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Well it is super special to be both affordable to live in and have the kind of culture and community that would appeal to young cosmopolitan people. It's not ve
by marcusgarvey 12y ago
Well it is super special to be both affordable to live in and have the kind of culture and community that would appeal to young cosmopolitan people. It's not very easy to find this combo these days.
- glaberficken 12y agoLisbon is not affordable to live in for the locals . I make 800 EUR a month in a Business Intelligence role at a growing multinational company in Lisbon. My rent for a 1 bedroom flat in a very modest part of the inner suburbs comes out at 380 EUR. Combine that with an unemployed wife and you have a pretty standard picture of what the average young couple with 1 child is faced with here. (not to speak about the thousands educated and younger than me who are being forced out of the country because they can't afford to start a family or even leave their parent's houses) Just for comparison I lived for 5 years in London UK, made 3000 EUR a month and could save enough to travel frequently . While renting a 2 bedroom house with a small garden.
- pmcpinto 12y agoWhy did you come back to Portugal?
- glaberficken 12y agoMy wife was unhappy in London. Family happiness above money. I don't regret the decision. I do regret the sad situation in the country though.
- pmcpinto 12y agoThat's perfectly understandable
- gnclmorais 12y agoI have trouble understanding people that are not happy in London. Maybe it’s just my spirit city or something.
- rmvt 12y ago800eur/month... fuck... fuck. fuck. fuck. i feel bad for you. as i've said in a previous comment, i've moved recently and i do intend to go back. i do want to have a family and it has to be in the "land that saw me being born". reading your comment is just painful. i was making something in the likes of 1300eur/month before, with some perks on top, though.