Location Comparison

Bali

• Developing Country
  • inside popular districts you will be hustled a lot for purchasing things (if you are new there / do not speak indonesian)
  • inside normal districts you will find a lot of happy, aligned, easy going people
  • inside rural districts you will see a lot people in poverty
• Health
  • No healthcare system
  • Cheap pharmacies available
  • Utilise "healers" more than western medicine
• Extremely cheap living
  • $8000/6months for good place
  • 10c-$1 for scooter that drives for 20 minutes
  • meals are $1-3 for good serves
  • groceries/items are extremely cheap - e.g. 1-10c for beer
• Distance
  • short travel times for Americans
  • rest of the world long travel times
• Emerging startup/expat community

Panama

• Developed Country
  • caters towards expats and their businesses quite well
  • tourists will make use of party areas
• Health
  • Healthcare system
  • Cheap? pharmacies available
  • Utilise western style doctors
• Moderately cheap living
  • $12000/6months for decent place
  • meals are $3-5 for good serves
  • groceries/items are reasonably priced
• Distance
  • long travel times for Americans
  • rest of the world short travel times
• Existing expat community, emerging/unknown startup community