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certain things are cheaper compared to what they were paying at home. but you're still going to be spending more than a local would for the same amenities. Cas
by cultofmetatron 3y ago
certain things are cheaper compared to what they were paying at home. but you're still going to be spending more than a local would for the same amenities.
Case in point, I can spend $2400 for a basic 1 bedroom apartment in San Francisco or nyc or I can spend $1000 to live in a luxury villa in Bali or a nice furnished apartment in medellin colombia.
so yes they are spending less. but they are hardly low income by any stretch.
- cactusplant7374 3y agoI live in Ecuador so I can't really say too much about other countries. However, a luxury rental in Ecuador isn't really a luxury rental at all. There is no noise proofing, random holes in the walls, and the house isn't vented properly. The people that built it just had no idea what they were doing. I don't really think you can compare third world accommodations to first world. It's not comparable. The quality isn't there.
- cultofmetatron 3y agocan't speak for ecuador but the quality of a place you're spending 1400 for in medellin is going to vastly surpass what you get for the price in america. 1400 doesn't get you luxury whatsoever. you're absolutely right that third world accommodations can't compare to first world 1:1 but you'd have to spend significantly more in the united states to live in a place with a comparable quality of life regardless. And this is based on my experiences in mexico, colombia, peru, srilanka, thailand, and indonesia. of course there are some countries where the market inefficiencies mean that even luxury accommodations just aren't going to match up. my experiences ihe the phillpines sounds a lot like what you're describing in ecuador.