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Interesting. I hadn't considered that people would move to another country to take advantage of the cost of living difference like that.
by ljw1001 14y ago
Interesting. I hadn't considered that people would move to another country to take advantage of the cost of living difference like that.
- ebiester 14y agoRather, many of us want to live in another country to live in another country, and are willing to take pay cuts in absolute dollars to do so, if the relative lifestyle and savings don't suffer too much. I'm in Turkey because of reasons other than saving money, but it's not a bad way to save money doing a startup while still living in a city as vibrant as Istanbul is.
- gexla 14y agoActually, the Philippines can very easily cost as much as an average spot in the U.S. Much of the drop in cost of living here for many people comes from simplification. Sell your car, sell your house and then give away or sell everything that you can't carry on a plane. Then move into a small apartment away from from friends and family. That's a big lifestyle change and you might save a lot of money just by doing that. I moved abroad because I saw the chance and took it, why not? That my cost of living went way down was just an added benefit.