Thanks for infor Anritco. Being a freelancer can be very difficult because clients can rip you off, sometime undercut you and not even pay you at all.
For $1000-1200 USD and live well for 2000 USD, it really depends on the cities.
In NYC, $2000 is barely enough. In Texas, or Atlanta, $2000 should be fine. It also depend on your living expense too.
Damn, That s really expensive. This is one of the main reasons why I am living in Poland. Life here is cheap and all the systems managed by the government work perfectly. And of course it can vary pretty much here, but stills not even close from that !