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Re: Ask HN: If you could live and work somewhere, where would it be?

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Post by jfroma »

l33tbro wrote: post #360
jfroma wrote: post #241

I moved four months ago from a very crowded city to an small town in the province of Córdoba, Argentina called Mendiolaza. We have beautiful landscapes and it is near (25kms) the big city. I am a software developer like you and I work from home for a company based on Seattle. Anyway I am not here to convince you to move to this city in particular but please consider low populated areas with green spaces. This move ha…

Thanks for this summation of small town living. I find it pretty inspiring actually. One question, do you honestly ever feel like you're "missing out" or feel a sense of isolation by being so far away from a denser place? While I think cities are over-rated, I do feel that there is a variety to my immediate environment that I'd be missing if I moved to a small town and had a family. I strongly suspect this could be a…

To be honest I haven't had this feeling but maybe it is just because how I am and because I am 30 minutes away of Cordoba, which is the second bigest city in Argentina and has good nightlife etc. Most of my friends and family live there.

I tweeted few weeks ago that I moved here and found another guy in IT few kms away. Also the first week I invited two neighbours to a bbq (asado!) and turns out one of the guys worked for HP. Not enough for a meetup yet but I am considering havig some beers with them.

My wife didn't want to move out few years ago, two weeks after living here she told me that she was very happy to live here and she suffer every time she had to go to the city.

My 11 daughter has done more friends here in two months than in her entire life living in the city and my son 4yo son is about to learn to ride a bike.

My advice will be at least to try it out, it will change your life for ever.

Re: Ask HN: If you could live and work somewhere, where would it be?

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Post by miguelrochefort »

cylinder wrote: post #370
miguelrochefort wrote: post #345

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Looks fantastic to me. New York City: - Gross income: $150,000 - Net income: $95,000 - Rent: $25,000 - Money left: $70,000 Montreal: - Gross income: $35,000 - Net income: $27,000 - Rent: $6,000 - Money left: $21,000 Would you switch place?

Sure, Montreal is pretty lame IMO. Assuming you're in software why don't you make the move? As a Canadian citizen you can easily get TN status at the border.

Lack of a degree makes things more complicated.

Re: Ask HN: If you could live and work somewhere, where would it be?

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Post by jotato »

Hanalei, Kauai (Hawaii)

it is my favorite place to be. The town is friendly. I love all the farms, and there are plenty of outdoor activities to do.

Sure, it rains a lot. (Some houses are on stilts and the only road out of town floods over a few times a year) But IMO, it is worth it.

Now to find an IT job where I can work remote...

Re: Ask HN: If you could live and work somewhere, where would it be?

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Post by jotato »

coldcode wrote: post #212

Hawaii, either Oahu or Maui. Provided I could afford a decent place to live. There is something about green that I love. Other green islands like Dominica would work too, though internet on some islands is not great.

Have you been to Kauai? Think Maui, but fewer people.

Re: Ask HN: If you could live and work somewhere, where would it be?

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Post by ekr »

huhtenberg wrote: post #282
Fnoord wrote: post #151

Switzerland. High living standard and good wage, multiple languages to speak (German, French, Italian, and English), neutral in the world (so I don't have to bother with wars children disguised as adults are organising), great public transport. Beautiful landscape, I'm very fond of mountains, YMMV (yes, I've been in SV/SF, also very nice). Alas, my parents weren't Swiss, but they were from a reasonably liberal (in th…

> Only downside for Switzerland is ... ... its eye-popping cost of living. In a supermarket, t-bone steaks are $60-80/kg, free range chicken is $20-25/kg, organic chicken is from $30/kg, etc. The quality of food is outstanding though. The same goes for eating out - $40 for a simple lunch in a non-fancy place without wine/beer is fairly normal. A good bowl of ramen (which you still need to find first) is from $20, mor…

I'm curious, can't you just cross the border over to Germany, and enjoy smaller prices?

Re: Ask HN: If you could live and work somewhere, where would it be?

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Post by hackerboos »

ekr wrote: post #375
huhtenberg wrote: post #282

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Only downside for Switzerland is ... ... its eye-popping cost of living. In a supermarket, t-bone steaks are $60-80/kg, free range chicken is $20-25/kg, organic chicken is from $30/kg, etc. The quality of food is outstanding though. The same goes for eating out - $40 for a simple lunch in a non-fancy place without wine/beer is fairly normal. A good bowl of ramen (which you still need to find first) is from $20, mor…

I'm curious, can't you just cross the border over to Germany, and enjoy smaller prices?

You can but that's only practical if you live in Basel.

Re: Ask HN: If you could live and work somewhere, where would it be?

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Post by hackerboos »

miguelrochefort wrote: post #345
cylinder wrote: post #320

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Have you looked into the rent and taxes in NYC? As a determined single person chasing FIRE you probably could pull off some arbitrage by renting a room somewhere far, but a more reasonable lifestyle and raising a family, I doubt it.

Looks fantastic to me. New York City: - Gross income: $150,000 - Net income: $95,000 - Rent: $25,000 - Money left: $70,000 Montreal: - Gross income: $35,000 - Net income: $27,000 - Rent: $6,000 - Money left: $21,000 Would you switch place?

Median developer salary is more like $45k in Montreal [1] and $93k in NYC [2], according to Payscale.

[1] - http://www.payscale.com/research/CA/Job=Software_Engineer_%2...

[2] - http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Software_Engineer/Sa...

Money left NYC: $40,000

Money left Montreal: $23,250

The apartment difference is going to be considerable. It's very cheap to rent in Montreal.

Re: Ask HN: If you could live and work somewhere, where would it be?

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Post by miguelrochefort »

hackerboos wrote: post #377
miguelrochefort wrote: post #345

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Looks fantastic to me. New York City: - Gross income: $150,000 - Net income: $95,000 - Rent: $25,000 - Money left: $70,000 Montreal: - Gross income: $35,000 - Net income: $27,000 - Rent: $6,000 - Money left: $21,000 Would you switch place?

Median developer salary is more like $45k in Montreal [1] and $93k in NYC [2], according to Payscale. [1] - http://www.payscale.com/research/CA/Job=Software_Engineer_%2... [2] - http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Software_Engineer/Sa... Money left NYC: $40,000 Money left Montreal: $23,250 The apartment difference is going to be considerable. It's very cheap to rent in Montreal.

My numbers are in USD.

$45,000 CAD = $33,500 USD

Re: Ask HN: If you could live and work somewhere, where would it be?

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Post by sh87 »

haskal wrote: post #255

Mumbai, India.

Totally. Except its crowded. And expensive with the >10 year debt to buy an apartment. And the insane traffic on undrivable roads and the daily squeeze in the local trains. Hardly any tech scene here although tons of mediocre IT work. And yeah the corruption you face to to even set up a LLC is mindnumbing. Apart from these, its just great.

Great weather. Super supportive people. If you have the drive, you can get it done here. Relatively safer than other parts of India.

Re: Ask HN: If you could live and work somewhere, where would it be?

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Post by hackerboos »

miguelrochefort wrote: post #378
hackerboos wrote: post #377

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Median developer salary is more like $45k in Montreal [1] and $93k in NYC [2], according to Payscale. [1] - http://www.payscale.com/research/CA/Job=Software_Engineer_%2... [2] - http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Software_Engineer/Sa... Money left NYC: $40,000 Money left Montreal: $23,250 The apartment difference is going to be considerable. It's very cheap to rent in Montreal.

My numbers are in USD. $45,000 CAD = $33,500 USD

Mine too I did the conversion and Montreal's median salary is $60,000 Canadian not $45,000.
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