25 BEST Cheapest Countries to Live In Luxury
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 มิ.ย. 2024
- With life becoming more and more expensive these days, some people may be looking for places to live that aren't so ridiculously priced. If you're one of those people than this list of the 25 Cheapest Countries to Live In Luxury is for you! Find your next home!
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:52 - Vietnam
1:50 - Serbia
2:29 - Mexico
3:10 - South Africa
3:35 - Nicaragua
4:07 - China
4:52 - Peru
5:26 - Poland
5:59 - Malaysia
6:40 - Costa Rica
7:17 - Fiji
7:57 - Bolivia
8:36 - The Philippines
9:15 - Pakistan
9:48 - Colombia
10:22 - Thailand
10-:47 - Ecuador
11:20 - Chile
12:02 - Belize
12:28 - Honduras
13:02 - Egypt
13:39 - Papua New Guinea
14:15 - Bulgaria
14:45 - The Czech Republic
15:16 - Greece
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Malaysia is a former British colony. Their national language is English. Their Health Care system is considered world class. Glad to see it made your list.
Malaysia is the best
You said Egypt borders Africa. I thought it is on the continent of Africa?
Exactly.
Yes you're correct ... Egypt is in Africa ... Like his prices his geography is off ..
That's why Simon Whistler lives in Prague! Smart man...
Since when does he live in Prague?!
@@bobwalsh3751 dude I'm almost positive I've heard him say that a number of times. I cant say I'm 100% on that. But I personally feel pretty sure I've heard him say that. But again...I definitely could b wrong.
Im Australian but im the daughter of a polish immigrant (my father). So learning that Poland is relatively cheap to live in means if i ever want to reconnect to that side of my heritage by spending a few months there, financially at least it isn't impossible
Poland isnt cheap anymore. Almost rivals Ireland now and Ireland is nowhere near cheap for European standard
Mike I am so glad to see you back. Out of the 200* channels I subscribe to you guys are in my top 10 favorites
Not #1? 😭
This list is very comprehensive but the most important thing to consider is how safe some of these countries are, because dying in luxury is not at top of my list
This!
Everyone's got different considerations, interpretations and specific needs.
It's not hard to avoid horseraddish, so what are statistics going to relate to us?
Most of these are safer than the USA, that's for sure.
Like Detroit, South Chicago and Memphis?
I wasn't under the impression you couldn't immigrant to other countries as easily as others come into the USA??
Especially Canada who wants to play 20 questions at their border.
Egypt does not “border” Africa! EYGPT IS IN AFTICA WHICH IS A CONTINENT.
Yeah we misspoke. I meant on the border of. Meaning it's on the edge.
This was a very informative list thanks Mike❤️
Thank you Mike, always a pleasure!
WAAAIT! Mike is Back? I'm resubscribing, and dang he looks good, time to go back and check all the videos I missed
I sure am
Im curious, while the cost of living is less, isn't the average income lower as well? If you are working in these countries you will be making the same amount the locals make in general which will make the cost of living just as difficult to live on?
That's true, it'd be great for people who are retired.
Bali is a great place if you are comfortable in the water and a good free diver. spear fishing is a nice way to make more than a comfortable living while also not hurting the population of fish too harshly simply because you don't need much income to live and fish is a valuable resource there. 😀
Exactly. And what wasn't mentioned either is that in many of these countries it is rather difficult (and expensive) for a foreign national to apply for a work permit, let alone obtain permanent residency or at least a long-term visa.
* Remember: A lot of viewers and I mean a lot of viewers are looking at ( Retirement ) within these foreign countries and ( cost-of-living ), and the last thing they want is ( employment ). * We are basically..., being run out of the United States..., because of "high prices on everything" and ( cost-of-living ), and a foreign country, might be the place to be and live... United States citizens on ( Social Security ) are looking for an affordable place or foreign country to live with a lower ( cost-of-living ) and enjoy their senior years in comfort and affordability, and beautiful surroundings. "Semper Fi" Mike in Montana :)
Yes but the point people are making here is that, if you work for a few years in the United States, and save as much money as possible .. you could potentially retire in a cheap country and never have to work again
Nothing like moving to a war zone.
