The exceptions are some absolutely cheap locales such as Ecuador, India, Thailand (outside Bangkok), and the Philippines (outside Manila). In these places, your cost of living is artificially low because, frankly, there isn't much for you to spend your money on.
-----pressure is caused by water inside a plant cell pushing against the cell wall Osmotic Shrinking of a plant cell membrane away from The cell wall when placed in a hypertonic solution is called----
The resulting surface tension causes a negative pressure or tension in the xylem that pulls the water from the roots and soil.Root pressure: If the water potential of the root cells is more negative than that of the soil, usually due to high concentrations of solute, water can move by osmosis into the root from the soil.