An individual could live in Portugal for $1,000 per month, or live very comfortably on $2,000 per month (e.g., Social Security income) in many other countries.
"you could move to a country like Portugal and live here on $1,000 a month for some people that receive social security for example they are getting more than $2,000 a month now $2,000 a month in the US does not get you very far but $22,000 a month in many other countries around the world will have you living very comfortably"