If I had to be poor Australia is the country I'd choose to live in. Once you are out of the government safety hammock you realize socialism has it's price. The confiscatory tax levels and padded prices aren't so great once you're standing on your own feet.
Living in Asia I can eat out every day if I want to, stay in 5* hotels for A$120 a night, have my clothes made to measure, get my teeth fixed for 1/3 of what it would cost in Australia, employ a full time maid and generally enjoy a vastly higher standard of living. I can holiday abroad every month if I feel like it, often flying full fare business class.
My standard of living would plunge if I returned to Australia even if I came back to the left seat of the same type of aircraft. Once the ATO had gouged 35% of my pay the remainder wouldn't go nearly as far as it does here.
Of course it's not so great here if you're in a low skilled job or unemployed, much better off washing dishes or stacking shelves back in Australia.