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I'm the creator of The Earth Awaits. It's the tool I've always wanted to evaluate my ability to live abroad on a limited budget. It generates custom budgets bas
by theearthawaits 10y ago
I'm the creator of The Earth Awaits. It's the tool I've always wanted to evaluate my ability to live abroad on a limited budget. It generates custom budgets based on your inputs, and filters the cities to match your budget, pollution, and crime rate preferences.
There are so many great sites on the internet that aggregate data about cities and countries, but none that build a budget that's tailored specifically to you. I want to know how I can take my lifestyle and translate it to another country. What would it cost? Where can I afford with my current, meager retirement savings?
The tool is aimed at world travelers, expat retirees, students studying abroad, any really anyone with a sense of adventure willing to live someplace long-term. It's also a useful tool for those interested in relocating within their own country.
One of the common complaints with crowdsourced cost-of-living data is inaccuracy, which can be true inaccuracy or simply a mismatch in lifestyle expectations. That's why I added the ability to edit your budget for cities line-by-line, and to download the data as a CSV when you're done. If you disagree with me, use the data as the basis for your own budget!
The application is written in Python/Django, and is my first-ever web app.