Cheapest places to live

Here’s how I opened this post when it originally went up in 2008: “There aren’t a lot of Nicaragua travel websites out there, partly because there’s not much money to be made yet. The tourism numbers are still relatively small. That can be a good thing if you’re an intrepid traveler, of course, as you …

Despite all the visa hassles of trying to live in Thailand full-time, it’s one of the most popular destinations in Asia for expatriates and digital nomads. Thailand has a lot going for it: good food, cheap prices, lots of beaches, an interesting culture, and all the hedonism you can get your hands on. The air …

Those who live a location independent lifestyle have some 200 countries to pick from and different places within them. So where do the digital nomads go when they stop moving for a while? Some truly are nomads. They never stop in one place for long enough to settle in. That can get tiring after a …

This post on the cost of living in central Mexico was updated in June of 2020.  I’ve been coming to Mexico since the early ’00s and have been living in central Mexico with my family off and on since 2010. As I update this post in 2020, it’s actually cheaper here now than it was …

Where are the cheapest places to travel in the world? And how does City A compare to City B? How well does perception match reality? Every few years I put out a new edition of the book you see to the right and if you’re about to embark on a year-long trip around the world, …