Interesting. I've never been to Romania though. How's it in terms of safety? For 200.000 Euros one can buy quite a large portion of land in Brazil or a nice posh house near the coast at a secluded beach. Ranches around me, at the mountains, go for about 40-50.000 Euros at an average 10-15 hectares. Our minimum wage is equivalent to ~230 Euros, but we can't compare that; purchasing power is the way to go. A Big Mac at Mcdonald's costs about 1,9 - 2% of our minimum wage, for example. The one thing I hate over here is the amount of tax paid, it's absurd.