With 700 USD a month where can I Live Comfortably?

Question

Thinking about taking some time off, is there anywhere nice, where I can hang out for a while?

What countries will my dollars go the furthest in?

Answer 1

TUNISIA

I am an American living in Tunisia and I love Tunisia very much!

Situated on the Mediterranean Sea, it is the northernmost African country, and the smallest of the nations situated along the Atlas mountain range, bordering Algeria, to the west, and Libya to the south east.

The country is so full of history (has been under the rule of Phoenicians, Romans, Arabs, Berbers, Ottomans, Beys, and French; played a significant part in WWII, was the center of the ancient world with Carthage as the capitol, etc) and it has so many beautiful places to visit! It is unlike any other Arab country in that is has a lot of greenery. There are also many historical ruins in just about every part of the country you go to.

The mountain region is breathtaking! There are fantastic views and an the atmosphere is reminiscent of an old town in Switzerland. Absolutely gorgeous! The coast is marvelous. The Sea is clear and picturesque. The midland and south are terrific because they offer you the chance to peek into a forgotten society - one that holds fast to tradition. I have been all over Tunisia and have visited most cities and have loved everyone because they each have their own special charm.

The people are so warm and hospitable. They instantly welcome you as one of their own and treat you like family. Tunisia is also a very safe place. There are not many places in this world where a women can walk the streets alone in the middle of the night without fear. Yet I often take late night walks and have never had any problems and have never felt fearful. Tunisia on a whole is a very safe country. I have lived in Tunis and Monastir and have visited other parts of the country without any problems.

$1 is equal to 1.314 TDN
http://finance.yahoo.com/currency?u

Things are pretty reasonably priced here in Tunisia. Let me give you some examples.

A 1.5L bottle of mineral water costs .400TDN ($.30), but most people buy them is cartons of 6. Just a way to not have to go to the store all the time to buy water. A 1L bottle of coke is 1TDN ($.76), while a 1.5L bottle is 1.500TDN ($1.14).

Taxi rides are pretty cheap, but if you want to save on that you can always walk. A taxi ride is usually around 3TDN ($2.28) depending on how far you are going and what city you will be in.

Food prices will depend on what type of restaurant you want to go to. A fast food place will cost you about 3TDN ($2.28) per person if you buy a coke along with your sandwich. An actual restaurant will run you anywhere between 20-30TDN total($15.22-$22.83) for 4 people, including drinks, and many times dessert as well.

Housing is cheap too, depending on what city, where in the city, and how big a place you are looking for. Rents run anywhere between 150TDN-500TDN ($114.14-$382.73).

Here's links to photo albums I have on Tunisia. Feel free to look at any others I have if you want.

Monastir (where I live) - a Sea coast city
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/jamie_hassen/album/576460762326455859

Hammam Bourguiba - a Mountain city
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/jamie_hassen/album/576460762326464997

Djerba - The largest island off the coast of North Africa
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamie_hassen/sets/72157594505054775/detail/

Feel free to look at any of my other photos of Tunisia as well:
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/jamie_hassen/albums/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamie_hassen/

I also wrote an introductory blog about Tunisia on my 360 page. If you're interested in looking at it:
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-5ksVjU47eqs_12qDwPwirmLXqHA-?cq=1&p=764

And here is a blog I did about our recent trip to Djerba (an island off of the Southern coast of Tunisia)
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-5ksVjU47eqs_12qDwPwirmLXqHA-?cq=1&p=1787

If you have any other questions, or if I can be of more assistance, feel free to contact me.

Answer 2

"confortably" probably nowhere, but you can do OK in the Philippines. You don't need dollars though - pesos.

Basically 700 dollars goes just as far as 550 Euros or 35,000 pesos in any given country. Why are people obsessed with how far a "dollar" will go? It doesn't go farther than any other currency, assuming you have like quantities.

Answer 3

Krakow in Poland is beautiful and a really cool city, and really cheap too.

Answer 4

Philippines, Thailand, Argentina and so much more! (- -,)

Answer 5

Costa Rica - gringo!

Answer 6

philippines :)