White sandy beaches implies few troubles, m8
I'm so happy you're back
Good luck this weekend Gatorboy.😎
I love your channel 😅
It's very luxurious every time I see you Mikey
Super insightful video on luxurious yet affordable living. Definitely eye-opening and perfect for dreamers on a budget.
Thanks it was very informative.
You're welcome!
Thank you for this really interesting and original concept for a video. As for places to live, I have surprising number of friends that (independent of each other) decided to retire in Belize and a couple more who are just counting the months before they too, go there. Not sure if I could live in such a climate, but for the people who I know who love it there, it is apparently luxurious, the beaches are top notch and evidently there are many nude beaches as well. I suppose that if one were to live in such a hot and muggy climate, the ability to "let it all hang out" is one factor that could be near the top of the list.
Hi, Mike..., Can you please break down the ( cost-of-living ) expenses for these foreign countries..., because that is what makes the foreign countries cheap. What makes up your ( cost-of-living ) expenses, ( e.g., rent, food, electricity and gas, internet with speed, cellphone, transportation, bus or cab, cable TV, safe drinking water, medical expenses, including dental, entertainment, haircut or salon including affordable restaurants, bars, and necessities, etc. ). * "WHAT DOES THE CHEAPEST COUNTRIES ( COST-OF-LIVING INCLUDE ? )" Without this important information per foreign country..., we are a little bit in the dark... "Semper Fi" Mike in Montana :)
I didn't give an average dollar amount with South Africa.
Thanks for d videos. South America would b fun for travellers. Cheers 👍👍
I hope to visit Belize again someday! It is incredibly gorgeous there. It offers lush rainforests, white sand beaches and turquoise blue waters . The people are incredibly friendly too. It is definitely a country that suffers of poverty too though. As glamorous as it is there, it is also very heartbreaking to see how, the less fortunate among us, live there.
Belize has a good education system. Everyone gets a free basic education. Infrastructure is good. There is some poverty but nothing like some of its neighbours like Guatamela
@@janes7694 I've never been to Guatemala so I haven't witnessed the poverty there. I know I saw large families living together in a very small house in Belize and bare footed children, many with obvious medical issues that weren't being addressed.
You never provided a cost index for South Africa…and that was one of the most surprising countries on the list.
Perhaps because he spent only about 40 seconds on that country 😢
Rumor has it that his field researcher didn't survive long enough to finish collecting the data.
What was the cost of South Africa?
I also had a classmate from Bulgaria, her name was Natasha and we both played clarinet in band together, I was always first chair though! 😉 Hi Natasha!❤
Number one should be in your retirement years living in safety
Most of these are safer than the USA. SMH
I'm gonna give a thumb up for Chile ! There must be a real buena onda in the cities of Santiago, Valparaiso, Ushuaia, Arica, etc.
This was a great video. Hope you are making a 2023-2024 update.
Suggestion: Do a similar list for living within the USA?
lol
you are right abut greece i visited the country many times ind im absolutely agree that greece is so beautiful and a lot of real luxury places and to live there is afordable
I've been in love with the Santorini white washed villas under the blue dome ever since Darryl Hannah's movie Summer Lovers😂😂
What is included in the "cost of living " Seems in the US anyway the 1900 would only cover rent and utilities. Add food, car payments, insurance, gas prices you can easily double that figure
NICE. that is good to know i have many options to move to now. I just got my 100% disability from the military and my monthly compensation is $4200 that should be well enough to retires in most of these places. thanks
Is the costs mentioned meant for a single person or more. Thank you. We truly enjoyed this invaluable estimation and ranking.
$1950 dollars. That's just rent for a cheap One bedroom apartment in Alaska and that's low balling it
Yikes
Welcome to Anchorage
I'm so glad you skipped Panama. So many think it's dirt cheap to live here. It's very close to a 1:1 to the USA these days. Back in the late 90s is when it really started to change.
In Syria we are a family of four members
And less than $500 you can have a good life
You can have your own life with about $150 dollars a month 🙂
Bruh where you getting your figure for the us from . People that live in the lower incomes maybe pay 1900 per month but to live in middle class it’s about 2500 - 3400 .
9:12 "ba NOW e" not "ba no WE" Also the Bontoc terraces are probably just as impressive.
