Apart from SEA countries Where's a place I could live for around $1200 a month for rent, food, bills, transport and a couple of drinks/cinema ticket once or twice a week. I'm a pretty frugal guy and definitely not into partying anymore. I just want the lifestyle of working alone in my apartment then going out exploring/hanging out in coffee shops and meeting people. Some ideas would be great, thanks.
Edit: Thanks a lot for the ideas. Just to make things a bit easier I don't intend to live in shared apartments. I don't know if this will make much difference to the prices and places mentioned here but I wanted to mention it just in case.

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Apart from SEA countries Where's a place I could live for around $1200 a month for rent, food, bills, transport and a couple of drinks/cinema ticket once or twice a week. I'm a pretty frugal guy and definitely not into partying anymore. I just want the lifestyle of working alone in my apartment then going out exploring/hanging out in coffee shops and meeting people. Some ideas would be great, thanks.

Edit: Thanks a lot for the ideas. Just to make things a bit easier I don't intend to live in shared apartments. I don't know if this will make much difference to the prices and places mentioned here but I wanted to mention it just in case.

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Georgia, the country not US state, even less than that is enough if you cook at home and  don't depend on deliveries.Rent for 1 bedroom apartment in center of tbilisi the capital is average 350$.Very cheap utilitiesVery cheap transportationYoung generations are very friendlyFull of history, culture and fooodDeveloped infrastructure, banking, etcIt gives 1 year permit on entry in airport for over 95 countriesWhat more do you want hhh

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Maybe not as cheap as SEA but I could think of Istanbul, Turkey. As one of my favorite cities in the world, you'll never run out of something to do here. And speaking of coffee shops, there are plenty since the Turkish are really big on coffee. You can also check out Turkey's smaller cities such as Izmir, Bursa, or Ankara.

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Morocco! - I live on way less than this, lovely apartment, lots of gorgeous cafes and rooftops, amazing food, lovely people. I often take road trips to the mountains for hikes, the desert, and also beaches for surfing, it’s a magical country! They currently have a 11pm curfew in place and you must either be vaccinated or take a PCR test to enter.

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I’m in cusco Peru. Spacious 4 bedroom place for $240 a month including electricity, water, internet. I eat out mostly and love beer but not into the party scene. Most locals wouldn’t pay what I’m paying. I believe once you get to know some locals and learn some local skills, you can get very good deals in most developing countries. In my opinion SEA is too overcrowded with foreign visitors

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