it's a matter of perception. the people who can go out and regularly pay the low prices here compared to the united states may be 20 25% of the population. they fill the cafes and restaurants. the quiet silent masses here don't go on living in their cheap neighborhoods and literally vegetate. There is also the problem of omnipresent tourism. You always get the feeling in the centers that there is a lot of money on the move, which is true, but it is brought in by newcomers and tourists. This further distorts the impression