Interesting article.
I think you need really to “dig” much deeper first when you consider is your place (your country, city or whatever) really in deep s..t that you think or is it just your feeling.
Then you need to dig really deep how really is place where you want to move, and check real reasons why you want to leave.
For example you could live here in my region for 1300 USD, two bedroom apartment rent is like 200-300 $, medical coverage is practically free, to eat in good restoran is maybe 15-20 dollars, to eat in not so fancy is like 3.
But not to many people come to live here, so there are more reasons and facts to check about every place.
I think important thing to consider here is first how fast and how bad things can go down when SHTF in that place, and what are your options then.
What today looks like paradise may easily turn to hell once when SHTF, especially if you are “stranger” there without any friends, network, real information about your surroundings and similar.