Our l fixed housing costs in Southern California are:
$10326 annually for a 3400 SQ FT modern home with a pool/spa outdoor kitchen, indoor fitness room, and fully upgraded interior and exterior in a great and safe neighborhood. That includes property taxes, home insurance, earthquake insurance, water, electricity, phone, high speed internet, TV, phone, security monitoring, and cell phones. That's only $860 per month. Proposition 13 keeps our property taxes low.
For Florida our fixed housing costs are:
$10820 for a 1440 Sq ft upscale condo (with pool/spa, fitness center) in a modern downtown building walking distance to everything, for all of the above (including condo fees) with very little maintenance from us. That's only $902 per month.
Which country on that list can beat those costs for the same amenities, quality, and security? As for food, you can't beat the quality of the produce from California and South Florida.
I've been to many of those countries on that list. I don't want to live in a home with bars on all my windows.