Renting apt. in San Jose, Costa Rica?

OK, let's PLEASE come into the world of reality here.  I am interested in renting a 2 bedroom apartment in San Jose for a few months to test the waters of living there.  DO NOT have any interest in buying.  DO NOT want to spend anywhere near a thousand US$/mo.  Is it practical to believe that my spouse and I can live in San Jose (outside of city center is great) for under US$2K/mo?  Anyone living in San Jose who would answer questions and correspond with us about this?  I read stuff from some sources that are just ridiculously unreal--live in XYZZZZZZ like a king for five thousand a month.  Well, one can do that in any number of places in the world.  I am a retired public school person, and almost everyone knows that the teaching retirement is not great.  So I would appreciate some real world input and hopefully from someone who actually lives in San Jose. BTW, Spanish communication is fine.  I am conversant in both.  My spouse is fluently bilingual and can help be translate anything with which I have difficulty. Thanks for your consideration, and hopefully, response. Joseph