You put a - on the timestamp on the description for Ecuador, Mike
Blessings Mikey
Yeah that $1,950 cost to live is if you don't drive don't have gas don't watch TV and don't have any pets and don't mind eating only maybe once a day maybe every other day and it's usually a lot worse than that got to love good old America it's only getting worse and it's going to continue over the next two years
I have a cousin that lives in Costa Rica. His wife is from there and their daughter has dual citizenship.
Costa Rica is a country in Central America . Not an island !!!
The same with Honduras which is a Central American country and not a Carribbean one
Yep. We messed that one up. As for Honduras, parts of it are in the Caribbean zone.
@@list25 the video was great ☺️👍
here in powell river canada i was paying 455 a moth for a good 8 years but then had to move and now pay 8hundred a month
Where I live in Costa Rica the temperaturas is never more than 84F. Cost of living is is closer to USD 2000 a month.
84F sounds good, what city is this ?
But humid, without a single interesting big city.
@@SenorJuan2023 Have you been here?
@Bill My sister has and I read about international countries all the time.
@@SenorJuan2023 Isn't that special
FYI: In terms of population, Vietnam is not the 2nd largest in Southeast Asia. They are 3rd, behind Indonesia and Philippines.
Been to Managua...it makes the US ghettos looks like luxury and anywhere near Manilla Philippines looks like it is recovering war zone
I am present sir Mike
Our monthly living expenses in NYC are between 6-7K . Sometimes more. That is why we have to make close to 200K. Where did you get that 2K is enough in USA to live in luxury? Thanks anyway.
You forgot with China…the social credit score
I have a friend who lived in Egypt and said it is very expensive
Sorry if this offends you, but, thank Christ Mike is back!!!!!
Well I'M sure not offended
@@list25 good!
Egypt doesn't border Africa, it is part of the continent.
We meant like, on the boarder of, meaning not in the middle. Just misspoke.
@@list25 I know, ha ha.
"Adventurous eaters".
Remember your diet and exercise, Mikey. Hehehe
You missed indonesia
My wife and I found ourself in a position when we either transition ourself from 20K earned monthly income to 3K retirement benefits and as result pressured to move from Connecticut to some bible belt states just to survive or, as an alternative to select one of those affordable luxury countries. We actually very seriously explored and considered 10 countries from your list (Costa Rica, Belize, Ecuador, Columbia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Czech Republic, Greece, and Bulgaria) and finally we have selected Bulgaria (#3 on your list) and after living here for 16 months we are still happy with our choice. The place we live (Saints Constantine and Helena - Varna suburb) is very comparable to two places we lived before (San Diego, CA and Auckland, New Zealand) but is at least 5-times cheaper. There is no perfect place for everyone, and some things drives us crazy here, but if you want to continue drink premium wines, eat organic food, and live in a sea-view luxury apartment located 5 minutes walk from beautiful beaches with excellent infrastructure and super fast Internet you have to select one of the countries you talked about.
How did you find this information? I would very much like the check my country. (Sweden)
worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/cheapest-countries-to-live-in
The table is at the bottom.
@@list25 Thank you so much for replying!
I found out from that list that Sweden is that high.
Sweden $1,515
Even though we have fre schools and free healthcare.
South Africa ? Is beautiful, but also very corrupt, very risky and infrastructure is falling apart. So if you like to live in a gated community.
China, cheap ? Those days are gone. Also if you like to live in a totalitarian system, good luck.
Philippines is great, just stay away from Manila, way too polluted, crowded, traffic. Cebu, davao,cdo is nice. Thailand has lot to offer, people are friendly. PNG is very dangerous, especially Port Moresby. I am missing Indonesia here
And now Pakistan is a no go
okay I get it. But what does it take to become a citizen? Nope I'll just stay here where the people just whine!😄 Thailand is beautiful! Singapore is also nice . Definitely could live there if I had funds to carry on
Great informative video! Thanks Mike✌️
I loved Singapore when I was there.
Chiangmai and BKK are most polluted in the world
Sure the cost of living is low, but so is the pay. For example, my ex husband is Egyptian and was making the equivalent to $66 USD per week when he left there in 2009. Not to mention that his parent's upper middle class apartment had holes in the walls and the water would be spontaneously shut off for days.
As the saying goes, you get what you pay for.
I think cost of living in CZECHIA is higher then here in Croatia
I live in Central Texas. For most of my life, Austin was considered an inexpensive place to live... yeah...
