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[QUOTE="slycbnew, post: 1411971, member: 43467"]
Expanding on Oz's post.
 
Just cuz cost of living is less does not mean that you can afford to live on the average, or even 50% above average, income level for that nation. I spend less on household/normal expenses than I would in the US, but not so much less that I could afford to live off of $1500/mo (which is above the average income here). Average income earners here do not have DSL connections, land line based telephones, air conditioning, computers, etc. They don't go out to dinner, they don't go out to see a movie, it's too expensive - even though these things are much cheaper here than in the US.
 
Unless there's a reason to live in the country outside of cost of living (you like the culture, or there's something else about it that you love, I know alot of passionate water sports people here who live here cuz of that), you'll miss things from home. Stable electricity for one (nothing more irritating to me these days than being in a big pot online and having the power cut out).
 
Oh, and while many things are less expensive than back home, some things are MORE expensive than back home. Electricity, water, telephones, ISP's, books, and electronic products (i.e., computers, cameras, etc.), to name a few, are all more expensive here than in the US.
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