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

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Post by jtheory »

peteretep wrote: post #178
jtheory wrote: post #167

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Assuming that you're working remotely for clients who are outside of Thailand, is this actually a problem? I've worked from various places while traveling, and never worried about this, though obviously it would be an issue if you wanted to pick up local clients.

It is _absolutely_ a problem if you're working remotely for clients who are outside Thailand. Will you get caught? Probably not. Will you get caught if you keep showing up at co-working spaces now the government is cracking down on visas? Are you feeling lucky?

Is there a time constraint?

E.g., before I had kids I spent a few months traveling from Western Europe down to Turkey, working along the way -- probably in about 10 different countries; countries don't reasonable expect you to file taxes if you happen to do some remote work in them for a week, do they?

Obviously this will vary per-country, but I'm curious if you know how it would play out in Thailand, at least, if you did everything by the book.

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

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Post by baby »

salih wrote: post #222

As a Tunisian I feel obliged to put my 2 cents. The cost of life is pretty cheap around here ($500/month is the average salary for a teacher, the minimum income is around $200/m), and its getting cheaper with the decline of the tunisian dinar Vs $ & € I live near the cities of Sousse & Monastir, and i can share few thoughts: - rent for a decent apartement is about $300/m in the city and less than $200 outside - food…

It's actually weird that no african countries make this list. I mean, I can understand for the rest of Africa but the Maghreb has some pretty nice areas. Maybe the weather is too hot?

I wouldn't recommend Morocco though because you get harassed 24/7 if you just look like you have more money than the next one.

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Post by weddpros »

UnethicalHacks wrote: post #226
sdm wrote: post #200

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Looks good but really needs Celsius. Most of us don't know Fahrenheit. Also, why is hot green? Shouldn't it be red? You don't want to be somewhere that's over 25C.

why not? 25 isn't all that hot.

I definitely don't want to be too much below 25!

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

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Post by oblio »

dublinben wrote: post #154
ghiculescu wrote: post #104

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Bucharest confuses me. Walking around the city you see more luxury cars (mostly BMWs) per capita than almost any other European capital. But the median wage is 1000 Euros. None of the locals I've asked (friends, family, etc.) ever have a solid answer, so maybe the internet can help.

The cars are stolen. They've been brought in from more western parts of Europe.

Not all of them. I'd say that the majority are just second hand purchases.

Of course, they can't afford to really maintain them, so once a major component breaks down... they're probably out of luck and have to sell the car for parts or something.

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

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Post by oblio »

anton-107 wrote: post #239
visarga wrote: post #196

Pleased to find my city - Bucharest - at the top of bandwidth and pretty decent with regard to living cost, but 1312 EUR/month is absurd. I'd estimate the living cost to $250 rent, $200 food, $20 internet and $20 mobile voice+data = about $500/month. That is, if you rent a flat, buy food at supermarkets, not if you spend all day in coffee shops and eat only at restaurants.

Is this rent price for an apartment in the center that you can find within one week? Most european cities' centers are significantly more expensive than suburbs/country side. $250 is suspiciously cheap

If you want to live in the city center (i.e. 1km radius), then an apartment will probably cost a bit more. But I'd say that withing a 3-5km radius $250 is normal for longer term rent and probably $300-320 for something super quick.

But most of the people renting don't sign any contracts anyway so you can just say that you'll stay for 1 year and pack your bags after 1-2-3 months, or as long as you paid the deposit for.

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

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Post by notahacker »

hazelnut wrote: post #203

Great idea, but I can't find any information about healthcare? It might be great to live in Thailand where you have to spent just a little for living but what happens if we compare this with their healthcare system?

Thailand actually has unusually good healthcare; it's a major destination for health tourism.

None of the cities on the list so far are anywhere I'd be desperately worried about being sick.

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

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Post by peteretep »

jtheory wrote: post #241
peteretep wrote: post #178

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is _absolutely_ a problem if you're working remotely for clients who are outside Thailand. Will you get caught? Probably not. Will you get caught if you keep showing up at co-working spaces now the government is cracking down on visas? Are you feeling lucky?

Is there a time constraint? E.g., before I had kids I spent a few months traveling from Western Europe down to Turkey, working along the way -- probably in about 10 different countries; countries don't reasonable expect you to file taxes if you happen to do some remote work in them for a week, do they? Obviously this will vary per-country, but I'm curious if you know how it would play out in Thailand, at least, if yo…

Tax and work permit are different. In Thailand you need to be there more than half the year before you need to declare income.
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