Even in major cities, there are still good deals to be had. The actual discount will vary from host to host, but, especially in the slightly less in-demand cities, you will usually find between a 50 percent to 60 percent discount for a month-long stay. Booking by the nightly rate would have cost $1,550 for the month, so I saved $947. More from International Living: Going solo: How and where to enjoy life abroad as a single The cheapest places in the world to live Living internationally: How to enjoy a roving retirementĪfter about 20 minutes of searching and comparing, I settled on a beach-side luxury studio for $603 for a month. When booking my stay in the Caribbean town of Santa Marta, Colombia, I found discounts between 40 percent and 60 percent off the nightly rate when booking for more than two weeks. What I was delighted to find, was that many apartments on Airbnb actually provide discounts for longer term stays. This means I rarely spend less than a month in any city. Not being the backpacking type, I prefer to set down roots temporarily in a city for the opportunity to live like a local for a time.
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