It was pretty expensive when I was there.
Yeah, not anymore unfortunately. I think it's still cheaper than Houston though. I grew up in Central Texas also
@@list25 probably worse now, ain't called 'silicon hills' for nothing
@@TheMysticRealms I think Houston is cheaper, but it really depends on the parts of Houston. Austin is just SKY high!
@@ElicBehexan yeah I haven't lived in that area in 8 years, but it was being high then. At least in that area, you can work in Austin at one of the bigger corporations and live in one of the cheaper, surrounding areas. Here, it's expensive no matter what, including surrounding areas. Honestly though, it's getting ridiculous to live anywhere in America.
What about Albania?
I guess it depends on one’s interpretation of luxury. 😮 I live in Mexico, and the $600 range, cost of living, will only get you a potentially nice dwelling, but not luxury, and then you have to add the living costs. Also, supply and demand has increase the rental and sale prices, of late, and the weakening of the U.S. dollar has not helped.
always dreamed of South africa i love South africa
I'll tell our writer Hestie. She's from there!
@@list25 i taught myself afrikaans xhosa zulu to live insouth africa also looked at apartments inCapetown pretty cheap around 70 80 thouand dollars for a place there near the indian ocean neara kfc and a train station
How does the list works. The lowest number is the cheapest or the most expensive? No1 Greece is the most expensive.
#9, I don't know how you don't crack up at the capital's name.
"Confucius say 'Man going wrong way in turnstile going to...' "
Fun fact, Bagkok's full Thai name is actually:
Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit
Serbia is the most beautiful country in which to learn about the ethnic cleansing of Bosnians.
FIJI 🙌🏿
I live in Pakistan and surely it is cheapest. But you did not include Laos and Uzbekistan which are cheaper than Pakistan. Good effort
FYI - Egypt does NOT border Africa, it’s in Africa. 🤔
Yeah. Slip of the tongue. Meant to say on the border of Africa.
Are you doing any research over there? Costa Rica is not an island. And unless you want to live in a shack and eat veggies and fruit all day, good luck getting by with less than $1,500 monthly. I lived there for over 10 years.
Where is India??
Why is there no average for South africa?
Ah. I love the island of Costa Rica.
Yeah. We messed up a bit. LoL
@@list25 me too. Lol
I live in Costa Rica . You are voted off the Island.
@Bill Well dang. (Goes back to my island in the Caribbean)
I have been in most of these countries you are mentioned and no way you live in luxury for the budget you are advertising, rather minimum survival but no luxury in anyways. If you want to live in more upscale and safe neighborhoods the budget is much more costlier. This is all based on minimum coast.
In the Philippines absolutely unreasonable high price for accommodations as for rent and for buy. No conditions, no service. I'm living in the Philippines and I'm sure that Filipino people even can't imagine what does service mean! They only want to get money, but don't provide comfortable and conditions for that!
Sorry, but the Philippines' official population as of 2021 was 111Million, so its the second to Indonesia, not Vietnam. In fact, the unofficial count is already 114M. Just saying...
Ok so the USA is kinda big so for my city & state (AK) monthly current cost of living is $2012.00🤦🏼♀️ I don’t know how I’m alive😅
You're not alone. It's getting brutal. Inflation is up, wages are not. "Living wage" isn't really that anymore.
Yeah. I’m trying to figure out how the cost of living in the US is only $1200. There is no way you could live in “luxury” in the US with $1200. You would actually be below to the poverty line at $1200 a month.
I would LOVE to live in Greece!
Language and cost of living is not that low anymore. However beautiful place
@@jantschierschky3461 Many Greeks speak English
@@SenorJuan2023 yes in tourist areas, but outside not so
I visited Greece in 2021. Absolutely loved it. I hiked through a lot of areas where there were only locals. I passed a man tending his goats. We had a good half hour conversation. I spoke about a dozen words of Greek and he spoke no English. Very friendly people.
You would have to either haves Lot of Money you can take out in other countries. If you have to find. a job there and they might not pay you as much you would e paid.?
Remote work possibly
Costa Rica is not an island. It straddle's the Latin American land bridge that connects North and South America and sits just north of Panama
#1... I could use some mama mea.
Just saw that movie with my GF. It was delightful.
