Ask HN: What's the best place in Europe to live and work cheaply?

Post by lfittl » Sun, Nov 10, 2013, 12:37 AM UTC

venomsnake wrote: post #56

lfittl wrote: post #3

Personal Preference: Vienna, Austria I'm from there, but part of the reason why I keep coming back is cause its affordable to rent, even in the hip districts (600-700 EUR for 1br) + a great city to live + good bunch of startups + cheap for flying in/out. Prague is similar. Also heard great things about Sofia, but haven't lived there (yet). And Berlin is of course a good option as well.

I would strongly recommend against Sofia right now. There is no rule of law in my country as a whole, we are busy overthrowing the government and right now there is increasing xenophobic wave (arabo/islamophobic) due to the influx of Syrian, African and Afghanistan immigrants. Our nationalists are rattling weapons and I think the government will use the foreigners as a lightning rod for the populace anger to keep its…

Post by aferreira » Sun, Nov 10, 2013, 12:52 AM UTC

amix wrote: post #19

Porto, Portugal: It has a river, sea and beaches, lots of history, nice weather, great food, nice people and it's inexpensive. It also has Ryan Air, which means that you can visit other parts of Europe cheaply ( If you like a little bigger city then Lisbon, Portugal is also an option.

Post by aristidesfl » Sun, Nov 10, 2013, 12:52 AM UTC

DrJokepu wrote: post #86

nolok wrote: post #50

Question for the people answering: how do you handle revenu/salary taxes ? I see no mention of it in any post, do you keep paying in your home country, or do you pay in each countries ?

In the EU you pay income tax in the member state where you have earned your income. Some countries of the world (notably the United States of America) require its citizens and permanent residents to pay income tax on foreign earned income as well (in some cases). No EU member states have such requirement.

Post by enneff » Sun, Nov 10, 2013, 1:06 AM UTC

winter_blue wrote: post #102

Dubai. - Zero taxes. You nearly double your income! - Low cost of living for a city of its caliber. Rent: - Easy to get a freelancer visa. You get freelancer visa by setting up a company in a free zone, and issuing a work visa to yourself. This can cost about $5-$7k yearly. Unlike most countries, there are no nonsensical visa rules, or caps (ahem, H1-Bs) -- you're pretty much guaranteed to get one if you apply, no qu…

Post by tmuir » Sun, Nov 10, 2013, 1:18 AM UTC

ncc88 wrote: post #90

kephra wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Munich is extremely expensive, the natives there are right wing and known to be unfriendly to foreigners, who do not speak Bavarian. Recommending Munich to foreigners is like recommending southern US states to black people.

There are more black people in the southern US than any other region, your analogy does not match up and is woefully ignorant.