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For $1500/mth you could comfortably live in Berlin if not eating out restaurants everyday, could even go to some schools there since tuition is free. Here's typ

For $1500/mth you could comfortably live in Berlin if not eating out restaurants everyday, could even go to some schools there since tuition is free. Here's typical neighborhood rent averages in the form of a metro map https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/jan/08/costs-berlin-rent-housing-subway-map https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/jan/08/costs-berlin-... SE Asia is interesting to visit but staying there half a year in a chaotic country which likely will have persistant flooding during rain seasons, non potable water, random power outages and endemic corruption from taxi drivers to police demanding bribes everytime you drive gets annoying really fast if your goal is studying and not living the tourist-bro party lifestyle. I spent a few months there doing exactly what you are doing, and immediately regretted not going to the Balkans or even Georgia (cheap cost of living) instead since my goal was to study.

bolzano 8y ago
Thanks! I hadn't even considered Berlin or most of Europe to be honest, I just assumed it would be pricey... How did your trip work out? I'm fairly excited and hope it works out well... the food in Thailand though does tempt me :)
- hackermailman 8y ago
  If you want to go there you should go, in hindsight what I should have done is attended a conference in another cheap cost of living country to meet other people doing the same field as I was studying but instead I did the chaotic country route. The worst part will be returning to your own country and having customs/ICE agents not believe you were there for studying since 'nobody does that'. So prepare for very long interrogation depending if their forensics people are on hand to scan your phone, laptop ect. while at the same time accusing you of being an international drug lord or sex offender.
  - bolzano 8y ago
    Oh god that sounds awful, I'm really sorry to hear that. I'm from Western Europe so things are bit/lot more chill here, (especially if you're white :( ). Thanks for the tips, I'm tempted to go somewhere exotic but I don't want chaotic
chungleong 8y ago
I doubt you can live comfortably in Berlin off $1500. That's roughly my budget here in Krakow, Poland. Half goes to rent. Half goes to other costs. No way one can get by with that amount in more expensive Germany. Expats generally have to pay much more in rent than local residents.
muzani 8y ago
Kuala Lumpur and Singapore are much less chaotic these days, and Grab (the guys who acquired Uber) has cut down greatly on taxi driver corruption. Traffic is still a mess, but stay out of KL (e.g. Cyberjaya) and you'll have a good time.

bolzano 8y ago

Thanks! I hadn't even considered Berlin or most of Europe to be honest, I just assumed it would be pricey... How did your trip work out? I'm fairly excited and hope it works out well... the food in Thailand though does tempt me :)

hackermailman 8y ago
If you want to go there you should go, in hindsight what I should have done is attended a conference in another cheap cost of living country to meet other people doing the same field as I was studying but instead I did the chaotic country route. The worst part will be returning to your own country and having customs/ICE agents not believe you were there for studying since 'nobody does that'. So prepare for very long interrogation depending if their forensics people are on hand to scan your phone, laptop ect. while at the same time accusing you of being an international drug lord or sex offender.
- bolzano 8y ago
  Oh god that sounds awful, I'm really sorry to hear that. I'm from Western Europe so things are bit/lot more chill here, (especially if you're white :( ). Thanks for the tips, I'm tempted to go somewhere exotic but I don't want chaotic

chungleong 8y ago

I doubt you can live comfortably in Berlin off $1500. That's roughly my budget here in Krakow, Poland. Half goes to rent. Half goes to other costs. No way one can get by with that amount in more expensive Germany. Expats generally have to pay much more in rent than local residents.

muzani 8y ago

Kuala Lumpur and Singapore are much less chaotic these days, and Grab (the guys who acquired Uber) has cut down greatly on taxi driver corruption. Traffic is still a mess, but stay out of KL (e.g. Cyberjaya) and you'll have a good time.