Ooooh yes, I love Mexico...and I feel very safe, yes. I walk around alot by myself and even through the jungle at night (oh my!) (that was when I lived about 40 minutes out of town...walk through the jungle and over the boulders on a sandy beach....a couple small beaches south...).
The cost of living isn't crazily cheap here...the prices are rising alot - especially in the little village that I'm in. (I'm on the west coast, just north of Puerto Vallarta) BUT, it is cheaper than Canada or the State, definitely.
I'm thinking I'll work on a page that shows some pics of where I'm at for all my friends on Curezone...I'll let you know when I've got it uploaded....