Ask HN: Leaving Germany – where to find quality of life as experienced engineer?

Re:Ask HN: Leaving Germany – where to find quality of life a... by akmarinov on Monday July 25, 2022 @12:09PM (#32226422)

Come to Bulgaria - in the south there are mild winters, in the summer - there's a great beachside.

You get some of the fastest internet in Europe for cheap, taxes stand at 10% flat rate, 20% VAT.

Houses in the vicinity of major cities are dirt cheap, compared to your standards (you can probably start off renting for something like 400-500 euro/month).

There're a lot of IT companies, but of course you can't expect the same salaries that you're accustomed to, though if you can land a Germany job that'll let you remote from here - it's a great deal.

Germany is a 1 hour flight away, usually for fairly cheap.

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Re:Ask HN: Leaving Germany – where to find quality of life a... by bartminton on Monday July 25, 2022 @02:46PM (#32229108)

Interesting suggestion. I've been to Sofia once in 2006. The city did not make a very good impression back then, but I am sure, the situation changed a lot. Hopefully to the better. I will definitely look into it, since we do not exclude eastern Europe from our list. Thanks for the suggestion.

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Re:Ask HN: Leaving Germany – where to find quality of life a... by ParksNet on Monday July 25, 2022 @04:55PM (#32230789)

Bulgaria is overall best in Europe, but the language is difficult (Cyrillic) and international English schools are very expensive.

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Re:Ask HN: Leaving Germany – where to find quality of life a... by nradov on Monday July 25, 2022 @08:30PM (#32232806)

You can learn the Cyrillic alphabet in a day. It's other aspects of the language that are difficult.

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Re:Ask HN: Leaving Germany – where to find quality of life a... by t6jvcereio on Monday July 25, 2022 @07:47PM (#32232482)

oOoOO Cyrillic, truly and insurmountable challenge.

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