Any of you managed to find a place that has living costs about $10-$15k or lower? I’m looking for a place where:

  • Preferably English speaking or easy to navigate for an English speaker
  • High-speed internet (and very very reliable electricity/networking services)
  • Vegetarian-friendly
  • Progressive society (places like Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, North Korea etc. would be out of question)

Within 2 years or so my financial situation would be much better but I just want to get out of the shithole I live in asap. Would love to hear suggestions from people who actually managed to find such place

  • ClothesIndependent76@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Siargao in the Philippines is working on speeding up their internet (not sure if they already managed), could be a great spot. Philippines has a bunch of other good islands/cities to go to as well from what I’ve heard.

      • ClothesIndependent76@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Haven’t been to the Philippines so going off feedback from others on that.

        Cost is cheaper in the Philippines compared to Thailand, but reliable internet will be a bit trickier and moving around costs $$ so moving around isn’t very budget-friendly. Places like Cebu, Siargao and even Manila could be spots that still fall within your budget

        Thailand you’d have Chiang Mai or Phuket (BKK is not that cheap to live tbh, but you might be able to make it work). Thailand has already received a boom of nomads, so it’s been rising in price in the last few years for the best spots.

        • otherwiseofficial@alien.topBEnglish
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          1 year ago

          PH is way more expensive in terms of restaurants/gyms/value for money imo than PH. Even transportation between islands is twice the price Thailand is.

          Phuket is not cheap, but Chiang Mai is probably the best destination for OP.