Panama Permanent Residency costs only around $3-4k in legal fees.
Panama has territorial taxation means you pay zero in personal income tax if your income comes from outside of Panama. (If you're US citizen then IRS will charge your for that privilege regardless).
You can buy 2-3 bedroom oveanfront condo in Panama for around $300-$400k
Cyprus has been looking like a decent option - however I'm far too young and poor to make a move like this haha. I'll clutch my self defense whistle for now!
edit - yeah no way for at least five years unless I get a huge break or raise. The current minimum for investment citizenship is $2M euros [0]. Damn, I really shouldn't have mucked up the relationship with my ex girlfriend from Maldova who was a citizen of Cyprus!
