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Inexpensive Countries Where $2k/Month Buys the Good Life

50 points by gamechangr 5y ago

ir123 5y ago
$2k a month in India is not just Good life, its way more. Not sure why India is not mentioned.
- himlion 5y ago
  Because for many people it would probably be too much of a culture shock. (Not saying I personally agree with that).
- pandem 5y ago
  Because the list has 10 countries and 2000 USD a month is enough for a good life in over 150 countries.
  - kungito 5y ago
    Yeah lol you can live pretty nicely even in half of Europe with this
    - axelroze 5y ago
      With the exception of super huge cities like Paris, London and Hamburg 2000 USD is enough for a very good life even in western Europe. I lived in a couple of places in Germany, smaller to mid size cities, with an average of around 800 EUR per month in a single room apartment alone plus food and other costs. Sure 2k will buy you much more in the east than in west but one really must have the aptitude to live in a place that is very corrupt, psychically and morally dirty, depressing and everyone is super unhappy and always complaining. Wouldn't call that the good life.
- contingencies 5y ago
  Maybe because eating with your hands while shitting liquid and paying baksheesh every time you want a package from outside of the country while your power goes out is not most people's idea of the good life. Just sayin'.
  - ir123 5y ago
    Can someone flag this for racism
    - contingencies 5y ago
      It's not racist. I love India. But one should be honest about the current state of the country. It's ... less than an ideal retirement spot.
    - ghego1 5y ago
      While the language is probably inappropriate, the contents are sadly not far from reality IMHO. As per the food, I love Indian food, I eat very spicy and I love curry, peppers and hot spices in general, but I yet have to meet someone that has spent any significant amount of time in India eating Indian food without getting some form of diarrhea.
      - ir123 5y ago
        Whats wrong with eating with your hands?
    - C19is20 5y ago
      Where's the racism?
      - neoplatonian 5y ago
        The comment is mocking part of another culture (eating with one's hands). That's the racism. Living under fear of being shot over an argument or your children being shot in school shootings or living where paedophiles or sex abuse runs amok in top institutions (Larry Nassar, Sandusky/Sports, Epstein/Hollywood, Clinton/Trump/Politics are just some high profile examples) or being screwed by inflated healthcare costs is also not most people's ideas of a good life, but no one here seems to be mocking American culture. And hundreds of millions of Indians are perfectly happy with their lives in India, so it can be "most" people's ideas of a good life.
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- imvetri 5y ago
  Thats 160000 rubees :D
liveinspain 5y ago
Was scrolling through this hoping to see a mention of Spain or Portugal. I've lived in quite a few countries. Here are my rents, always furnished, always in a reasonably good location, with the exception of Alexandria Egypt: - Chiang Mai, 2012, Nice studio apartment, $250 USD/m - Alexandria, Egypt, 2012, Simple shared apartment in bad location, $100 USD/m - Berlin, 2013, Shared apartment, 330 Euros/m - Barcelona, 2013, Very simple Shared Apartment: 270 Euros/m. - Medellin, 2014, Simple shared house, $250 USD/m - Lisbon, 2014, Reasonably nice Shared Apartment, 330 Euros/m - San Pedro La Laguna Guatemala, 2014, basic 1br Apartment, $180 USD/m - Santiago, 2015-2017, A few nice 1br apartments, about $700-$780 USD/m I'm now back in Australia and paying $1350 AUD/m (about $1050 USD give or take) for an unfurnished one bedroom in South Yarra, which is one of the best neighbourhoods in Melbourne to live.
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- ir123 5y ago
  Adding data points from India. - Mumbai 2017, really bad location (almost a slum). Shared room in a 2BHK costed me 190 USD/m - Hyderabad 2018, really really good location. One room in a 3BHK costed me 200 USD/m - Pune 2019, one of the best locations I have lived in. One room in 2bhk costed around 180 USD/m - Bangalore 2020, outskirts in a poor underdeveloped and cramped location. One room in a 3BHK costed 200 USD/m
  - baybal2 5y ago
    > - Hyderabad 2018, really really good location. One room in a 3BHK costed me 200 USD/m Looking at the price, I want to ask which Hyderabad? That's very cheap.
    - ir123 5y ago
      To be clear: the whole house costed 600USD. The house was near Kondapur.
  - liveinspain 5y ago
dismantlethesun 5y ago
I’m kind of surprised to not find Ghana on that list. It has all of the benefits of most of those countries but best of all it’s an English speaking country in the British commonwealth. Familiar goods and a familiar language. Sure you can move to Costa Rica but outside of the tourist zone you’re going to have to learn Spanish.

