pool maintenance people, drivers, and guards. - Dec 2021
We don't employ household help, but many do. Labor is very cheap, about US $20/day for housekeeping. - Jun 2020
Most people have a housekeeper who will also take care of children and cook, plus a part time gardener, and a pool service. Housekeepers/nannies start at $250 per month, plus you must pay the 13th month salary (like a Christmas bonus), and pay their medical insurance (about $60 per month). Most do not take the one month of vacation that they are entitled to, so you have to pay them for that. I pay our housekeeper much more because she is worth it, it's the right thing to do, and I can afford it. Gardeners start at $10-$15 per day. I started ours at $20 and he now makes $25. You get what you pay for. The pool service comes twice a week and charges $80 per month (they provide all the chemicals). - Apr 2018
US$150-$200/month for a maid or nanny. About the same or less for a gardener or driver. - Mar 2012
A full-time housekeeper will cost $200 to $300 a month. Gardener around $100 a month. Many people have drivers as well, though I don't know the cost. They are cheaper if they drive your car, expensive if you expect them to provide the vehicle. - Mar 2011
It's quite reasonable, but reliable help is hard to find. - Apr 2009
Full time all-around maid, nannies are anywhere between US$120 - 250 monthly; drivers: US$200 - 350 monthly; gardener: US$80 monthly (ours works once a week). - Mar 2008
About US$40 - $70/week for full time maid. Nannys are available as well. - Feb 2008
