I would strongly recommend Canada, especially the Kitchener-Waterloo area. The rents are very reasonable (~$700 USD for a one bedroom apartment, in the safest n

I would strongly recommend Canada, especially the Kitchener-Waterloo area. The rents are very reasonable (~$700 USD for a one bedroom apartment, in the safest neighbourhood in Waterloo) and there are tonnes of resources and help available there for early stage startups (Velocity - a free incubator that provides mentorship & office space, Communitech, etc) Not having to worry about things like health insurance is very nice. Also, there are lots of grants offered by the government and the universities there that make starting companies much easier. Last but not least, the access to lots of talented engineers graduating from UW who have experience working for companies like Apple, Google, Tesla, etc makes hiring good engineer so much easier. The only shortcoming it has is a lack of access to capital which is quickly changing.