For software developers: how to find a job with relocation to Europe

Re:For software developers: how to find a job with relocatio... by taurath on Friday November 18, 2016 @07:07PM (#12991076)

Add to that the disparity of food, housing cost. Its FAR FAR lower in countries I've visited, even in downtown cores, and the quality on both are generally better despite being cheaper.

I'd argue you can live a far better, less stressed and more fulfilling lifestyle in most countries in the EU on 1/3rd of the income as in the US.

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Re:For software developers: how to find a job with relocatio... by hiram112 on Friday November 18, 2016 @10:29PM (#12991914)

I did not find this to be the case at all when I lived in Germany (Hesse), though being paid in US dollars for a US firm.

I would say the prices of food were at least as high as in the US, and while apartments were not SF expensive, but probably more like a small Midwestern city. Not having a car in the medium sized German city I lived in was not the deal breaker it would have been in the US, but it still was a pain. It didn't seem like the trains were really that cheap, and we also have busses in most US cities.

So in the end, I don't think living in Germany or similar at a salary equal to $50k is as nearly as good of deal as working in the Midwest US for $100k or the coasts for $150k. I'd be better off working here, living frugally a fear years, and then just taking the savings and go on an adventure without worrying about all the visa issues.

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