hmmokay

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   by hmmokay 15y ago

   > It's overcrowded in terms of housing available. Except that's not what overcrowded means. Also, most people I know (including foreigners) manage to get an apartment pretty quickly - but you can't expect to get something in the city ce
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   by hmmokay 15y ago

   > Population density is hardly a good measure. thirsteh claimed that Copenhagen was overcrowded. I didn't bring density into the discussion. > Munich has 4300 people/km2 and, let met tell you, it's hard to find an affordable flat th
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   by hmmokay 15y ago

   Exactly - the century-old buildings is where people want to live, because on the inside they're modernized and on the outside it's great architecture. Here's a couple of street views from Islands Brygge, the neighborhood cphhell mentioned:
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   by hmmokay 15y ago

   As I mentioned in another comment, the rent is not particularly high in Copenhagen compared to other cities (although living costs in general are high), and Copenhagen really isn't that crowded. It's hard to have a crowded city in a place w
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   by hmmokay 15y ago

   > Copenhagen is one of the most expensive and over-crowded cities in the world. Overcrowded? Copenhagen has 6,100 people per km2. New York City has 10,600, Paris has 20,900. Expensive? Sure, but not when it comes to housing. Renting an