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When I was in Hong Kong, I lived in an apartment that was about 1100 square feet. It was two bedroom with the master BR being very large. There was a dining area and a living area along with a small office. It also had two baths. The kitchen was tiny and inadequate by our desired standards. It was clean, but common without many accouterments. By the standards of many Americans, it would be called "substandard" even though it was designed to handle earthquakes and typhoons (both of which we experienced while there). For that apartment the church were I served paid HK$28,000 per month plus utilities. It was a bargain. That equates to over US$4000. It was four times what I paid monthly for my stick house in the Houston, Texas, a house over twice as large and much nicer.
Now I fulltime in 400 square foot Montana Big Sky with lots of accouterments, but a lot less stuff to care for with no debt, no geographical anchor, and no agenda to follow except the one I determine.
I think it is important not wrap your ego around your chosen lifestyle. Being a fulltimer in no way makes me either superior of inferior to another. It is simply my choice. I don't care whether I fit into the majority or am a minority of one. One writer that has greatly influenced me said, "I have learned how to have very little or have much, but either way to be content." I choose to be content.
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