I also want to leave this shithole, there’s nothing good here
this post was submitted on 13 Nov 2025
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Hi, I've been living abroad over a decade, feel free to ask me any questions about the process/reality
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Hi folks, I've been living abroad for 15 years-ish. If you're curious about leaving the US, please ask your questions here or in the Travel community.
Living abroad costs about $500 USD per month in most countries.
Most do not have the money but to barely survive.
Traveling costs about $500 USD per month in most countries.
Living abroad is a great way to mitigate financial burden.
I've been living in China for 25 years. My salary is 1/10 of what I made in Canada (Ottawa) but I'm much better off than the colleagues I left behind right now.
Congrats, it's a lot easier to save money and live a comfortable life in China.
I haven't been to Canada, but I understand the cost of living is not exactly equitable to pay.
Which province are you in?
I live in that city basically nobody outside of China ever heard of until 2020. 😉
Cost of living in Canada has shot up stupidly in Canada in the past two years on top of the already pretty stupid costs vs. salaries. I was making quite a bit of money, but I still had to pay close attention to my budget.
In China my salary is a tenth of what my Canadian salary was 25 years ago and I rarely have to worry about money. It's quite liberating.
Ha, down in Hubei?
Since you mentioned your salary twice, I'll play without trying to pry. My guess is you're doing scientific/industrial work, since there's no way you could have taken that much of a pay cut if you were an English teacher these days.
Congratulations again on your reduced CoL; it's the most salient fact about living abroad for most people and the one they find least credible until they're actually living abroad.
Not having to think about money is the best.
No, weirdly. I worked in tech firms, but I did marketing. Switching to teaching English in China was a huge step down in my salary. Now I'm back in marketing, as of 2016, working for a local company as their "cultural expert". (Officially on paper I'm a PA, but in reality I tend to lead all the stuff related to international things.)
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Huh, I'm an older woman who wants to leave.