50 points by gamechangr 5y ago

ir123 5y ago

$2k a month in India is not just Good life, its way more. Not sure why India is not mentioned.

himlion 5y ago
Because for many people it would probably be too much of a culture shock. (Not saying I personally agree with that).
pandem 5y ago
Because the list has 10 countries and 2000 USD a month is enough for a good life in over 150 countries.
- kungito 5y ago
  Yeah lol you can live pretty nicely even in half of Europe with this
  - axelroze 5y ago
    With the exception of super huge cities like Paris, London and Hamburg 2000 USD is enough for a very good life even in western Europe. I lived in a couple of places in Germany, smaller to mid size cities, with an average of around 800 EUR per month in a single room apartment alone plus food and other costs. Sure 2k will buy you much more in the east than in west but one really must have the aptitude to live in a place that is very corrupt, psychically and morally dirty, depressing and everyone is super unhappy and always complaining. Wouldn't call that the good life.
contingencies 5y ago
Maybe because eating with your hands while shitting liquid and paying baksheesh every time you want a package from outside of the country while your power goes out is not most people's idea of the good life. Just sayin'.
- ir123 5y ago
  Can someone flag this for racism
  - contingencies 5y ago
    It's not racist. I love India. But one should be honest about the current state of the country. It's ... less than an ideal retirement spot.
  - ghego1 5y ago
    While the language is probably inappropriate, the contents are sadly not far from reality IMHO. As per the food, I love Indian food, I eat very spicy and I love curry, peppers and hot spices in general, but I yet have to meet someone that has spent any significant amount of time in India eating Indian food without getting some form of diarrhea.
    - ir123 5y ago
      Whats wrong with eating with your hands?
  - C19is20 5y ago
    Where's the racism?
    - neoplatonian 5y ago
      The comment is mocking part of another culture (eating with one's hands). That's the racism. Living under fear of being shot over an argument or your children being shot in school shootings or living where paedophiles or sex abuse runs amok in top institutions (Larry Nassar, Sandusky/Sports, Epstein/Hollywood, Clinton/Trump/Politics are just some high profile examples) or being screwed by inflated healthcare costs is also not most people's ideas of a good life, but no one here seems to be mocking American culture. And hundreds of millions of Indians are perfectly happy with their lives in India, so it can be "most" people's ideas of a good life.
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imvetri 5y ago
Thats 160000 rubees :D

liveinspain 5y ago

Was scrolling through this hoping to see a mention of Spain or Portugal. I've lived in quite a few countries. Here are my rents, always furnished, always in a reasonably good location, with the exception of Alexandria Egypt: - Chiang Mai, 2012, Nice studio apartment, $250 USD/m - Alexandria, Egypt, 2012, Simple shared apartment in bad location, $100 USD/m - Berlin, 2013, Shared apartment, 330 Euros/m - Barcelona, 2013, Very simple Shared Apartment: 270 Euros/m. - Medellin, 2014, Simple shared house, $250 USD/m - Lisbon, 2014, Reasonably nice Shared Apartment, 330 Euros/m - San Pedro La Laguna Guatemala, 2014, basic 1br Apartment, $180 USD/m - Santiago, 2015-2017, A few nice 1br apartments, about $700-$780 USD/m I'm now back in Australia and paying $1350 AUD/m (about $1050 USD give or take) for an unfurnished one bedroom in South Yarra, which is one of the best neighbourhoods in Melbourne to live.

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ir123 5y ago
Adding data points from India. - Mumbai 2017, really bad location (almost a slum). Shared room in a 2BHK costed me 190 USD/m - Hyderabad 2018, really really good location. One room in a 3BHK costed me 200 USD/m - Pune 2019, one of the best locations I have lived in. One room in 2bhk costed around 180 USD/m - Bangalore 2020, outskirts in a poor underdeveloped and cramped location. One room in a 3BHK costed 200 USD/m
- baybal2 5y ago
  > - Hyderabad 2018, really really good location. One room in a 3BHK costed me 200 USD/m Looking at the price, I want to ask which Hyderabad? That's very cheap.
  - ir123 5y ago
    To be clear: the whole house costed 600USD. The house was near Kondapur.
- liveinspain 5y ago

dismantlethesun 5y ago

I’m kind of surprised to not find Ghana on that list. It has all of the benefits of most of those countries but best of all it’s an English speaking country in the British commonwealth. Familiar goods and a familiar language. Sure you can move to Costa Rica but outside of the tourist zone you’re going to have to learn Spanish.