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Originally Posted by lockept93
That western countries are more expensive to live is no secret. But always include the whole living costs in the math. Do u need to pay for study? What about healthcare? Can u trust the police without paying them? What are the (/) income for normal people in the country?
I also can go to a poor country and live like a king with something that would be a shitty income here in my home country.
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I think you have the wrong idea about countries.
If i look left i see middle class and some poor Mexicans. If i look right i see 5 star resorts and million dollar villa's. Building new appartments next door starting at 450.000. In 10 years there will only be million dollar villas here.
In Brazil, Thailand, Cambodia, Gran Canaria, Argentina, Vietnam i stay in good neighbourhoods where tourist rent a hotel room for 100-200 usd a night. Most of the youth also has better education than the generation before. The Americans here now complain about the strong pesos, many have to move to cheaper parts of Mexico to be able to retire.
Don't need to live like a king. I prefer i don't have to work till my retirement age (69 in Holland) and die soon after. But travel the world before i am in a wheelchair. You can't buy more time.
Europe is nice, but only in summer 1-3 months.