[majani]

A million won't do much in maybe 10-20 cities across the world. Outside of that, a million dollars liquid is still life changing, retirement money

[bradleyjg]

1 million at a safe withdrawal rate of 4% is $40,000 a year. Portland, Oregon in the US is somewhere around the 20th most expensive city to live in. You could survive in Portland on $40k/year but not exactly in some enviable lifestyle.