No idea how your brain works but yes, to rent a basic studio as a foreigner in LA, you need $2500 minimum, anywhere in SEA or South America, you’re living like a king/queen on that budget - likely a small villa, eating out daily, doing whatever activities you want.
Visas are also more tricky in the US, at least for me as a European.
Read The Millionaire Fastlane by Mj DeMarco. That's all you need to get started.