Silesia region (near Katowice), Poland. Pros: - Very high ratio of software salaries to median wage. As a senior, you easily take home roughly 5x the median w

Silesia region (near Katowice), Poland. Pros: - Very high ratio of software salaries to median wage. As a senior, you easily take home roughly 5x the median wage, or more. This translates into high standard of living (it's easy to get your pick of real estate, afford best services etc.). - Because of the above, going FIRE on a regular developer salary is actually very realistic. Don't need to kill yourself in a FAANG, just work a regular job for a bank or something and you'll get there if you want to. - No street crime. Everybody feels completely safe on the streets pretty much all the time, even though it's a metro area of 2+ million people. - No drugs, no drug dealers. - Less obsession with money, status and achievement than in Western societies. Around here, people just want to live content, regular lives, and not be rock stars, millionaires or best-selling authors. Cons: - Poor air quality in the heating season (October - April) on cold, windless days. - Public transit could be better (and is better in wealthier Polish cities). - Lots of remnants of old mines (slag heaps etc.) scattered around the area. They're being gradually recultivated into green areas, or just built over, but it will take decades to heal the landscape completely. - Neighboring Russia is openly hostile towards us, and can invade Poland within the next 5-10 years.