I'm from Portugal and have lived as a working adult in Lisbon, Barcelona and London. Even though I was earning more than the average salary in both Lisbon and B

I'm from Portugal and have lived as a working adult in Lisbon, Barcelona and London. Even though I was earning more than the average salary in both Lisbon and Barcelona it would impossible to be able to buy decent property in the nice parts of these cities as they are as out of reach as the nice areas of London for normal people. I just bought a garden flat with a garage in zone 4 and my commute is so relaxed I can even code on the train. And, I don't need to worry about the lack of interesting and well paid jobs as I used to in Portugal and Spain. Personally I have done well by moving to London, and I know a lot of others with similar stories coming from countries with "low rent".