You can live quite good in Romania (Eastern Europe) for under $1000/month (the average salary is about $575/month - but in some small cities it's even lower).

The real estate prices has dropped dramatically as well, thanks to the global crisis, so you can buy a cheaper home/apartment/land.
Rent in the capital Bucharest can be around $200-$500/month ($500 in a quite good place and neighborhood).

People are friendly towards foreigners, many know basic English (I have some American friends living in my small, native town since 10 years ago without a problem).

According to Akamai, Romania is the 4th place in the world when it comes to the Internet speed: http://www.akamai.com/html/about/press/releases/2011/press_012411.html (Constanta city being first place in Europe among cities) - USA is 12th place. Not to mention that that speed is much cheaper than in the States.

See here another top: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/18/fastest-internet-connection-speed_n_783865.html

The weather is like in Europe, four seasons.