Why thousands of Aussies are packing up and moving to Southeast Asia for good to escape the cost of living crisis: 'We can't survive here anymore'

Why thousands of Aussies are packing up and moving to Southeast Asia for good to escape the cost of living crisis: 'We can't survive here anymore' Australians cannot cope with the cost of living crisis Down Under Aussies are flocking to Southeast Asia in droves READ MORE: Australian worker broke despite working 'every single day' By Shania Obrien and Carina Stathis For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:17 EDT, 4 August 2024 | Updated: 23:17 EDT, 4 August 2024 e-mail View comments An Aussie man has revealed the cost of living crisis has inspired a new life goal: moving to Southeast Asia for good. The 30-year-old claimed the move is a no-brainer as it's a 'tropical paradise' with 'warm weather, a vibrant night-life, cheap rent, cheap food and friendly people' - a stark difference from 'fighting to survive' in Australia. He makes $80,000 a year, has $50,000 in his bank account, and spends $665 a week on Uber Eats - but has no other assets, no partner or children, and no inheritance coming in anytime soon.

'Anyone else feel like giving up on Australia and moving to Southeast Asia ?' he asked on Reddit . 'I mean what am I going to do? Spend another one to two years saving up a 20 per cent deposit on the cheapest, smallest one-bedroom unit in a high crime rate suburb, just so I can be trapped in a job I hate for 30 years paying it off? 'Does anyone else just feel like giving up on Australia?' Despite receiving backlash from hundreds about his 'privileged' life - several other Aust.