Hi, I've been traveling for about 15 years and a lot of US Americans are justifiably upset to be living in their country right now.
If you have a remote job that pays over $500 USD a month, there are dozens of other countries you can be living in. If you make closer to $1000 USD a month remotely, the world is wide open.
If you don't have a remote job yet, teaching English on or offline pays at least $1600 a month for 25 hours of work a week.
You can use the extra time and money to figure out how to get closer to your dream job, dream country or chill out and watch movies or play video games.
You can also access health care, education or other basic civil amenities that may be unaffordable or inaccessible in the US, if those are a concern.
Plane tickets Sep. 2025 from the US:
Canada: $16 Colombia: $46 Panama $96 Ireland, Germany, Norway, Italy: $147-149 Japan: $209 Thailand: $221 Vietnam: $267 Taiwan; $272
Stay out of the US 11 out of 12 months(calendar year, not tax year) and you don't pay federal income tax that year.
Let me know if you have any questions.
If you think you can live in Canada for $500us a month you are going to have a bad time.
Canada definitely adheres to the second sentence of the post.
Most countries for 500, closer to 1000 for the remainder.
Although about $1000 including housing, utilities, Wi-Fi, food, finally having healthcare and other civil amenities for the same price or cheaper than just housing in the US is a pretty good deal.
It's not the first country I'd recommend, but if you are dead set on Canada, there are certainly worse situations.
Even in smaller Urban areas in Canada, a two bedroom apartment is going for $1500 to $2,500 per month. Add $200 for utilities and $500 for food. Then transportation, clothing, medication and you are up to about $2,000 for one person to cover the basics.
Those are Canadian dollars, so take off a third to change it to American.
Looks like there are a few good places around Canada with utilities and amenities included.
Rooms for $411-700 USD:
66 Private houses/apartments for $276(whaaat)-$750 USD:
Yup, in the middle of nowhere or in French speaking places. Also, be prepared to spend 8 months under snow, 4 of them so deep you basically can't go anywhere.
These houses and apartments are in Canada, yes, but Edmonton and Calgary are some of the largest cities in the country.
Canada itself is sparsely populated, but their major population centers are not the "middle of nowhere".
As for your weather concerns, Canada is not going to be a tropical getaway, but for the many people here asking about Canada for whatever reason, there is available and affordable housing in the frozen north.
I'm one of them now, I didn't realize there were so many cheap apartments available across the country.
Thanks to everyone who suggested looking into Canada.
Calgary and Edmonton used to be cheaper but the person you are replying to is correct. Cost of living in those two cities is sky rocketing. Source: living in Alberta right now. Even places like grande prairie waaaaay up north are expensive. Maybe you could afford renting a place on some desolate badland prairie town sure, but you will be literally hundreds of kilometers from anything of note.
I am aware of the terrible unaffordable housing situation and inequity in Canada, and I'm supplying those Airbnb prices and screenshots to show that even in countries suffering from housing crises, since many people seem interested in Canada in this thread, a traveler can live for under a thousand dollars USD per month.
Those urban apartments priced between 500 to 800 USD above, and these in edmonton I've added below, include utilities, Wi-Fi, and some have a washer, dryer, full kitchen, other amenities, and are available currently.
There's no doubt that the housing situation in Canada is dire, but the overall situation doesn't negate the currently available Canadian apartments at affordable prices on Airbnb.
If for whatever reason someone is dedicated to living in Canada over the other ~196 countries, they can do so using booking apps for under a thousand USD a month.
See the slash in that pricing, you've entered off season. Add to that fact laws were recently passed to try and put people in these vacant Airbnb's when we are in a housing crisis, so vacant homes and unregistered "BnBs" (not that Airbnb is even close) are being fined. Things are changing, but it's not great. FYI, I live in Canada as I am a Canadian.
That price drop is the monthly discount.
If you book a place for more than 27 consecutive days on airbnb, at any time of year, you get a pretty big monthly discount, often 30 percent and much more.
That discount is locked in until you move out, even if you only add a few days at a time to your stay.
I still agree with you that the general housing situation in Canada is awful. I usually recommend against people traveling there if they're looking to reduce their cost of living or for an easier way of life.
These prices and Canadian housing information are for the many people in this thread who are asking about Canada specifically, supplying incorrect pricing information, or are unaware of the current by-the-numbers costs of traveling, even in Canada or other expensive countries.