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Re: Show HN: NomadList – The best cities to live and work remotely in

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Post by jarek »

dm2 wrote: post #65
heyalexej wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most digital nomads I met in years prefer to stay close to where things are happening. Namely, where they have convenient access to food, coffee shops, gyms, coworking spaces, public transport, meeting other like minded people etc. and lastly to not lose tons of valuable time due to long commute to places of interest. I think that's what the project is aiming at. Cost of living for those "edge cases" vary even more t…

How do people deal with moving costs? I have a lot of random stuff that I "need" or would like to have but at the same time I'd be very interested in traveling and working remotely for a year or two. It would be nice if you also had a "dog friendly/accessible" metric, that's part of the reason why living in a city center isn't reasonable for me personally, I need green spaces rather than tall buildings.

> How do people deal with moving costs? I have a lot of random stuff that I "need" or would like to have

Have less stuff.

Most people probably end up having a storage unit (either at family or a storage business) "back home" for stuff they want to keep long-term but is too big to bring everywhere.

Re: Show HN: NomadList – The best cities to live and work remotely in

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Post by heyalexej »

dm2 wrote: post #65
heyalexej wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most digital nomads I met in years prefer to stay close to where things are happening. Namely, where they have convenient access to food, coffee shops, gyms, coworking spaces, public transport, meeting other like minded people etc. and lastly to not lose tons of valuable time due to long commute to places of interest. I think that's what the project is aiming at. Cost of living for those "edge cases" vary even more t…

How do people deal with moving costs? I have a lot of random stuff that I "need" or would like to have but at the same time I'd be very interested in traveling and working remotely for a year or two. It would be nice if you also had a "dog friendly/accessible" metric, that's part of the reason why living in a city center isn't reasonable for me personally, I need green spaces rather than tall buildings.

I share this preference at times. At times I disappear somewhere quite for months to learn, focus, get stuff done. Most people I know doing that have a) no pets, b) only what's truly necessary. Have a look at some examples of packing lists below. It's a great experience on it's own to learn how little you truly need. The couple behind http://8milesfromhome.com/ is traveling with a dog and the couple behind http://almostfearless.com/ and http://thewirelessgeneration.com/ are traveling with kids. So are the Bakers of http://manvsdebt.com/ and many many others. So it seems possible.

[1] http://tynan.com/gear2014 [2] https://levels.io/the-100-thing-challenge/ [3] http://www.tropicalmba.com/digital-nomad-packing-list-2014-l...

Re: Show HN: NomadList – The best cities to live and work remotely in

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Post by rabble »

wslh wrote: post #63

You can live in Buenos Aires for half the price in the nomad list.

I think what he did was take the official exchange rate. I live on that amount (or a bit more), but i've got two kids in private school, a house with a pool, house keeper, etc.. It's important to use the real exchange rate not the official one.

Re: Show HN: NomadList – The best cities to live and work remotely in

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Post by jarek »

pkallberg wrote: post #80
jarek wrote: post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> P.S. this is part of my goal to launch 12 startups in 12 months (see http://levels.io/12-startups-12-months ) Not to be mean, but is this one really a startup? What's the business model?

I love what Pieter's doing! There may not be a business model at the moment, but getting these products out of the door is a first step. After 12 months, he'll have a good idea of which ideas work, which don't, and what to pursue next. Good luck!

Well I mean this product as it currently stands will give him an idea about traffic to a crowdsourced comparison site and little else. What'll be the business, putting on ads or allowing cities to pay to become "featured" nomad hubs?

You can say that lessons learned from launching 12 sites will help pivot into one that works as a business, but that's one company with 12 products, not 12 companies.

Re: Show HN: NomadList – The best cities to live and work remotely in

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Post by briggers »

pieterhg wrote: post #46

Hi HN! I made this. Here's some info on the data before everyone goes berzerk :) Firstly, it's crowdsourced from this spreadsheet http://nomadlist.io/edit/ so it might not be 100% accurate. Secondly, NomadCost != cost of living. NomadCost is based on short-term staying in a hostel, hotel or apartment in the center, working in a coworking space and having a basic meal three times a day. That's the average digital noma…

Great resource, thanks.

