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If you don't mind me asking, what is the average developer salary compared to the cost of living in Berlin?
by GVRV 14y ago
If you don't mind me asking, what is the average developer salary compared to the cost of living in Berlin?
- sneak 14y agoWell, developers work on the internet. Good freelance developers command $70+/hour on the internet. The cost of living in the hip part of Berlin (Kreuzberg/Friedrichshain) has nearly DOUBLED in the last 5 years. You're now looking at nearly $1500 per month for a 900 square foot 2-bedroom. :D My place a bit farther out is €1000/mo and is 1800 square feet. My office is on one floor (the one with the small balcony) and living quarters upstairs (the big balcony). Sorry, I'll stop now.
- nerfhammer 14y agoThat is extremely inexpensive compared to new york or San Francisco.
- GVRV 14y agoMelbourne as well, I would say.
- beedogs 14y agoMelbourne's about $2400 a month for a decent 2-bedroom in CBD.
- sneak 14y agoI'm aware - I moved here from Manhattan.
- prostoalex 14y agoBut in line with South Bay. As long as the work is near Caltrain/BART lines, one doesn't really have to live in San Francisco unless they really want to pay premium for the privilege.
- dasil003 14y agoFuck, I paid $1850 for a 650 sqft one-bedroom in Mountain View. That was before they tried to raise the rent after the Google expansion, I hear they posted it at $2400 after I left. That said, London is more expensive.
- zwischenzug 14y agoLondon's a big place. Where do you mean?
- dasil003 14y agoBattersea and Hackney personally. The Bay Area is a bigger place BTW.
- zwischenzug 14y agoI don't recognise the prices you quote: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-to-rent/find.html?locationIdentifier=REGION^87492&sortByPriceDescending=false&minPrice=500&maxBedrooms=1 http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-to-rent/find.html?locati...
- dasil003 14y agoSigh. The place I lived in Mountain View was prime real estate. I was on Castro street, one of the only walkable places outside of San Francisco proper. There is plenty of cheaper real estate in MV. Similarly in Battersea I live near Clapham Junction. I can get to Heathrow in 40, Gatwick in 30, Soho in 25 and Bright on 50! I can also cycle to Trafalgar Sq in 20 mins if the lights are favorable. Again, there are cheaper places around, but not without worse location or other problems with the property. Also, the first property on the link you listed is £390 a week. You do realize that that is $2700 / month right? And you do realize that in Mountain View when you rent there is no council tax, and you don't pay estate agents any fees at all. In fact there are no estate agents, and property holders often give you some kind of deal like reduced rent for the first month to get you to sign a lease.