I am from Brazil and I think with $1000/month is possible to have a reazonable life but most people earn about $400/month, living a life with many restrictions,some people earn about $260 so like this the life is really hard to live... the not live but survive.
My country has a lot of beautiful beaches, in my city the violence is ok, it's possible to rent an apartment for $400, you can buy a car for $5000 but a good used car is at least $10000, the gasoline is $1.1. You can waste $100 with food and more 100 with taxes. What rest of your money can be used in your mental hygiene. For people from first world is a paradise, because is possible to do a lot of things here with strong currencies. People that earn in Dollar or Euro and live here, most times live very well.