Some notes: If your income is under a certain limit (which it should be if you're just ramen profitable) you can get an allowance to help with rent and health

Some notes: If your income is under a certain limit (which it should be if you're just ramen profitable) you can get an allowance to help with rent and health insurance through the tax-office. Public transport is quite decent in most areas, I would not recommend owning a car (especially because there is a lot of traffic congestion in and around major cities). 20Mbit/s can be had for about 30 USD from cheap ISPs. 40 USD for 8Mbit/s from a proper ISP. My phone bill is about 30 USD/month, that includes a data plan. I pay a lot more for food (USD 400/month), I think it would take quite a bit of effort/restraint to get that down to USD 120/month.