Different countries man. A lot of things here are cheaper but not by that much. Appartments or houses for sale are much more expencive but to rent is cheaper then in U.S i would say. An appartment thats wort 1k in USA is probably up to 300 in Estonia.
Live in HK - its a 1 hour, 15 USD boat ride or 15 mins on a helicopter. Not going as a fan of either - just 2 enjoy some high quality fights for a change in Macau. Pac SHOULD KO rios HARD.