i can't imagine paying much more than i do for my living costs than here, no, i should be exact, i would not want to pay such a high proportion

i lived in bulgaria and serbia and rents and food costs were probably half typical germany/USA rates 

here in madeira, the rents are pretty damn high, i am not fond of this part, but the food costs are pretty much par, about the same as i paid in netherlands, serbia, bulgaria, only the rent is expensive... internet is also good here, only teh transport sucks in madeira, but partly that's just geography