>You're right, things have been worse for certain people.

I mean, in a historical context, things have been worse for almost everybody except a tiny percentage of the population and even they had issue that you treat easily today. For example if you're based in the AU, then you have affordable healthcare without the risk of bankruptcy. You don't have parasites. You don't have infections. Even though you feel broke, you live as well as or better than the historical merchant class.

>Meanwhile, I don't have the legal right to own property in those cheap countries

I mean, this is part of why housing is cheap in those countries. Treat housing like an asset, and don't be surprised why it's expensive.