Not expensive but not as cheap as South Africa. Spanish is the principle language but lots of English is spoken. Why I believe you should visit Japan. Very interesting but very expensive. If you like a change the food is spectacular.
Language can be a problem outside the main towns.
Reading is difficult as there is no reasonable way of looking up the meaning of kanji signs. Very low crime rate, motorcars drive on the left. Why I believe you should visit Korea. We were serially ripped off and left for Japan after 2 days. Sometimes a courier flight can be more expensive than a special but they are usually direct.