I've spent the last year staying mostly in EU capitals for a month or two, and this site will be a good source of inspiration for the future!

I'm sure the numbers will improve over time with more data. :)

One of my unaddressed desires is to spend more time in small towns and less in bigger cities, but I don't know a good way to find them.

Re: Show HN: NomadList – The best cities to live and work remotely in

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Post by briggers »

jarek wrote: post #78
pieterhg wrote: post #46

Hi HN! I made this. Here's some info on the data before everyone goes berzerk :) Firstly, it's crowdsourced from this spreadsheet http://nomadlist.io/edit/ so it might not be 100% accurate. Secondly, NomadCost != cost of living. NomadCost is based on short-term staying in a hostel, hotel or apartment in the center, working in a coworking space and having a basic meal three times a day. That's the average digital noma…

> P.S. this is part of my goal to launch 12 startups in 12 months (see http://levels.io/12-startups-12-months ) Not to be mean, but is this one really a startup? What's the business model?

To give him the benefit of the doubt, I would guess he meant products rather than startups.

Re: Show HN: NomadList – The best cities to live and work remotely in

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Post by briggers »

dm2 wrote: post #65
heyalexej wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most digital nomads I met in years prefer to stay close to where things are happening. Namely, where they have convenient access to food, coffee shops, gyms, coworking spaces, public transport, meeting other like minded people etc. and lastly to not lose tons of valuable time due to long commute to places of interest. I think that's what the project is aiming at. Cost of living for those "edge cases" vary even more t…

How do people deal with moving costs? I have a lot of random stuff that I "need" or would like to have but at the same time I'd be very interested in traveling and working remotely for a year or two. It would be nice if you also had a "dog friendly/accessible" metric, that's part of the reason why living in a city center isn't reasonable for me personally, I need green spaces rather than tall buildings.

I've been moving around with a single carry-on suitcase for a year now. It seemed like a challenge at first, but turned out to be very easy, with a few restrictions. Sure, I can't take up kite-surfing unless I'm willing to rent gear but i can live with that. Living simply is very relaxing.

Re: Show HN: NomadList – The best cities to live and work remotely in

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Post by graetzer »

nkoren wrote: post #69
pieterhg wrote: post #46

Hi HN! I made this. Here's some info on the data before everyone goes berzerk :) Firstly, it's crowdsourced from this spreadsheet http://nomadlist.io/edit/ so it might not be 100% accurate. Secondly, NomadCost != cost of living. NomadCost is based on short-term staying in a hostel, hotel or apartment in the center, working in a coworking space and having a basic meal three times a day. That's the average digital noma…

This is a fun and quite intriguing resource, but I'm skeptical of the NomadCost function. No way is is Berlin only 12% cheaper than London for a nomad. It's probably 50% or more.

Maybe he should use data from http://www.expatistan.com/ to get more accurate results

Re: Show HN: NomadList – The best cities to live and work remotely in

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Post by bussiere »

pieterhg wrote: post #46

Hi HN! I made this. Here's some info on the data before everyone goes berzerk :) Firstly, it's crowdsourced from this spreadsheet http://nomadlist.io/edit/ so it might not be 100% accurate. Secondly, NomadCost != cost of living. NomadCost is based on short-term staying in a hostel, hotel or apartment in the center, working in a coworking space and having a basic meal three times a day. That's the average digital noma…

Amazing project btw i'm in different underground, like burner & co. For the burner this could be a valuable ressource. And if i may make a suggestion for sofia and some place it could be nice to add the local hackerspace ( http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Sofia ) i know that there is one in sofia. If you hire i will be glad to work for you bussiere[AT]gladosx.tv
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