For those of us without medical insurance, a visit to the doctor is quite affordable. And there are a number of companies in Ensenada providing emergency ambulance service to the border. Mexican dentists draw many thousands of Americans to their clinics all along the border because of their high quality professionalism at a low cost. My dentist offered to drop his already low prices when I joked that with his prices, I didn't have enough money to buy milk for my child. American television is available via cable or satellite.
Many people have satellite TV that provides hundreds of channels for viewing.
We don't drink the water from the tap. The telephone is another story. The basic monthly rent seems to rise every month and after the first 200 minutes, we have to pay for local calls. With Internet access plus a teenager and a talkative mom, it doesn't take long for this bill to add up. On the plus side, most lines are fiber-optic and sound clarity is excellent.