The title is quite misleading. For the monthly spend of $1000 please do not expect any type of “luxury”. I am intimately familiar with several countries on the list and $1K is sufficient for budget survival above the level of average local. To live comfortably I suggest one should triple that amount. I think the magic number for Europe is about $5K, Asia $4K, SA and South America $3K. Such a budget would deliver $7K lifestyle in US.
Costa Rica is not an island.
From South Africa , for us South africa is not cheap🤣
How much does it cost to live in South Africa? I must have missed it when Mike gave the cost of living there.
@@faithmitchell7683 oh sweetheart I know you are old and have nothing better to do than to be nasty. I was merely laughing at the fact that it is cheap for other people but not for us.
I was not trying to be mean or nasty. I seriously would like to know how much it costs to live in South Africa. I am an extremely poor person who had to leave the stat that I called home for 11 years because I can no longer afford to live there. Instead of telling me how much it costs to live there, and asking me how much it costs to live in America you choose to be rude. Are you always this rude.
He's comparing it to Western countries and assuming you get paid in dollars or Euros.
When I was a child, the U.S. government would pay your cost of moving to country no. 25. Unfortunately, that ‘60s government program is no longer in effect, because it proved very unpopular.
Oh, one more thing about that country - if you move there, be careful, because there are land mines all over. They were placed there as part of that same U.S. government program, and even though Washington ended the program, it left those mines.
Romania could be on this list as well, it’s the cheapest country in European Union.
Did you say that Egypt borders Africa??
Costa Rica is not an island. Costa Rica is part of Central America and is bordering Nicaragua on the north and Panama on the south. What Costa Rica does have, though, are several interesting, uninhabited islands for you to visit and explore, each with its own unique features.
Mike I think you’re great but I couldn’t help but feel like this list was a little unfair.
First off, it’s kind of impossible to lump all of the US into one figure, even if it is an estimate. For example, you can’t possibly compare someplace like Iowa to the cost of living in California (honestly they may as well be two different countries lol). But I get that’s what you mean by median.
Based on your list of places, even though some are gorgeous don’t get me wrong (both my parents are European immigrants so I’ve been around lol) some of those places just made my jaw drop. I’m in Florida where we have a massive Hispanic population, and what I’ve been told by people who’ve come here from Mexico and Colombia (and there are a lot of them) would give some nightmares. I’ve actually been to Mexico myself, and what you see once you get out of the tourist “bubbles” is a very different life then the endless party it looks like inside the resort walls. Also, I would seriously rethink your safety in some of those places, especially as an American. Another thing was the healthcare. In the US our healthcare definitely has its problems but god some of the places mentioned, well, I wouldn’t want to get sick in those places and I’ll just leave it at that.
Please don’t think I’m coming down on you, mike, I absolutely love your show and think you’re great, I just think wherever you got this list from they may have not been actually taking everything into consideration as much as they claimed to have been. My two cents 🤷🏼♀️.
I think if you looked at impartial ratings of quality of medical care and safety, the US would rank far below some of the spots you worry about. I love my country but am dismayed by it’s trajectory and lack of affordability.
Most list have some kind of order to them...
Not all of our lists are "count down".
Question is. How many of those are actually safe to live in?
Argentina?
What about Turkiey?
Great list, but let's talk bugs and snakes...
you didnt research properly vietnam is not the second largest population in southest asia its the philippines with 112million research properly
You missed Nepal?
cheapest country to live in luxury? transportation rates or having private vehicle is among most expensive in the world.
Thanks for clarifying, because I naturally assumed an American channel would be using New Zealand dollars 😐
Hey lol. Gotta explain things to people. Turns out common sense isn't so common.
@@list25 it's kind of patronising tbh, the USA is so dominant with media that everyone outside the country is WELL aware of how your currency works. Have some respect for your audience's intelligence.
@@MicBain question your own intelligence. I was not pleased with another you tuber, giving everything in local currency which means nothing for most watchers of these types of channels unless you want to stop and get the currency calculator out.
@steveu235 So you expect every youtuber to convert everything into every currency so that lazy ass viewers like you don't have to spend 5 seconds converting it into their local currency? I'm going to take a wild guess and say you're American and expect everyone to use your currency so that you don't get confused, because you think the world revolves around you.