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Even in Bulgaria 10K euros per year isn't going to get one a whole house + utilities + living expenses(food etc).

• ben_w 3y ago
  You're saying nearly half the workforce of Bulgaria doesn't have those things?
  • coolThingsFirst 3y ago
    Entire house to themselves which they rent? They don’t.
    • ben_w 3y ago
      Monthly rent €200: https://www.alo.bg/9325840 https://www.alo.bg/9325840 Monthly rent €450: https://www.property.bg/property-67234-fully-furnished-house-for-rent-in-the-heart-of-the-balkans/ https://www.property.bg/property-67234-fully-furnished-house... Both are enough for bills and food, or at least seem to be (I don't know how property taxes work in Bulgaria). And given that figure I gave you was average salary and thus won't cover kids or pensioners, mostly of the people at or below that threshold will be supporting a family with that money, not just themselves, and that's the main reason they won't be living alone. FWIW, I could manage on €10k/year even though I live in Berlin, but I'm (a) weird and (b) also living with someone in an apartment. Still more space each than if we were trying to live on a train, though. Back in the UK, you can also find cheap actually-a-house houses despite the nonsense that is UK housing: https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/144969266#/?channel=RES_LET https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/144969266#/?channel=R... (£380 ~= €444 / month) — I think £332/month should just about cover one person's food and bills, including council tax, in the UK, so I'd be surprised if one couldn't do at least that well in Bulgaria, where 5% of the population have an income of €208/month or less.