Well since the Banks in Thailand have shocking interest rates some as low as .05% i put my savings in a fixed term deposit in Cambodia earning 8.75% for 5 years and live in Thailand
well i invested my savings of $100,000 at 8.75% in a Cambodian bank for 60 months Thailand was 1.5% so i will be living rent free in Cambodia and having lived in the Philippines/Thailand/Vietnam/and Kampot in Cambodia over the last 10 years i can tell you Cambodia is cheaper to live
you want to try talking to Centrelink international as i was told the same crap you're spreading from Centrelink but Centrelink International know the real rules i didn't even know they had a international branch so do your research from a the right source