Housing doesn’t necessarily cost less elsewhere you just get more for your money
I feel like people dream about moving because they can’t afford $2m for a condo or small house in SF
But I’m literally looking at places in Barcelona and Paris and London thinking “Europe is cheaper“ and $2m is what you need to also buy a 2-3 bed apartment in those cities anywhere nice and safe.
Maybe the apartment is slightly nicer or in a slightly nicer area but it’s still $2m at the end of the day.