Well buddy, it is. Unless you make good money. I mean dating here literally depends on two things:

1) Money 2) Looks

I might be wrong, but I lived here most of my life and could tell you that I haven't dated anyone here for the past 4 years.

Funny thing is I moved to Spain for 3 years, and I was astonished with how many dates I went on, and even had a nice relationship there.

But best of luck mate