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Lisbon 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
by glaberficken 12y ago
Lisbon is not affordable to live in for the locals
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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.