It all depends on where you live. I haven't had a rent increase in about 8 years; my rent for a 2-bedroom unit is AUD 960 for 1 month, but my pension is AUD 2700 heaps of money to live on. I can afford to travel 3 times to Thailand every year. But I live in the West, in a city of over 2 million, 10 minutes from the city centre. I have been to the hospital twice (public), and I paid nothing. free bus or train rides up to 800 KM, cheap medication, and free doctor visits, and they have not paid for electricity since COVID-19. What more do I need?