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

https://www.moneycrashers.com/inexpensive-countries-2k-month-low-cost-living/

by gamechangr • 5 years ago

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ir1233• 5 years ago

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

himlion• 5 years ago

Because for many people it would probably be too much of a culture shock. (Not saying I personally agree with that).

pandem• 5 years ago

Because the list has 10 countries and 2000 USD a month is enough for a good life in over 150 countries.

kungito• 5 years ago

Yeah lol you can live pretty nicely even in half of Europe with this

imvetri• 5 years ago

Thats 160000 rubees :D

liveinspain• 5 years 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.

ir1233• 5 years 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

baybal22• 5 years 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.

mardifoufs• 5 years ago

Morocco is pretty cheap too, and is very close to europe. Tons of (even poor) French pensioners move there to retire and get a lot more for their money. Now if you are well off by western standards you can have an absolutely amazing quality of life, beyond what you can realistically achieve in a lot of western countries. The country is amazing and has lots to offer as long as you know how to, let's say... get around and not be overly naive.

baybal22• 5 years ago

- Dubai...

Fanciest life for the money, and the rental prices are at rock, rock bottom now.

While Dubai is a "city of millionaires," in comparison to posh places in the West, it's very cheap.

Downside, you will have to reconcile with your conscience about living in a kingdom of a man who raises hand on his own family.

- Colombo

Sri Lanka is the most developed South Asian country, by far. My surprise was though... very few speaks English, much less than in India. So, learning Sinhala.

- Istanbul

Istanbul is a quite fancy, de-facto European, city without a doubt, and Erdogan's financial wizardry ensures rock bottom lira whole year long.

dismantlethesun• 5 years 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.

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

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