For $250 I was able to get a used ColorMunki Photo. It is an entry level model that uses the same sensor as some of the higher X-Rite models. It also goes by the name i1Studio but that model generally costs a bit more. Given your location it may be harder to source a good price used one but worth looking at.
I know myself and 1 or 2 other forum members who use this hardware. I documented some of my early experience with it here and maukka was very helpful in his replies as well:
ColorMunki Photo arrived. I got the Argyll drivers installed and began with “spotread -a” after reading only a fraction of the documentation. I hope maukka can provide a crash course tutorial for me/us. Some initial questions: Should I be concerned about distance from my light to meter? How much do I care about ambient light? My room is fairly dark and I put the device under my desk w/ monitor on and shine light from desktop height? What spotread command works best for our flashlights? What …