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Jaimito Cartero Dec 25, 2013 11:36 pm

You can rent basic apartments on a yearly basis in Indonesia, for $30 a month. Shared bath, nothing exciting, however.

You can also rent houses for about $100 per month. I saw a fairly decent one (3 bedroom, I think) for about that outside of Bandung. Just outside the city limits, up in the hills a bit, so weatherwise pretty nice. You would have to mess with some sort of stay permit, and often the internet can be a bit dodgy.

invisible Dec 26, 2013 10:50 am

Georgia, outside of Tbilisi. Vicinities of Batumi probably would be the best.

Advantages:

- visa free for 1 year, no need to do visa runs
- apartment would be around $200/mo
- you can travel around country via local minibuses really cheap (like $10 for 400km)
- crime almost non-existent towards foreigners
- internet is via mobile 3G (around $30/mo for 8GB), electricity/water is ok, however from time to time shutdowns happens
- Turkey is close and you can get to EU via Turkey/bus as well
- food, especially bought at markets is quite cheap.

disadvantages:
- language: you need to pick up elementary Georgian to deal with your landlord, ask for directions, buy something, etc
- you can't live completely into isolation: locals are very curious, friendly and hospitable people (especially outside of major cities), they will try to talk to you, invite you to have party/drink with them, thus language comes into play
- you might get attention (locals stare) just because you are different. If you want to avoid attention, try to blend in - dress like locals, again, pick up some language

Hope this helps.


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